[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H707-H801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
83, I call up the bill (S. 47) to reauthorize the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 83, the bill is 
considered read.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                  S.47

       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 2013''.

     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.
Sec. 4. Effective date.

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

Sec. 101. Stop grants.
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of 
              protection orders.
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims.
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice 
              system.
Sec. 105. 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.

 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. Enhanced training and services to end abuse in later life.

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

Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant.
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and 
              education for children and youth.
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses.
Sec. 304. 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--PROTECTION OF BATTERED IMMIGRANTS

Sec. 801. U nonimmigrant definition.
Sec. 802. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of 
              abuse.
Sec. 803. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners.
Sec. 804. Public charge.
Sec. 805. Requirements applicable to U visas.
Sec. 806. Hardship waivers.
Sec. 807. Protections for a fiancee or fiance of a citizen.
Sec. 808. Regulation of international marriage brokers.
Sec. 809. Eligibility of crime and trafficking victims in the 
              Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to adjust 
              status.
Sec. 810. 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. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence.
Sec. 905. Tribal protection orders.
Sec. 906. Amendments to the Federal assault statute.
Sec. 907. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women.
Sec. 908. Effective dates; pilot project.
Sec. 909. Indian law and order commission; Report on the Alaska Rural 
              Justice and Law Enforcement Commission.
Sec. 910. Special rule for the State of Alaska.

                           TITLE X--SAFER ACT

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence 
              backlogs.
Sec. 1003. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 1004. Reducing the rape kit backlog.
Sec. 1005. Oversight and accountability.
Sec. 1006. Sunset.

                        TITLE XI--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1101. Sexual abuse in custodial settings.
Sec. 1102. Anonymous online harassment.
Sec. 1103. Stalker database.
Sec. 1104. Federal victim assistants reauthorization.
Sec. 1105. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and 
              practitioners reauthorization.

               TITLE XII--TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

       Subtitle A--Combating International Trafficking in Persons

Sec. 1201. Regional strategies for combating trafficking in persons.
Sec. 1202. Partnerships against significant trafficking in persons.
Sec. 1203. Protection and assistance for victims of trafficking.
Sec. 1204. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
Sec. 1205. Best practices in trafficking in persons eradication.
Sec. 1206. Protections for domestic workers and other nonimmigrants.
Sec. 1207. Prevention of child marriage.
Sec. 1208. Child soldiers.

   Subtitle B--Combating Trafficking in Persons in the United States

         PART I--Penalties Against Traffickers and Other Crimes

Sec. 1211. Criminal trafficking offenses.
Sec. 1212. Civil remedies; clarifying definition.

  PART II--Ensuring Availability of Possible Witnesses and Informants

Sec. 1221. Protections for trafficking victims who cooperate with law 
              enforcement.
Sec. 1222. Protection against fraud in foreign labor contracting.

   PART III--Ensuring Interagency Coordination and Expanded Reporting

Sec. 1231. Reporting requirements for the Attorney General.
Sec. 1232. Reporting requirements for the Secretary of Labor.
Sec. 1233. Information sharing to combat child labor and slave labor.
Sec. 1234. Government training efforts to include the Department of 
              Labor.
Sec. 1235. GAO report on the use of foreign labor contractors.
Sec. 1236. Accountability.

  PART IV--Enhancing State and Local Efforts to Combat Trafficking in 
                                Persons

Sec. 1241. Assistance for domestic minor sex trafficking victims.
Sec. 1242. Expanding local law enforcement grants for investigations 
              and prosecutions of trafficking.
Sec. 1243. Model State criminal law protection for child trafficking 
              victims and survivors.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1251. Adjustment of authorization levels for the Trafficking 
              Victims Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 1252. Adjustment of authorization levels for the Trafficking 
              Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005.

                Subtitle D--Unaccompanied Alien Children

Sec. 1261. Appropriate custodial settings for unaccompanied minors who 
              reach the age of majority while in Federal custody.
Sec. 1262. Appointment of child advocates for unaccompanied minors.
Sec. 1263. Access to Federal foster care and unaccompanied refugee 
              minor protections for certain U Visa recipients.
Sec. 1264. GAO study of the effectiveness of border screenings.

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     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 striking paragraphs (5), (17), (18), (23), (29), 
     (33), (36), and (37);
       (2) by redesignating--
       (A) paragraphs (34) and (35) as paragraphs (41) and (42), 
     respectively;
       (B) paragraphs (30), (31), and (32) as paragraphs (36), 
     (37), and (38), respectively;
       (C) paragraphs (24) through (28) as paragraphs (30) through 
     (34), respectively;
       (D) paragraphs (21) and (22) as paragraphs (26) and (27), 
     respectively;
       (E) paragraphs (19) and (20) as paragraphs (23) and (24), 
     respectively;
       (F) paragraphs (10) through (16) as paragraphs (13) through 
     (19), respectively;
       (G) paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), 
     (9), (10), and (11), respectively; and
       (H) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), 
     (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
       (3) 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.).'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``serious harm.'' and inserting ``serious harm to an 
     unemancipated minor.'';
       (5) in paragraph (4), 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 (5), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(6) 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. 300u-6(g)).
       ``(7) Culturally specific services.--The term `culturally 
     specific services' means community-based services that 
     include culturally relevant and linguistically specific 
     services and resources to culturally specific communities.'';
       (7) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by inserting ``or 
     intimate partner'' after ``former spouse'' and ``as a 
     spouse'';
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(12) Homeless.--The term `homeless' has the meaning 
     provided in section 41403(6).'';
       (9) in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by inserting ``or 
     Village Public Safety Officers'' after ``governmental victim 
     services programs'';
       (10) in paragraph (19), as redesignated, by inserting at 
     the end the following:

     ``Intake or referral, by itself, does not constitute legal 
     assistance.'';
       (11) by inserting after paragraph (19), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(20) 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.
       ``(21) 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.
       ``(22) 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.'';
       (12) in paragraph (23), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``services'' and inserting ``assistance'';
       (13) by inserting after paragraph (24), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(25) 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 
     section 41601(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.'';
       (14) in paragraph (26), 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.'';
       (15) in paragraph (27), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``52'' and inserting ``57''; and
       (B) by striking ``150,000'' and inserting ``250,000'';
       (16) by inserting after paragraph (27), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(28) Sex trafficking.--The term `sex trafficking' means 
     any conduct proscribed by section 1591 of title 18, United 
     States Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in interstate 
     or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
       ``(29) 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.'';
       (17) by inserting after paragraph (34), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(35) Tribal coalition.--The term `tribal coalition' means 
     an established nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian 
     organization, Alaska Native organization, or a Native 
     Hawaiian organization that--
       ``(A) provides education, support, and technical assistance 
     to member Indian service providers in a manner that enables 
     those member providers to establish and maintain culturally 
     appropriate services, including shelter and rape crisis 
     services, designed to assist Indian women and the dependents 
     of those women who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
       ``(B) is comprised of board and general members that are 
     representative of--
       ``(i) the member service providers described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the tribal communities in which the services are 
     being provided.'';
       (18) by inserting after paragraph (38), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(39) 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, religion, sexual 
     orientation, gender identity, 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.
       ``(40) 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.''; and
       (19) by inserting after paragraph (42), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(43) 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 or advocates for 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.
       ``(44) 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.
       ``(45) Youth.--The term `youth' means a person who is 11 to 
     24 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.


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     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 and 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 and 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, gender identity (as defined 
     in paragraph 249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), 
     sexual orientation, 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 2013, 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 sex segregation or sex-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 
     sex. In such circumstances, grantees may meet the 
     requirements of this paragraph by providing comparable 
     services to individuals who cannot be provided with the sex-
     segregated or sex-specific programming.
       ``(C) Discrimination.--The authority of the Attorney 
     General and the Office of Justice Programs to enforce this 
     paragraph shall be the same as it is under section 3789d of 
     title 42, United States Code.
       ``(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 under this 
     title also 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) Conferral.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Office on Violence Against Women 
     shall establish a biennial conferral process with State and 
     tribal coalitions and technical assistance providers who 
     receive funding through grants administered by the Office on 
     Violence Against Women and authorized by this Act, and other 
     key stakeholders.
       ``(B) Areas covered.--The areas of conferral under this 
     paragraph shall include--
       ``(i) the administration of grants;
       ``(ii) unmet needs;
       ``(iii) promising practices in the field; and
       ``(iv) emerging trends.
       ``(C) Initial conferral.--The first conferral shall be 
     initiated not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
       ``(D) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the conclusion 
     of each conferral period, the Office on Violence Against 
     Women shall publish a comprehensive report that--
       ``(i) summarizes the issues presented during conferral and 
     what, if any, policies it intends to implement to address 
     those issues;
       ``(ii) is made available to the public on the Office on 
     Violence Against Women's website and submitted to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       ``(16) Accountability.--All grants awarded by the Attorney 
     General under this Act shall be subject to the following 
     accountability provisions:
       ``(A) Audit requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and in 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
     grants under this Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
     funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the 
     appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
       ``(ii) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `unresolved 
     audit finding' means a finding in the final audit report of 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the 
     audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized 
     expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed 
     or resolved within 12 months from the date when the final 
     audit report is issued.
       ``(iii) 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 following 2 fiscal years.
       ``(iv) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, the 
     Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities 
     that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 
     fiscal years prior to submitting an application for a grant 
     under this Act.
       ``(v) 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 paragraph (2), 
     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.

       ``(B) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph 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 may 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.
       ``(C) Conference expenditures.--
       ``(i) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Justice under this Act may be used by 
     the Attorney General, or by any individual or organization 
     awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement 
     under this Act, to host or support any expenditure for 
     conferences that uses more than $20,000 in Department funds, 
     unless the Deputy Attorney General or such Assistant Attorney 
     Generals, Directors, or principal deputies as the

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     Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior written 
     authorization that the funds may be expended to host a 
     conference.
       ``(ii) Written approval.--Written approval under clause (i) 
     shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with 
     the conference, including the cost of all food and beverages, 
     audiovisual equipment, honoraria for speakers, and any 
     entertainment.
       ``(iii) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General 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 approved conference expenditures 
     referenced in this paragraph.
       ``(D) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
     certification that--
       ``(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
     General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
     by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
       ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under subparagraph 
     (A)(iii) have been issued;
       ``(iii) all reimbursements required under subparagraph 
     (A)(v) have been made; and
       ``(iv) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded 
     under subparagraph (A) from the previous year.''.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, the 
     provisions of titles I, II, III, IV, VII, and sections 3, 
     602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until the 
     beginning of the fiscal year following the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

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

     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 
     2014 through 2018'';
       (2) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b))--
       (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,'' after ``women,'';
       (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, including the appropriate use of nonimmigrant 
     status under subparagraphs (T) and (U) of section 101(a)(15) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))'';
       (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''; and
       (iii) by striking ``sexual assault and domestic violence'' 
     and inserting ``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'';
       (iv) in the matter following subparagraph (C), by striking 
     ``paragraph (14)'' and inserting ``paragraph (13)''; and
       (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (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;
       ``(19) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs and 
     projects to provide services and responses targeting male and 
     female victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, whose ability to access traditional 
     services and responses is affected by their sexual 
     orientation or gender identity, as defined in section 249(c) 
     of title 18, United States Code; and
       ``(20) 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.'';
       (3) 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 shall 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, 
     including culturally specific 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 redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (iii) 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 programs described 
     in section 1404 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10603) and section 393A of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1b).'';
       (iv) 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;''; and

       (IV) in subparagraph (D) as redesignated by subclause (II) 
     by striking ``for'' and inserting ``to''; and

       (v) 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 20 percent 
     of the total amount granted to a State under this subchapter 
     shall be allocated for programs or projects in 2 or more 
     allocations listed in paragraph (4) 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

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     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''; 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 program 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, 
     including how the State will meet the requirements of 
     subsection (c)(5); 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 
     regulations issued pursuant to subsection (e)(2);
       ``(G) goals and objectives for reducing domestic violence-
     related homicides within the State; and
       ``(H) any other information requested by the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(j) Reallocation of Funds.--A State may use any returned 
     or remaining funds for any authorized purpose under this part 
     if--
       ``(1) funds from a subgrant awarded under this part are 
     returned to the State; or
       ``(2) the State does not receive sufficient eligible 
     applications to award the full funding within the allocations 
     in subsection (c)(4)'';
       (4) 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 subchapter 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); and
       (C) by amending 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 
     section.''; and
       (5) in section 2011(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-5(a)(1))--
       (A) by inserting ``modification, enforcement, dismissal, 
     withdrawal'' after ``registration,'' each place it appears;
       (B) by inserting ``, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking'' after ``felony domestic violence''; and
       (C) by striking ``victim of domestic violence'' and all 
     that follows through ``sexual assault'' and inserting 
     ``victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking''.

     SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST 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'' 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, staff from 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, prosecutors, and the judiciary 
     in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking against immigrant victims, including the appropriate 
     use of applications for nonimmigrant status under 
     subparagraphs (T) and (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)).
       ``(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 (3)--

       (I) by striking ``spouses'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``parties''; and
       (II) by striking ``spouse'' and inserting ``party'';

       (iv) in paragraph (4)--

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       (I) by inserting ``, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking'' after ``felony domestic violence'';
       (II) by inserting ``modification, enforcement, dismissal,'' 
     after ``registration,'' each place it appears;
       (III) by inserting ``dating violence,'' after ``victim of 
     domestic violence,''; and
       (IV) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (v) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``, not later than 3 years after January 5, 2006'';
       (II) by inserting ``, trial of, or sentencing for'' after 
     ``investigation of'' each place it appears;
       (III) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), and adjusting the margin accordingly;
       (IV) in clause (ii), as redesignated by subclause (III) of 
     this clause, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``clause (i)''; and
       (V) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';

       (vi) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5), as 
     amended by this subparagraph, as subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E), respectively;
       (vii) 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
       (viii) 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 Tribal Coalitions.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, 
     not less than 5 percent shall be available for grants under 
     section 2001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg).
       ``(g) Allocation for Sexual Assault.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, 
     not less than 25 percent shall be available for projects that 
     address sexual assault, including stranger rape, acquaintance 
     rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the 
     context of an intimate partner relationship.''; 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 2014 through 2018.''; 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 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) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this 
     section'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``this section $57,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
     through 2018.''.

     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. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
                   SYSTEM.

       ``(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 and 
     court-appointed 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) provide civil legal assistance and advocacy services, 
     including legal information and resources in cases in which 
     the victim proceeds pro se, to--
       ``(A) victims of domestic violence; and
       ``(B) nonoffending parents in matters--
       ``(i) that involve allegations of child sexual abuse;
       ``(ii) that relate to family matters, including civil 
     protection orders, custody, and divorce; and
       ``(iii) in which the other parent is represented by 
     counsel;
       ``(7) collect data and provide training and technical 
     assistance, including developing State, local, and tribal 
     model codes and policies, to improve the capacity of grantees 
     and communities to address the civil justice needs of victims 
     of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking who have legal representation, who are proceeding 
     pro se, or who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal 
     advocate; and
       ``(8) 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 (7) of subsection (b), the Attorney 
     General shall consider--

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       ``(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) for a court-based program, certifies that victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking are not charged fees or any other costs related to 
     the filing, petitioning, modifying, issuance, registration, 
     enforcement, withdrawal, or dismissal of matters relating to 
     the domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking;
       ``(4) 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;
       ``(5) 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;
       ``(6) 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
       ``(7) certifies that any person providing custody 
     evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a program 
     funded under this section has completed or will complete 
     training developed with input from and in collaboration with 
     a tribal, State, territorial, or local domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victim service 
     provider or coalition on the dynamics of domestic violence 
     and sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that 
     includes training on how to review evidence of past abuse and 
     the use of evidenced-based theories to make recommendations 
     on custody and visitation.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 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 2014 through 2018.''.

     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 2014 through 2018''.

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

       (a) Interstate Domestic Violence.--Section 2261(a)(1) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``is present'' after ``Indian Country 
     or''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or presence'' after ``as a result of 
     such travel'';
       (b) Stalking.--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.''.
       (c) Interstate Violation of Protection Order.--Section 
     2262(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``is present'' after ``Indian Country or''.

     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 (2) shall not apply to 
     this grant program.
       ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs covered by paragraph 
     (1) are the programs carried out under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against 
     Women).
       ``(B) Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and 
     Enforcement of Protection Orders Program).
       ``(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, tribal, 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 
     25 percent of funds

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     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 services;
       ``(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved populations 
     to provide population specific 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 2014 through 2018.
       ``(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 Arrest Policies and 
     Enforcement of Protection Orders).
       ``(B) Section 14201 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 40802 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''.

 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), 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.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or tribal programs 
     and activities'' after ``nongovernmental organizations''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking ``linguistically 
     and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``(including the District of Columbia and 
     Puerto Rico)'' after ``The Attorney General shall allocate to 
     each State'';
       (B) by striking ``the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,'' 
     after ``Guam'';
       (C) by striking ``0.125 percent'' and inserting ``0.25 
     percent''; and
       (D) by striking ``The District of Columbia shall be treated 
     as a territory for purposes of calculating its allocation 
     under the preceding formula.''.
       (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 2014 
     through 2018''.

     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.
       ``(5) developing programs and strategies that focus on the 
     specific needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in remote 
     rural and geographically isolated areas, including addressing 
     the challenges posed by the lack of access to shelters and 
     victims services, and limited law enforcement resources and 
     training, and providing training and resources to Community 
     Health Aides involved in the delivery of Indian Health 
     Service programs.''; 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 2014 through 2018''.

     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 2014 through 2018''.

     SEC. 204. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
                   LATER LIFE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Subtitle H--Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse Later in Life

     ``SEC. 40801. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
                   LATER LIFE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--

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       ``(1) the term `exploitation' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397j);
       ``(2) the term `later life', relating to an individual, 
     means the individual is 50 years of age or older; and
       ``(3) 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 abuse in 
     later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect;
       ``(iii) establish or support multidisciplinary 
     collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in 
     later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; 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 abuse in 
     later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect.
       ``(B) Permissible activities.--An eligible entity receiving 
     a grant under this section may use 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 
     abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and 
     neglect; or
       ``(ii) conduct outreach activities and awareness campaigns 
     to ensure that victims of abuse in later life, including 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     exploitation, and neglect receive appropriate assistance.
       ``(C) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 1 or more of 
     the activities described in subparagraph (A) upon making a 
     determination that the activity would duplicate services 
     available in the community.
       ``(D) Limitation.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this section may use not more than 10 percent of the 
     total funds received under the grant for an activity 
     described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(3) Eligible entities.--An entity shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section if--
       ``(A) the entity 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 over 50 years of age;
       ``(v) a victim service provider with demonstrated 
     experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, and stalking; or
       ``(vi) a State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or 
     sexual assault coalition; and
       ``(B) the entity demonstrates that it is part of a 
     multidisciplinary partnership that includes, at a minimum--
       ``(i) a law enforcement agency;
       ``(ii) a prosecutor's office;
       ``(iii) a victim service provider; and
       ``(iv) a nonprofit program or government agency with 
     demonstrated experience in assisting individuals in later 
     life;
       ``(4) Underserved populations.--In making grants under this 
     section, the Attorney General shall give priority to 
     proposals providing services to culturally specific and 
     underserved populations.
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

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

     SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND 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)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$80,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting ``$50,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Baseline funding for states, the district of 
     columbia, and puerto rico.--A minimum allocation of $150,000 
     shall be awarded in each fiscal year for each of the States, 
     the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. A minimum 
     allocation of $35,000 shall be awarded in each fiscal year 
     for each Territory. Any unused or remaining funds shall be 
     allotted to each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
     Rico on the basis of population.''.

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

       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, stalking, or sex trafficking 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, stalking, and sex 
     trafficking. 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, 
     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, stalking, and sex trafficking, 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, stalking, or sex trafficking 
     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, and sex trafficking, 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, stalking, or sex trafficking;
       ``(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, stalking, or sex 
     trafficking, 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, stalking, 
     or sex trafficking, such as a resource person who is either 
     on-site or on-call;
       ``(D) implement developmentally appropriate educational 
     programming for students regarding domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking and 
     the impact of such violence on youth; 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, stalking, or sex trafficking.
       ``(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 who are, including runaway or homeless youth 
     affected by, victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking;

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       ``(B) a victim service provider that is partnered with an 
     entity that has a demonstrated history of effective work 
     addressing the needs of youth; or
       ``(C) 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.
       ``(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, stalking, and sex 
     trafficking.
       ``(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 2014 through 2018.
       ``(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. The requirements of this section 
     shall not apply to funds allocated under this paragraph.
       ``(h) Priority.--The Attorney General shall prioritize 
     grant applications under this section that coordinate with 
     prevention programs in the community.''.

     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 develop or adapt and provide developmental, 
     culturally appropriate, and linguistically accessible print 
     or electronic materials to address both prevention and 
     intervention in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     violence, and stalking.
       ``(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 ``2014 through 2018'';
       (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 2014 through 2018.''.

     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)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``, when the victim of such crime elects or 
     is unable to make such a report.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (F)--
       (i) in clause (i)(VIII), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by striking ``sexual orientation'' and inserting `` 
     national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity,''; and
       (II) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and

       (iii) 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, including a 
     statement of the standard of evidence that

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     will be used during any institutional conduct proceeding 
     arising from such a report.
       ``(B) The policy described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     address the following areas:
       ``(i) Education programs to promote the awareness of rape, 
     acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking, which shall include--
       ``(I) primary prevention and awareness programs for all 
     incoming students and new employees, which shall include--
       ``(aa) a statement that the institution of higher education 
     prohibits the offenses of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, and stalking;
       ``(bb) the definition of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the applicable 
     jurisdiction;
       ``(cc) the definition of consent, in reference to sexual 
     activity, in the applicable jurisdiction;
       ``(dd) safe and positive options for bystander intervention 
     that may be carried out by an individual to prevent harm or 
     intervene when there is a risk of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking against a person other 
     than such individual;
       ``(ee) information on risk reduction to recognize warning 
     signs of abusive behavior and how to avoid potential attacks; 
     and
       ``(ff) the information described in clauses (ii) through 
     (vii); and
       ``(II) ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns for 
     students and faculty, including information described in 
     items (aa) through (ff) of subclause (I).
       ``(ii) 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.
       ``(iii) 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.
       ``(iv) Procedures for institutional disciplinary action in 
     cases of alleged domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, which shall include a clear statement 
     that--
       ``(I) such proceedings shall--
       ``(aa) provide a prompt, fair, and impartial investigation 
     and resolution; and
       ``(bb) be conducted by officials who receive annual 
     training on the issues related to domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking and how to conduct an 
     investigation and hearing process that protects the safety of 
     victims and promotes accountability;
       ``(II) the accuser and the accused are entitled to the same 
     opportunities to have others present during an institutional 
     disciplinary proceeding, including the opportunity to be 
     accompanied to any related meeting or proceeding by an 
     advisor of their choice; and
       ``(III) both the accuser and the accused shall be 
     simultaneously informed, in writing, of--
       ``(aa) the outcome of any institutional disciplinary 
     proceeding that arises from an allegation of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
       ``(bb) the institution's procedures for the accused and the 
     victim to appeal the results of the institutional 
     disciplinary proceeding;
       ``(cc) of any change to the results that occurs prior to 
     the time that such results become final; and
       ``(dd) when such results become final.
       ``(v) 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.
       ``(vi) Written notification of students and employees about 
     existing counseling, health, mental health, victim advocacy, 
     legal assistance, and other services available for victims 
     both on-campus and in the community.
       ``(vii) Written 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 ``$1,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

     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) age and developmentally-appropriate education on 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     and sexual coercion, as well as healthy relationship skills, 
     in school, in the community, or in health care settings;
       ``(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.

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       ``(3) Engaging men as leaders and role models.--To develop, 
     maintain or enhance programs that work with men to prevent 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking by helping men to serve as role models and social 
     influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school, 
     community or statewide levels.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be 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 that has expertise in serving children 
     exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, youth domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging 
     men to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking:
       ``(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 with a demonstrated history of effective work 
     addressing the needs of children exposed to domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
       ``(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; or
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(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 2014 through 2018. Amounts appropriated 
     under this section may only be used for programs and 
     activities described under this section.
       ``(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 (b).
       ``(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. If an insufficient number of applications are 
     received from Indian tribes or tribal organizations, such 
     funds shall be allotted to other population-specific 
     programs.''.
       (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, 
     in accordance with the multi-stakeholder and quality 
     measurement processes established under paragraphs (7) and 
     (8) of section 1890(b) and section 1890A of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(b)(7) and (8); 42 U.S.C. 
     1890A); and

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       ``(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

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       ``(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 2014 through 2018.
       ``(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--

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       ``(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

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     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 subtitle B 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'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking `` and'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) secure employment, including obtaining employment 
     counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, 
     and counseling concerning re-entry in to the workforce; 
     and''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by clause (ii), 
     by striking `` employment counseling,''; and
       (D) 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 2014 through 2018''; 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 activities that may compromise 
     victim safety, including--

       ``(I) background checks of victims; or
       ``(II) clinical evaluations to determine eligibility for 
     services;

       ``(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.''.

     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 
     2014 through 2018''; 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 
     2014 through 2018''.

          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 2014 through 
     2018''.

             TITLE VIII--PROTECTION OF BATTERED IMMIGRANTS

     SEC. 801. U NONIMMIGRANT DEFINITION.

       Section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``stalking;'' after ``sexual exploitation;''.

     SEC. 802. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS MADE BY 
                   VICTIMS OF ABUSE.

       Not later than December 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes the following:
       (1) The number of aliens who--
       (A) submitted an application for nonimmigrant status under 
     paragraph (15)(T)(i), (15)(U)(i), or (51) of section 101(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) 
     during the preceding fiscal year;
       (B) were granted such nonimmigrant status during such 
     fiscal year; or
       (C) were denied such nonimmigrant status during such fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The mean amount of time and median amount of time to 
     adjudicate an application for such nonimmigrant status during 
     such fiscal year.
       (3) The mean amount of time and median amount of time 
     between the receipt of an application for such nonimmigrant 
     status and the issuance of work authorization to an eligible 
     applicant during the preceding fiscal year.
       (4) The number of aliens granted continued presence in the 
     United States under section 107(c)(3) of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) during 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       (5) A description of any actions being taken to reduce the 
     adjudication and processing time, while ensuring the safe and 
     competent processing, of an application described in 
     paragraph (1) or a request for continued presence referred to 
     in paragraph (4).

     SEC. 803. PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN OF VAWA SELF-PETITIONERS.

       Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) a child of an alien who filed a pending or approved 
     petition for classification or application for adjustment of 
     status or other benefit specified in section 101(a)(51) as a 
     VAWA self-petitioner; or''.

     SEC. 804. PUBLIC CHARGE.

       Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Special rule for qualified alien victims.--
     Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) shall not apply to an alien 
     who--
       ``(i) is a VAWA self-petitioner;
       ``(ii) is an applicant for, or is granted, nonimmigrant 
     status under section 101(a)(15)(U); or
       ``(iii) is a qualified alien described in section 431(c) of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)).''.

     SEC. 805. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO U VISAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 214(p) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(7) Age determinations.--
       ``(A) Children.--An unmarried alien who seeks to accompany, 
     or follow to join, a parent granted status under section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(i), and who was under 21 years of age on the 
     date on which such parent petitioned for such status, shall 
     continue to be classified as a child for purposes of section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(ii), if the alien attains 21 years of age after 
     such parent's petition was filed but while it was pending.
       ``(B) Principal aliens.--An alien described in clause (i) 
     of section 101(a)(15)(U) shall continue to be treated as an 
     alien described in clause (ii)(I) of such section if the 
     alien attains 21 years of age after the alien's application 
     for status under such clause (i) is filed but while it is 
     pending.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Victims of 
     Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
     106-386; 114 Stat. 1464).

     SEC. 806. HARDSHIP WAIVERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(1), or'' and 
     inserting ``(1); or'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) the alien meets the requirements under section 
     204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and following the marriage 
     ceremony was battered by or subject to extreme cruelty 
     perpetrated by the alien's intended spouse and was not at 
     fault in failing to meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 216(c)(4) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``The Attorney General, in the Attorney General's'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the 
     Secretary's''; and
       (2) in the undesignated paragraph at the end--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Attorney General'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Attorney 
     General'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Attorney 
     General.'' and inserting ``Secretary.''; and
       (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Attorney 
     General'' and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 807. PROTECTIONS FOR A FIANCEE OR FIANCE OF A CITIZEN.

       (a) In General.--Section 214 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality 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).'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--

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       (i) by striking ``a consular officer'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the officer'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary''; and
       (C) 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) by amending paragraph (4)(B)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) To notify the beneficiary as required by clause (i), 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such notice 
     to the Secretary of State for inclusion in the mailing to the 
     beneficiary described in section 833(a)(5)(A)(i) of the 
     International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 
     U.S.C. 1375a(a)(5)(A)(i)).''; and
       (3) 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 Nonimmigrants.--Section 
     833 of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 
     2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(5)(A)--
       (A) in clause (iii)--
       (i) by striking ``State any'' and inserting ``State, for 
     inclusion in the mailing described in clause (i), any''; and
       (ii) by striking the last sentence; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a 
     background check of the National Crime Information Center's 
     Protection Order Database on each petitioner for a visa under 
     subsection (d) or (r) of section 214 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184). Any appropriate information 
     obtained from such background check--

       ``(I) shall accompany the criminal background information 
     provided by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the 
     Secretary of State and shared by the Secretary of State with 
     a beneficiary of a petition referred to in clause (iii); and
       ``(II) shall not be used or disclosed for any other purpose 
     unless expressly authorized by law.

       ``(v) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall create a 
     cover sheet or other mechanism to accompany the information 
     required to be provided to an applicant for a visa under 
     subsection (d) or (r) of section 214 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) by clauses (i) through (iv) 
     of this paragraph or by clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
     (r)(4)(B) of such section 214, that calls to the applicant's 
     attention--

       ``(I) whether the petitioner disclosed a protection order, 
     a restraining order, or criminal history information on the 
     visa petition;
       ``(II) the criminal background information and information 
     about any protection order obtained by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security regarding the petitioner in the course of 
     adjudicating the petition; and
       ``(III) whether the information the petitioner disclosed on 
     the visa petition regarding any previous petitions filed 
     under subsection (d) or (r) of such section 214 is consistent 
     with the information in the multiple visa tracking database 
     of the Department of Homeland Security, as described in 
     subsection (r)(4)(A) of such section 214.''; and

       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``or'' after 
     ``orders'' and inserting ``and''.

     SEC. 808. REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKERS.

       (a) Implementation of the International Marriage Broker Act 
     of 2005.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The International Marriage Broker Act of 2005 (subtitle 
     D of Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 3066) has not been fully 
     implemented with regard to investigating and prosecuting 
     violations of the law, and for other purposes.
       (B) Six years after Congress enacted the International 
     Marriage Broker Act of 2005 to regulate the activities of the 
     hundreds of for-profit international marriage brokers 
     operating in the United States, the Attorney General has not 
     determined which component of the Department of Justice will 
     investigate and prosecute violations of such Act.
       (2) Report.--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 following:
       (A) The name of the component of the Department of Justice 
     responsible for investigating and 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 Act.
       (B) A description of the policies and procedures of the 
     Attorney General for consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of State in investigating 
     and prosecuting such violations.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Section 833(a)(2)(H) of the 
     International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 
     U.S.C. 1375a(a)(2)(H)) is amended by striking ``Federal and 
     State sex offender public registries'' and inserting ``the 
     National Sex Offender Public Website''.
       (c) 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--
       (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 the 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 7 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)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``registries.--'' and 
     inserting ``website.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Registry or State sex offender public 
     registry,'' and inserting ``Website,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``or stalking.'' 
     and inserting ``stalking, or an attempt to commit any such 
     crime.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Registry, or of the 
     relevant State sex offender public registry for any State not 
     yet participating in the National Sex Offender Public 
     Registry, in which the United States client has resided 
     during the previous 20 years,'' and inserting ``Website''; 
     and
       (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ``background 
     information collected by the international marriage broker 
     under paragraph (2)(B);'' and inserting ``signed 
     certification and accompanying documentation or attestation 
     regarding the background information collected under 
     paragraph (2)(B);''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``A penalty may be 
     imposed under clause (i) by the Attorney General only'' and 
     inserting ``At the discretion of the Attorney General, a 
     penalty may be imposed under clause (i) either by a Federal 
     judge, or by the Attorney General'';
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Federal criminal penalties.--
       ``(i) Failure of international marriage brokers to comply 
     with obligations.--Except as provided in clause (ii), an 
     international marriage broker that, in circumstances in or 
     affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or within the 
     special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States--

       ``(I) except as provided in subclause (II), violates (or 
     attempts to violate) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) shall be 
     fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; or
       ``(II) knowingly violates or attempts to violate paragraphs 
     (1), (2), (3), or (4) shall be fined in accordance with title 
     18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 
     years, or both.

       ``(ii) Misuse of information.--A person who knowingly 
     discloses, uses, or causes to be used any information 
     obtained by an international marriage broker as a result of a 
     requirement under paragraph (2) or (3) for any purpose other 
     than the disclosures required under paragraph (3) shall be 
     fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
       ``(iii) 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.
       ``(iv) Relationship to other penalties.--The penalties 
     provided in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) are in addition to 
     any other civil or criminal liability under Federal or State 
     law to which a person may be subject for the misuse of 
     information, including misuse to threaten, intimidate, or 
     harass any individual.
       ``(v) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph or paragraph 
     (3) or (4) may be construed to prevent the disclosure of 
     information to law enforcement or pursuant to a court 
     order.''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``including equitable remedies.'';
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (7) and (8), respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) Authority.--The Attorney General shall be responsible 
     for the enforcement of the provisions of this section, 
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     prosecution of civil and criminal penalties provided for by 
     this section.
       ``(B) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult 
     with the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women of 
     the Department of Justice to develop policies and public 
     education designed to promote enforcement of this section.''.
       (d) GAO Study and Report.--Section 833(f) of the 
     International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 
     U.S.C. 1375a(f)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Study and 
     Report.--'' and inserting ``Studies and Reports.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Continuing impact study and report.--
       ``(A) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     on the continuing impact of the implementation of this 
     section and of section of 214 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) on the process for granting K 
     nonimmigrant visas, including specifically a study of the 
     items described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
     of 2013, 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 
     setting forth the results of the study conducted under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Data collection.--The Attorney General, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of State shall 
     collect and maintain the data necessary for the Comptroller 
     General to conduct the study required by paragraph (1)(A).''.

     SEC. 809. ELIGIBILITY OF CRIME AND TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN THE 
                   COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS TO 
                   ADJUST STATUS.

       Section 705(c) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 
     2008 (Public Law 110-229; 48 U.S.C. 1806 note), is amended by 
     striking ``except that,'' and all that follows through the 
     end, and inserting the following: ``except that--
       ``(1) for the purpose of determining whether an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)) has abandoned or lost such status by 
     reason of absence from the United States, such alien's 
     presence in the Commonwealth, before, on or after November 
     28, 2009, shall be considered to be presence in the United 
     States; and
       ``(2) for the purpose of determining whether an alien whose 
     application for status under subparagraph (T) or (U) of 
     section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) was granted is subsequently eligible for 
     adjustment under subsection (l) or (m) of section 245 of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), such alien's physical presence in the 
     Commonwealth before, on, or after November 28, 2009, and 
     subsequent to the grant of the application, shall be 
     considered as equivalent to presence in the United States 
     pursuant to a nonimmigrant admission in such status.''.

     SEC. 810. 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--
       (1) by inserting ``, Secretary of State,'' after ``The 
     Attorney General'';
       (2) by inserting ``, Department of State,'' after 
     ``Department of Justice''; and
       (3) 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 the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary of State, 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 youth 
     and children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, or stalking, including support for the 
     nonabusing parent or the caretaker of the youth or 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 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Tribal Coalition Grants.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The Attorney General shall award a grant to 
     tribal coalitions for purposes of--
       ``(A) increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual 
     assault against Indian women;
       ``(B) enhancing the response to violence against Indian 
     women at the Federal, State, and tribal levels;
       ``(C) identifying and providing technical assistance to 
     coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access 
     to essential services to Indian women victimized by domestic 
     and sexual violence, including sex trafficking; and
       ``(D) assisting Indian tribes in developing and promoting 
     State, local, and 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, sex trafficking, 
     and stalking.
       ``(2) Grants.--The Attorney General shall award grants on 
     an annual basis under paragraph (1) to--
       ``(A) each tribal coalition that--
       ``(i) meets the criteria of a tribal coalition under 
     section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (42 U.S.C. 13925(a));
       ``(ii) is recognized by the Office on Violence Against 
     Women; and
       ``(iii) provides services to Indian tribes; and
       ``(B) organizations that propose to incorporate and operate 
     a tribal coalition in areas where Indian tribes are located 
     but no tribal coalition exists.
       ``(3) Use of amounts.--For each of fiscal years 2014 
     through 2018, of the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) not more than 10 percent shall be made available to 
     organizations described in paragraph (2)(B), provided that 1 
     or more organizations determined by the Attorney General to 
     be qualified apply;
       ``(B) not less than 90 percent shall be made available to 
     tribal coalitions described in paragraph (2)(A), which 
     amounts shall be distributed equally among each eligible 
     tribal coalition for the applicable fiscal year.
       ``(4) Eligibility for other grants.--Receipt of an award 
     under this subsection by a tribal coalition shall not 
     preclude the tribal coalition from receiving additional 
     grants under this title to carry out the purposes described 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Multiple purpose applications.--Nothing in this 
     subsection prohibits any tribal coalition or organization 
     described in paragraph (2) from applying for funding to 
     address sexual assault or domestic violence needs in the same 
     application.''.

     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 2013'' before the period at the end;
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Secretary of the Department of

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     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. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       Title II of Public Law 90-284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) 
     (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968'') 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 204. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' means 
     violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social 
     relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the 
     victim, as determined by the length of the relationship, the 
     type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction 
     between the persons involved in the relationship.
       ``(2) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' 
     means violence committed by a current or former spouse or 
     intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the 
     victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a 
     spouse or intimate partner, or by a person similarly situated 
     to a spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family- 
     violence laws of an Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over 
     the Indian country where the violence occurs.
       ``(3) Indian country.--The term `Indian country' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(4) Participating tribe.--The term `participating tribe' 
     means an Indian tribe that elects to exercise special 
     domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over the Indian 
     country of that Indian tribe.
       ``(5) Protection order.--The term `protection order'--
       ``(A) means any injunction, restraining order, or other 
     order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of 
     preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, 
     sexual violence against, contact or communication with, or 
     physical proximity to, another person; and
       ``(B) includes any temporary or final order issued by a 
     civil or criminal court, whether obtained by filing an 
     independent action or as a pendent lite order in another 
     proceeding, if the civil or criminal order was issued in 
     response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on 
     behalf of a person seeking protection.
       ``(6) Special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction.--The 
     term `special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction' means 
     the criminal jurisdiction that a participating tribe may 
     exercise under this section but could not otherwise exercise.
       ``(7) Spouse or intimate partner.--The term `spouse or 
     intimate partner' has the meaning given the term in section 
     2266 of title 18, United States Code.
       ``(b) Nature of the Criminal Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in addition to all powers of self-government recognized 
     and affirmed by sections 201 and 203, the powers of self-
     government of a participating tribe include the inherent 
     power of that tribe, which is hereby recognized and affirmed, 
     to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction 
     over all persons.
       ``(2) Concurrent jurisdiction.--The exercise of special 
     domestic violence criminal jurisdiction by a participating 
     tribe shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the United 
     States, of a State, or of both.
       ``(3) Applicability.--Nothing in this section--
       ``(A) creates or eliminates any Federal or State criminal 
     jurisdiction over Indian country; or
       ``(B) affects the authority of the United States or any 
     State government that has been delegated authority by the 
     United States to investigate and prosecute a criminal 
     violation in Indian country.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Victim and defendant are both non-indians.--
       ``(i) In general.--A participating tribe may not exercise 
     special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over an 
     alleged offense if neither the defendant nor the alleged 
     victim is an Indian.
       ``(ii) Definition of victim.--In this subparagraph and with 
     respect to a criminal proceeding in which a participating 
     tribe exercises special domestic violence criminal 
     jurisdiction based on a violation of a protection order, the 
     term `victim' means a person specifically protected by a 
     protection order that the defendant allegedly violated.
       ``(B) Defendant lacks ties to the indian tribe.--A 
     participating tribe may exercise special domestic violence 
     criminal jurisdiction over a defendant only if the 
     defendant--
       ``(i) resides in the Indian country of the participating 
     tribe;
       ``(ii) is employed in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe; or
       ``(iii) is a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner 
     of--

       ``(I) a member of the participating tribe; or
       ``(II) an Indian who resides in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe.

       ``(c) Criminal Conduct.--A participating tribe may exercise 
     special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over a 
     defendant for criminal conduct that falls into one or more of 
     the following categories:
       ``(1) Domestic violence and dating violence.--An act of 
     domestic violence or dating violence that occurs in the 
     Indian country of the participating tribe.
       ``(2) Violations of protection orders.--An act that--
       ``(A) occurs in the Indian country of the participating 
     tribe; and
       ``(B) violates the portion of a protection order that--
       ``(i) prohibits or provides protection against violent or 
     threatening acts or harassment against, sexual violence 
     against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity 
     to, another person;
       ``(ii) was issued against the defendant;
       ``(iii) is enforceable by the participating tribe; and
       ``(iv) is consistent with section 2265(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d) Rights of Defendants.--In a criminal proceeding in 
     which a participating tribe exercises special domestic 
     violence criminal jurisdiction, the participating tribe shall 
     provide to the defendant--
       ``(1) all applicable rights under this Act;
       ``(2) if a term of imprisonment of any length may be 
     imposed, all rights described in section 202(c);
       ``(3) the right to a trial by an impartial jury that is 
     drawn from sources that--
       ``(A) reflect a fair cross section of the community; and
       ``(B) do not systematically exclude any distinctive group 
     in the community, including non-Indians; and
       ``(4) all other rights whose protection is necessary under 
     the Constitution of the United States in order for Congress 
     to recognize and affirm the inherent power of the 
     participating tribe to exercise special domestic violence 
     criminal jurisdiction over the defendant.
       ``(e) Petitions To Stay Detention.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person who has filed a petition for a 
     writ of habeas corpus in a court of the United States under 
     section 203 may petition that court to stay further detention 
     of that person by the participating tribe.
       ``(2) Grant of stay.--A court shall grant a stay described 
     in paragraph (1) if the court--
       ``(A) finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the 
     habeas corpus petition will be granted; and
       ``(B) after giving each alleged victim in the matter an 
     opportunity to be heard, finds by clear and convincing 
     evidence that under conditions imposed by the court, the 
     petitioner is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any 
     person or the community if released.
       ``(3) Notice.--An Indian tribe that has ordered the 
     detention of any person has a duty to timely notify such 
     person of his rights and privileges under this subsection and 
     under section 203.
       ``(f) Grants to Tribal Governments.--The Attorney General 
     may award grants to the governments of Indian tribes (or to 
     authorized designees of those governments)--
       ``(1) to strengthen tribal criminal justice systems to 
     assist Indian tribes in exercising special domestic violence 
     criminal jurisdiction, including--
       ``(A) law enforcement (including the capacity of law 
     enforcement or court personnel to enter information into and 
     obtain information from national crime information 
     databases);
       ``(B) prosecution;
       ``(C) trial and appellate courts;
       ``(D) probation systems;
       ``(E) detention and correctional facilities;
       ``(F) alternative rehabilitation centers;
       ``(G) culturally appropriate services and assistance for 
     victims and their families; and
       ``(H) criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, 
     appellate procedure, and evidence;
       ``(2) to provide indigent criminal defendants with the 
     effective assistance of licensed defense counsel, at no cost 
     to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a 
     participating tribe prosecutes a crime of domestic violence 
     or dating violence or a criminal violation of a protection 
     order;
       ``(3) to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a 
     participating tribe exercises special domestic violence 
     criminal jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, selected, and 
     instructed in a manner consistent with all applicable 
     requirements; and
       ``(4) to accord victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, and violations of protection orders rights that are 
     similar to the rights of a crime victim described in section 
     3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, consistent with 
     tribal law and custom.
       ``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Amounts made available 
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     shall supplement and not supplant any other Federal, State, 
     tribal, or local government amounts made available to carry 
     out activities described in this section.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2018 to carry out subsection (f) and to 
     provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and 
     evaluation of the criminal justice systems of participating 
     tribes.''.

     SEC. 905. TRIBAL PROTECTION ORDERS.

       Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Tribal Court Jurisdiction.--For purposes of this 
     section, a court of an Indian tribe shall have full civil 
     jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders involving 
     any person, including the authority to enforce any orders 
     through civil contempt proceedings, to exclude violators from 
     Indian land, and to use other appropriate mechanisms, in 
     matters arising anywhere in the Indian country of the Indian 
     tribe (as defined in section 1151) or otherwise within the 
     authority of the Indian tribe.''.

     SEC. 906. 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 (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
       (F) 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 intentionally, 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 intentionally, 
     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. 907. 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 2013, 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 
     2013''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this section $1,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 
     2015''.
       (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 2014 through 2018''.

     SEC. 908. EFFECTIVE DATES; PILOT PROJECT.

       (a) General Effective Date.--Except as provided in section 
     4 and subsection (b) of this section, the amendments made by 
     this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Effective Date for Special Domestic-violence Criminal 
     Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     subsections (b) through (d) of section 204 of Public Law 90-
     284 (as added by section 904) shall take effect on the date 
     that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Pilot project.--
       (A) In general.--At any time during the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, an Indian 
     tribe may ask the Attorney General to designate the tribe as 
     a participating tribe under section 204(a) of Public Law 90-
     284 on an accelerated basis.
       (B) Procedure.--The Attorney General may grant a request 
     under subparagraph (A) after coordinating with the Secretary 
     of the Interior, consulting with affected Indian tribes, and 
     concluding that the criminal justice system of the requesting 
     tribe has adequate safeguards in place to protect defendants' 
     rights, consistent with section 204 of Public Law 90-284.
       (C) Effective dates for pilot projects.--An Indian tribe 
     designated as a participating tribe under this paragraph may 
     commence exercising special domestic violence criminal 
     jurisdiction pursuant to subsections (b) through (d) of 
     section 204 of Public Law 90-284 on a date established by the 
     Attorney General, after consultation with that Indian tribe, 
     but in no event later than the date that is 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 909. INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION; REPORT ON THE 
                   ALASKA RURAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 15(f) of the Indian Law 
     Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2812(f)) is amended by 
     striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``3 years''.
       (b) Report.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Attorney General of the State of Alaska, the Commissioner of 
     Public Safety of the State of Alaska, the Alaska Federation 
     of Natives and Federally recognized Indian tribes in the 
     State of Alaska, shall report to Congress not later than one 
     year after enactment of this Act with respect to whether the 
     Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission 
     established under Section 112(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2004 should be continued and 
     appropriations authorized for the continued work of the 
     commission. The report may contain recommendations for 
     legislation with respect to the scope of work and composition 
     of the commission.

     SEC. 910. SPECIAL RULE FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA.

       (a) Expanded Jurisdiction.--In the State of Alaska, the 
     amendments made by sections 904 and 905 shall only apply to 
     the Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, 
     United States Code) of the Metlakatla Indian Community, 
     Annette Island Reserve.
       (b) Retained Jurisdiction.--The jurisdiction and authority 
     of each Indian tribe in the State of Alaska under section 
     2265(e) of title 18, United States Code (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act)--
       (1) shall remain in full force and effect; and
       (2) are not limited or diminished by this Act or any 
     amendment made by this Act.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment 
     made by this Act limits or diminishes the jurisdiction of the 
     State of Alaska, any subdivision of the State of Alaska, or 
     any Indian tribe in the State of Alaska.

                           TITLE X--SAFER ACT

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic 
     Evidence Reporting Act of 2013'' or the ``SAFER Act of 
     2013''.

     SEC. 1002. 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:
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(8) To ensure that the collection and processing of DNA 
     evidence by law enforcement agencies from crimes, including 
     sexual assault and other violent crimes against persons, is 
     carried out in an appropriate and timely manner and in 
     accordance with the protocols and practices developed under 
     subsection (o)(1).'';
       (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 2014 through 2017, not less than 5 percent, but 
     not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed 
     under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to 
     justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be 
     awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(7), provided 
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     be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or 
     otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be 
     awarded to States or units of local government under 
     paragraph (3).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(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)(7) 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)(7)--
       ``(A) may not enter into any contract or agreement with any 
     non-governmental vendor laboratory to conduct an audit 
     described in subsection (a)(7); and
       ``(B) shall--
       ``(i) not later than 1 year after receiving the grant, 
     complete the audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A) in 
     accordance with the plan submitted under such paragraph;
       ``(ii) not later than 60 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 the initiation of an audit under paragraph (1)(A), 
     subject to paragraph (4)(F), include in any required reports 
     under clause (v), the information listed under paragraph 
     (4)(B);
       ``(iii) for each sample of sexual assault evidence that is 
     identified as awaiting testing as part of the audit referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(A)--

       ``(I) assign a unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier to 
     each sample of sexual assault evidence that is in the 
     possession of the State or unit of local government and is 
     awaiting testing; and
       ``(II) identify 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 to which the sample relates;

       ``(iv) provide that--

       ``(I) the chief law enforcement officer of the State or 
     unit of local government, respectively, is the individual 
     responsible for the compliance of the State or unit of local 
     government, respectively, with the reporting requirements 
     described in clause (v); or
       ``(II) the designee of such officer may fulfill the 
     responsibility described in subclause (I) so long as such 
     designee is an employee of the State or unit of local 
     government, respectively, and is not an employee of any 
     governmental laboratory or non-governmental vendor 
     laboratory; and

       ``(v) comply with all grantee reporting requirements 
     described in paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Extension of initial deadline.--The Attorney General 
     may grant an extension of the deadline under paragraph 
     (2)(B)(i) to a State or unit of local government that 
     demonstrates that more time is required for compliance with 
     such paragraph.
       ``(4) Sexual assault forensic evidence reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--For not less than 12 months after the 
     completion of an initial count of sexual assault evidence 
     that is awaiting testing during an audit referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), a State or unit of local government that 
     receives a grant award under subsection (a)(7) shall, not 
     less than every 60 days, submit a report to the Department of 
     Justice, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General, which 
     shall contain the information required under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(B) Contents of reports.--A report under this paragraph 
     shall contain the following information:
       ``(i) The name of the State or unit of local government 
     filing the report.
       ``(ii) The period of dates covered by the report.
       ``(iii) The cumulative total number of samples of sexual 
     assault evidence that, at the end of the reporting period--

       ``(I) are in the possession of the State or unit of local 
     government at the reporting period;
       ``(II) are awaiting testing; and
       ``(III) the State or unit of local government has 
     determined should undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic 
     analyses.

       ``(iv) The cumulative total number of samples of sexual 
     assault evidence in the possession of the State or unit of 
     local government that, at the end of the reporting period, 
     the State or unit of local government has determined should 
     not undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses, 
     provided that the reporting form shall allow for the State or 
     unit of local government, at its sole discretion, to explain 
     the reasoning for this determination in some or all cases.
       ``(v) The cumulative total number of samples of sexual 
     assault evidence in a total under clause (iii) that have been 
     submitted to a laboratory for DNA or other appropriate 
     forensic analyses.
       ``(vi) The cumulative total number of samples of sexual 
     assault evidence identified by an audit referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) for which DNA 
     or other appropriate forensic analysis has been completed at 
     the end of the reporting period.
       ``(vii) The total number of samples of sexual assault 
     evidence identified by the State or unit of local government 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), since the previous reporting 
     period.
       ``(viii) The cumulative total number of samples of sexual 
     assault evidence described under clause (iii) for which the 
     State or unit of local government will be barred within 12 
     months by any applicable statute of limitations from 
     prosecuting a perpetrator of the sexual assault to which the 
     sample relates.
       ``(C) Publication of reports.--Not later than 7 days after 
     the submission of a report under this paragraph by a State or 
     unit of local government, the Attorney General shall, subject 
     to subparagraph (D), publish and disseminate a facsimile of 
     the full contents of such report on an appropriate internet 
     website.
       ``(D) Personally identifiable information.--The Attorney 
     General shall ensure that any information published and 
     disseminated as part of a report under this paragraph, which 
     reports information under this subsection, does not include 
     personally identifiable information or details about a sexual 
     assault that might lead to the identification of the 
     individuals involved.
       ``(E) Optional reporting.--The Attorney General shall--
       ``(i) at the discretion of a State or unit of local 
     government required to file a report under subparagraph (A), 
     allow such State or unit of local government, at their sole 
     discretion, to submit such reports on a more frequent basis; 
     and
       ``(ii) make available to all States and units of local 
     government the reporting form created pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), whether or not they are required to submit 
     such reports, and allow such States or units of local 
     government, at their sole discretion, to submit such reports 
     for publication.
       ``(F) Samples exempt from reporting requirement.--The 
     reporting requirements described in paragraph (2) shall not 
     apply to a sample of sexual assault evidence that--
       ``(i) is not considered criminal evidence (such as a sample 
     collected anonymously from a victim who is unwilling to make 
     a criminal complaint); or
       ``(ii) 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 rights or 
     privileges for non-governmental vendor laboratories described 
     in regulations promulgated under section 210303 of the DNA 
     Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131).
       ``(o) Establishment of Protocols, Technical Assistance, and 
     Definitions.--
       ``(1) Protocols and practices.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of the SAFER Act of 2013, the 
     Director, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies and government laboratories, shall 
     develop and publish a description of protocols and practices 
     the Director considers appropriate for the accurate, timely, 
     and effective collection and processing of DNA evidence, 
     including protocols and practices specific to sexual assault 
     cases, which shall address appropriate steps in the 
     investigation of cases that might involve DNA evidence, 
     including--
       ``(A) how to determine--
       ``(i) which evidence is to be collected by law enforcement 
     personnel and forwarded for testing;
       ``(ii) the preferred order in which evidence from the same 
     case is to be tested; and
       ``(iii) what information to take into account when 
     establishing the order in which evidence from different cases 
     is to be tested;
       ``(B) the establishment of a reasonable period of time in 
     which evidence is to be forwarded by emergency response 
     providers, law enforcement personnel, and prosecutors to a 
     laboratory for testing;
       ``(C) the establishment of reasonable periods of time in 
     which each stage of analytical laboratory testing is to be 
     completed;
       ``(D) systems to encourage communication within a State or 
     unit of local government among emergency response providers, 
     law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, courts, defense 
     counsel, crime laboratory personnel, and crime victims 
     regarding the status of crime scene evidence to be tested; 
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       ``(E) standards for conducting the audit of the backlog for 
     DNA case work in sexual assault cases required under 
     subsection (n).
       ``(2) Technical assistance and training.--The Director 
     shall make available technical assistance and training to 
     support States and units of local government in adopting and 
     implementing the protocols and practices developed under 
     paragraph (1) on and after the date on which the protocols 
     and practices are published.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `awaiting 
     testing' and `possession' have the meanings given those terms 
     in subsection (n).''.

     SEC. 1003. 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)(7) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
     of 2000, as amended by section 1002, 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 1002; and
       (3) summarizes the processing status of the samples of 
     sexual assault evidence identified in Sexual Assault Forensic 
     Evidence Reports established under section 2(n)(4) of the DNA 
     Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, including the 
     number of samples that have not been tested.

     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--
        (a) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2014'' and 
     inserting ``2018''; and
       (b) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, not less 
     than 75 percent of the total grant amounts shall be awarded 
     for a combination of purposes under paragraphs (1), (2), and 
     (3) of subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 1005. OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       All grants awarded by the Department of Justice that are 
     authorized under this title shall be subject to the 
     following:
       (1) Audit requirement.--Beginning in fiscal year 2013, and 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
     grants under this title to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
     funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the 
     appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
       (2) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant funds under 
     this title that is found to have an unresolved audit finding 
     shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this title 
     during the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month period 
     described in paragraph (5).
       (3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this title, the 
     Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities 
     that, during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an 
     application for a grant under this title, did not have an 
     unresolved audit finding showing a violation in the terms or 
     conditions of a Department of Justice grant program.
       (4) 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 paragraph (2), 
     the Attorney General shall--
       (A) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds that were 
     improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of 
     the Treasury; and
       (B) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund 
     from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant 
     funds.
       (5) Defined term.--In this section, the term ``unresolved 
     audit finding'' means an audit report finding in the final 
     audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice 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 when the final audit report is issued.
       (6) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       (A) Definition.--For purposes of this section and the grant 
     programs described in this title, the term `` `nonprofit 
     organization' '' means an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
       (B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General shall not award a 
     grant under any grant program described in this title to a 
     nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts 
     for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 
     section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that is 
     awarded a grant under a grant program described in this title 
     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.
       (7) Administrative expenses.--Unless otherwise explicitly 
     provided in authorizing legislation, not more than 7.5 
     percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     this title may be used by the Attorney General for salaries 
     and administrative expenses of the Department of Justice.
       (8) Conference expenditures.--
       (A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Justice under this title may be used by 
     the Attorney General or by any individual or organization 
     awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement 
     under this Act, to host or support any expenditure for 
     conferences that uses more than $20,000 in Department funds, 
     unless the Deputy Attorney General or the appropriate 
     Assistant Attorney General, Director, or principal deputy as 
     the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior 
     written authorization that the funds may be expended to host 
     a conference.
       (B) Written approval.--Written approval under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated 
     with the conference, including the cost of all food and 
     beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria for speakers, 
     and any entertainment.
       (C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General 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 by 
     operation of this paragraph.
       (9) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title 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.
       (B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines that any 
     recipient of a grant under this title has violated 
     subparagraph (A), 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 title for not less than 5 years.

     SEC. 1006. SUNSET.

       Effective on December 31, 2018, subsections (a)(6) and (n) 
     of section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 
     2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(a)(6) and (n)) are repealed.

                        TITLE XI--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 1101. 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 2013, 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).
       ``(5) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `detention facilities operated under contract with the 
     Department' includes, but is not limited to contract 
     detention facilities and detention facilities operated 
     through an intergovernmental service agreement with the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(d) Applicability to Custodial Facilities Operated by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
     Act of 2013, 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. 1102. ANONYMOUS ONLINE HARASSMENT.

       Section 223(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 223(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the undesignated matter 
     following clause (ii), by striking ``annoy,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``annoy,''; and
       (B) by striking ``harass any person at the called number or 
     who receives the communication'' and inserting ``harass any 
     specific person''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``harass any person at 
     the called number or who receives the communication'' and 
     inserting ``harass any specific person''.

     SEC. 1103. STALKER DATABASE.

       Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 14032) is amended by striking ``$3,000,000'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``$3,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 
     through 2018.''.

     SEC. 1104. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2018''.

     SEC. 1105. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL 
                   PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS REAUTHORIZATION.

       Subtitle C of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 13024) is amended in subsection (a) by striking 
     ``$2,300,000'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

               TITLE XII--TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

       Subtitle A--Combating International Trafficking in Persons

     SEC. 1201. REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       Section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(7)(J), by striking ``section 105(f) 
     of this division'' and inserting ``subsection (g)'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) COORDINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.--
     '' and all that follows through ``exploitation.'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2), and 
     moving such paragraph, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; 
     and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as 
     so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
       (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Regional Strategies for Combating Trafficking in 
     Persons.--Each regional bureau in the Department of State 
     shall contribute to the realization of the anti-trafficking 
     goals and objectives of the Secretary of State. Each year, in 
     cooperation with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     in Persons, each regional bureau shall submit a list of anti-
     trafficking goals and objectives to the Secretary of State 
     for each country in the geographic area of responsibilities 
     of the regional bureau. Host governments shall be informed of 
     the goals and objectives for their particular country and, to 
     the extent possible, host government officials should be 
     consulted regarding the goals and objectives.''.

     SEC. 1202. PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended 
     by inserting after section 105 (22 U.S.C. 7103) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 105A. CREATING, BUILDING, AND STRENGTHENING 
                   PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       ``(a) Declaration of Purpose.--The purpose of this section 
     is to promote collaboration and cooperation--
       ``(1) between the United States Government and governments 
     listed on the annual Trafficking in Persons Report;
       ``(2) between foreign governments and civil society actors; 
     and
       ``(3) between the United States Government and private 
     sector entities.
       ``(b) Partnerships.--The Director of the office established 
     pursuant to section 105(e)(1) of this Act, in coordination 
     and cooperation with other officials at the Department of 
     State, officials at the Department of Labor, and other 
     relevant officials of the United States Government, shall 
     promote, build, and sustain partnerships between the United 
     States Government and private entities, including 
     foundations, universities, corporations, community-based 
     organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations, to 
     ensure that--
       ``(1) United States citizens do not use any item, product, 
     or material produced or extracted with the use and labor from 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
       ``(2) such entities do not contribute to trafficking in 
     persons involving sexual exploitation.
       ``(c) Program To Address Emergency Situations.--The 
     Secretary of State, acting through the Director established 
     pursuant to section 105(e)(1) of this Act, is authorized to 
     establish a fund to assist foreign governments in meeting 
     unexpected, urgent needs in prevention of trafficking in 
     persons, protection of victims, and prosecution of 
     trafficking offenders.
       ``(d) Child Protection Compacts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
     heads of other relevant agencies, is authorized to provide 
     assistance under this section for each country that enters 
     into a child protection compact with the United States to 
     support policies and programs that--
       ``(A) prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and 
     abuse against children; and
       ``(B) measurably reduce the trafficking of minors by 
     building sustainable and effective systems of justice, 
     prevention, and protection.
       ``(2) Elements.--A child protection compact under this 
     subsection shall establish a multi-year plan for achieving 
     shared objectives in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. 
     The compact should take into account, if applicable, the 
     national child protection strategies and national action 
     plans for human trafficking of a country, and shall 
     describe--
       ``(A) the specific objectives the foreign government and 
     the United States Government expect to achieve during the 
     term of the compact;
       ``(B) the responsibilities of the foreign government and 
     the United States Government in the achievement of such 
     objectives;
       ``(C) the particular programs or initiatives to be 
     undertaken in the achievement of such objectives and the 
     amount of funding to be allocated to each program or 
     initiative by both countries;
       ``(D) regular outcome indicators to monitor and measure 
     progress toward achieving such objectives;
       ``(E) a multi-year financial plan, including the estimated 
     amount of contributions by the United States Government and 
     the foreign government, and proposed mechanisms to implement 
     the plan and provide oversight;
       ``(F) how a country strategy will be developed to sustain 
     progress made toward achieving such objectives after 
     expiration of the compact; and
       ``(G) how child protection data will be collected, tracked, 
     and managed to provide strengthened case management and 
     policy planning.
       ``(3) Form of assistance.--Assistance under this subsection 
     may be provided in the form of grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or contracts to or with national governments, 
     regional or local governmental units, or non-governmental 
     organizations or private entities with expertise in the 
     protection of victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.
       ``(4) Eligible countries.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the agencies set forth in paragraph (1) and 
     relevant officers of the Department of Justice, shall select 
     countries with which to enter into child protection compacts. 
     The selection of countries under this paragraph shall be 
     based on--
       ``(A) the selection criteria set forth in paragraph (5); 
     and
       ``(B) objective, documented, and quantifiable indicators, 
     to the maximum extent possible.
       ``(5) Selection criteria.--A country shall be selected 
     under paragraph (4) on the basis of criteria developed by the 
     Secretary of State in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development and 
     the Secretary of Labor. Such criteria shall include--
       ``(A) a documented high prevalence of trafficking in 
     persons within the country; and
       ``(B) demonstrated political motivation and sustained 
     commitment by the government of such country to undertake 
     meaningful measures to address severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons, including prevention, protection of victims, and the 
     enactment and enforcement of anti-trafficking laws against 
     perpetrators.
       ``(6) Suspension and termination of assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may suspend or terminate 
     assistance provided under this subsection in whole or in part 
     for a country or entity if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the country or entity is engaged in activities that 
     are contrary to the national security interests of the United 
     States;
       ``(ii) the country or entity has engaged in a pattern of 
     actions inconsistent with the

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     criteria used to determine the eligibility of the country or 
     entity, as the case may be; or
       ``(iii) the country or entity has failed to adhere to its 
     responsibilities under the Compact.
       ``(B) Reinstatement.--The Secretary may reinstate 
     assistance for a country or entity suspended or terminated 
     under this paragraph only if the Secretary determines that 
     the country or entity has demonstrated a commitment to 
     correcting each condition for which assistance was suspended 
     or terminated under subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 1203. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Task Force Activities.--Section 105(d)(6) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7103(d)(6)) is amended by inserting ``, and make reasonable 
     efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant 
     Federal Government agencies to publicize the National Human 
     Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their websites, in all 
     headquarters offices, and in all field offices throughout the 
     United States'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Congressional Briefing.--Section 107(a)(2) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7105(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``and shall brief 
     Congress annually on such efforts'' before the period at the 
     end.

     SEC. 1204. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``peacekeeping'' and inserting 
     ``diplomatic, peacekeeping,'';
       (B) by striking ``, and measures'' and inserting ``, a 
     transparent system for remediating or punishing such public 
     officials as a deterrent, measures''; and
       (C) by inserting ``, effective bilateral, multilateral, or 
     regional information sharing and cooperation arrangements 
     with other countries, and effective policies or laws 
     regulating foreign labor recruiters and holding them civilly 
     and criminally liable for fraudulent recruiting'' before the 
     period at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and has entered into 
     bilateral, multilateral, or regional law enforcement 
     cooperation and coordination arrangements with other 
     countries'' before the period at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including diplomats and soldiers,'' 
     after ``public officials'';
       (B) by striking ``peacekeeping'' and inserting 
     ``diplomatic, peacekeeping,''; and
       (C) by inserting ``A government's failure to appropriately 
     address public allegations against such public officials, 
     especially once such officials have returned to their home 
     countries, shall be considered inaction under these 
     criteria.'' after ``such trafficking.'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) Whether the government has entered into effective, 
     transparent partnerships, cooperative arrangements, or 
     agreements that have resulted in concrete and measurable 
     outcomes with--
       ``(A) domestic civil society organizations, private sector 
     entities, or international nongovernmental organizations, or 
     into multilateral or regional arrangements or agreements, to 
     assist the government's efforts to prevent trafficking, 
     protect victims, and punish traffickers; or
       ``(B) the United States toward agreed goals and objectives 
     in the collective fight against trafficking.''.

     SEC. 1205. BEST PRACTICES IN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 
                   ERADICATION.

       Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``with respect to the status of severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons that shall include--'' and 
     inserting ``describing the anti-trafficking efforts of the 
     United States and foreign governments according to the 
     minimum standards and criteria enumerated in section 108, and 
     the nature and scope of trafficking in persons in each 
     country and analysis of the trend lines for individual 
     governmental efforts. The report should include--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(G) a section entitled `Promising Practices in the 
     Eradication of Trafficking in Persons' to highlight effective 
     practices and use of innovation and technology in prevention, 
     protection, prosecution, and partnerships, including by 
     foreign governments, the private sector, and domestic civil 
     society actors.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(E) Public notice.--Not later than 30 days after 
     notifying Congress of each country determined to have met the 
     requirements under subclauses (I) through (III) of 
     subparagraph (D)(ii), the Secretary of State shall provide a 
     detailed description of the credible evidence supporting such 
     determination on a publicly available website maintained by 
     the Department of State.''.

     SEC. 1206. PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND OTHER 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS.

       Section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Video for 
     Consular Waiting Rooms'' after ``Information Pamphlet''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and video'' after ``information 
     pamphlet''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``The video shall 
     be distributed and shown in consular waiting rooms in 
     embassies and consulates appropriate to the circumstances 
     that are determined to have the greatest concentration of 
     employment or education-based non-immigrant visa applicants, 
     and where sufficient video facilities exist in waiting or 
     other rooms where applicants wait or convene. The Secretary 
     of State is authorized to augment video facilities in such 
     consulates or embassies in order to fulfill the purposes of 
     this section.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and produce or dub the 
     video'' after ``information pamphlet''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and the video produced 
     or dubbed'' after ``translated''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Deadline for video development and distribution.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the 
     Secretary of State shall make available the video developed 
     under subsection (a) produced or dubbed in all the languages 
     referred to in subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 1207. PREVENTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(j) Prevention of Child Trafficking Through Child 
     Marriage.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
     implement a multi-year, multi-sectoral strategy--
       ``(1) to prevent child marriage;
       ``(2) to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child 
     marriage in developing countries;
       ``(3) that should address the unique needs, 
     vulnerabilities, and potential of girls younger than 18 years 
     of age in developing countries;
       ``(4) that targets areas in developing countries with high 
     prevalence of child marriage; and
       ``(5) that includes diplomatic and programmatic 
     initiatives.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Child Marriage Status in Reports.--The 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(g) Child Marriage Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--The report required under subsection (d) 
     shall include, for each country in which child marriage is 
     prevalent, a description of the status of the practice of 
     child marriage in such country.
       ``(2) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `child 
     marriage' means the marriage of a girl or boy who is--
       ``(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage under the 
     laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; 
     or
       ``(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law 
     exists.''; and
       (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(i) Child Marriage Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include, for each country in which child marriage is 
     prevalent, a description of the status of the practice of 
     child marriage in such country.
       ``(2) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `child 
     marriage' means the marriage of a girl or boy who is--
       ``(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage under the 
     laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; 
     or
       ``(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law 
     exists.''.

     SEC. 1208. CHILD SOLDIERS.

       Section 404 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(b), (c), and (d), the 
     authorities contained in section 516 or 541 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j or 2347)'' and 
     inserting ``(b) through (f), the authorities contained in 
     sections 516, 541, and 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j, 2347, and 2348)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Exception for Peacekeeping Operations.--The 
     limitation set forth in subsection (a) that relates to 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
     apply to programs that support military professionalization, 
     security sector reform, heightened respect for human rights, 
     peacekeeping preparation, or the demobilization and 
     reintegration of child soldiers.''.

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   Subtitle B--Combating Trafficking in Persons in the United States

         PART I--PENALTIES AGAINST TRAFFICKERS AND OTHER CRIMES

     SEC. 1211. CRIMINAL TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

       (a) RICO Amendment.--Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 1351 (relating 
     to fraud in foreign labor contracting),'' before ``section 
     1425''.
       (b) Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places.--
     Section 2423(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or resides, either temporarily or permanently, 
     in a foreign country'' after ``commerce''.
       (c) Unlawful Conduct With Respect to Documents.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 77 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration 
       documents

       ``(a) Destruction, Concealment, Removal, Confiscation, or 
     Possession of Immigration Documents.--It shall be unlawful 
     for any person to knowingly destroy, conceal, remove, 
     confiscate, or possess, an actual or purported passport or 
     other immigration document of another individual --
       ``(1) in the course of violating section 1351 of this title 
     or section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1324);
       ``(2) with intent to violate section 1351 of this title or 
     section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1324); or
       ``(3) in order to, without lawful authority, maintain, 
     prevent, or restrict the labor of services of the individual.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     1 year, or both.
       ``(c) Obstruction.--Any person who knowingly obstructs, 
     attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or 
     prevents the enforcement of this section, shall be subject to 
     the penalties described in subsection (b).''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents.''.

     SEC. 1212. CIVIL REMEDIES; CLARIFYING DEFINITION.

       (a) Civil Remedy for Personal Injuries.--Section 2255 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 2241(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``six years'' and 
     inserting ``10 years''.
       (b) Definition.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (14) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (15), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(1) Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process.--
     The term `abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process' 
     means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, 
     whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or 
     for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order 
     to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to 
     take some action or refrain from taking some action.'';
       (C) in paragraph (14), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (8)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (15), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (8) or (9)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9) or 
     (10)''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) Trafficking victims protection act of 2000.--The 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     eq.) is amended--
       (i) in section 110(e) (22 U.S.C. 7107(e))--

       (I) by striking ``section 103(7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 103(8)(A)''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 103(7)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``section 103(8)(B)''; and

       (ii) in section 113(g)(2) (22 U.S.C. 7110(g)(2)), by 
     striking ``section 103(8)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     103(9)(A)''.
       (B) North korean human rights act of 2004.--Section 
     203(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 
     U.S.C. 7833(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 103(14)'' 
     and inserting ``section 103(15)''.
       (C) Trafficking victims protection reauthorization act of 
     2005.--Section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044e) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 103(8)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(9)'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 103(9)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(10)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 103(3)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(4)''.
       (D) Violence against women and department of justice 
     reauthorization act of 2005.--Section 111(a)(1) of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``paragraph (8)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (9)''.

  PART II--ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF POSSIBLE WITNESSES AND INFORMANTS

     SEC. 1221. PROTECTIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO COOPERATE 
                   WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) is amended 
     by inserting ``, or any adult or minor children of a 
     derivative beneficiary of the alien, as'' after ``age''.

     SEC. 1222. PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD IN FOREIGN LABOR 
                   CONTRACTING.

       Section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``fraud in foreign labor contracting (as defined in 
     section 1351 of title 18, United States Code);'' after 
     ``perjury;''.

   PART III--ENSURING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND EXPANDED REPORTING

     SEC. 1231. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (I) through (O);
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) the number of persons who have been granted continued 
     presence in the United States under section 107(c)(3) during 
     the preceding fiscal year and the mean and median time taken 
     to adjudicate applications submitted under such section, 
     including the time from the receipt of an application by law 
     enforcement to the issuance of continued presence, and a 
     description of any efforts being taken to reduce the 
     adjudication and processing time while ensuring the safe and 
     competent processing of the applications;
       ``(C) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or otherwise provided status 
     under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
     during the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(D) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or status under clause (ii) of 
     section 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) during the preceding fiscal year, 
     broken down by the number of such persons described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of such clause (ii);
       ``(E) the amount of Federal funds expended in direct 
     benefits paid to individuals described in subparagraph (D) in 
     conjunction with T visa status;
       ``(F) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or status under section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(i)) during the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(G) the mean and median time in which it takes to 
     adjudicate applications submitted under the provisions of law 
     set forth in subparagraph (C), including the time between the 
     receipt of an application and the issuance of a visa and work 
     authorization;
       ``(H) any efforts being taken to reduce the adjudication 
     and processing time, while ensuring the safe and competent 
     processing of the applications;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (N)(iii), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) the activities undertaken by Federal agencies to 
     train appropriate State, tribal, and local government and law 
     enforcement officials to identify victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking;
       ``(Q) the activities undertaken by Federal agencies in 
     cooperation with State, tribal, and local law enforcement 
     officials to identify, investigate, and prosecute offenses 
     under sections 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1592, and 1594 
     of title 18, United States Code, or equivalent State 
     offenses, including, in each fiscal year--
       ``(i) the number, age, gender, country of origin, and 
     citizenship status of victims identified for each offense;
       ``(ii) the number of individuals charged, and the number of 
     individuals convicted, under each offense;
       ``(iii) the number of individuals referred for prosecution 
     for State offenses, including offenses relating to the 
     purchasing of commercial sex acts;
       ``(iv) the number of victims granted continued presence in 
     the United States under section 107(c)(3); and
       ``(v) the number of victims granted a visa or otherwise 
     provided status under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of 
     section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and
       ``(R) the activities undertaken by the Department of 
     Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to 
     meet the specific needs of minor victims of domestic 
     trafficking, including actions taken pursuant to subsection 
     (f) and section 202(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(a)), and the 
     steps taken to increase cooperation among Federal agencies to 
     ensure the effective and efficient use of programs for which 
     the victims are eligible.''.

     SEC. 1232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.

       Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Submission to congress.--Not later than December 1, 
     2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall submit the list developed under paragraph (2)(C) to 
     Congress.''.

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     SEC. 1233. INFORMATION SHARING TO COMBAT CHILD LABOR AND 
                   SLAVE LABOR.

       Section 105(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Information sharing.--The Secretary of State shall, 
     on a regular basis, provide information relating to child 
     labor and forced labor in the production of goods in 
     violation of international standards to the Department of 
     Labor to be used in developing the list described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(C).''.

     SEC. 1234. GOVERNMENT TRAINING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

       Section 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``the Department of 
     Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,'' before 
     ``and the Department''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor,'' before ``shall 
     provide''.

     SEC. 1235. GAO REPORT ON THE USE OF FOREIGN LABOR 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report on the use of foreign 
     labor contractors to--
       (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) should, to 
     the extent possible--
       (1) address the role and practices of United States 
     employers in--
       (A) the use of labor recruiters or brokers; or
       (B) directly recruiting foreign workers;
       (2) analyze the laws that protect such workers, both 
     overseas and domestically;
       (3) describe the oversight and enforcement mechanisms in 
     Federal departments and agencies for such laws; and
       (4) identify any gaps that may exist in these protections; 
     and
       (5) recommend possible actions for Federal departments and 
     agencies to combat any abuses.
       (c) Requirements.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) describe the role of labor recruiters or brokers 
     working in countries that are sending workers and receiving 
     funds, including any identified involvement in labor abuses;
       (2) describe the role and practices of employers in the 
     United States that commission labor recruiters or brokers or 
     directly recruit foreign workers;
       (3) describe the role of Federal departments and agencies 
     in overseeing and regulating the foreign labor recruitment 
     process, including certifying and enforcing under existing 
     regulations;
       (4) describe the type of jobs and the numbers of positions 
     in the United States that have been filled through foreign 
     workers during each of the last 8 years, including positions 
     within the Federal Government;
       (5) describe any efforts or programs undertaken by Federal, 
     State and local government entities to encourage employers, 
     directly or indirectly, to use foreign workers or to reward 
     employers for using foreign workers; and
       (6) based on the information required under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3), identify any common abuses of foreign workers 
     and the employment system, including the use of fees and 
     debts, and recommendations of actions that could be taken by 
     Federal departments and agencies to combat any identified 
     abuses.

     SEC. 1236. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       All grants awarded by the Attorney General under this title 
     or an Act amended by this title shall be subject to the 
     following accountability provisions:
       (1) Audit requirement.--
       (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``unresolved 
     audit finding'' means an audit report finding in the final 
     audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice that the grantee has used grant funds for an 
     unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that 
     is not closed or resolved during the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date on which the final audit report is 
     issued
       (B) Requirement.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
     grants under this title or an Act amended by this title to 
     prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The 
     Inspector General shall determine the appropriate number of 
     grantees to be audited each year.
       (C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant funds under 
     this title or an Act amended by this title that is found to 
     have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
     receive grant funds under this title or an Act amended by 
     this title during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 
     the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A).
       (D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this title or an 
     Act amended by this title, the Attorney General shall give 
     priority to eligible applicants that did not have an 
     unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before 
     submitting an application for a grant under this title or an 
     Act amended by this title.
       (E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant funds 
     under this title or an Act amended by this title during the 
     2-fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from 
     receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General 
     shall--
       (i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of 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.
       (2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       (A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph and the 
     grant programs under this title or an Act amended by this 
     title, the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an 
     organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of such Code.
       (B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not award a 
     grant under this title or an Act amended by this title to a 
     nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts 
     for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 
     section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that is 
     awarded a grant under this title or an Act amended by this 
     title 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 subparagraph 
     available for public inspection.
       (3) Conference expenditures.--
       (A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Justice under this title or an Act 
     amended by this title may be used by the Attorney General, or 
     by any individual or entity awarded discretionary funds 
     through a cooperative agreement under this title or an Act 
     amended by this title, to host or support any expenditure for 
     conferences that uses more than $20,000 in funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice, unless the Deputy 
     Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant Attorney 
     General, Director, or principal deputy (as designated by the 
     Deputy Attorney General) provides prior written authorization 
     that the funds may be expended to host the conference.
       (B) Written approval.--Written approval under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated 
     with the conference, including the cost of all food, 
     beverages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for speakers, 
     and entertainment.
       (C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General 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 under 
     this paragraph.
       (4) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
     certification indicating whether--
       (A) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
     General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
     by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
       (B) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 
     (1)(C) have been issued;
       (C) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) have 
     been made; and
       (D) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under 
     paragraph (1) from the previous year.

  PART IV--ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN 
                                PERSONS

     SEC. 1241. ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING 
                   VICTIMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP, 
                   EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR 
                   CERTAIN PERSONS SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Assistant secretary.--The term `Assistant Secretary' 
     means the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Assistant attorney general.--The term `Assistant 
     Attorney General' means the Assistant Attorney General for 
     the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice.
       ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     State or unit of local government that--
       ``(A) has significant criminal activity involving sex 
     trafficking of minors;

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       ``(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, 
     local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement 
     agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in 
     addressing sex trafficking of minors;
       ``(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to 
     combat sex trafficking of minors, including--
       ``(i) building or establishing a residential care facility 
     for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(ii) the provision of rehabilitative care to minor 
     victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(iii) the provision of specialized training for law 
     enforcement officers and social service providers for all 
     forms of sex trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking of 
     minors;
       ``(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses 
     involving sex trafficking of minors;
       ``(v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations 
     providing outreach or other related services to runaway and 
     homeless youth; and
       ``(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen 
     all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or 
     minor, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other 
     crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
       ``(D) provides assurance that a minor victim of sex 
     trafficking shall not be required to collaborate with law 
     enforcement to have access to residential care or services 
     provided with a grant under this section.
       ``(4) Minor victim of sex trafficking.--The term `minor 
     victim of sex trafficking' means an individual who--
       ``(A) is younger than 18 years of age, and is a victim of 
     an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, or a comparable State law; or
       ``(B)(i) is not younger than 18 years of age nor older than 
     20 years of age;
       ``(ii) before the individual reached 18 years of age, was 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(iii) was receiving shelter or services as a minor victim 
     of sex trafficking.
       ``(5) Qualified nongovernmental organization.--The term 
     `qualified nongovernmental organization' means an 
     organization that--
       ``(A) is not a State or unit of local government, or an 
     agency of a State or unit of local government;
       ``(B) has demonstrated experience providing services to 
     victims of sex trafficking or related populations (such as 
     runaway and homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in 
     the treatment of sex trafficking victims; and
       ``(C) demonstrates a plan to sustain the provision of 
     services beyond the period of a grant awarded under this 
     section.
       ``(6) Sex trafficking of a minor.--The term `sex 
     trafficking of a minor' means an offense described in section 
     1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, or a comparable 
     State law, against a minor.
       ``(b) Sex Trafficking Block Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Assistant Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may make block 
     grants to 4 eligible entities located in different regions of 
     the United States to combat sex trafficking of minors.
       ``(B) Requirement.--Not fewer than 1 of the block grants 
     made under subparagraph (A) shall be awarded to an eligible 
     entity with a State population of less than 5,000,000.
       ``(C) Grant amount.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations under subsection (g) to carry out this 
     section, each grant made under this section shall be for an 
     amount not less than $1,500,000 and not greater than 
     $2,000,000.
       ``(D) Duration.--
       ``(i) In general.--A grant made under this section shall be 
     for a period of 1 year.
       ``(ii) Renewal.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Assistant Attorney General may renew 
     a grant under this section for up to 3 1-year periods.
       ``(II) Priority.--In making grants in any fiscal year after 
     the first fiscal year in which grants are made under this 
     section, the Assistant Attorney General shall give priority 
     to an eligible entity that received a grant in the preceding 
     fiscal year and is eligible for renewal under this 
     subparagraph, taking into account any evaluation of the 
     eligible entity conducted under paragraph (4), if available.

       ``(E) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Assistant Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant 
     Secretary with respect to--
       ``(i) evaluations of grant recipients under paragraph (4);
       ``(ii) avoiding unintentional duplication of grants; and
       ``(iii) any other areas of shared concern.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) Allocation.--Not less than 67 percent of each grant 
     made under paragraph (1) shall be used by the eligible entity 
     to provide residential care and services (as described in 
     clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B)) to minor 
     victims of sex trafficking through qualified nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(B) Authorized activities.--Grants awarded pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) may be used for--
       ``(i) providing residential care to minor victims of sex 
     trafficking, including temporary or long-term placement as 
     appropriate;
       ``(ii) providing 24-hour emergency social services response 
     for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(iii) providing minor victims of sex trafficking with 
     clothing and other daily necessities needed to keep such 
     victims from returning to living on the street;
       ``(iv) case management services for minor victims of sex 
     trafficking;
       ``(v) mental health counseling for minor victims of sex 
     trafficking, including specialized counseling and substance 
     abuse treatment;
       ``(vi) legal services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(vii) specialized training for social service providers, 
     public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely 
     to encounter sex trafficking victims on issues related to the 
     sex trafficking of minors and severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons;
       ``(viii) outreach and education programs to provide 
     information about deterrence and prevention of sex 
     trafficking of minors;
       ``(ix) programs to provide treatment to individuals charged 
     or cited with purchasing or attempting to purchase sex acts 
     in cases where--

       ``(I) a treatment program can be mandated as a condition of 
     a sentence, fine, suspended sentence, or probation, or is an 
     appropriate alternative to criminal prosecution; and
       ``(II) the individual was not charged with purchasing or 
     attempting to purchase sex acts with a minor; and

       ``(x) screening and referral of minor victims of severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons.
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Assistant Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the Assistant Attorney 
     General may reasonably require.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) describe the activities for which assistance under 
     this section is sought; and
       ``(ii) provide such additional assurances as the Assistant 
     Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Evaluation.--The Assistant Attorney General shall 
     enter into a contract with an academic or non-profit 
     organization that has experience in issues related to sex 
     trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant programs to 
     conduct an annual evaluation of each grant made under this 
     section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs 
     funded with the grant.
       ``(c) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section that is found to have 
     utilized grant funds for any unauthorized expenditure or 
     otherwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any 
     grant funds awarded under the grant for 2 fiscal years 
     following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or 
     unallowable cost is reported.
       ``(d) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not 
     be eligible to receive a grant under this section if, during 
     the 5 fiscal years before the eligible entity submits an 
     application for the grant, the eligible entity has been found 
     to have violated the terms or conditions of a Government 
     grant program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized 
     expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.
       ``(e) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the 
     grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 3 percent 
     of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(f) Audit Requirement.--For fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall 
     conduct an audit of all 4 eligible entities that receive 
     block grants under this section.
       ``(g) Match Requirement.--An eligible entity that receives 
     a grant under this section shall provide a non-Federal match 
     in an amount equal to not less than--
       ``(1) 15 percent of the grant during the first year;
       ``(2) 25 percent of the grant during the first renewal 
     period;
       ``(3) 40 percent of the grant during the second renewal 
     period; and
       ``(4) 50 percent of the grant during the third renewal 
     period.
       ``(h) No Limitation on Section 204 Grants.--An entity that 
     applies for a grant under section 204 is not prohibited from 
     also applying for a grant under this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Attorney 
     General for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017 to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(j) GAO Evaluation.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit a report to Congress that 
     contains--
       ``(1) an evaluation of the impact of this section in aiding 
     minor victims of sex trafficking in the jurisdiction of the 
     entity receiving the grant; and
       ``(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any legislative or 
     administrative action the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Sunset Provision.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective during the 4-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 1242. EXPANDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS OF TRAFFICKING.

       Section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, which involve 
     United States citizens, or aliens admitted for permanent 
     residence, and'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) to train law enforcement personnel how to identify 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and related 
     offenses;''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and prioritize the investigations and prosecutions of those 
     cases involving minor victims'' after ``sex acts'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) No Limitation on Section 202 Grant Applications.--An 
     entity that applies for a grant under section 202 is not 
     prohibited from also applying for a grant under this 
     section.'';
       (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) GAO Evaluation and Report.--Not later than 30 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a study of and 
     submit to Congress a report evaluating the impact of this 
     section on--
       ``(1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to identify 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and 
     investigate and prosecute cases against offenders, including 
     offenders who engage in the purchasing of commercial sex acts 
     with a minor; and
       ``(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any legislative or 
     administrative action the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate to improve the ability described in paragraph 
     (1).''.

     SEC. 1243. MODEL STATE CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION FOR CHILD 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

       Section 225(b) of the Trafficking Victims Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) protects children exploited through prostitution by 
     including safe harbor provisions that--
       ``(A) treat an individual under 18 years of age who has 
     been arrested for engaging in, or attempting to engage in, a 
     sexual act with another person in exchange for monetary 
     compensation as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in 
     persons;
       ``(B) prohibit the charging or prosecution of an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A) for a prostitution offense;
       ``(C) require the referral of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, including 
     comprehensive service or community-based programs that 
     provide assistance to child victims of commercial sexual 
     exploitation; and
       ``(D) provide that an individual described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be required to prove fraud, force, or coercion 
     in order to receive the protections described under this 
     paragraph;''.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 1251. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR THE 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4))--
       (A) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2014 
     through 2017''; and
       (2) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)--
       (A) subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     2008 through 2011'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, including regional trafficking in 
     persons officers,'' after ``for additional personnel,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, and $3,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$12,500,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$14,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017.'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2008 through 2011'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``2014 through 2017'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and 
     $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' 
     and inserting ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 
     through 2017''; and
       (II) by striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2014 
     through 2017''; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``2014 through 2017'';
       (D) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and moving such 
     paragraphs 2 ems to the left;
       (ii) in the paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``$11,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking ``to 
     the Attorney General'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017.'';
       (E) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$15,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$15,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017'';
       (F) in subsection (f), by striking ``$10,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (G) in subsection (i), by striking ``$18,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''.

     SEC. 1252. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR THE 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION 
                   ACT OF 2005.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
     2005 (Public Law 109-164) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 102(b)(7); and
       (2) in section 201(c)(2), by striking ``$1,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$250,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017''.

                Subtitle D--Unaccompanied Alien Children

     SEC. 1261. APPROPRIATE CUSTODIAL SETTINGS FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
                   MINORS WHO REACH THE AGE OF MAJORITY WHILE IN 
                   FEDERAL CUSTODY.

       Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Minors in department of health and human services 
     custody.--Subject to''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Aliens transferred from department of health and 
     human services to department of homeland security custody.--
     If a minor described in subparagraph (A) reaches 18 years of 
     age and is transferred to the custody of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary shall consider placement in 
     the least restrictive setting available after taking into 
     account the alien's danger to self, danger to the community, 
     and risk of flight. Such aliens shall be eligible to 
     participate in alternative to detention programs, utilizing a 
     continuum of alternatives based on the alien's need for 
     supervision, which may include placement of the alien with an 
     individual or an organizational sponsor, or in a supervised 
     group home.''.

     SEC. 1262. APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
                   MINORS.

       Section 235(c)(6) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(c)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by striking ``and criminal''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Appointment of child advocates.--
       ``(i) Initial sites.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall appoint child advocates at 3 new 
     immigration detention sites to provide independent child 
     advocates for trafficking victims and vulnerable 
     unaccompanied alien children.
       ``(ii) Additional sites.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary shall appoint 
     child advocates at not more than 3 additional immigration 
     detention sites.
       ``(iii) Selection of sites.--Sites at which child advocate 
     programs will be established under this subparagraph shall be 
     located at immigration detention sites at which more than 50 
     children are held in immigration custody, and shall be 
     selected sequentially, with priority given to locations 
     with--

       ``(I) the largest number of unaccompanied alien children; 
     and
       ``(II) the most vulnerable populations of unaccompanied 
     children.

       ``(C) Restrictions.--
       ``(i) Administrative expenses.--A child advocate program 
     may not use more that 10 percent of the Federal funds 
     received under this section for administrative expenses.
       ``(ii) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to restrict the ability

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     of a child advocate program under this section to apply for 
     or obtain funding from any other source to carry out the 
     programs described in this section.
       ``(iii) Contribution of funds.--A child advocate program 
     selected under this section shall contribute non-Federal 
     funds, either directly or through in-kind contributions, to 
     the costs of the child advocate program in an amount that is 
     not less than 25 percent of the total amount of Federal funds 
     received by the child advocate program under this section. 
     In-kind contributions may not exceed 40 percent of the 
     matching requirement under this clause.
       ``(D) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report 
     describing the activities undertaken by the Secretary to 
     authorize the appointment of independent Child Advocates for 
     trafficking victims and vulnerable unaccompanied alien 
     children to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
     the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(E) Assessment of child advocate program.--
       ``(i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
     Act of 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the 
     Child Advocate Program operated by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       ``(ii) Matters to be studied.--In the study required under 
     clause (i), the Comptroller General shall-- collect 
     information and analyze the following:

       ``(I) analyze the effectiveness of existing child advocate 
     programs in improving outcomes for trafficking victims and 
     other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children;
       ``(II) evaluate the implementation of child advocate 
     programs in new sites pursuant to subparagraph (B);
       ``(III) evaluate the extent to which eligible trafficking 
     victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied children are 
     receiving child advocate services and assess the possible 
     budgetary implications of increased participation in the 
     program;
       ``(IV) evaluate the barriers to improving outcomes for 
     trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied 
     children; and
       ``(V) make recommendations on statutory changes to improve 
     the Child Advocate Program in relation to the matters 
     analyzed under subclauses (I) through (IV).

       ``(iii) GAO report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit the results of the study required 
     under this subparagraph to--

       ``(I) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(II) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(III) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(IV) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives.

       ``(F) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary and Human 
     Services to carry out this subsection--
       ``(i) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 and 
     2015; and
       ``(ii) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 and 
     2017.''.

     SEC. 1263. ACCESS TO FEDERAL FOSTER CARE AND UNACCOMPANIED 
                   REFUGEE MINOR PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN U VISA 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       Section 235(d)(4) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A),
       (A) by striking ``either'';
       (B) by striking ``or who'' and inserting a comma; and
       (C) by inserting ``, or has been granted status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)),'' before ``, shall be eligible''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)),'' after ``(8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(27)(J))''.

     SEC. 1264. GAO STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BORDER 
                   SCREENINGS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study examining the effectiveness of 
     screenings conducted by Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel in carrying out section 235(a)(4) of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)).
       (2) Study.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
     General shall take into account--
       (A) the degree to which Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel are adequately ensuring that--
       (i) all children are being screened to determine whether 
     they are described in section 235(a)(2)(A) of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act;
       (ii) appropriate and reliable determinations are being made 
     about whether children are described in section 235(a)(2)(A) 
     of such Act, including determinations of the age of such 
     children;
       (iii) children are repatriated in an appropriate manner, 
     consistent with clauses (i) through (iii) of section 
     235(a)(2)(C) of such Act;
       (iv) children are appropriately being permitted to withdraw 
     their applications for admission, in accordance with section 
     235(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Act;
       (v) children are being properly cared for while they are in 
     the custody of the Department of Homeland Security and 
     awaiting repatriation or transfer to the custody of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       (vi) children are being transferred to the custody of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services in a manner that is 
     consistent with such Act; and
       (B) the number of such children that have been transferred 
     to the custody of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Federal funds expended to maintain custody of 
     such children, and the Federal benefits available to such 
     children, if any.
       (3) Access to department of homeland security operations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     for the purposes of conducting the study described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Comptroller 
     General with unrestricted access to all stages of screenings 
     and other interactions between Department of Homeland 
     Security personnel and children encountered by the 
     Comptroller General.
       (B) Exceptions.--The Secretary shall not permit 
     unrestricted access under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
     determines that the security of a particular interaction 
     would be threatened by such access.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the commencement of the study described in subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives that contains the Commission's findings and 
     recommendations.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. After 1 hour of debate on the bill equally 
divided and controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader 
or their designees, it shall be in order to consider an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
print 113-2, if offered by the majority leader or his designee, which 
shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be 
considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
  The gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) and the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Washington.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on S. 47, 
currently under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Washington?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Today, as we consider the Violence Against Women Act, I'd like to 
start by thanking our majority leader, Eric Cantor, and many 
Republicans in the House for their time and their commitment to this 
important issue.
  The Violence Against Women Act first passed on the floor of this very 
House nearly two decades ago, and it has long enjoyed bipartisan 
support. Years later--after two reauthorizations, a pivotal Supreme 
Court case, and a nationwide expansion of laws condemning violence 
against women--Republicans are committed to protecting victims of 
violence and putting offenders behind bars. That's why we are bringing 
it to the floor today.
  It's important to protect all women against acts of domestic violence 
and other violent crimes and ensure that resources go directly to the 
victims. Because that is what this bill is really about: It's about 
people.
  It's time to remember why this bill passed nearly two decades ago. 
Protecting women was our first priority then, and it should be our 
first priority now.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.

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  Madam Speaker, when Congress enacted the original Violence Against 
Women Act nearly two decades ago, we sent a very clear and immediate 
message to the American people: no--and I emphasize ``no''--woman would 
ever be forced to suffer in silence in the face of abuse. No one would 
ever be forced to fear for their lives and their safety in their own 
homes because of domestic violence. That promise formed the foundation 
of our work then, and it has served as a cornerstone for our efforts in 
the years since to reauthorize and strengthen this landmark law.
  Even as the times have changed, our commitments have remained the 
same, and strong, yet over the years we have always sought out ways to 
improve this legislation. Today on the floor of the House we will have 
a very clear choice. We have the choice to support the bipartisan 
legislation that has passed in the United States Senate. It passed 78-
22. Seventy-eight percent of the Senate voted for this legislation. A 
majority of the Republicans in the Senate supported this legislation. 
All of the women in the Senate--Democrats and Republicans alike--
support the bipartisan legislation that I hope we will have an 
opportunity to vote on today on the floor of the House.
  In contrast, we have the House Republican proposal, which, while 
described in such lovely terms, is a step backward for the women in 
America and those who suffer domestic violence or sexual assault.

                              {time}  0920

  It's really hard to explain why, what eyes are the Republicans 
looking through, that they do not see the folly of their ways on this 
legislation that they are proposing. Not only is it much weaker than 
the Senate bill; it is much weaker than current law. And that is why 
whatever groups you want to name, whether it's 1,300 groups opposed 
from A to Y--we don't have a Z--any groups that have anything to do 
with this matter throughout our country, in every State, oppose the 
Republican legislation that is on the floor today.
  This is what the American Bar Association has stated in its letter to 
Members in opposition to the Republican bill. It says:

       The House substitute eliminates certain critical 
     improvements and actually rolls back some provisions of the 
     law that have been successful.

  So let's understand the difference between these two pieces of 
legislation that are on the floor today. Our bill, again, a reflection 
of the bipartisan bill in the Senate, says to all American women: you 
will be protected. The Republican bill says to the women of America: we 
want to protect America's women, everybody step forward--who is an 
American woman. Not so fast if you're from the immigrant community, if 
you are a Native American, or if you happen to be part of the LGBT 
community.
  It's just not right. America has always been, and our Constitution 
demonstrates, a country of expanding opportunity, protection, and 
diminishing discrimination. And today on the floor of the House, the 
Republican bill discriminates against a woman if she is lesbian or gay 
or whatever, LGBT, a member of that community; discriminates against a 
woman if she lives on a reservation and has been assaulted by someone 
not from the reservation; discriminates against women in terms of their 
immigration status--exactly the women who are the most vulnerable and 
who are in situations where there's a power over them, whether it's 
immigration law or whatever. The most in need of this bill are excluded 
by the Republican--the Republican proposal.
  So this Republican proposal is nothing to be proud of. It must be 
defeated, and its defeat will enable us to bring to the floor the 
Senate's bipartisan, overwhelmingly passed and supported legislation 
which strengthens current law, not weakens it, and expands the 
legislation which was passed.
  It has not been a bipartisan issue. I was here when the bill passed 
before. I saw the great work of Pat Schroeder and of Louise Slaughter, 
who argued so beautifully for this legislation yesterday as the ranking 
Democrat on the Rules Committee. I salute the work of Joe Biden, who 
was really the author. Without Vice President Biden, at that time there 
would not have been a Violence Against Women Act. I am so proud of the 
work of our chairman, a leader on this legislation then and now, 
Chairman John Conyers, former chair of the Judiciary Committee, now-
ranking member. We will be hearing more from him shortly. He has been 
there steady and strong as a champion in the fight to end violence 
against women. Thank you.
  Our legislation today, the Democratic proposal, is really a 
bipartisan proposal from the Senate that is authored and presented by 
Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. Congresswoman Gwen Moore has 
shared her own personal story with us. The strength of her knowledge of 
the issue, whether it's knowledge of the legislation or knowledge of 
the trauma of domestic violence and assault, is something that has 
impressed so many of us. And when we pass this legislation--and we 
will--it will be in large measure because of her leadership, her 
persistence, her wisdom, her knowledge of this issue and the difference 
that every word in the legislation means in the homes of America and 
for women who are at risk.
  Now, who thinks this is a good idea? I don't know. I hear the 
gentlewoman, who commands great respect in this body, describe this 
bill as if it is a good thing. It is not. Why does this take so long? 
It has been over 500 days, Madam Speaker, 500 days, my colleagues, 
since the expiration of the Violence Against Women Act. Last spring, 
almost 1 year ago, April of last year, the Senate, in a bipartisan way, 
passed the Violence Against Women Act--in a bipartisan way.
  Months have gone by with no reauthorization. Congress ended. A new 
Congress came in, and the Senate, once again voted--and again in a 
strong, bipartisan way--for legislation. The House Republicans want to 
be odd man out on this, or odd person out on this, and have a bill that 
weakens current law as well as does not rise to the occasion of 
changing times that the Senate bill does.
  Others of my colleagues will go into more of the specifics of it. 
It's just too much to put into the Record of all of the groups who 
oppose the House bill. It is almost unanimous. The only people who were 
holding out were those who were hopeful that something, that light 
would be shed on this, on the Republican side of the aisle. But this is 
a remarkable day because we have clarity. And between the two proposals 
that are coming forth, one of them has the support of Democrats and 
Republicans in the Senate, Democrats in the House, and the President of 
the United States stands ready to sign it. The other is opposed by 
almost everybody that has anything to do with addressing the challenge 
of violence against women, and we have the documentation to prove that 
without going into the specifics.
  I just want to say how proud I am of Congresswoman Gwen Moore. She 
comes from Wisconsin, and she is a respected leader in the House. She 
has made this, I would say, her life's work. But she has a number of 
things on her agenda. She has made a tremendous difference, not only in 
terms of this legislation, but more importantly in terms of what it 
means, what it means in the lives of America's women--all of America's 
women.
  With that, Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, just to make a couple of 
clarifications, number one, the House, led by the Republicans, passed 
legislation in early May last year to reauthorize the Violence Against 
Women Act and, number two, funding has continued, $599 million.
  At this time, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
North Dakota, Kevin Cramer.
  Mr. CRAMER. Madam Speaker, just under 3 years ago, a 2-year-old 
little boy in Bismarck, North Dakota, watched for half an hour while 
his stepfather beat his mother to death. Today, that little boy is my 
5-year-old son. Kris and I were blessed, and are blessed, to have been 
able to adopt Abel into our family where we work every day to dilute 
the memories of that awful night and many previously to it with new 
memories of love and affection.
  I know the scourge of violence against women personally. It is not an 
abstract concept to my family. It's very real. That is why I support 
and will vote today for the Violence Against Women Act, because I want 
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women safe to be well funded. I want the advocates of change to have 
the resources to turn victims into victors. I want law enforcement 
officers and prosecutors to have the tools to impose justice on behalf 
of my son and other women and children. It is not just theoretical to 
me. It's personal to me.
  While I support the Violence Against Women Act because it is 
personal, I support this amendment because it's principled. Our 
Constitution in its genius guarantees due process--due process--to the 
accused. The concept of ``innocent until proven guilty'' is known as 
the cornerstone of American justice. It is what gives moral authority 
to our system of justice.
  By codifying the language acknowledging ``inherent sovereignty,'' I 
fear we risk giving up the moral high ground for a political slogan 
that does nothing to protect the victims of violence.

                              {time}  0930

  Even if you are willing to rationalize trading justice through due 
process guaranteed in the 5th and 14th Amendments of our Constitution 
we pledged to uphold, please consider the damage we will have done if a 
court overturns this act and its protections because we wanted a good 
political slogan more than a good law.
  Friends, let's vote for the Violence Against Women Act that not only 
protects the vulnerable in our society, but also protects the civil 
liberties upon which our system of justice is built.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Wisconsin, the champion on fighting violence against women, 
Congresswoman Moore.
  Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, as I stand under the ``E Pluribus Unum,'' I 
pray that this body will do as the Senate has done and come together as 
one to protect all women from violence.
  As I think about the LGBT victims that are not here, the native women 
that are not here, the immigrants who are not included in this bill, I 
would say, as Sojourner Truth would say, Ain't they women? They deserve 
protections. And we talk about the constitutional rights. Don't women 
on tribal lands deserve the constitutional right of equal protection 
and not to be raped and battered and beaten and dragged back onto 
native lands because they know they can be raped with impunity? Ain't 
they women?
  Once again we stand at an important moment in history, when the House 
stands poised to choose between the Republican ``alternative'' to the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and the bipartisan, 
comprehensive Senate bill.
  We can choose the real VAWA--which is the Senate bill--that will take 
positive steps towards ensuring the safety of all women. Or we can 
choose the House GOP VAWA bill. Now this bill may look good on the 
surface, bearing the same bill number as the Senate bill. But it is 
really a wolf in sheep's clothing and would exclude victims and weaken 
the strong, bipartisan Senate bill.
  The choice is ours to make, and the choice is clear.
  It pains me to say that House Republicans took the Senate bill, which 
received such a strong bipartisan vote--winning the support of all 
Democrats, all female Senators, and a majority of Republicans--and 
transformed it into something nearly unrecognizable.
  I have been a proud sponsor of the House version of the Senate bill--
H.R. 11--and it has truly been rewarding to work to advance this 
legislation in the House. This bill reflects years upon years of 
analysis and best practices, and input from law enforcement, victims, 
service providers, and many more.
  But beyond the updates that have been recommended by the experts--the 
Senate bill is meaningful to me because of the people it will allow us 
to reach. I know how it feels to survive a traumatic experience and not 
have access to services. It is simply heart-breaking to think that 
every day we delay, there are women, and men, across this country who 
have nowhere to turn.
  The Senate version of the VAWA bill, which we will thankfully have 
the opportunity to consider on the House floor today, would be the one 
that actually offers hope--to: LGBT victims, tribal victims, women on 
college campuses, immigrants, rape survivors waiting for justice, and 
human trafficking victims.
  The Republican alternative, on the other hand, is a shadow of the 
bill these victims need.
  I have a number of concerns about the House alternative. Several of 
the advocacy groups have determined that this legislation rolls back 
existing protections for victims, much like the bill we considered last 
year here in the House.
  But I'm also concerned about the reality that this House bill further 
marginalizes the most vulnerable populations of victims. It amazes me, 
that my Republican colleagues would rather be exclusive than inclusive.
  The House bill removes protections for LGBT victims, who face 
domestic and sexual violence at rates equal to or greater than the rest 
of us, but who often face barriers to receiving services. Are LGBT 
women not worthy of protection?
  The House bill fails to offer meaningful protections for tribal 
victims, though domestic violence in tribal communities is an epidemic. 
Are tribal women not worthy of protection?
  The House bill does not include protections for our students on 
college campuses, though we know that college campuses--which are 
supposed to be the site of learning and transformation and personal 
growth--are all too often the site of horrifying assaults against 
vulnerable young women. Are our young college women students not worthy 
of protection?
  The House bill removes the human trafficking legislation that passed 
with the support of a whopping 93 Senators. Are we unwilling to protect 
our women who are being sold throughout this country and abroad like 
chattel? Are they not worthy of protection?
  The House bill is weaker in almost every way, for every group of 
victims. They even pared down the pieces that have not gained much 
attention, perhaps assuming we wouldn't notice--like the housing 
protections that allow victims of violence to quickly get out of 
dangerous homes and into homes that will keep them safe from further 
abuse and harm.
  Implementing the House GOP VAWA bill would set the plight of women 
and our country as a whole back indefinitely. But we have a choice and 
the right choice would be to support the strong, bipartisan Senate 
version of VAWA--S. 47.
  S. 47, the Senate bill. The Senate bill:
  Renews successful programs such as STOP Grants and Transitional 
Housing Assistance Grants, legal assistance for victims, and many 
others that have helped law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim 
service providers assist women in need and hold perpetrators 
accountable.
  Includes a new focus on sexual assault--due to the ongoing reality of 
inadequate reporting, enforcement, and services for victims--including 
a requirement that STOP grant recipients set aside 20 percent of their 
funds for sexual assault-related programs.
  Includes new tools and best practices for reducing homicide by 
training law enforcement, victims service providers, and court 
personnel to intervene more effectively and quickly when they connect 
with higher-risk victims.
  And, of course, the bill improves protections for immigrant 
survivors, Native American women, and LGBT victims.
  As we have debated this bill over the past year or so, I have felt 
like I was in the Twilight Zone. Some alternate reality, where the 
passage of a bill; a bill that is supposed to protect all women; a bill 
that not too long ago would just seem like common sense; a bill that 
has previously enjoyed broad bipartisan support would be held up and 
watered down for purely partisan reasons. I found myself asking, ``when 
will it end?''
  The answer to that question is that it ends today. Right now. It is 
time to put up or shut up. On behalf of all victims and survivors of 
sexual or domestic assault, I challenge all of my colleagues to make 
the right choice. We all know that the Senate bill is the real 
comprehensive Violence Against Women Legislation that will protect all 
women. And we must vote against the House GOP VAWA and pass the Senate 
version of VAWA now. Women won't wait any longer. Now is the time to 
show the people of this country that we value the lives of all women.

 Why Section 904 of S. 47 Is Constitutional Under the Supreme Court's 
                   Precedent in United States v. Lara


 Based upon Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, S. 
Hrg. 112-489, at 129-34(2011) (responses to questions for the record of 
            Thomas J. Perrelli, Associate Attorney General)

       Section 904 of S. 47, the Senate-passed version of the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, is 
     constitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent in 
     United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193 (2004). In Lara, the 
     Supreme Court addressed a Federal statute providing that 
     Indian tribes' governmental powers include ``the inherent 
     power of Indian tribes, hereby recognized and affirmed, to 
     exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians,'' including 
     Indians who are not members of the prosecuting tribe (i.e., 
     ``nonmember Indians''). Id. at 210 (appendix, quoting the 
     statute). The Court held generally that Congress has the 
     constitutional power to relax restrictions on the exercise of 
     tribes' inherent legal authority, id. at 196, and more 
     specifically that ``the Constitution authorizes Congress to 
     permit tribes, as an exercise of their inherent tribal 
     authority, to prosecute nonmember Indians,'' id. at 210.
       The Senate VAWA reauthorization bill, S. 47, uses language 
     that is nearly identical to the statutory language at issue 
     in Lara: Specifically, Section 904 of the Senate bill 
     provides that a tribe's governmental powers

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     ``include the inherent power of that tribe, which is hereby 
     recognized and affirmed, to exercise special domestic 
     violence criminal jurisdiction over all persons,'' including 
     non-Indians. As Lara strongly suggests, Congress has the 
     constitutional authority to enact this statute.
       The central question raised in Lara was whether Congress 
     has the constitutional power to recognize Indian tribes' 
     ``inherent'' authority to prosecute nonmembers. The Court's 
     conclusion that Congress did indeed have this power under the 
     Federal Constitution rested on six considerations, all of 
     which apply to Section 904 of the Senate bill as well:
       (1) ``the Constitution grants Congress broad general powers 
     to legislate in respect to Indian tribes,'' id. at 200;
       (2) ``Congress, with this Court's approval, has interpreted 
     the Constitution's `plenary' grants of power as authorizing 
     it to enact legislation that both restricts and, in turn, 
     relaxes those restrictions on tribal sovereign authority,'' 
     id. at 202;
       (3) ``Congress' statutory goal--to modify the degree of 
     autonomy enjoyed by a dependent sovereign that is not a 
     State--is not an unusual legislative objective,'' id. at 203;
       (4) there is ``no explicit language in the Constitution 
     suggesting a limitation on Congress' institutional authority 
     to relax restrictions on tribal sovereignty previously 
     imposed by the political branches,'' id. at 204;
       (5) ``the change at issue here is a limited one, . . . 
     [largely concerning] a tribe's authority to control events 
     that occur upon the tribe's own land,'' id.; and
       (6) the Court's ``conclusion that Congress has the power to 
     relax the restrictions imposed by the political branches on 
     the tribes' inherent prosecutorial authority is consistent 
     with [the Supreme Court's] earlier cases,'' id. at 205.
       Each of these six considerations also applies to Section 
     904 of the Senate bill. That is self-evident for the first 
     four of those six considerations.
       As to the fifth consideration, like the statute at issue in 
     Lara, Section 904 of the Senate bill would effectuate only a 
     limited change. Section 904 would touch only those criminal 
     acts that occur in the Indian country of the prosecuting 
     tribe and therefore would not cover off-reservation crimes. 
     Section 904 would affect only those crimes that have Indian 
     victims. Tribal courts could not try cases involving only 
     non-Indians. Unlike the statute at issue in Lara, which 
     covered all types of crimes, Section 904 is narrowly focused 
     on a particular subset of crimes: those involving domestic 
     violence, crimes of dating violence, and criminal violations 
     of protection orders. The term ``domestic violence'' is 
     expressly defined in Section 904 to deal with violence 
     committed by the victim's current or former spouse, by a 
     person with whom the victim shares a child in common, or by a 
     person who is cohabiting or has cohabited with the victim as 
     a spouse. Similarly, Section 904 expressly defines the term 
     ``dating violence'' to mean violence committed by a person 
     who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or 
     intimate nature with the victim, as determined by the length 
     of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the 
     frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the 
     relationship. Likewise, protection orders typically involve 
     spouses or intimate partners.
       In combination, these three features of Section 904--being 
     limited to narrow categories of crimes such as domestic 
     violence and dating violence, the requirement that the crime 
     occurred in the prosecuting tribe's Indian country, and the 
     requirement that the victim be an Indian--will confine 
     prosecutions to conduct that seriously threatens Indians' 
     health and welfare and is committed by persons who, though 
     non-Indian, have entered into consensual relationships with 
     the tribe or its members. The paradigmatic example of a crime 
     covered by Section 904 would be an assault by a non-Indian 
     husband against his Indian wife in their home on the 
     reservation. Section 904 would not cover crimes involving two 
     non-Indians, two strangers, or two persons who lack ties to 
     the Indian tribe.
       Section 904 is also limited in its impact on non-tribal 
     jurisdictions. Under Section 904, tribes would exercise 
     criminal jurisdiction concurrently, not exclusively. The Act 
     would not create or eliminate any Federal or State criminal 
     jurisdiction over Indian country. Nor would it affect the 
     authority of the United States or any State to investigate 
     and prosecute crimes in Indian country.
       In most respects, then, Section 904 of the Senate bill is 
     far narrower than the statute upheld by the Supreme Court in 
     Lara.
       As to the sixth consideration analyzed by the Lara Court, 
     concerning the Supreme Court's precedents, it is noteworthy 
     that in Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 
     (1978), the key precedent here, the Court suggested that 
     Congress has the constitutional authority to recognize and 
     thus restore Indian tribes' inherent power to exercise 
     criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians. Id. at 195 & n.6, 
     210-12. Indeed, the Oliphant Court expressly stated that the 
     increasing sophistication of tribal court systems, the Indian 
     Civil Rights Act's protection of defendants' procedural 
     rights, and the prevalence of non-Indian crime in Indian 
     country are all ``considerations for Congress to weigh in 
     deciding whether Indian tribes should finally be authorized 
     to try non-Indians.'' Id. at 212.
       As the Lara Court explained, the Oliphant decision ``did 
     not set forth constitutional limits that prohibit Congress 
     from changing the relevant legal circumstances, i.e., from 
     taking actions that modify or adjust the tribes' status.'' 
     Lara, 541 U.S. at 205 (citing Oliphant, 435 U.S. at 209-10). 
     Oliphant ``make[s] clear that the Constitution does not 
     dictate the metes and bounds of tribal autonomy,'' and the 
     Federal courts should not ``second-guess the political 
     branches' own determinations'' about those metes and bounds. 
     Id. In short, under both Oliphant and Lara, it is 
     constitutional for ``Congress to change 'judicially made' 
     federal Indian law through [the] kind of legislation'' that 
     the Senate is currently considering. Id. at 207.
       After analyzing the six considerations listed above and 
     concluding that Congress can recognize tribes' inherent 
     authority to prosecute nonmembers, the Court responded to 
     three ancillary arguments that Mr. Lara had raised. Each of 
     those arguments is also well addressed by Section 904 of the 
     Senate bill.
       First, Mr. Lara argued that the Indian Civil Rights Act 
     does not protect an indigent defendant's constitutional right 
     to appointed counsel in cases imposing a term of 
     imprisonment. Id. at 207. But under the Senate bill, in any 
     case in which a term of imprisonment of any length may be 
     imposed, the tribe must provide to an indigent defendant--at 
     the tribe's expense--the effective assistance of a licensed 
     defense attorney at least equal to that guaranteed by the 
     United States Constitution.
       Second, Mr. Lara argued that the statute at issue there 
     made ``all Indians'' subject to tribal prosecution while 
     excluding all non-Indians, which he claimed violated the 
     Equal Protection Clause. The Court did not address the 
     argument because it would not have altered the outcome of Mr. 
     Lara's case. But in any event, no such argument could be made 
     against Section 904 of the Senate bill, because Section 904 
     recognizes tribes' ``inherent power . . . to exercise special 
     domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over all persons'' 
     (emphasis added). So the plain text of this legislation, 
     unlike the statute at issue in Lara, does not distinguish 
     nonmember Indians from non-Indians.
       Third, Mr. Lara argued that United States citizens cannot 
     be tried and convicted by a political body that does not 
     include them unless the citizens are provided all Federal 
     constitutional safeguards. This, too, is addressed in the 
     Senate bill. Under Section 904, a non-Indian citizen of the 
     United States would effectively have at least the same rights 
     in tribal court that he would have in state court. For 
     example, in any case involving imprisonment, the following 
     rights would all be protected:
       The right not to be deprived of liberty or property without 
     due process of law.
       The right to the equal protection of the tribe's laws.
       The right against unreasonable search and seizures.
       The right not to be twice put in jeopardy for the same 
     tribal offense.
       The right not to be compelled to testify against oneself in 
     a criminal case.
       The right to a speedy and public trial.
       The right to a trial by a jury of not fewer than six 
     persons.
       The right to a trial by an impartial jury that is drawn 
     from sources that reflect a fair cross-section of the 
     community and do not systematically exclude any distinctive 
     group in the community, including non-Indians.
       The right to be informed of the nature and cause of the 
     accusation in a criminal case.
       The right to be confronted with adverse witnesses.
       The right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in 
     one's favor.
       The right to have the assistance of defense counsel.
       The right to effective assistance of counsel at least equal 
     to that guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
       The right of an indigent defendant to the assistance of a 
     licensed defense attorney at the tribe's expense.
       The right to be tried before a judge with sufficient legal 
     training and who is licensed to practice law.
       The rights against excessive bail, excessive fines, and 
     cruel and unusual punishments.
       The right to access the tribe's criminal laws, rules of 
     evidence, and rules of criminal procedure.
       The right to an audio or other recording of the trial 
     proceeding and a record of other criminal proceedings.
       The right to petition a Federal court for a writ of habeas 
     corpus, to challenge the legality of one's detention by the 
     tribe.
       The right to petition a Federal court to be released 
     pending resolution of the habeas corpus petition.
       Finally, one last constitutional concern was aired in Lara, 
     although it was not discussed in the Court's majority 
     opinion. Writing only for himself, Justice Kennedy suggested 
     that the Constitution's structure, based as it is on ``a 
     theory of original, and continuing, consent of the 
     governed,'' forbids a tribe from prosecuting any U.S. citizen 
     who never consented to be subjected to the tribe's 
     jurisdiction. Lara, 541 U.S. at 212 (Kennedy, J., concurring 
     in the judgment). Of course, the majority of the Court in 
     Lara--including Chief Justice Rehnquist, who wrote the 
     Court's opinion in Oliphant--implicitly rejected Justice 
     Kennedy's view, since Mr. Lara himself was a U.S. citizen who 
     had never consented to be subjected to the jurisdiction of 
     the tribe that prosecuted him. Id.
       Moreover, the majority correctly rejected Justice Kennedy's 
     originalist argument because most treaties that the United 
     States

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     entered into with Indian tribes between 1785 and 1795--that 
     is, both immediately before and immediately after the 
     drafting and ratification of the Constitution--expressly 
     provided for tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians 
     residing in Indian country. For example, the very first 
     Indian treaty ratified by the United States Senate under the 
     Federal Constitution--the 1789 Treaty with the Wyandot, 
     Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Sac Nations--
     provided that, ``[i]f any person or persons, citizens or 
     subjects of the United States, or any other person not being 
     an Indian, shall presume to settle upon the lands confirmed 
     to the said [Indian tribal] nations, he and they shall be out 
     of the protection of the United States; and the said nations 
     may punish him or them in such manner as they see fit'' 
     (emphasis added). Similar language appeared in the last 
     Indian treaty ratified before the Constitutional Convention--
     the 1786 Treaty with the Shawnee Nation. It is difficult, 
     then, to say that allowing non-Indian citizens of the United 
     States to be tried and punished by Indian tribes for crimes 
     committed in Indian country is somehow contrary to the 
     Framers' understanding of the Constitution's design. Thus, 
     the Lara Court's holding that Indian tribes' status as 
     domestic dependent nations does not prevent Congress from 
     recognizing their inherent authority to prosecute nonmembers 
     is solidly grounded in our constitutional history. And with 
     Congress's express authorization, an Indian tribe can 
     prosecute a non-Indian U.S. citizen, regardless of whether he 
     has consented to the tribe's jurisdiction.
       It is important to note that while the elements of Section 
     904 discussed above are more than sufficient to address the 
     considerations raised by the Lara Court, we do not mean to 
     suggest that each of these elements is required in order to 
     address these considerations.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Pat Meehan, a champion in prosecuting 
those in domestic violence situations.
  Mr. MEEHAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to encourage my colleagues from 
both sides of the aisle to put aside this rhetoric and to find a way to 
work together to pass the Violence Against Women Act, to move this 
important legislation forward in a way in which we can reach a 
resolution.
  I come to this as a former prosecutor who has seen firsthand the 
implications. I come to give a voice to people who do not have an 
opportunity to speak for themselves. Because one of the things that we 
realize is that a woman will be victimized 12 times, beaten 12 times 
before she has the courage to come forward to speak to somebody who 
needs to be there, to be able to help give them a sense of comfort and 
dignity to be able to retain control over the circumstances. The 
Violence Against Women Act enables the kinds of resources to be there 
to have the trained personnel who can make a difference.
  I had a chance to visit SANE nurses, who work in emergency wards, 
giving victims of rape the dignity to be able to have an examination in 
the privacy of a room, as opposed to being violated a second time out 
in a public space in an emergency ward, to reduce the time they have to 
spend for that examination from 13 hours after a rape to 2 hours, to be 
able to collect the evidence and to help that victim to be able to make 
their case if they so choose in court.
  I have had a chance to work with victims of violence on college 
campuses--one in four women who have, in college campuses, reported 
that they have been victims of rape or attempted rape.
  So, unquestionably, we must find a way to pass the Violence Against 
Women Act in the same way we must reduce the rhetoric and the 
misrepresentations and the shamefulness representations on both sides 
about the good intentions to try to do this. There are differences of 
opinion in small areas. We must find a way to get over those. I rise 
today to make sure that we give a voice to those victims, to work 
together to find a way to pass the Violence Against Women Act.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Washington State, Congresswoman DelBene.
  Ms. DelBENE. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of S. 47, the Senate-
passed version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. I 
want to thank the Speaker for bringing this bill to the floor for 
debate.
  In a time when we must resolve some real disagreements on how to move 
our country forward, I'm pleased that we're taking this important step 
towards the shared goal of reauthorizing the landmark Violence Against 
Women Act. However, I cannot support the House substitute amendment, 
because it fails to include critical improvements passed by a large 
bipartisan margin in the Senate that would strengthen our efforts to 
combat violence against women.
  I'm particularly disappointed that this amendment omits provisions 
that would enable tribes to address domestic violence in Indian 
country. This is an issue that's critical in my district. The Lummi 
Nation, for example, which I visited just last week in Bellingham, 
Washington, has seen significant increases in violence against women 
over the past several years. The House substitute would continue to 
allow for disparate treatment of Indian and non-Indian offenders, while 
the bipartisan Senate bill includes key provisions that fill this legal 
gap.
  There are many other ways in which the House substitute amendment 
unfortunately falls short.
  For these reasons, I urge my colleagues to oppose the substitute 
amendment and support the Senate-passed reauthorization bill.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes 
to the gentlelady from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito).
  Mrs. CAPITO. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to support the reauthorization of VAWA, 
Violence Against Women Act. This is extremely important.
  I was a past president of a YWCA that has a domestic violence shelter 
in my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. I have witnessed firsthand 
the good work that they do and that other statewide advocates do in 
this area of sexual assault and violence against women, and I realize 
that this is way long overdue and necessary. In West Virginia, every 9 
minutes a call is made about our domestic violence on the domestic 
violence hotline.
  I'm really here, too, to talk about an incident that we never want to 
see happen again, and that's a little boy named Jahlil Clements, who 
was from my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. He was in a car with 
his mother and his mother's boyfriend, and his mother's boyfriend began 
beating his mother. And he got so afraid, and the car stopped on the 
interstate, that Jahlil got out of that car and started running across 
the interstate to get help for his mother. He was hit and killed in the 
interstate because he was witnessing firsthand one of the most horrible 
acts of domestic violence. His mother was in danger and he wanted to 
help her.
  If we don't intervene, if we don't find help, if we don't end this 
cycle of violence for the Jahlil Clements of this country, we're doing 
a great disservice to our country. So I'm going to vote ``no'' on the 
House bill and ``yes'' on the Senate bill for Jahlil Clements and all 
the Jahlil Clements throughout this great country.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Mr. Becerra of California.
  Mr. BECERRA. I thank the leader for yielding.
  My friends, every single day in America, three women die at the hands 
of domestic violence. Yet this Congress allowed the Violence Against 
Women Act to expire more than 500 days ago, every one of those 500 days 
three women dying at the hands of domestic violence.
  There's been a balanced bipartisan solution passed in the Senate by a 
vote of 68-31 that has been sitting on the table for almost a year to 
reenact the Violence Against Women Act. The failure or reluctance of 
this House to do its work for the American people seems to have now 
become business as usual. This should not be the new normal.
  The 113th Congress has now been in session for 56 days in 2013, and 
it is only now that a debate on an up or down vote on the bipartisan 
Senate bill will have an opportunity to be had.
  Every woman in America deserves a clean bill to come before them to 
reenact the Violence Against Women Act, and those three women in 
America who today desperately seek to beat the odds and live to see 
another day deserve a vote. We must defeat the Republican substitute 
amendment and pass the Senate bipartisan bill.

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  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from California, Congressman Bera, a physician and a new 
Member of Congress.
  Mr. BERA of California. Today, I rise as a doctor to talk about the 
patients that I've taken care of who have suffered as victims of 
domestic violence.
  As doctors, we don't choose to treat one patient or another patient. 
We choose to take care of every patient who presents, and as Members of 
Congress--as Americans--we don't choose to protect one woman and not 
protect another. We choose to protect all women in America. That is who 
we are as a Nation. I urge this body to reject the House version of 
this bill and to pass the bipartisan Senate version, which is a 
reflection of who we are in America and our values.
  As the father of a daughter, this is personal. I want my daughter to 
grow up in a country in which we value and respect every woman 
regardless of her background, ethnicity, creed. This is personal. Let's 
do the right thing. I urge this body to do the right thing today--pass 
the Senate's version of the Violence Against Women Act.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a 
champion on protecting women and protecting them from violence, 
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Violence is violence is violence, and women are women 
are women.
  For the second year in a row, the Republicans have advanced 
legislation that not only excludes additional protections for battered 
immigrant women and battered tribal women and battered gay women, 
protections which are included in the bipartisan Senate bill, but 
they've advanced a bill that actually rolls back essential protections 
that are already the law of the land.
  We have heard from law enforcement, victims, and victim service 
providers on the need to pass the improvements included in the 
bipartisan Senate bill. Last week, more than 1,300 organizations which 
represent and support millions of victims nationwide joined together 
and said to bring the Senate bill to the House floor for ``a vote as 
speedily as possible.''
  We need to pass the Senate-passed legislation so that victims of 
domestic and sexual violence don't have to wait a minute longer.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I would like to remind the body 
that the House amendment actually increases protections for everyone. 
No protection is denied.
  At this time, I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from 
Indiana (Mrs. Walorski).
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge the passage of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2013.
  Let me just start off by saying that I support this bill because it 
is the right thing to do. I am committed to ending violence against all 
women. This bill takes the necessary steps to protect the rights of all 
of our mothers, our daughters, and wives.
  The statistics are appalling. It's reported that, in the United 
States alone, more than 24 people each minute are victims of some sort 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
That equals more than 12 million individuals each year. These types of 
crimes happen to individuals from all walks of life. No gender, race, 
ethnicity or socioeconomic status is immune. This bill provides 
protection for everyone who may become victim to sexual and domestic 
violence.
  I support this bill because it implements new accountability 
standards that make programs more effective. These reforms prevent 
taxpayer dollars from being wasted. They ensure that more money is 
being used to assist victims and to reduce the amount of violence that 
happens against women. By limiting the amount of money that can be 
spent on salaries and administrative costs, this bill provides greater 
protections for women by maximizing the amount of funding that goes 
directly to the victims. It is time for us to do the right thing and 
pass this bill.
  A constituent of mine from South Bend, Indiana, recently wrote my 
office. She said:

       As a woman who has experienced domestic violence and 
     stalking in my own home, and as a physician who has cared for 
     persons affected by domestic violence, I see this as an 
     important tool to improve the quality of life in our Nation.

  I urge the Members of this Chamber, both Republican and Democrat, to 
do the right thing and pass this bill today.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Florida, a freshman Member, Congresswoman Frankel.
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. I rise in opposition to the House substitute 
amendment to S. 47, and I urge the support of the bipartisan Violence 
Against Women Act sent over by the Senate.

  I do so on behalf of women like Olga, who, on her wedding day, 
thought she had entered a dream marriage for herself and her two small 
children from a previous relationship. The marriage turned into a 
nightmare when her husband became insulting, aggressive, controlling--
like a stranger--imprisoning Olga and her children in their own home 
and not even allowing the children to go to school. Olga fled to south 
Florida, and was nurtured back to emotional and financial health by an 
organization in my home area called Women in Distress.
  The Senate's reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will 
save even more lives across America, lives like Olga's and like those 
of all women who have been abused by their spouses or partners.
  So, today, colleagues, let's stand up for our mothers, our sisters, 
and our daughters. Let's pass the bipartisan Senate bill.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Massachusetts, Congressman Keating, a former prosecutor 
and a champion on fighting for the safety of America's women.
  (Mr. KEATING asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I was a DA for 12 years. I solicited and 
actually used these funds.
  We talk about issues. As people see issues, I see faces. I see the 
faces of innocent women who are victims, and I see the faces of the 
perpetrators, themselves--the rapists, the batterers, the abusers--who 
sought to isolate these victims, to strip them away from their friends, 
their families, social service agencies, law enforcement.
  I used these funds to create a lifeline for these victims, breaking 
down walls that exist in terms of people who spoke a different 
language, had a different culture, had a different nationality. This 
amendment creates walls, creates these barriers, that make the victims 
more vulnerable, and it strengthens the hands of the perpetrators.
  Please, all of you, join me in voting against this amendment, and 
then let's all join together with a piece of legislation that does not 
punish the victim but that puts perpetrators where they belong--behind 
bars.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to another 
champion on protecting women, the gentleman from Washington State (Mr. 
Larsen).
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. I rise today in support of the bipartisan 
Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act that we will vote on.
  We wouldn't be here today without the courage of victims from all of 
our communities--women and men who are rich and poor, immigrant, Native 
American, folks from the LGBT community--all of whom spoke out about 
their experiences. Domestic violence does not discriminate, and with 
this bill domestic violence protection will no longer discriminate. 
This bill improves protections for immigrants, for Native Americans, 
for members of the LGBT community.
  In my district, Tulalip Tribes Vice Chair Deborah Parker has 
explained why these protections are so critical. She told me that, for 
far too long, Native American women have lacked serious protections on 
their reservations. This bill will make it easier for them to seek 
justice, and it also includes important amendments to improve the 
enforcement of the International Broker Regulation Act, a law that I 
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  Those amendments strengthen protections Congress put in place for 
immigrant women like Anastasia King, who was murdered in my district by 
her husband in 2000.
  So I urge my colleagues to oppose the House VAWA substitute and to 
pass S. 47.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, may I respectfully request the state of 
the clock.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 22 
minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Washington has 20\3/4\ 
minutes remaining.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Mrs. Capps), a Member of Congress who has been a champion 
on this issue for a very long time, a health professional in her own 
right before coming to Congress.
  Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I thank my leader for yielding, and I rise 
today in opposition to the Republican amendment that would undermine 
key provisions in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, and 
to urge strong support for the underlying Senate bill which protects 
our young people on our school campuses.
  VAWA is a vital program addressing violence against women 
holistically: through prevention programs, survivor supports, and 
provisions to hold perpetrators accountable. But it is also a symbol 
that relationship violence and sexual assault is real and that it's 
unacceptable. It has been a symbol in this Congress that we can put 
aside our differences and come together to do what is right for 
violence victims and survivors. And as we saw in the Senate--and we 
will hopefully see it here in the House--this is still true.
  Our daughters, sisters, and mothers, no matter where they are, 
including on our school campuses, deserve to live without fear of 
abuse, and we cannot delay their safety any longer. I urge my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the Senate bill.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute 
to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan).
  Mr. RUNYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to speak in favor of 
S. 47, the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act. I want to 
thank Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor for their leadership in 
bringing this important bill to the floor.
  The bottom line is that VAWA programs help save lives in New Jersey 
and across America. We need to expand the current success of VAWA so 
that we can help even more women escape the nightmare of domestic 
violence.
  While we are long overdue in passing this bill, I'm glad we are here 
today, and I urge my colleagues to support S. 47.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to 
Congresswoman Kirkpatrick of Arizona who has again every day, every 
step of the way, been helpful in protecting all women, especially those 
on reservations.
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I was born and raised on the White 
Mountain Apache Nation. The necklace I wear today was made by an Apache 
woman. I've seen firsthand the troubles and hardships that our tribes 
experience. Now I represent 12 Native American tribes, and I'm here 
standing on the floor of Congress to give them a voice.
  Our Native American women, who need resources and protection, face 
great hardships. They often live in very remote areas. Unfortunately, 
Native American women are two-and-a-half times more likely to be 
assaulted in their lifetimes than other women.
  As a prosecutor, I also saw firsthand the need to protect those who 
are vulnerable. That's why I have pushed so hard for the bipartisan 
Senate-passed version of this legislation. This legislation strengthens 
protections for Native American women and so many others.
  My district needs this legislation. I urge my colleagues from both 
sides to come together and pass the Senate version of the Violence 
Against Women Act today.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from California, Congresswoman Lee.
  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, first let me thank Leader 
Pelosi and Congresswoman Gwen Moore for their tremendous leadership to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
  Today we have an opportunity to really stand up for tribal women, for 
the LGBT community, for immigrant women, for women all across the 
United States and to finally pass the strongly bipartisan Senate 
version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. We should 
have done this a long time ago. After much grandstanding, feet 
dragging, and shameful politicking over protecting the right for all 
women to feel safe in their homes and workplaces, I hope today that 
finally we can come together to say that violence against any woman is 
never an option.

  When I was in the California Legislature, I authored the Violence 
Against Women Act for the State of California, and it was signed into 
law by a Republican Governor. It was, indeed, a bipartisan effort.
  As someone who understands domestic violence on a deeply personal 
level, I know how traumatic it is, and I know the strong and consistent 
support system needed to emerge as a survivor. That is what the 
Senate's VAWA reauthorization will accomplish for all women--and I 
don't mean for some women; I mean for all women. So I urge Members to 
vote ``no'' on the amendment and ``yes'' on the underlying bill.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute 
to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the champion on our side 
of the aisle for the reauthorization of this important legislation, our 
majority leader.
  Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlelady and congratulate 
her on her leadership on this issue. As chairwoman of our conference, 
as a strong advocate for families, for women, for children in our 
conference, I salute her in her efforts to improve the ability for 
individuals, women, who are subject to domestic abuse to get the relief 
that they need. And in that spirit today, Madam Speaker, I come to the 
floor in support of the substitute amendment that we are offering 
today.
  Today, Madam Speaker, a mother and her daughter will go to a shelter 
seeking safe harbor because they are scared. Another young woman will 
walk into a hospital emergency room seeking treatment from sexual 
assault. In some cases, women will wait to report such violent crimes 
because they don't feel there is a support system in place to help 
them.
  Our goal in strengthening the Violence Against Women Act is simple: 
we want to help all women who are faced with violent, abusive, and 
dangerous situations. We want to make sure that all women are safe and 
have access to the resources they need to protect themselves, their 
children, and their families. We want them to know that somebody is 
there and willing to help. And we want them to know that those who 
commit these horrendous crimes will be punished and not let go. Madam 
Speaker, that's why we feel so strongly about providing the proper 
support system and needed relief to thousands of victims and survivors 
so that they can get on with their lives.
  For the past several months, we've worked hard in this House to build 
consensus and to put together the strongest bill possible to improve on 
that which came from the Senate. Today, I encourage my colleagues to 
support the House amendment to the Violence Against Women Act in order 
to end violence against all people, against all women, and prosecute 
offenders to the fullest extent of the law.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), who has been a champion for 
ending violence against women for all women in America.
  Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico. Madam Speaker, last Congress it was 
with great disappointment that, for the first time since the Violence 
Against Women Act was signed into law in 1994, House Republicans failed 
to give us a vote and Congress failed to reauthorize this important 
legislation that has reduced domestic abuse and provided victims of 
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  The effort to reauthorize VAWA failed, despite overwhelming 
bipartisan support in the Senate, because House Republicans stripped 
the bill of critical provisions to help women, especially Native 
American women. Sadly, we are seeing this effort repeated on the floor 
today.
  Once again, House Republicans are trying to weaken a bill that passed 
by a vote of 78-22 in the Senate in order to deny Native American women 
important protections. Sovereignty is not a bargaining chip. The 
Republican substitute is an attack on Native American women and does 
not respect sovereignty.
  Studies have found that three out of five American Indian women will 
experience domestic violence; yet the Republican substitute makes it 
harder to prosecute abusers and is full of loopholes.
  I urge my Republican colleagues to drop their opposition to the 
Senate bill and pass legislation that gives all women, including Native 
American women, vital protections against abuse.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes 
to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).
  Mr. DENT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 47, the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which passed the 
Senate with a strong bipartisan majority. I do support that underlying 
bill.
  The programs funded under this landmark legislation have proven 
effective over the past two decades in achieving real and meaningful 
reductions in domestic violence. Victims' advocates in my district and 
around the country rely on funding made available through VAWA for 
training programs, rape prevention and education, battered women's 
shelters, support for runaways, and community programs directed at 
ending the cycle of domestic violence.
  In my home State, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape currently 
operates 50 rape crisis centers that provide services to victims of 
sexual violence. These centers also utilize public awareness campaigns 
and prevention education to combat the root causes of sexual assault. 
Essential institutions such as these are counting on us in this body to 
ensure that VAWA funds remain available to support their often 
lifesaving work.
  I am proud to serve as a board member of the Crime Victims Council of 
the Lehigh Valley. This private, nonprofit organization provides free, 
confidential assistance to victims of violent crime and their 
significant others to help them cope with the traumatic aftermath of 
victimization.
  Another outstanding institution in my district is Turning Point of 
Lehigh Valley, which maintains a 24-hour help line that serves as a 
constant resource for victims and their loved ones. Turning Point 
offers empowerment counseling, safe houses, court advocacy, prevention 
programs, and transitional assistance to ease former abuse victims into 
independent life. Our community depends on these organizations, and 
these organizations depend on VAWA.
  VAWA is also improving law enforcement's response to domestic 
violence. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 
conducted an evaluation of VAWA's Services Training for Officers and 
Prosecutors program, commonly called STOP grants. This program is 
designed to promote an enhanced approach to improve the criminal 
justice system's handling of violent crimes against women.
  The final report indicated that police with STOP training are more 
likely to work in concert with professional victims' advocates. Court 
personnel, including prosecutors and judges, are demonstrating a 
heightened level of sensitivity towards victims of abuse.
  Finally, the strategy of employing dedicated personnel to follow 
these crimes from beginning to end has resulted in improved arrest 
policies, investigations, prosecutions, hearings and follow-up. This 
study demonstrates the positive effect that STOP grants have had across 
the board in Pennsylvania's criminal justice system where domestic 
violence is concerned.
  VAWA has substantially improved our Nation's ability to combat 
violent crime and protect its victims, providing a strong safety net 
for women and children across the United States. According to the FBI, 
incidents of rape have dropped by nearly 20 percent from the law's 
enactment in 1994 through 2011. The rate of intimate partner violence 
has declined by 64 percent over that same period.
  However, much work remains to be done. The CDC estimates that 1 in 4 
women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an 
intimate partner at some point in their lifetime.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I yield an additional minute to the gentleman.
  Mr. DENT. Congress must reauthorize VAWA to prevent more innocent 
Americans from becoming victims and to provide critical services for 
those who do.
  Further delaying this crucial legislation does this Congress no 
credit and leaves State and local service providers facing uncertainty 
about their ability to continue protecting some of the most vulnerable 
members of our society.
  The Senate voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act with a 
strong bipartisan majority, and I would strongly encourage the House of 
Representatives to do the same, to support that underlying bill. Voting 
``yes'' on the underlying bill will move the reauthorizing legislation 
to the President's desk immediately. It's the right thing to do, and 
it's about time we do it.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to recognize our 
distinguished Democratic whip of the House, Mr. Hoyer. He was there in 
the nineties when we worked to pass this legislation on the 
Appropriations Committee. He and Rosa DeLauro and Congresswoman Nita 
Lowey and I worked to fund the Violence Against Women Act. He's been 
there on this issue for a long time. I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to 
the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate the leader for her 
efforts in getting us to this point.
  Today, after 2 months, I think we're going to do something very 
positive, and we're going to do it in a bipartisan way, and I think 
that's excellent. I think America will be advantaged. Every American--
women, yes--but every American will be advantaged.
  House Democrats support the fully inclusive reauthorization of the 
Violence Against Women Act which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote 
of 78-22, as has been referenced. A majority of Republican Senators, 
and all Republican women Senators, voted in favor.
  That bill represents a compromise, and I urge my colleagues to defeat 
the partisan, Republican-amended version so we can pass the Senate 
bill. I voted for the rule, which allows us that opportunity. Let us 
take it.
  The changes House Republicans made in their version significantly 
weaken its provisions--and I want to say some Republicans. I want to 
make that clear. It's not all--aimed at protecting victims of domestic 
violence and empowering law enforcement to keep our people safe from 
these crimes.
  The House Republican bill omits critical protections for Native 
Americans, for LGBT Americans, and for immigrants.
  Furthermore, the House Republican bill removes protections for 
students on campus, victims of human trafficking, and those who've 
experienced rape or stalking.
  Why? Why not protect everybody, all Americans?
  When we fail to protect all victims, abusers can get away with the 
abuse and repeat it.
  Madam Speaker, Congress ought not to be playing games with women's 
lives and with the lives of all who suffer from domestic violence. We 
owe it to the victims, their families, victims' advocates, law 
enforcement and prosecutors to make sure the protections of the 
Violence Against Women Act work and can meet the challenges we face 
today.
  That's why we should defeat the weaker House Republican alternative 
and, instead, pass the fully inclusive version passed by Senate 
Democrats and Republicans. I expect it to be a bipartisan vote. It is a 
good day for America.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, just to clarify, on the House

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substitute that we'll be considering a little later, it ensures that 
money goes to victims by increasing accountability. It ensures and 
guarantees that grants to combat sexual assault are distributed 
equitably. It improves the ability for law enforcement to prosecute 
abusers. It better protects Indian women from domestic violence, and it 
safeguards constitutional rights to ensure justice for victims.
  At this time I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), our policy chairman.
  Mr. LANKFORD. Madam Speaker, I do want to stand in support of the 
House proposal today on protecting women across this Nation. This is 
something that protects all women. I know there's been some interesting 
accusations that we're trying to exclude people. This is for all women 
in all places.
  As a dad of two daughters, I get this. I understand this. My two 
daughters were on this House floor not very many weeks ago getting a 
chance to visit and to be here and to be a part of this process and to 
meet some of the great ladies on both sides of the aisle, but to also 
get a chance to interact with people and to see how laws are made. And 
I want them to know, in the days ahead, laws here that are done are for 
every person and that we stand for every family.
  This is a family issue. This is a women's issue. This is also a State 
legal issue. It's a community issue, and it's also a national issue 
that is right that we deal with today.
  I want to encourage organizations in Oklahoma City like the YWCA that 
have a simple theme of eliminating racism, empowering women; and they 
work every single day to be able to help women that are in situations 
that they have got to escape out of.

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  I also want to stand up for the 39 tribes in Oklahoma. I've met with 
some of the tribal leaders. The House version does three simple things 
on it. For my constituents, I want them to know that if there's 
domestic violence that occurs--and the House version assures this--if 
they live in Indian country, if they work in Indian country, if they're 
married or dating someone from Indian country, this law clearly 
protects them in that. All of section 900 I would encourage people to 
read and go through the details of how we stand beside the tribes and 
those that are in and around Indian country.
  There needs to be prosecution, there needs to be protection. But most 
of all, we need to stand beside every single family and every single 
woman in this Nation to do what is right.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I want to inform the gentleman that the 
YWCA USA supports the bipartisan Senate bill that we are urging Members 
to support and reject the House bill.
  I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Quigley), who came to Congress fully committed to passing this 
legislation.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Well, if this is for all and this is for everybody, why 
attempt to strip out essential protections for immigrants, tribal, and 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender victims? Do they not feel the 
same pain?
  Once again, we have to stand up and fight for equal protections for 
all victims. The Senate seems to get what this body does not: we are 
all in this together.
  These victims are not nameless, faceless members of some group of 
``others.'' They are our friends, our neighbors, our family members. We 
are a Nation built on justice, fairness, and equal protection. We are 
all stronger when we uphold these ideals and protect the most 
vulnerable among us. The Senate-passed VAWA embodies these principles 
and protects all victims. We should pass it today.
  Ms. McMORRIS RODGERS. I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to a former 
prosecutor, the gentlelady from Indiana, Susan Brooks.
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. I rise in support of VAWA.
  Yelling. Name calling. Black eyes. Bruises. Belts. Broken bottles. 
Children scared and crying in the corners, crying for it to stop. The 
lies and coverups to friends and family. A family out of control. And 
then the abuser gains the control and says, ``I'm sorry,'' ``I love 
you,'' ``I won't do it again,'' ``I'll change.'' So the victim stays 
again and again and again, year after year.

  The cycle of violence goes on from generation to generation, just 
like Brittany from Tipton County, Indiana, abused by her drug-addicted 
mother and married a man also the victim of severe child abuse. After 
they married, the cycle of violence continues. Brittany's husband 
verbally and physically abused her while their children watched. She is 
in every one of our districts, whether you're in a poor family or a 
rich family, whether you're in the city, in the country, or on the 
farm. We as Members of Congress have the power and the control to 
change her life.
  When Brittany finally took control and made the call, it was VAWA 
funds that made sure that the cops that responded recognized it. And 
I've done those ride-alongs, and they are the most dangerous calls cops 
can make. When VAWA funds are involved, they keep shelters and 
transitional housing open so those victims have a safe place to stay. 
When VAWA has funds, it trains sexual assault nurses who help those 
victims through the humiliating exams they have to endure that are so 
important so we have the evidence to put the abusers behind bars.
  When VAWA funds are involved, we have advocates in prosecutors 
offices and in courtrooms who are trained to help them through the 
painful, long, difficult court process. And when VAWA funds are 
involved, we have counseling services needed for the victims and their 
families to heal. VAWA gives victims a fighting chance to gain control 
of their lives. If VAWA doesn't pass, in my district Alternatives, Inc. 
will have to lay off two of their five victim advocates, shut down one 
of their offices and won't be able to serve the 700 victims in rural 
counties that they served last year.
  VAWA is a program that works. It's one of those Federal Government 
programs that works. This bill is not a perfect bill. No bill that 
Congress passes is perfect. But I will tell you the victims being 
attacked can't wait for perfect. The three women and the one man who 
die every day at the hands of their intimate partners cannot wait for 
perfect.
  I'm a freshman, and I'm asked all the time, Isn't there anything that 
Congress can agree on and get behind? I think we need to show the 
American people we can give control back to the women, men, and 
children who are subjected to the horrors of violence at the hands of 
someone who supposedly loves them. This shouldn't be about politics and 
fighting and about political party control. In my short time in 
Congress, I've seen too often that we lose sight of the people that we 
are here to protect and to serve. And it is about control. That's what 
their lives are about.
  I urge every Member to think of the victims. Take those statistics 
and replace them with the Brittanys in your district. Take control away 
from the abusers, provide it back to the victims with the control they 
need. Can't we be the voice that they don't have? We as Members of 
Congress have the ability to give control back to the victims, to give 
control to the cops, to give control to the sexual assault nurses, to 
give control to the victim advocates, to give some to the shelters and 
to the counselors. I'm asking this Congress to show the American people 
that we care. I do.
  Please pass this bill.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I have listened attentively to some of the 
comments made by those who support the House version of VAWA and they 
use words like ``all women,'' as the distinguished majority leader 
said. Not true in the Republican bill. Not all women if you're gay, if 
you are from the immigrant community, or if you happen to be living on 
a reservation.
  I hear the appeal from a freshman Member, very eloquently stated, 
``Why can't we work together and put partisanship aside?'' That's 
exactly what the Senate did, 78-22. A majority of the Republicans in 
the Senate voted for the far superior bill.
  We've never had a perfect bill, you're absolutely right. But we have 
a far superior bill that expands protections, as opposed to the House 
bill which not only is not as good as the Senate bill, it diminishes 
protections already in the law.
  I heard the gentlelady talk eloquently about the money and where it 
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sequestration, $20 million, according to a new estimate from the 
Justice Department, will be cut from the Violence Against Women 
account. That means approximately 35,927 victims of violence would not 
have access to lifesaving services and resources.
  So the fact is people have come together on the Senate bill. The 
House agrees with their bipartisan position. The President stands ready 
to sign it. It's just the House Republicans that are odd people out on 
this.
  It's hard to understand why you think ``some'' equals ``all.'' It 
doesn't. And that's why it's really important to reject the House 
version and support the Senate version.
  I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Swalwell), a Member of our freshman class.
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Preventing violence against women means 
preventing violence against all women, especially those from the LGBT 
community, especially those from the immigrant community, and I'm here 
to support the bipartisan Senate bill that was passed and to oppose the 
House amendment.
  I was a prosecutor in Alameda County for 7 years. I worked day in and 
day out with women who came in as violence victims, people who had been 
battered. And it's only because of the Violence Against Women funding 
that we had in our office that allowed our victim advocates to provide 
them with the emotional and physical services that they needed that we 
could even begin to put them on the track of healing. Only because of 
this funding.
  So right now it is incumbent upon us to make sure that this funding 
is available, as we move forward, to all women--all women. Violence 
against all women must be protected against, and we must have funding 
that shows that we will go aggressively after their abusers and support 
our law enforcement and their efforts to do that.

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  Today's bipartisan bill gives us an opportunity to show that this 
House can do big things when we work together.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I would just ask my colleagues 
on the other side of the aisle to please point to anywhere in the House 
bill that coverage for anyone is denied. To specifically state: Where 
is the coverage denied?
  The House covers all victims. This bill does not exclude anyone for 
any characteristic. Not only does the bill specifically prohibit 
discrimination; it directs the Attorney General to make a rule 
regarding antidiscrimination efforts as he sees fit.
  Moreover, the STOP grant is reauthorized to permit funding to go 
toward men as well as women. The House bill enhances protections for 
Native American women. The House bill requires the Justice Department 
to cross-designate tribal prosecutors as Federal prosecutors in 10 
federally recognized Indian tribes. This allows tribal prosecutors to 
move forward more quickly in Federal court.
  The House bill provides a constitutional route for Indian tribes to 
prosecute non-Indian offenders for domestic violence crimes against 
Native American women. This is critical for victims to ensure that 
offenders do not have their convictions overturned.
  The House bill contains increased accountability provisions. The 
House bill mandates better coordination among grantees and Federal 
employees to ensure money is spent effectively and efficiently. This is 
in response to allegations of misuse of funds. It limits administrative 
expenses and salaries to 5 percent, ensuring that money goes to victims 
and law enforcement. This ensures that money goes to victims, not 
bureaucrats.
  At this time, I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to a champion for all 
human rights, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank my good friend for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Violence Against Women 
Act offered by Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers. It authorizes $2.2 
billion for VAWA to help victimized women & children seeking assistance 
to break the cycle of violence & live free from intimidation, fear, 
abuse, & exploitation. I just want to point out something that little 
attention has been paid to.
  A little over a decade ago, I authored the Trafficking Victims' 
Protection Act of 2000, the landmark law that created America's 
comprehensive policy to combat modern-day slavery. The TVPA created the 
State Department's Trafficking in Persons Office, now led by an 
ambassador-at-large with a robust complement of over 50 dedicated and 
highly trained people.
  The Leahy trafficking amendment to S. 47, title XII, guts the TIP 
Office and represents a significant retreat in the struggle to end 
human trafficking. The only way to fix it is to pass the McMorris 
Rodgers amendment, go to negotiations, and get this legislation fixed.
  The TIP Office is an extraordinary advocacy mechanism and has had a 
huge impact worldwide. In addition to best-practices advocacy, the 
office monitors labor and sex trafficking and makes recommendations for 
whether or not countries be ranked tier one, tier two, or tier three.
  For over a decade, the Trafficking in Persons Office has been the 
flagship in our struggle to combat human trafficking. The Leahy 
amendment cuts the authorization for the TIP Office from about $7 
million down to $2 million. It eviscerates the TIP Office; there is no 
doubt about that.
  It also shifts responsibilities to the regional bureaus. We have had 
problems over the last decade, as my colleagues, I'm sure, know. The 
regional bureaus have a whole large portfolio of issues that they deal 
with. When they deal with those issues, trafficking is on page 4 or 
page 5 of their talking points. The TIP Office walks point; it has now 
been demoted significantly.
  I would point out that when I first did the trafficking bill, there 
was huge pushback from the State Department. They didn't want human 
rights in general, and absolutely they did not want the trafficking-in-
persons issue to be dominant and center stage. That's what the office 
does. It is a step backwards for combating human trafficking.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Violence Against Women 
Act, VAWA, authored by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
  It authorizes $2.2 billion for VAWA to help victimized women and 
children seeking assistance to break the cycle of violence and live a 
life free from intimidation, fear, abuse and exploitation.
  VAWA is landmark legislation with a proven track record of assisting 
abused and battered women and must be reauthorized. VAWA includes: $222 
million in STOP grants, providing critical funding to improve the 
criminal justice system's response to crimes against women; $73 million 
in Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforce Protection Orders, 
providing resources to bring abusers to justice and providing victims 
with the legal protections to live free of fear from their abusers; $57 
million for Legal Assistance for Victims, providing necessary funding 
to strengthen state legal systems and ensure that agencies charged with 
handling domestic abuse and sexual assault cases are able to assist 
victims through the legal process; and millions more in housing 
assistance to shelter victims away from their abusers; grants to 
protect young women on college campuses; training and services for 
abuse against women in rural areas and those with disabilities; funding 
to reduce rape kit backlogs so we can identify past abusers and provide 
justice to their victims; and many more critical programs that 
strengthen communities to combat abuse against vulnerable populations.
  I just want to point out something that far too little attention has 
been paid to: the Leahy Amendment cuts to the State Department 
Trafficking in Persons, TIP, Office contained in the Senate version.
  A little over a decade ago, I authored the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act, TVPA, of 2000--the landmark law that created America's 
comprehensive policy to combat modern day slavery.
  The TVPA created the State Department's Trafficking in Persons 
Office, now led by an ambassador-at-large with a robust complement of 
over 50 dedicated and highly trained people.


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  The Leahy trafficking amendment to S. 47--Title XII--guts the TIP 
office and represents a significant retreat in the struggle to end 
human trafficking. The only way to fix it is to pass the Violence 
Against Women Act sponsored by Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers, go to 
negotiations, and strike the cut.
  Madam Speaker the now at risk Trafficking in Persons Office is an 
extraordinary advocacy mechanism and has had a huge impact worldwide. 
In addition to ``best practices'' advocacy,

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the office monitors labor and sex trafficking in every country of the 
world pursuant to minimum standards prescribed in the TVPA and makes 
recommendations for whether or not countries should be ranked Tier I, 
Tier II Watch List or Tier III. Countries with bad records and who fail 
to make ``serious and sustained'' efforts to improve are designated 
Tier 3--the worst ranking--which may result in sanctions.
  For over a decade the Trafficking in Persons Office has been the 
flagship in our struggle to combat human trafficking, but that will 
change if the McMorris Rodgers VAWA fails and the House has no means to 
fix the Leahy amendment in conference.
  Madam Speaker, for over a decade the Trafficking in Persons Office 
has been the flagship in our struggle to combat human trafficking.
  The Leahy Amendment, cuts the authorization for the TIP office 
authorization from $7 million down to $2 million--effectively 
eviscerating the TIP office.
  Making matters worse the Leahy Amendment also shifts responsibilities 
to the regional bureaus--and we have had problems with regional bureaus 
and trafficking over the last decade--as my colleagues I'm sure know. 
Regional bureaus have a large portfolio of issues that they handle. As 
they deal with those other issues, trafficking is often relegated to 
page four or page five of their agenda and talking points. The TIP 
office on the other hand walks point, is singular in focus, and it is 
imperative that it be adequately resourced and vested with current-day 
powers to act. Under Leahy the TIP office is demoted significantly.
  The simple fact of the matter is that since enactment of the TVPA in 
2000, the regional bureaus have often sought to undermine and weaken 
TIP country ranking recommendations due to other so-called equities. 
Advancing human rights is general and combating human trafficking in 
particular, far too often takes a back seat to other priorities.


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  That's why, back in 2000, I led the effort and wrote the law to make 
the Trafficking in Persons Office the lead in gathering, analyzing, and 
putting forward recommendations for every country.
  That's why slashing the Trafficking in Persons Office is an awful 
idea. The victims deserve better.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan will control the 
time as the designee.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).
  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, I'd like to talk to you about Lucy. Lucy 
is not the name of the person I'm referring to, although she is 
absolutely real. I can't use her name because Lucy still lives in fear 
of her abuser, a man she was married to.
  Lucy is from a nation in West Africa. The man who was abusing her, 
physically and sexually, and mistreating her would tell her and 
threaten her--based on her immigration status to the United States that 
she was hoping to obtain--he would threaten her and tell her, I'm going 
to hold this against you; I'm going to do this to you; don't you dare 
leave me.
  The Violence Against Women Act's self-petition process was a lifeline 
and a savior to her. She was able to explain the extreme violence that 
she lived through and suffered through all the time, and she was able 
to separate from her husband and seek a way to become a citizen and to 
stay in this country and get rid of her abuser. Sadly, the House 
version rolls this protection back. That's why you should support the 
Senate version.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to 
a champion, a former judge who has worked on these issues for many 
years, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE of Texas. I thank the gentlelady for yielding.
  Violence against women is awful. I think we can all agree with that. 
Behind the scenes in homes throughout America, behind closed doors bad 
things are happening in those families. It is violent. It affects the 
spouse, the children, and the quality of life of our community. Today, 
the House of Representatives can do something about that to make 
America safer for women, primarily, and their children. We have two 
choices before us today: the House bill, the Senate bill.
  But there's another thing going on behind closed doors in America as 
well, and that's sexual assault that is occurring in America. I spent 
time on the bench as a judge in criminal cases in Texas for 22 years; 
and one of the greatest scientific, forensic discoveries was DNA. It's 
helped prosecute sexual assault cases.
  DNA: when those outlaws commit sexual assault crimes against 
primarily women and children, they leave DNA evidence, it's examined, 
and we find out who the criminal was. But here's the problem: there are 
400,000 DNA rape kits that have not been tested, some going back 20 and 
25 years. They're so old that when it's determined who the outlaw is, 
they can't be prosecuted because the statute of limitations has run; 
400,000 cases where rape victims are waiting for us to just analyze 
those sexual assault cases.
  That concept is called the SAFER bill, sponsored by Carolyn Maloney 
and myself to try to fix that issue by taking money in one legislation 
and putting it in the SAFER legislation to analyze those 400,000 cases 
so victims know who committed the crime, and also outlaws go to prison 
and not get a free ride because there's not money to test those cases.
  That SAFER bill is in the Senate version. I encourage the House of 
Representatives to vote for the SAFER bill because it is in the Senate 
legislation.
  And that's just the way it is.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlelady from Hawaii (Ms. Hanabusa).
  Ms. HANABUSA. I thank the ranking member of our Judiciary Committee.
  I rise in support of the Senate bill, S. 47, which reauthorizes VAWA. 
It passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 78-22 on February 12.
  It is also an honor to be next to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin, who 
has really championed this bill.

                              {time}  1030

  I rise specifically to address section 904, which provides tribal 
governments with jurisdiction over the abuse of Native American women 
on tribal lands. The statistics, which were set forth by Senator Udall 
in a recent article, were very alarming. Native American women are two-
and-a-half times more likely to be raped, one in three will be 
assaulted, and three out of five will encounter domestic violence.
  And the criticism, the criticism we've heard against why the Senate 
version of this bill should not pass is because they say it doesn't 
afford due process. All we need to do is to look at the defendant's 
rights as set forth in the tribal court criminal proceedings under 
ICRA, the Indian Civil Rights Act, and TLOA, the Tribal Law and Order 
Act of 2010.
  The rights are there. Support the Senate version.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
vice chair of the Democratic Caucus from New York, Mr. Joe Crowley.
  Mr. CROWLEY. I thank my friend and colleague from Detroit, Michigan, 
for yielding me this time.
  Madam Speaker, it has been over 500 days since the Violence Against 
Women Act expired--500 days--and every day that has passed without a 
vote, my colleagues and I have been asking ourselves, What are we 
waiting for? Are we waiting for our colleagues in the Senate to have a 
strong, bipartisan vote and send us a bill worth voting on? Oh, wait a 
minute. They've already done that. But maybe we're waiting for a bill 
that strengthens the Violence Against Women Act. Sorry, the Senate has 
already done that, as well. Or maybe we're waiting for support of 
hundreds of State, local, and national organizations. Oh, but wait. 
We've already had that with the passage of the Senate bill.
  My colleagues, it's time to end this wait for our mothers, for our 
daughters, and for our friends so they can get the protection and the 
service that they deserve because, let me tell you, the abusers are not 
waiting.
  Today, we have the chance to pass the actual Senate bill, the 
bipartisan, commonsense legislation that has been waiting for a vote. 
So let's vote ``no'' on the substitute amendment, support the 
underlying bill, and send this to the President's desk.
  I don't believe my colleagues, if they saw a lesbian woman being 
beaten by their neighbor, that they would not want to have that 
violence stopped. I don't believe that my Republican colleagues, if 
they saw an undocumented person, even an illegal alien, being beaten by 
her husband, that they would not want that stopped. I don't believe

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that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, if they saw a Native 
American woman being beaten or abused, that they would not want that 
stopped.
  Why do they not have it specified in their legislation? The Senate 
bill does. Let's stop this back-and-forth and pass the Senate 
legislation.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I would just like to remind my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle that the House, the 
Republican majority in the House, passed legislation to reauthorize the 
Violence Against Women Act in May of last year. Funding has continued. 
Congress, including the Republicans in the House, has supported and 
continues to fund these important programs at $600 million a year. No 
program has gone unfunded as we have continued to focus on the 
important work of getting this bill reauthorized.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentlewoman from California, Susan Davis.
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, at last, at last. Madam 
Speaker, like Americans all across the country, I'm glad this Chamber 
has finally put the Senate Violence Against Women Act to the floor for 
a vote.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and to oppose the 
Republican substitute. If we pass a strong and bipartisan 
reauthorization, women can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that 
Congress has got their backs.
  Every woman deserves protection and justice. I'm glad that the Senate 
bill closes the gap in current law by extending that protection to 
Native American, LGBT, and immigrant victims.
  In contrast, as we have heard, the Republican substitute inexplicably 
continues to exclude these groups and put them at risk. That is 
exclusionary and it is hurtful.
  Let's swiftly pass the Senate VAWA and send it straight to the 
President's desk for his signature. I urge my colleagues to vote 
``yes'' on S. 47 and to stand up for all victims of domestic violence. 
They've waited far too long for this day.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased now to yield 1\1/2\ minutes 
to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
  Mr. CICILLINE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, 2 weeks ago, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a 
strong, bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act to 
extend much-needed protections to all women of domestic violence, 
including immigrants, Native Americans, and members of the LGBT 
community.
  Domestic violence victims and their families have waited far too long 
for the House to act to reauthorize VAWA and to provide victims of 
domestic violence with important resources to help end this violence. 
It's critical that we ensure that every single victim of domestic 
violence, no matter what they look like or where they come from or who 
they love, has access to these critical tools and resources.
  According to the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic 
Violence, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence in 
their lifetime. Each year, 15 million American children are exposed to 
domestic violence and all the dangers of this violence.
  Have we really come to the point that we can't persuade every single 
Member of Congress that violence against all women is indefensible and 
that we have a moral responsibility to do everything in our power to 
stop it? Do we really want to say some women, some group of women, are 
not worthy of protection against such violence? I hope not.
  I urge my colleagues to pass the strengthened Senate version 
reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act and to protect all 
American women from violence.

                                                          American


                                    Psychological Association,

                                                 February 4, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman,
     U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Mike Crapo,
     U.S. Senator,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Crapo: On behalf of the 
     137,000 members and affiliates of the American Psychological 
     Association (APA), I am writing to thank you for your 
     invaluable leadership in introducing the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 47). As the legislative 
     process advances, APA offers its full support of your efforts 
     to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive reauthorization of 
     the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
       As you know, nearly one in four women in the United States 
     reports experiencing domestic violence at some point in her 
     life, and 15 million children live in families in which 
     intimate partner violence has occurred within the past year. 
     Domestic violence can result in significant mental and 
     behavioral health consequences including depression, anxiety, 
     post-traumatic stress disorder, relationship problems, 
     diminished self-esteem, social isolation, substance use 
     disorders, and suicidal behavior. VAWA programs can help to 
     mitigate these negative outcomes by providing a vital link to 
     services and supports for survivors and their families.
       APA applauds your commitment to protect survivors of 
     intimate partner violence with a comprehensive VAWA 
     reauthorization. In particular, we appreciate the inclusion 
     of essential public health provisions to reauthorize and 
     strengthen the health care system's identification, 
     assessment, and response to violence, as well as provisions 
     to protect vulnerable populations, including Native women, 
     immigrants, and LGBT individuals.
       We welcome the opportunity to work with you to address 
     these important issues. For further information, please 
     contact Nida Corry, Ph.D., in our Public Interest Government 
     Relations Office at (202) 336-5931 or [email protected].
           Sincerely,

                               Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, Ph.D.,

                                               Executive Director,
     Public Interest Directorate.
                                  ____

                                         Office of Public Witness,


                                 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),

                                                 February 1, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Leahy: In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we 
     believe that ``domestic violence is always a violation of the 
     power God intended for good.'' We believe that ``God the 
     Creator is preeminently a covenant-maker, the One who 
     creates, sustains, and transforms the people of God. Domestic 
     violence and abuse destroys covenants in which people have 
     promised to treat each other with respect and dignity.''
       Because of these convictions, we strongly support a robust 
     reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and we 
     thank you for your leadership in sponsoring S. 47. Further, 
     we wish you to know that we have written to all of your 
     Senate colleagues, asking them to support final passage of 
     this bill, and urging them to oppose any amendments that you 
     have not endorsed.
       As you know, VAWA's programs support state, tribal, and 
     local efforts to address the pervasive and insidious crimes 
     of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking. These programs have made great progress towards 
     reducing the violence, helping victims to be healthy and feel 
     safe and holding perpetrators accountable. This critical 
     legislation must be reauthorized to ensure a continued 
     response to these crimes.
       Again, we thank you for your leadership on this important 
     issue and look forward to the bill's passage, so that we can 
     build upon VAWA's successes and continue to enhance our 
     nation's ability to promote an end to this violence, to hold 
     perpetrators accountable, and to keep victims and their 
     families safe from future harm. For our part, we commit to 
     continued ministry with victims and survivors of violence and 
     to do all we can, through our ministries and our advocacy, to 
     end this desperate cycle of violence and brokenness.
       We give thanks for your service to our nation and for your 
     leadership on this issue.
           Sincerely,
                                The Reverend J. Herbert Nelson II,
     Director for Public Witness.
                                  ____

         National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
           Against Women,
                                                 February 6, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee, Dirksen Senate Office 
         Building, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Michael Crapo,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Crapo: The National Task 
     Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence--comprised of 
     national, tribal, state, territorial and local organizations, 
     as well as individuals, committed to securing an end to 
     violence against women, including civil rights organizations, 
     labor unions, advocates for children and youth, anti-poverty 
     groups, immigrant and refugee rights organizations, women's 
     rights leaders, and education groups--writes to express its 
     strong and unequivocal support for the tribal provisions 
     included in Title IX of S. 47, the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act. As you are aware, these provisions are 
     identical to those that were contained in S. 1925, the VAWA 
     bill introduced in the 112th Congress. As such, the 
     provisions were first voted affirmatively out of the Indian 
     Affairs Committee, then added to S. 1925 and passed out of 
     the Judiciary Committee, and finally were contained in the 
     final version of S. 1925 that passed the Senate last year 
     with bipartisan support.

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       While we understand that some have expressed constitutional 
     concerns with respect to the criminal jurisdiction provisions 
     contained in section 904, Title IX of S. 47, we wish to 
     respectfully point out that the provisions were drafted and 
     put forward by the U.S. Department of Justice, and were 
     thoroughly vetted before they were submitted to the Senate 
     Indian Affairs and Judiciary Committees. We also wish to 
     remind the members of the Senate of the terrifying rates of 
     victimization that American Indian and Alaska Native women 
     experience: 34% of American Indian and Alaska Native women 
     will be raped in their lifetimes; 39% will be subjected to 
     domestic violence in their lifetimes. Sixty-seven percent of 
     Native women victims of rape and sexual assault report that 
     their assailants are non-Native individuals. On some 
     reservations, Native women are murdered at more than ten 
     times the national average. These startling statistics, 
     coupled with the unfortunately high declination rates (U.S. 
     Attorneys declined to prosecute nearly 52% of violent crimes 
     that occur in Indian country; and 67% of cases declined were 
     sexual abuse related cases), provide ample reason for 
     Congress to act in passing S. 47 with Section 904 intact.
       Additionally, we offer for the consideration of the members 
     of the Senate a letter submitted last year by over 50 U.S. 
     law professors who carefully reviewed the provisions of 
     section 904 and found them to be constitutional. We offer 
     some relevant excerpts below:
       It is important to note that Section 904 of S. 1925 does 
     not constitute a full restoration of all tribal criminal 
     jurisdiction--only that which qualifies as ``special domestic 
     violence criminal jurisdiction.'' So there must be an 
     established intimate-partner relationship to trigger the 
     jurisdiction. Moreover, no defendant in tribal court will be 
     denied Constitutional rights that would be afforded in state 
     or federal courts. Section 904 provides ample safeguards to 
     ensure that non-Indian defendants in domestic violence cases 
     receive all rights guaranteed by the United States 
     Constitution.
       In other words, a defendant who has no ties to the tribal 
     community would not be subject to criminal prosecution in 
     tribal court. Federal courts have jurisdiction to review such 
     tribal jurisdiction determinations after exhaustion of tribal 
     remedies. Section 904 is specifically tailored to address the 
     victimization of Indian women by persons who have either 
     married a citizen of the tribe or are dating a citizen of the 
     Tribe.''
       In closing, the National Task Force wishes to thank you for 
     your tireless efforts to reauthorize the Violence Against 
     Women Act, S. 47. We appreciate your leadership and look 
     forward to working with you toward a speedy passage of S. 47, 
     including Title IX as introduced with no weakening 
     amendments.
           Sincerely,
       The National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic 
     Violence.
                                  ____

                                         The Leadership Conference


                                    on Civil and Human Rights,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2013.

    Vote Yes on VAWA (S. 47) and Oppose Any Amendments That Weaken 
                              Protections

       Dear Senator: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on 
     Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse 
     membership of more than 210 national organizations to promote 
     and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the 
     United States, we write to urge you to support S. 47, the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA), 
     and to vote against any amendments that would weaken this 
     important legislation.
       The Leadership Conference believes that the reauthorization 
     of VAWA is critical for protecting the civil and human rights 
     of Americans to be free from domestic violence. These 
     protections are especially important for Native Americans and 
     people of color, who experience the highest rates of domestic 
     violence and sexual assault. Further, it is essential that 
     these protections be extended to all instances of intimate 
     partner violence, including for gay, lesbian, bisexual and 
     transgender people. In short, S. 47 would strengthen our 
     nation's ability to prosecute perpetrators of violence and 
     provide protections to all victims.
       While domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
     and stalking occur in all parts of the nation and affect 
     people of all backgrounds, according to the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, these forms of violence and 
     harassment disproportionately affect the communities 
     represented by The Leadership Conference. For example, 37 
     percent of Hispanic women are victims; 43 percent of African-
     American women and 38 percent of African-American men are 
     victims; and a staggering 46 percent of American Indian or 
     Alaska Native women and 45 percent of American Indian or 
     Alaska Native men experience intimate-partner victimization.
       VAWA-funded programs have dramatically improved the 
     national response to domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, and stalking. The annual incidence of 
     domestic violence has decreased by more than 53 percent since 
     VAWA became law in 1994 and reporting by victims has also 
     increased by 51 percent. Not only do these comprehensive 
     programs save lives, they also save money. In its first six 
     years, VAWA saved $12.6 billion in net averted social costs.
       Yet, as law enforcement officers, service providers, and 
     health care professionals have acknowledged, even with the 
     successes of the current VAWA programs, there are significant 
     gaps in current VAWA programs which, if addressed, could have 
     a significant impact on diminishing the incidences of 
     domestic violence in the United States. S. 47 helps address 
     these concerns by strengthening services for minority 
     communities and expanding protections for underserved 
     communities to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 
     people. Further, S. 47 addresses the crisis of violence 
     against women in tribal communities by strengthening legal 
     protections for Native victims of domestic violence and 
     sexual assault. S. 47 also includes important improvements to 
     VAWA protections for immigrant victims. In addition, the bill 
     provides new tools and training to prevent domestic violence 
     homicides.
       VAWA has provided for a coordinated approach, improving 
     collaboration between law enforcement and victim services 
     providers and supporting community-based responses and direct 
     services for victims. As a result, victims' needs have been 
     better met, perpetrators have been held accountable, 
     communities have become safer, and progress has been made 
     toward breaking the cycle and culture of violence within 
     families. Without question, VAWA reauthorization is the key 
     to ensuring that victims and survivors of violence have 
     continued access to these critical services.
       We look forward to working with you to swiftly adopt, 
     without any weakening amendments S. 47, the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act, and continue a strong federal 
     response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking. If you have any questions, please feel 
     free to contact June Zeitlin at 202-263-2852 or 
     [email protected].

       9to5.
       AFL-CIO.
       AIDS United.
       Alaska Federation of Natives.
       American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
       American Association of University Women (AAUW).
       American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO.
       American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
     Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO.
       American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.
       American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).
       Amnesty International USA.
       Anti-Defamation League.
       Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum.
       Asian American Justice Center.
       Member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice.
       Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific 
     American Legal Center, a member of the Asian American 
     Center for Advancing Justice, Association of Flight 
     Attendants--CWA, Association of Jewish Family & Children's 
     Agencies, Center for Reproductive Rights, Center for Women 
     Policy Studies.
       Center for Women's Global Leadership, CenterLink: The 
     Community of LGBT Centers Coalition on Human Needs, 
     Communications Workers of America, Disability Policy 
     Consortium, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund 
     (DREDF), Disciples Home Missions & Family and Children's 
     Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 
     Family Equality Council, Feminist Majority, Friends Committee 
     on National Legislation, Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education 
     Network (GLSEN), GetEQUAL, GlobalSolutions.org, Hadassah, The 
     Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc., Hip Hop 
     Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Institute for Science and 
     Human Values, Inc., International Center for Research on 
     Women, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and 
     Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Jewish 
     Council for Public Affairs.
       Jewish Women International, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The 
     Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, League of 
     United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Log Cabin 
     Republicans, Maryknoll Sisters, NAACP, National Association 
     of Human Rights Workers (NAHRW), National Association of 
     Social Workers, National Bar Association, National Black 
     Justice Coalition, National Capital Area Union Retirees, 
     National Center for Lesbian Rights, National Center for 
     Transgender Equality, National Coalition for Asian Pacific 
     American Community Development, National Community 
     Reinvestment Coalition, National Congress of American 
     Indians, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), National 
     Council on Independent Living, National Education 
     Association.
       National Employment Law Project, National Fair Housing 
     Alliance, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, 
     National Health Law Program, National Immigration Law Center, 
     National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, National 
     Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, National Legal Aid and 
     Defender Association, National Low Income Housing Coalition, 
     National Organization for Women, National Partnership for 
     Women & Families, National Urban League, National Women's Law 
     Center, People For the American Way, Planned Parenthood 
     Federation of America, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Refugee 
     Women's Network, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Secular 
     Coalition for America, The Sentencing Project.

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       South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Southern 
     Poverty Law Center, Transgender Law Center, Union for Reform 
     Judaism, United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness 
     Ministries, United Food and Commercial Workers International 
     Union (UFCW), US Human Rights Network, US National Committee 
     for UN Women, Women of Reform Judaism, Women's Action for New 
     Directions (WAND), Women's Business Development Center, 
     Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), 
     Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. 
     Section, Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, Zonta 
     International.
                                  ____

                                                 National Alliance


                                       To End Sexual Violence,

                                 Washington, DC, January 28, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Russell 
         Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Michael Crapo,
     U.S. Senate, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Crapo: On behalf of 56 
     state and territorial sexual assault coalitions and 1300 rape 
     crisis centers, I want to express our sincere gratitude for 
     the introduction of S. 47. The Violence Against Women Act 
     (VAWA) with the SAFER Act included represents the essential 
     and comprehensive legislative package that is necessary to 
     advance this nation's response to the crime of rape and 
     protect and support victims. S. 47 includes critical 
     enhancements to address sexual assault including criminal 
     justice improvements, housing protections, vital direct 
     service and prevention programs, and SAFER's policies to 
     address the rape kit backlog.
       We are urging all Senators to stand with sexual assault 
     survivors and support the swift passage of this far-reaching 
     legislation.
           Sincerely,
                                           Monika Johnson Hostler,
     Board President.
                                  ____

                                             Board of Supervisors,


                                      County of Santa Barbara,

                                                 January 31, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Dirksen 
         Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing on behalf of the Santa 
     Barbara County Board of Supervisors to urge you to take 
     action on legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against 
     Women Act (VAWA).
       Thank you for introducing S. 47, the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act. Programs authorized by VAWA have saved 
     lives as well as providing resources and training needed in 
     communities like Santa Barbara County to address these 
     reprehensible crimes, and the Board recognizes the importance 
     of reauthorizing and enhancing the resources provided by this 
     important public safety program.
       The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act would expand 
     the law's focus on sexual assault and help ensure access to 
     services for all victims of domestic and sexual violence. It 
     also responds to these difficult economic times by 
     consolidating programs, focusing on the most effective 
     approaches, and adding accountability measures to ensure that 
     Federal funds are used efficiently and effectively.
       The Violence Against Women Act has been successful because 
     it has consistently had strong bipartisan support for nearly 
     two decades. Please work with the members of your committee 
     to expedite action on S. 47 or similar legislation to 
     reauthorize VAWA.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                Thomas P. Walters,
                                        Washington Representative.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes 
to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), a champion for all 
women and families.
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlelady from Washington 
for the leadership that she has brought to this issue, and I also stand 
to thank Leader Cantor and the leadership that he has placed on this.
  It's an incredible thing when you think about we still need the 
Violence Against Women Act. And I think for so many of us who have 
participated in giving birth to sexual assault centers and domestic 
abuse centers and child advocacy centers, we realize that for far too 
long domestic abuse was something that nobody ever wanted to talk 
about; it should be swept under the rug; it should be hidden behind the 
four walls of a house. It was not something that was addressed as a 
crime, but we all knew it was a crime, and we knew it needed to be 
addressed. And we know that this act and the grants that have been 
provided to our State and local law enforcement agencies have allowed 
so many--so many--people the safe harbor that was needed for their 
opportunity.
  Now I stand here today to support our Republican alternative and the 
amendment that we have placed on this bill making certain that, in a 
fiscally responsible, targeted, and focused way, those who need access 
to the help, the assistance, and the funds are going to be able to 
receive the help, the assistance, the funds, the focus and the 
attention that they are going to need.

                              {time}  1040

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I would be happy to yield the gentlewoman an 
additional 30 seconds.
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. I think that it is noteworthy that we also put some 
of the attention on stalking, the need to address this; that we look at 
the need for additional education so that some day we can say, yes, 
indeed, local law enforcement is fully equipped to handle the issue 
because the problem has been arrested. All too sadly, Madam Speaker, 
the problem has not been dealt with.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford).
  Mr. HORSFORD. No woman should have to live in fear of violence in 
this country.
  One of my first actions in Congress was to cosponsor the Violence 
Against Women Act, which was authored by my colleague, Gwen Moore.
  Her bill took critical steps to strengthen the ability of our local 
law enforcement and service providers to protect victims of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Her bill went to great lengths 
to ensure that all women in our country would be protected under the 
bill.
  The Senate passed overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis her bill. That 
is why I find the political game being played by some Republicans today 
to be frustrating, my colleagues find it to be frustrating, and my 
constituents find it to be frustrating.
  I do not understand why, Madam Speaker, you would eliminate 
provisions to protect women from immigrant communities--many of which I 
represent in my district in Congressional District Four--and women from 
Native American communities, or inappropriately discriminate against 
women based on their sexual orientation.
  I urge my colleagues to pass the bipartisan bill.

                                      National Association for the


                                Advancement of Colored People,

                                 Washington, DC, February 1, 2013.
       Re NAACP Strong Support for S. 47, To Reauthorize the 1994 
                                        Violence Against Women Act

     Senator Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: On behalf of the NAACP, our nation's 
     oldest, largest and most widely-recognized grassroots-based 
     civil rights organization, I would like to sincerely thank 
     you for your leadership in introducing S. 47, legislation 
     strengthening and reauthorizing the 1994 Violence Against 
     Women Act (VAWA). As strong and consistent supporters of 
     VAWA, the NAACP recognizes that this important legislation 
     would improve criminal justice and community-based responses 
     to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
     stalking in the United States.
       As you know, the NAACP supported the passage of VAWA in 
     1994, and its reauthorization in 2000 and 2005. We have 
     witnessed VAWA change the landscape for victims of violence 
     in the United States who once suffered in silence. Victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
     stalking have now been able to access services, and a new 
     generation of families and justice system professionals has 
     come to understand that domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault and stalking are crimes that our society will 
     no longer tolerate. Your bill will not only continue proven 
     effective programs, but that it will make key changes to 
     streamline VAWA and make sure that even more people have 
     access to safety, stability and justice.
       Thank you again for your continued leadership in this 
     endeavor. Your thoughtfulness and tenacity in this area over 
     the years has improved the lives of millions of Americans. 
     Should you have any questions or comments, please do not 
     hesitate to contact me at my office at (202) 463-2940.
           Sincerely,
     Hilary O. Shelton,
       Director, NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior Vice President 
     for Advocacy and Policy.
                                  ____

                                 Washington, DC, February 7, 2013.
       Dear Senator: The National Coalition Against Domestic 
     Violence (NCADV), the

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     oldest and largest national anti-domestic violence advocacy 
     organization that serves more than 1.3 million domestic 
     violence victims in more than 2,000 shelter programs 
     nationwide, expresses strong support for S. 47, the Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2013 introduced by Senators 
     Patrick Leahy and Michael Crapo.
       Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has dramatically 
     enhanced our nation's response to violence against women. 
     More victims report domestic violence to the police and the 
     rate of non-fatal intimate partner violence against women has 
     decreased by 53 percent. The sexual assault services program 
     in VAWA helps rape crisis centers keep their doors open to 
     provide the frontline response to victims of rape. VAWA 
     provides for a coordinated community approach, improving 
     collaboration between law enforcement and victim services 
     providers to better meet the needs of victims. These 
     comprehensive and cost-effective programs not only save 
     lives, they also save money. In fact, VAWA saved nearly $12.6 
     billion in net averted social costs in just its first six 
     years.
       But more work remains. The CDC's 2010 National Intimate 
     Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that 1 in 4 women 
     have been the victim of severe physical domestic violence and 
     1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime.
       S. 47 renews successful programs that have helped law 
     enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers keep 
     victims safe and hold perpetrators accountable. It 
     consolidates programs in order to reduce administrative costs 
     and avoid duplication. The reauthorization is also mindful of 
     our current fiscal state, and reduces authorizations by 17 
     percent from the 2005 reauthorization. New accountability 
     measures have been included in the bill in order to ensure 
     that VAWA funds are used wisely and efficiently.
       S. 47 builds on existing efforts to more effectively combat 
     violence against all victims and aims to ensure that VAWA 
     programs reach more communities whose members need services. 
     It expands the definition of ``underserved'' to include 
     religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity to 
     encourage development of services for people who have had 
     trouble getting help in the past based on those categories. 
     It also includes new purpose areas to ensure that grant funds 
     can be used to make services available for all victims 
     regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill 
     includes important provisions to ensure that vulnerable 
     immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence receive the 
     support and services they need.
       This bill addresses the ongoing crisis of violence against 
     Native American victims, who face rates of domestic violence 
     and sexual assault much higher than those faced by the 
     general population, by strengthening existing programs and by 
     narrowly expanding concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction 
     over those who assault Indian spouses and dating partners in 
     Indian country. This provision would ensure that no 
     perpetrators of abuse are immune from accountability, but 
     would do so in a way that protects rights and ensures 
     fairness.
       Intimate partner violence remains a critical problem in our 
     nation. We cannot let victims of domestic and sexual violence 
     continue to suffer. Congress must protect all victims of 
     violence, hold all perpetrators accountable and provide 
     justice for all.
       We urge you to vote in favor of S. 47. Your support is 
     essential to enhancing our nation's ability to hold 
     perpetrators accountable and keep victims safe from future 
     harm. Thank you for your consideration and please do not 
     hesitate to contact me or Tralonne Shorter, Public Policy 
     Advisor for NCADV at (202) 744-8455 if you have any questions 
     or want additional information.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Rita Smith,
     Executive Director.
                                  ____



                                 Attorney General of Missouri,

                             Jefferson City, MO, February 6, 2013.
       Dear Members of Congress, In 1994, this nation's leaders 
     enacted the Violence Against Women Act (``VAWA''). This 
     landmark piece of legislation put in place a legal framework 
     that better enabled states like Missouri to effectively 
     investigate violent crimes against women, prosecute and 
     punish offenders, and protect victims from further harm. In 
     the decades since VAWA's enactment, Congress has twice voted 
     to reauthorize the law. With each reauthorization, Congress 
     not only strengthened the provisions of the law, it also 
     reaffirmed this country's commitment to support survivors of 
     personal violence and sexual assault. It is time to do so 
     again.
       Missouri women and their families rely on the programs and 
     services that VAWA makes possible. For example, non-profit, 
     community, and faith-based organizations use federal funds 
     directed through VAWA's Sexual Assault Services Program to 
     provide vital support to victims of sexual assault. And 
     Missouri prosecutors, police officers, and court personnel 
     participate in training funded through the STOP (Services 
     Training Officers Prosecutors) program, equipping them to 
     better address violent crime against women.
       But the work is just beginning. In 2011, over 40,000 
     incidents of domestic violence were reported in Missouri. 
     Thirty women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends. 
     Missouri women reported more than 1,400 forcible rapes or 
     attempted forcible rapes. And although over 10,000 women in 
     need were able to find a place at a shelter, nearly 20,000 
     more were turned away.
       By reauthorizing VAWA, this Congress will continue the 
     effort undertaken nearly twenty years ago--the effort to 
     eliminate violent crime perpetrated against our mothers, our 
     sisters, our daughters, our neighbors, and our friends. I 
     urge each of you to support this important legislation.
           Respectfully,
                                                     Chris Koster,
     Attorney General, State of Missouri.
                                  ____

                                               Great Plains Tribal


                                       Chairman's Association,

                                Rapid City, SD, February 4, 2013.,
     Re Support for S. 47, VAWA Reauthorization

     Hon. Patrick Leahy
     U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: I write on behalf of the Great Plains 
     Tribal Chairman's Association to voice our strong support for 
     S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) 
     of 2013. This bill will provide local tribal governments with 
     the long-needed control to combat acts of domestic violence 
     against Native women and children on Indian lands regardless 
     of the status of the offender.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. Non-Native men who 
     abuse Native women hide behind these federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       Nationally, Native women are raped and assaulted at 2.5 
     times the national average. More than 1 in 3 Native women 
     will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 3 in 5 will 
     suffer domestic assault. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 
     has found that the current system of justice, ``inadequate to 
     stop the pattern of escalating violence against Native 
     women.'' Tribal leaders, police officers, and prosecutors 
     have testified to the fact that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found, that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     will crack down on reservation based domestic violence by all 
     offenders at the early stages before violence escalates.
       While the problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, the jurisdictional provisions 
     proposed in S. 47, Section 904, are well-reasoned and limited 
     in scope. They extend only to misdemeanor level crimes of 
     domestic and dating violence. They are limited to enforcement 
     of reservation-based crimes involving individuals that work 
     or live on an Indian reservation and who are in a serious 
     relationship with a tribal citizen from that reservation. S. 
     47 also provides the full range of constitutional protections 
     to abuse suspects who would be subject to the authority of 
     tribal courts.
       In June of 2010, the United States Senate, by unanimous 
     consent, passed the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). On July 
     27, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the measure 
     under suspension of the rules. The tribal provisions in S. 47 
     are subject to a more narrow set of crimes, are limited to 
     misdemeanor level punishments, and would provide a broader 
     range of protections to suspects of abuse than those required 
     under TLOA. With such broad support for TLOA, it is troubling 
     that some Members of Congress now claim that the narrowly 
     tailored proposal in S. 47 raises constitutional concerns. 
     Such concerns are unfounded.
       In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a similar 
     restoration of tribal government authority through an 
     amendment to the Indian Civil Rights Act. Congress has this 
     authority, and Native women throughout the United States 
     desperately need us to act so that they can be afforded 
     similar access to justice that many others take for granted.
       In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court, in deciding to divest 
     Indian tribes of authority over local reservation-based 
     crimes, made the following statement:
       ``We recognize that some Indian tribal court systems have 
     become increasingly sophisticated and resemble in many 
     respects their state counterparts.... We are not unaware of 
     the prevalence of non-Indian crime on today's reservations 
     which the tribes forcefully argue requires the ability to try 
     non-Indians. But these are considerations for Congress to 
     weigh.'' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191, 
     211 (1978) (emphasis added).
       This statement and resulting gaps in criminal jurisdiction 
     on Indian lands have haunted Native women and tribal 
     communities nationwide for more than 35 years. Time has come 
     for Congress to act. S. 47 takes reasonable well-tailored 
     measures to fill the gap in local authority, and will go far 
     in ensuring domestic safety for Native women nationwide. We 
     urge you to support and vote for S. 47 when the measure moves 
     to the Senate floor. Thank you for your attention to this 
     matter.
           Sincerely,
     Tex ``Red Tipped Arrow'' Hall,
       Chairman, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, Three Affiliated 
     Tribes,

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       Chairman, Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association.
                                  ____

                                            Office of the Govenor,


                                            Pueblo of Tesuque,

                                   Santa Fe, NM, February 5, 2012.
     Re Support for S. 47, VAWA Reauthorization

     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: I write on behalf of the Pueblo of 
     Tesuque to voice our strong support for S. 47, the Violence 
     Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013. This bill 
     will provide local tribal governments with the long-needed 
     control to combat acts of domestic violence against Native 
     women and children on Indian lands regardless of the status 
     of the offender.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. Non-Native men who 
     abuse Native women hide behind these federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       Nationally, Native women are raped and assaulted at 2.5 
     times the national average. More than 1 in 3 Native women 
     will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 3 in 5 will 
     suffer domestic assault. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 
     ha found that the current system of justice, ``inadequate to 
     stop the pattern of escalating violence against Native 
     women.'' Tribal leaders, police officers, and prosecutors 
     have testified to the fact that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     will crack down on reservation based domestic violence by all 
     offenders at the early stages before violence escalates.
       While the problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, the jurisdictional provisions 
     proposed in S. 47, Section 904, are well-reasoned and limited 
     in scope. They extend only to misdemeanor level crimes of 
     domestic and dating violence. They are limited to enforcement 
     of reservation-based crimes involving individuals that work 
     or live on an Indian reservation and who are in a serious 
     relationship with a tribal citizen from that reservation. S. 
     47 also provides the full range of constitutional protections 
     to abuse suspects who would be subject to the authority of 
     tribal courts.
       In June of 2010, the United States Senate, by unanimous 
     consent, passed the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). On July 
     27, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the measure 
     under suspension of the rules. The tribal provisions in S. 47 
     are subject to a more narrow set of crimes, are limited to 
     misdemeanor level punishments, and would provide a broader 
     range of protections to suspects of abuse than those required 
     under TLOA. With such broad support for TLOA, it is troubling 
     that some Members of Congress now claim that the narrowly 
     tailored proposal in S. 47 raises constitutional concerns. 
     Such concerns are unfounded.
       In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a similar 
     restoration of tribal government authority through an 
     amendment to the Indian Civil Rights Act. Congress has this 
     authority, and Native women throughout the United States 
     desperately need us to act so that they can be afforded 
     similar access to justice that many others take for granted.
       In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court, in deciding to divest 
     Indian tribes of authority over local reservation-based 
     crimes, made the following statement:
       ``We recognize that some Indian tribal court systems have 
     become increasingly sophisticated and resemble in many 
     respects their state counterparts.... We are not unaware of 
     the prevalence of non-Indian crime on today's reservations 
     which the tribes forcefully argue requires the ability to try 
     non-Indians. But these are considerations for Congress to 
     weigh.'' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191, 
     211 (1978) (emphasis added).
       This statement and resulting gaps in criminal jurisdiction 
     on Indian lands have haunted Native women and tribal 
     communities nationwide for more than 35 years. Time has come 
     for Congress to act. S. 47 takes reasonable well-tailored 
     measures to fill the gap in local authority, and will go far 
     in helping to prevent future acts of violence against Native 
     women nationwide. Thank you for again including these vital 
     provisions in your VAWA Reauthorization.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Mark Mitchell,
     Governor.
                                  ____



                                 American Medical Association,

                                    Chicago, IL, February 5, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Mike Crapo,
     U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senators Leahy and Crapo: On behalf of the physician 
     and medical student members of the American Medical 
     Association (AMA), I am writing to express our support for S. 
     47, the ``Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
     2013.'' This bill, which reauthorizes the landmark Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA), would strengthen and improve 
     existing programs that assist victims and survivors of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking.
       While violence against adult women has decreased 60 percent 
     since VAWA was first passed in 1994, it remains a critical 
     problem in our country and much more work remains to be done. 
     According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 
     National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey released 
     in December 2011, one in five women in the United States has 
     been raped in her lifetime and one in four women has been the 
     victim of severe physical violence by a partner. Domestic and 
     sexual violence is a health care problem and one of the most 
     significant social determinants of health for women and 
     girls.
       We are pleased that S. 47 would address some of the 
     critical gaps in delivery of health care to victims by 
     strengthening the health care system's identification and 
     assessment of, and response to, victims. We also appreciate 
     and support language in Title V of the bill on the 
     development and testing of quality improvement measures for 
     identifying, intervening, and documenting victims of domestic 
     violence that recognizes and aligns with the important work 
     underway by the AMA, the National Quality Forum, and other 
     stakeholders in the quality improvement arena.
       We commend you for your long-standing support for victims 
     of violence and abuse and for your leadership in introducing 
     the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. We 
     urge swift passage of your bill in the Senate and look 
     forward to working with you to ensure enactment of this 
     important legislation this year.
           Sincerely,
                                              James L. Madara, MD.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I yield the balance of our time, 4\1/4\ 
minutes, to the distinguished gentlelady from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  Ms. MOORE. Thank you, distinguished ranking member of the Judiciary 
Committee.
  I've listened very carefully and very patiently to all of my 
colleagues in the House, and it seems that everyone in the Chamber is 
against violence against women. It's just which women we want to 
protect that remains the question.
  For the last 18 months, it appears that I have lived in some sort of 
twilight zone, like that program on TV, ``Sliders,'' where there are 
alternate realities. This debate recalls that alternate reality when we 
hear support of the House amendment over the Senate amendment, and we 
hear that all women are protected.
  For example, the Senate bill supports LGBT victims but the House bill 
strikes LGBT women as underserved communities. It also strikes the 
language that would have them as a protected group to not be 
discriminated against.
  The distinguished floor leader has asked us to find areas in the 
legislation that are wanting, and I would submit that that is one area 
that is wanting.
  The distinguished floor leader has asked us to find ways that the 
substitute is wanting and the Senate bill is superior.
  We give lip service to wanting to support tribal women. But when you 
stop and think about it, in 1978, the Supreme Court in the Oliphant 
case decided that Federal laws and policies divested tribes of criminal 
authority over non-Indians, and the substitute seeks to affirm that, 
even though that was modified and overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court 
in U.S. v. Lara, which said that, in fact, if this body voted, we 
could, in fact, confer upon Native Americans the authority to give--we 
have plenary power to enact legislation to relax restrictions on tribal 
sovereign authority, that we have the power to allow them to enforce 
domestic violence laws and rape laws on their land.
  We so need it, Madam Speaker, because if you are a member of a 
tribe--say, for example, the Bad River Chippewa band of Chippewa in my 
State--and you are raped on native land, tribes don't have any 
authority over that perpetrator if he is a non-Indian, even if he's 
your husband. The local police in that area don't have any authority. 
The county sheriff doesn't have any authority. The State trooper can't 
come in and arrest him. The only person that has any authority over 
that non-Indiana is some Federal agent in Madison, Wisconsin, 500 miles 
away, which is why there has been a 67 percent declination of 
prosecutions of sexual assault.

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                                  Susanville Indian Rancheria,

                                 Susanville, CA, February 4, 2013.
     Re Support for S. 47, VAWA Reauthorization

     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: I write on behalf of the Susanville 
     Indian Rancheria to voice our strong support for S. 47, the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013. 
     This bill will provide local tribal governments with the 
     long-needed control to combat acts of domestic violence 
     against Native women and children on Indian lands regardless 
     of the status of the offender.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. Non-Native men who 
     abuse Native women hide behind these federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       Nationally, Native women are raped and assaulted at 2.5 
     times the national average. More than 1 in 3 Native women 
     will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 3 in 5 will 
     suffer domestic assault. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 
     has found that the current system of justice, ``inadequate to 
     stop the pattern of escalating violence against Native 
     women.'' Tribal leaders, police officers, and prosecutors 
     have testified to the fact that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     will crack down on reservation based domestic violence by all 
     offenders at the early stages before violence escalates.
       While the problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, the jurisdictional provisions 
     proposed in S. 47, Section 904, are well-reasoned and limited 
     in scope. They extend only to misdemeanor level crimes of 
     domestic and dating violence. They are limited to enforcement 
     of reservation-based crimes involving individuals that work 
     or live on an Indian reservation and who are in a serious 
     relationship with a tribal citizen from that reservation. S. 
     47 also provides the full range of constitutional protections 
     to abuse suspects who would be subject to the authority of 
     tribal courts.
       In June of 2010, the United States Senate, by unanimous 
     consent, passed the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). On July 
     27, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the measure 
     under suspension of the rules. The tribal provisions in S. 47 
     are subject to a more narrow set of crimes, are limited to 
     misdemeanor level punishments, and would provide a broader 
     range of protections to suspects of abuse than those required 
     under TLOA. With such broad support for TLOA, it is troubling 
     that some Members of Congress now claim that the narrowly 
     tailored proposal in S. 47 raises constitutional concerns. 
     Such concerns are unfounded.
       In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a similar 
     restoration of tribal government authority through an 
     amendment to the Indian Civil Rights Act. Congress has this 
     authority, and Native women throughout the United States 
     desperately need us to act so that they can be afforded 
     similar access to justice that many others take for granted.
       In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court, in deciding to divest 
     Indian tribes of authority over local reservation-based 
     crimes, made the following statement:
       ``We recognize that some Indian tribal court systems have 
     become increasingly sophisticated and resemble in many 
     respects their state counterparts. . . . We are not unaware 
     of the prevalence of non-Indian crime on today's reservations 
     which the tribes forcefully argue requires the ability to try 
     non-Indians. But these are considerations for Congress to 
     weigh.'' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191, 
     211 (1978) (emphasis added).
       This statement and resulting gaps in criminal jurisdiction 
     on Indian lands have haunted Native women and tribal 
     communities nationwide for more than 35 years. Time has come 
     for Congress to act. S. 47 takes reasonable well-tailored 
     measures to fill the gap in local authority, and will go far 
     in helping to prevent future acts of violence against Native 
     women nationwide. Thank you for again including these vital 
     provisions in your VAWA Reauthorization.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Mr. Stacy Dixon,
     Tribal Chairman.
                                  ____

                                                 February 4, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Mike Crapo,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Leahy and Senator Crapo: We, the undersigned 
     sentencing and criminal justice reform organizations, are 
     writing to express our opposition to the inclusion of any 
     mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in S. 47, the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA).
       We acknowledge that reducing the level of sexual, domestic, 
     and dating violence and stalking directed at victims of 
     violence is a worthwhile objective and an issue of national 
     concern. We recognize and appreciate that many of the 
     proposals contained in S. 47 enjoy broad bipartisan support, 
     as well as the support of the American public. In its current 
     form, S. 47 does not include any mandatory minimum sentences. 
     We think it should remain that way through passage.
       We do not believe that including mandatory minimum 
     sentencing provisions for the domestic violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking offenses in S. 47 would be necessary, 
     appropriate, or cost-effective. In fact, such provisions 
     could be counterproductive in combatting violence. According 
     to the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic 
     Violence Against Women, the threat of a lengthy, mandatory 
     prison sentence for an intimate partner abuser could deter a 
     victim from reporting a crime. Because the victim and 
     offender are often related or in an intimate relationship, 
     many of the crimes included in VAWA will involve complex 
     facts and unique circumstances. Such complicated crimes 
     demand that courts have flexibility to ensure that the 
     sentence fits the crime and the offender, protects victims, 
     and best meets the needs of the family or couple impacted.
       Finally, more mandatory minimum sentences would only 
     increase the burdens on and high costs of our already 
     overcrowded federal prison system. A recent Congressional 
     Research Service report shows that mandatory minimums are the 
     primary driver of high prison populations and increasing 
     prison costs. Mandatory minimum sentences are unfair, 
     ineffective, and result in extraordinary costs to American 
     taxpayers.
       Accordingly, as the Senate considers S. 47, we strongly 
     urge you to oppose the adoption of any mandatory minimums. 
     Thank you for your leadership on this important issue and for 
     considering our views. Please do not hesitate to contact any 
     of us if you should have any questions.
           Sincerely,
         American Civil Liberties Union, Church of Scientology 
           National Affairs Office, Drug Policy Alliance, Families 
           Against Mandatory Minimums, Human Rights Watch, Justice 
           Fellowship, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under 
           Law, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 
           National Legal Aid & Defender Association, The 
           Sentencing Project, United Methodist Church, General 
           Board of Church and Society.
                                  ____

                                               National Council of


                             Juvenile and Family Court Judges,

                                       Reno, NV, February 4, 2013.
     Senator Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       To the Members of the U.S. Senate: On behalf of the 
     National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) 
     and its 2,000 members who represent the nation's 30,000 state 
     family and juvenile court judges, I am writing in support of 
     Title IX of S. 47, the bill to reauthorize the Violence 
     Against Women Act. In particular, I am writing to apprise you 
     of the NCJFCJ's strong support for the recognition of tribes' 
     need for and sovereign authority to establish tribal courts 
     to address the epidemic of domestic violence on tribal lands.
       On January 21, 2011, the NCJFCJ adopted an organizational 
     policy that states that we recognize tribal courts as equal 
     and parallel systems of justice to the state court systems. 
     We did so because our state court judge members have a strong 
     history of working with tribal courts and are aware of their 
     capacity to adjudicate local cases of domestic violence. Our 
     organization has long supported the efforts of tribal courts 
     to address these crimes, whether these crimes are committed 
     by Indian or non-Indian persons, in order to protect the 
     safety of the victims of these crimes, their family members, 
     and the local community.
       In our role as state court judges working alongside tribal 
     lands, we are in a unique position to see the shortcomings of 
     the current system of justice afforded to the tribes through 
     the federal district courts. Currently, only the U.S. 
     Attorneys can prosecute these cases--but they seldom do, 
     because there are not enough U.S. Attorneys to handle these 
     cases and because in many cases the nearest office of the 
     U.S. Attorney is several hundred miles away. The remote 
     locations of many tribal communities create serious obstacles 
     to access for victims of these crimes. They have no way to 
     get to federal court and the federal court has no capacity to 
     reach out to these geographically distant communities. Yet we 
     know how dangerous domestic violence cases can be, and cannot 
     stand by and let these crimes go unaddressed. Too many lives 
     are at risk; too many victims and children are left to suffer 
     because the only system of justice afforded to them is 
     utterly out of reach.
       We believe that the provisions contained in S. 47 create an 
     excellent path for supporting a system of tribal courts that 
     can quickly, appropriately, and fairly respond to the 
     epidemic of domestic violence on tribal lands. We base this 
     belief on the long history NCJFCJ has had in providing 
     training and technical assistance to tribal courts. There is 
     a dedication and willingness on the part of both tribal and 
     state courts to build the best possible system of justice for 
     Native victims of domestic violence. We ask the Senate to 
     recognize the appropriateness of tribal courts' providing 
     protection to their most vulnerable community members. In the 
     interests of justice for all, we ask you to vote

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     for S. 47 so that its tribal provisions can become law.
       If you have any questions, we stand ready to answer with 
     whatever information you may need.
           Sincerely,

                                            Hon. Michael Nash,

       President, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court 
     Judges.
                                  ____



                                         Samish Indian Nation,

                                  Anacortes, WA, February 4, 2012.
     Re Support for S. 47, VAWA Reauthorization.

     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: I write on behalf of the Samish Indian 
     Nation to voice our strong support for S. 47, the Violence 
     Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013. This bill 
     will provide local tribal governments with the long-needed 
     control to combat acts of domestic violence against Native 
     women and children on Indian lands regardless of the status 
     of the offender.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. Non-Native men who 
     abuse Native women hide behind these federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       Nationally, Native women are raped and assaulted at 2.5 
     times the national average. More than 1 in 3 Native women 
     will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 3 in 5 will 
     sutler domestic assault. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 
     has found that the current system of justice, ``inadequate to 
     stop the pattern of escalating violence against Native 
     women.'' Tribal leaders, police officers, and prosecutors 
     have testified to the fact that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     will crack down on reservation based domestic violence by all 
     offenders at the early stages before violence escalates.
       While the problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, the jurisdictional provisions 
     proposed in S. 47, Section 904, are well-reasoned and limited 
     in scope. They extend only to misdemeanor level crimes of 
     domestic and dating violence. They are limited to enforcement 
     of reservation-based crimes involving individuals that work 
     or live on an Indian reservation and who are in a serious 
     relationship with a tribal citizen from that reservation. S. 
     47 also provides the full range of constitutional protections 
     to abuse suspects who would be subject to the authority of 
     tribal courts.
       In June of 2010, the United States Senate, by unanimous 
     consent, passed the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). On July 
     27, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the measure 
     under suspension of the rules. The tribal provisions in S. 47 
     are subject to a more narrow set of crimes, are limited to 
     misdemeanor level punishments, and would provide a broader 
     range of protections to suspects of abuse than those required 
     under TLOA. With such broad support for TLOA-- it is 
     troubling that some Members of Congress now claim that the 
     narrowly tailored proposal in S. 47 raises constitutional 
     concerns. Such concerns are unfounded.
       In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a similar 
     restoration of tribal government authority through an 
     amendment to the Indian Civil Rights Act. Congress has this 
     authority, and Native women throughout the United States 
     desperately need us to act so that they can be afforded 
     similar access to justice that many others take for granted.
       In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court, in deciding to divest 
     Indian tribes of authority over local reservation-based 
     crimes, made the following statement:
       ``We recognize that some Indian tribal court systems have 
     become increasingly sophisticated and resemble in many 
     respects their state counterparts * * *. We are not unaware 
     of the prevalence of non-Indian crime on today's reservations 
     which the tribes forcefully argue requires the ability to try 
     non-Indians. But these are considerations for Congress to 
     weigh.'' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191, 
     211 (1978) (emphasis added).
       This statement and resulting gaps in criminal jurisdiction 
     on Indian lands have haunted Native women and tribal 
     communities nationwide for more than 35 years. Time has come 
     for Congress to act. S. 47 takes reasonable well-tailored 
     measures to fill the gap in local authority, and will go far 
     in helping to prevent future acts of violence against Native 
     women nationwide. Thank you for again including these vital 
     provisions in your VAWA Reauthorization.
           Sincerely,
     Tom Wooten.
                                  ____



                                                      "quitas,

                                 Washington, DC, February 4, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman,
     Senate Committee on Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Bob Goodlatte,
     Chairman,
     House Committee on Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Charles Grassley,
     Ranking Member,
     Senate Committee on Judiciary, Washington, DC.
     Hon. John Conyers,
     Ranking Member, House Committee on Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy, Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member 
     Grassley and Ranking Member Conyers: On behalf of "quitas: 
     The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women, in 
     support for the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) 
     reauthorization. "quitas' mission is to improve the quality 
     of justice in sexual violence, intimate partner violence, 
     stalking, and human trafficking cases by developing, 
     evaluating and refining prosecution practices that increase 
     victim safety and offender accountability.
       VAWA has unquestionably improved the nation's justice 
     system response to the devastating crimes of sexual violence, 
     intimate partner violence, and stalking. This critical 
     legislation must be reauthorized to ensure a continued 
     response to these crimes.
       Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has improved the 
     criminal justice system's ability to keep victims safe and 
     hold perpetrators accountable. As a result of this historic 
     legislation, every state has enacted laws making stalking a 
     crime and strengthened criminal rape and sexual assault 
     statutes.
       VAWA has undoubtedly had a positive impact on the efforts 
     of prosecutors to hold offenders accountable while supporting 
     victim safety. We urge Congress to reauthorize VAWA to build 
     upon its successes and to expand its ability to improve our 
     response to these crimes, hold perpetrators accountable, and 
     keep victims and their children safe from future harm.
       Thank you for your leadership and steadfast commitment to 
     supporting victims of sexual violence, intimate partner 
     violence, and stalking. We look forward to hearing of VAWA's 
     swift reauthorization. If you have any questions, please feel 
     free to contact me at 202.596.4223.
           Sincerely,
                                           Jennifer G. Long, J.D.,
     Director.
                                  ____

                                        Association of Prosecuting


                                                    Attorneys,

                                 Washington, DC, February 4, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: On behalf of the Association of 
     Prosecuting Attorneys, which represents and supports all 
     prosecutors, I am writing today regarding the Violence 
     Against Women Acts (VAWA) reauthorization. VAWA has improved 
     the criminal justice system's response to the devastating 
     crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault 
     and stalking. The reauthorization of this critical 
     legislation ensures a continued response to these crimes.
       Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has dramatically 
     enhanced our nation's response to violence against women. 
     More victims report domestic violence to the police, the rate 
     of non-fatal intimate partner violence against women has 
     decreased by 63%, and VAWA saved nearly $14.8 billion in net 
     averted social costs in just the first six years.
       The reauthorization of VAWA builds upon existing efforts to 
     more effectively combat violence against all victims. The 
     reauthorization of VAWA renews a range of important programs 
     and initiatives for law enforcement to address the various 
     causes and far-reaching consequences of domestic violence, 
     sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. VAWA 
     Reauthorization will further build upon the successes of 
     these programs by including measures to ensure an increased 
     focus on sexual assault prevention, enforcement, and 
     services; and providing assistance to law enforcement to take 
     key steps to reduce backlogs of rape kits under their 
     control.
       VAWA has undoubtedly had a positive impact on the efforts 
     of law enforcement agencies nationwide to keep victims and 
     their children safe and hold perpetrators accountable. Thank 
     you for your leadership and steadfast commitment to 
     supporting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, and stalking. We look forward to hearing of 
     VAWA's swift reauthorization If you have any questions, feel 
     free to contact me at 202.861.2482 or 
     [email protected].
           Sincerely,
                                                    Steven Jansen,
                                               Vice President/COO.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I am happy to yield the balance 
of my time to the attorney, the wife, the mom, the gentlelady from 
Alabama (Mrs. Roby).
  Mrs. ROBY. In closing, I just want to make sure that we're clear: 
Republicans have committed to standing for all victims.
  This bill, or amendment, strengthens penalties for sexual assault, 
improves the Federal stalking statute, provides for enhanced 
investigation and prosecution of sexual assault, and provides services 
for victims. Most importantly, our amendment is constitutional, and it 
will stand up to constitutional muster from the court.

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  The Senate passed a weakened bill that has a real chance of being 
overturned by the courts.
  I urge support for the House amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate on the bill has expired.


   Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mrs. McMorris 
                                Rodgers

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013''.

     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. VAWA definitions and grant conditions.
Sec. 4. Accountability provisions.
Sec. 5. Effective date.

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

Sec. 101. STOP grants.
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of 
              protection orders.
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims.
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice 
              system.
Sec. 105. Court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 106. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant.
Sec. 107. Culturally specific services grant.
Sec. 108. Reduction in rape kit backlog.
Sec. 109. Assistance to victims of sexual assault training programs.
Sec. 110. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and 
              practitioners.

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

Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program.
Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
              stalking, and child abuse enforcement assistance.
Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against women with 
              disabilities grants.
Sec. 204. Grant for training and services to end violence against women 
              in later life.

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

Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant.
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and 
              education for children and youth.
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses.
Sec. 304. Campus safety.

                 TITLE IV--VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES

Sec. 401. Study conducted by the centers for disease control and 
              prevention.
Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention 
              grants.

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

Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the health care 
              system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, 
              sexual assault, and stalking.

TITLE VI--SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
                      SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating 
              violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of 
              domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
              stalking.
Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, 
              dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

          TITLE VII--ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

Sec. 701.  National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist 
              victims of domestic and sexual violence.

                   TITLE VIII--IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U visas.
Sec. 802. Protections for a fiancee or fiance of a citizen.
Sec. 803. Regulation of international marriage brokers.
Sec. 804. GAO report.
Sec. 805. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of 
              abuse.
Sec. 806. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners.
Sec. 807. Public charge.
Sec. 808. Age-Out Protection for U Visa Applicants.
Sec. 809. Hardship waivers.
Sec. 810. Disclosure of Information for National Security Purpose.
Sec. 811. Consideration of other evidence.

                   TITLE IX--SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN

Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments.
Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions.
Sec. 903. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence.
Sec. 904. Consultation.
Sec. 905. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women.
Sec. 906. Assistant United States Attorney Domestic Violence Tribal 
              Liaisons.
Sec. 907. Special attorneys.
Sec. 908. GAO Study.

                      TITLE X--CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Sexual abuse in custodial settings.
Sec. 1002. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including 
              cyberstalking.
Sec. 1003. Amendments to the Federal assault statute.

     SEC. 3. VAWA 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) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``to an unemancipated 
     minor'' after ``serious harm'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``an organization'' and 
     inserting ``a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal 
     organization that serves a specific geographic community'';
       (3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``or intimate partner'' 
     after ``former spouse'' and after ``as a spouse'';
       (4) by amending paragraph (16) to read as follows:
       ``(16) Legal assistance.--The term `legal assistance'--
       ``(A) includes assistance to adult and youth victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking in--
       ``(i) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, 
     administrative agency, housing matters, campus administrative 
     or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other 
     similar matters; and
       ``(ii) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions and 
     post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and 
     probation) that impact the victim's safety and privacy; and
       ``(B) may include services and assistance to victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking who are also victims of severe forms of trafficking 
     in persons as defined by section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
     except that intake or referral, without other action, does 
     not constitute legal assistance.''.
       (5) by amending paragraph (18) to read as follows:
       ``(18) Personally identifying information or personal 
     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.'';
       (6) in paragraph (19), by striking ``services'' and 
     inserting ``assistance'';
       (7) in paragraph (21)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) any federally recognized Indian tribe.'';
       (8) in paragraph (22)--
       (A) by striking ``52'' and inserting ``57''; and
       (B) by striking ``150,000'' and inserting ``250,000'';
       (9) by amending paragraph (23) to read as follows:
       ``(23) 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.'';
       (10) by amending paragraph (33) to read as follows:
       ``(33) Underserved populations.--The term `underserved 
     populations' means populations who face barriers to accessing 
     and using victim services, and includes populations 
     underserved because of geographic location or religion, 
     underserved racial and ethnic populations, populations 
     underserved because of special needs (such as language 
     barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any 
     other population determined to

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     be underserved by the Attorney General or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, as appropriate.'';
       (11) by amending paragraph (37) to read as follows:
       ``(37) Youth.--The term `youth' means a person who is 11 to 
     24 years of age.'';
       (12) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(38) 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.).
       ``(39) Child.--The term `child' means a person who is under 
     11 years of age.
       ``(40) Culturally specific.--The term `culturally specific' 
     (except when used as part of the term `culturally specific 
     services') means primarily composed of racial and ethnic 
     minority groups (as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g))).
       ``(41) Culturally specific services.--The term `culturally 
     specific services' means community-based services and 
     resources that are culturally relevant and linguistically 
     specific to culturally specific communities.
       ``(42) Homeless, homeless individual, homeless person.--The 
     terms `homeless', `homeless individual', and `homeless 
     person'--
       ``(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and 
     adequate nighttime residence; and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) an individual who--

       ``(I) is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss 
     of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
       ``(II) is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or 
     campground due to the lack of alternative adequate 
     accommodations;
       ``(III) is living in an emergency or transitional shelter;
       ``(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; or
       ``(V) is awaiting foster care placement;

       ``(ii) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence 
     that is a public or private place not designed for or 
     ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human 
     beings; or
       ``(iii) migratory children (as defined in section 1309 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C. 
     6399) who qualify as homeless under this section because the 
     children are living in circumstances described in this 
     paragraph.
       ``(43) Population specific 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.
       ``(44) Population specific services.--The term `population 
     specific services' means victim services that--
       ``(A) address the safety, health, economic, legal, housing, 
     workplace, immigration, confidentiality, or other needs of 
     victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking; and
       ``(B) are designed primarily for, and are targeted to, a 
     specific underserved population.
       ``(45) Rape crisis center.--The term `rape crisis center' 
     means--
       ``(A) a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization 
     that provides intervention and related assistance, as 
     specified in section 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual 
     assault without regard to the age of the victims; or
       ``(B) a governmental entity that--
       ``(i) is located in a State other than a Territory;
       ``(ii) provides intervention and related assistance, as 
     specified in section 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual 
     assault without regard to the age of the victims;
       ``(iii) is not a law enforcement agency or other entity 
     that is part of the criminal justice system; and
       ``(iv) offers a level of confidentiality to victims that is 
     comparable to a nonprofit entity that provides similar victim 
     services.
       ``(46) Sex trafficking.--The term `sex trafficking' means 
     any conduct proscribed by section 1591 of title 18, United 
     States Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in interstate 
     or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
       ``(47) Tribal coalition.--The term `tribal coalition' means 
     an established nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian 
     organization, Alaska Native organization, or a Native 
     Hawaiian organization that--
       ``(A) provides education, support, and technical assistance 
     to member Indian service providers in a manner that enables 
     those member providers to establish and maintain culturally 
     appropriate services, including shelter and rape crisis 
     services, designed to assist Indian women and the dependents 
     of those women who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
       ``(B) is comprised of board and general members that are 
     representative of--
       ``(i) the member service providers described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the tribal communities in which the services are 
     being provided.
       ``(48) 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.
       ``(49) Victim services.--The term `victim services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
     including telephonic or web-based hotlines, legal advocacy, 
     economic advocacy, emergency and transitional shelter, 
     accompaniment and advocacy through medical, civil or criminal 
     justice, immigration, and social support systems, crisis 
     intervention, short-term individual and group support 
     services, information and referrals, culturally specific 
     services, population specific services, and other related 
     supportive services; and
       ``(B) may include services and assistance to victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking who are also victims of severe forms of trafficking 
     in persons as defined by section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       ``(50) Victim service provider.--The term `victim service 
     provider' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal 
     organization or rape crisis center, including a State sexual 
     assault coalition or tribal coalition, that--
       ``(A) assists domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking victims, including domestic violence 
     shelters, faith-based organizations, and other organizations; 
     and
       ``(B) has a documented history of effective work concerning 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking.''; and
       (13) by striking paragraphs (17), (29), and (36), and then 
     reordering the remaining paragraphs of such subsection 
     (including the paragraphs added by paragraph (12) of this 
     subsection) in alphabetical order based on the headings of 
     such paragraphs, and renumbering such paragraphs as so 
     reordered.
       (b) 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 amending clauses (i) and (ii) 
     to read as follows:
       ``(i) disclose, reveal, or release any personally 
     identifying information or individual information collected 
     in connection with services requested, utilized, or denied 
     through grantees' and subgrantees' programs, regardless of 
     whether the information has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, 
     or otherwise protected; or
       ``(ii) disclose, reveal, or release individual client 
     information without the informed, written, reasonably time-
     limited consent of the person (or in the case of an 
     unemancipated minor, the minor and the parent or guardian or 
     in the case of legal incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) 
     about whom information is sought, whether for this program or 
     any other Federal, State, tribal, or territorial grant 
     program, except that--

       ``(I) consent for release may not be given by the abuser of 
     the minor, incapacitated person, or the abuser of the other 
     parent of the minor; and
       ``(II) if a minor or a person with a legally appointed 
     guardian is permitted by law to receive services without the 
     parent's or guardian's consent, such minor or person with a 
     guardian may release information without additional 
     consent.'';

       (B) by amending subparagraph (D), to read as follows:
       ``(D) Information sharing.--
       ``(i) In general.--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) Limitations.--Grantees and subgrantees may not--

       ``(I) require an adult, youth, or child victim of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
     provide a consent to release his or her personally 
     identifying information as a condition of eligibility for the 
     services provided by the grantee or subgrantee; or
       ``(II) share any personally identifying information in 
     order to comply with Federal reporting, evaluation, or data 
     collection requirements, whether for this program or any 
     other Federal grant program.'';

       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Statutorily mandated reports of abuse or neglect.--
     Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a grantee or subgrantee 
     from reporting suspected abuse or neglect, as those terms are 
     defined by law, when specifically mandated by the State or 
     tribe involved.''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Confidentiality assessment and assurances.--Grantees 
     and subgrantees shall certify their compliance with the 
     confidentiality and privacy provisions required under this 
     section.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Approved activities.--In carrying out the activities 
     under this title, grantees and

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     subgrantees may collaborate with and provide information to 
     Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial public 
     officials and agencies to develop and implement policies, and 
     develop and promote State, local, or tribal legislation or 
     model codes, designed to reduce or eliminate domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.'';
       (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the 
     following:
     ``Final reports of such evaluations shall be made publically 
     available on the website of the disbursing agency.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
       ``(12) Delivery of legal 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 any State shall on 
     the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, 
     national origin, sex, or disability be denied the assistance 
     of, or excluded from receiving services from, a grantee under 
     any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds 
     made available under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (title IV of Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1902), the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 
     106-386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX 
     of Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, or any other program or 
     activity funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated 
     for grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
     administered by the Office on Violence Against Women.
       ``(B) Rule making.--The Attorney General may make rules to 
     ensure that grantees or subgrantees providing services with 
     funds awarded under this title do not impermissibly 
     discriminate in the provision of such services.
       ``(C) Reasonable accommodation.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall prevent consideration of an individual's gender for 
     purposes of a program or activity described in subparagraph 
     (A) if the grantee involved determines that gender 
     segregation or gender-specific programming is necessary to 
     the essential operation of such program or activity. In such 
     a case, alternative reasonable accommodations are sufficient 
     to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
       ``(D) Application.--The provisions of paragraphs (2) 
     through (4) of section 809(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789d(c)) 
     shall apply to violations of subparagraph (A).
       ``(E) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, 
     displace, preempt, or otherwise diminish the responsibilities 
     and liabilities of grantees under other Federal or State 
     civil rights law, whether statutory or common.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 41403(6) of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 (14043e-2(6)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(6) the terms `homeless', `homeless individual', and 
     `homeless person' have the meanings given such terms in 
     section 40002(a);''.

     SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.

       (a) Requirement for DOJ Grant Applicants to Include Certain 
     Information About Federal Grants in DOJ Grant Applications.--
     Each applicant for a grant from the Department of Justice 
     shall submit, as part of the application for the grant, the 
     following information:
       (1) A list of each Federal grant the applicant applied for 
     during the one-year period preceding the date of submission 
     of the application.
       (2) A list of each Federal grant the applicant received 
     during the five-year period preceding the date of submission 
     of the application.
       (b) Enhancing Grant Efficiency and Coordination.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, take actions to further the 
     coordination of the administration of grants within the 
     Department of Justice to increase the efficiency of such 
     administration.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Attorney 
     General under paragraph (1) and the progress of such actions 
     in achieving coordination described in such paragraph.
       (c) Requiring Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management 
     Functions to Apply to VAWA Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Section 109(b) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Any program or activity funded in whole or in part 
     with funds made available under the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1902), 
     the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
     Law 106-386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX 
     of Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, or any other program or 
     activity funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated 
     for grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
     administered by the Office on Violence Against Women.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to grant periods beginning on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) VAWA Grant Accountability.--Section 40002 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Accountability.--All grants awarded under this title 
     shall be subject to the following accountability provisions:
       ``(1) Audit requirement.--Beginning in fiscal year 2014, 
     and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall 
     conduct audits of grantees under this title to prevent waste, 
     fraud, and abuse of funds by such grantees.
       ``(2) Mandatory exclusion.--A grantee described in 
     paragraph (1) that is found by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable, to 
     have an unresolved audit finding (as defined in paragraph 
     (4)) shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this 
     title during the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month 
     period described in such paragraph.
       ``(3) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant funds 
     under this title during any period in which the entity is 
     prohibited from receiving funds under paragraph (2), the head 
     of the Federal agency administering a grant program under 
     this title shall--
       ``(A) deposit into the General Fund of the Treasury an 
     amount equal to the grant funds that were improperly awarded 
     to the grantee; and
       ``(B) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the Fund 
     from the entity that was erroneously awarded such grant 
     funds.
       ``(4) Unresolved audit finding defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `unresolved audit finding' means, with 
     respect to a grantee described in paragraph (1), an audit 
     report finding, statement, or recommendation by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Justice or the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Health and Human Service, as applicable, 
     that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized 
     expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed 
     or resolved within 12 months from the date of an initial 
     notification of the finding, statement, or recommendation.
       ``(5) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `nonprofit organization' means an organization that is 
     described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
     such Code.
       ``(B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General shall not award a 
     grant under any grant program under this title to a nonprofit 
     organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the 
     purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 
     511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(6) Administrative expenses.--Unless otherwise explicitly 
     provided in authorizing legislation, not more than 5.0 
     percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     this title may be used by the Attorney General for salaries 
     and administrative expenses of the Office on Violence Against 
     Women.
       ``(7) Conference expenditures.--
       ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Justice or Department of Health and 
     Human Services under this title may be used by the Attorney 
     General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or by 
     any individual or organization awarded funds under this 
     title, to host or support any conferences for which the 
     expenditures exceed $20,000, unless in the case of the 
     Department of Justice, the Deputy Attorney General or the 
     appropriate Assistant Attorney General, or in the case of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services the Deputy Secretary, 
     provides prior written authorization that the funds may be 
     expended to host or support any expenditure for such a 
     conference.
       ``(B) Written approval.--Written authorization under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all 
     costs associated with the conference, including the cost of 
     all food and beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria for 
     speakers, and any entertainment.
       ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General and Deputy 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual 
     report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives on all conference 
     expenditures approved and denied during the fiscal year for 
     which the report is submitted.
       ``(8) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title may not be

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     utilized by any grantee or subgrantee to lobby any 
     representative of the Federal Government (including the 
     Department of Justice) or a State, local, or tribal 
     government regarding the award of grant funding.
       ``(B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, as applicable, determines that any 
     grantee or subgrantee receiving funds under this title has 
     violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, 
     shall--
       ``(i) require the grantee or subgrantee to repay such funds 
     in full; and
       ``(ii) prohibit the grantee or subgrantee from receiving 
     any funds under this title for not less than 5 years.
       ``(9) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of the enactment of the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the 
     Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice 
     Programs, the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
     Women, and the Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services 
     shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives a certification for such year that--
       ``(A) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
     General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
     by the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice 
     Programs;
       ``(B) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph (2) 
     have been issued;
       ``(C) all reimbursements required under paragraph (3) have 
     been made; and
       ``(D) includes a list of any grantees and subgrantees 
     excluded during the previous year under paragraph (2).''.
       (e) Training and Resources for VAWA Grantees.--Section 
     40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     13925) is further amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``AND GRANT PROVISIONS'' 
     and inserting ``, GRANT PROVISIONS, AND TRAINING AND 
     RESOURCES FOR VAWA GRANTEES''; and
       (2) by adding after subsection (c), as added by subsection 
     (d) of this section, the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Training and Resources for VAWA Grantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General and Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall--
       ``(A) develop standards, protocols, and sample tools and 
     forms to provide guidance to grantees and subgrantees under 
     any program or activity described in paragraph (2) regarding 
     financial record-keeping and accounting practices required of 
     such grantees and subgrantees as recipients of funds from the 
     disbursing agency;
       ``(B) provide training to such grantees and subgrantees 
     regarding such standards, protocols, and sample tools and 
     forms; and
       ``(C) publish on the public Internet website of the Office 
     of Violence Against Women information to assist such grantees 
     and subgrantees with compliance with such standards, 
     protocols, and sample tools and forms.
       ``(2) VAWA programs and activities.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), a program or activity described in this 
     paragraph is any program or activity funded in whole or in 
     part with funds made available under this title, the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-386; 
     114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 
     109-162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, or any other program or activity 
     funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated for 
     grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
     administered by the Office on Violence Against Women.''.

     SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, the 
     provisions of titles I, II, III, IV, VII, and sections 3, 
     602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until the 
     first day of the fiscal year following the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

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

     SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS.

       (a) STOP Grants.--Part T of 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 2001(a) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(a)), by striking 
     ``violent crimes against women'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``violent crimes that predominantly affect women 
     including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
     and stalking'';
       (2) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b))--
       (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 (crimes that predominantly affect women)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sexual assault and 
     domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking (crimes that 
     predominantly affect women)'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``sexual assault and 
     domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking (crimes that 
     predominantly affect women), as well as the appropriate 
     treatment of victims'';
       (E) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``, classifying,'' after ``identifying''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``sexual assault and domestic violence'' 
     and inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking (crimes that predominantly affect 
     women)'';
       (F) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by inserting ``and legal assistance'' after ``victim 
     services'';
       (ii) by striking ``sexual assault and domestic violence'' 
     and inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking (crimes that predominantly affect 
     women)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``including crimes'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``including crimes of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking (crimes that 
     predominantly affect women);'';
       (G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (7) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (13), 
     respectively;
       (H) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (G), by striking ``sexual assault and domestic violence'' and 
     inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking (crimes that predominantly affect 
     women)'';
       (I) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (G), by striking ``and dating violence'' and inserting 
     ``dating violence, and stalking (crimes that predominantly 
     affect women)'';
       (J) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (G)--
       (i) by striking ``domestic violence or sexual assault'' and 
     inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking (crimes that predominantly affect 
     women)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such violence or assault'' and inserting 
     ``such violence, assault, or stalking (crimes that 
     predominantly affect women)'';
       (K) in paragraph (12), as so 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) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (L) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (G)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``to provide'' and inserting ``providing'';
       (II) by striking ``nonprofit nongovernmental''; and
       (III) by striking the comma after ``local governments'';

       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so 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 (crimes that predominantly affect 
     women);
       ``(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) with not more than 5 percent of the total amount 
     allocated to a State for this part, developing, enhancing, or 
     strengthening prevention and educational programming to 
     address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
     or stalking (crimes that predominantly affect women).''; and
       (N) in the flush text at the end, by striking ``paragraph 
     (14)'' and inserting ``paragraph (13)'';
       (3) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-1)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``nonprofit 
     nongovernmental victim services 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 amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a plan for 
     implementation and shall consult and coordinate with--
       ``(A) the State sexual assault coalition;
       ``(B) the State domestic violence coalition;

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       ``(C) representatives of the law enforcement entities 
     within the State;
       ``(D) representatives of prosecution offices;
       ``(E) representatives of State and local courts;
       ``(F) tribal governments or tribal coalitions in those 
     States with State or federally recognized Indian tribes;
       ``(G) representatives of underserved populations, including 
     culturally specific communities;
       ``(H) representatives of victim service providers;
       ``(I) representatives of population specific organizations; 
     and
       ``(J) representatives of other entities that the State or 
     the Attorney General identifies as necessary for the planning 
     process;'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 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); and''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (4), as so 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 (D) and (E); and
       (III) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the following:

       ``(B) not less than 25 percent shall be allocated for 
     prosecutors;
       ``(C) for each fiscal year beginning on or after the date 
     that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Violence 
     Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, not less than 20 
     percent shall be allocated for 2 or more purposes described 
     in section 2001(b) 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 amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Application Requirements.--An application for a grant 
     under this part 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;
       ``(4) proof of compliance with the requirements prohibiting 
     polygraph examinations of victims of sexual assault described 
     in section 2013;
       ``(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''; 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 disbursed after the date of enactment of the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 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 
     representatives of the entities listed in subsection (c)(2), 
     that identifies how the State will use the funds awarded 
     under this part, including how the State will use the funds 
     that are required to be allocated under subsection (c)(4)(C); 
     and
       ``(2) submit to the Attorney General as part of the 
     application submitted in accordance with subsection (d)--
       ``(A) the implementation plan developed under paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(B) documentation from each member of the planning 
     committee with respect to the member's 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 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 pursuant to regulations issued under subsection 
     (e)(2);
       ``(G) goals and objectives for reducing domestic and dating 
     violence-related homicides within the State; and
       ``(H) any other information requested by the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(j) Reallocation of Funds.--A State may use any returned 
     or remaining funds for any authorized purpose under this part 
     if--
       ``(1) funds from a subgrant awarded under this part are 
     returned to the State; or
       ``(2) the State does not receive sufficient eligible 
     applications to award the full funding within the allocations 
     under subsection (c)(4).'';
       (4) in section 2010 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-4)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--A State, Indian tribal government, or 
     unit of local government shall not be entitled to funds under 
     this subchapter unless the State, Indian tribal government, 
     unit of local government, or another governmental entity--
       ``(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) by amending 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 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
     of 2013 to come into compliance with this subsection.''; and
       (5) 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, stalking, or sexual 
     assault'' and inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, or stalking''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(18) 
     of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)), is amended by striking 
     ``$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' 
     and inserting ``$222,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
     through 2018''.

     SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST 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'' 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, 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:

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       ``(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 of sexual 
     assault.
       ``(20) To provide the following human immunodeficiency 
     virus services for victims of sexual assault:
       ``(A) Testing.
       ``(B) Counseling.
       ``(C) Prophylaxis.
       ``(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), respectively, 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), respectively, and adjusting the margin 
     accordingly;
       (III) in clause (ii), as redesignated by subclause (II) 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, and adjusting the margin accordingly;
       (vi) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
     redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph--

       (I) by striking the second 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 Tribal Coalitions.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, 
     not less than 5 percent shall be available for grants under 
     section 2001(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)).
       ``(g) Allocation for Sexual Assault.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, 
     not less than 25 percent shall be available for projects that 
     address sexual assault, including stranger rape, acquaintance 
     rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the 
     context of an intimate partner relationship.''; 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 2014 through 2018''; and
       (2) by striking the second 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 ``victim 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.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c) 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)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this section'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``this section $57,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
     through 2018.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Of the amount made available under this subsection in 
     each fiscal year, not more than 10 percent may be used for 
     purposes described in subsection (c)(3).''.

     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. 3016), 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,

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     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 adequate resources in juvenile court matters 
     to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking and 
     ensure necessary services dealing with the physical health 
     and mental health of victims are available;
       ``(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 who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal 
     advocate; and
       ``(7) improve training and education to assist judges, 
     judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare personnel, and 
     legal advocates in the civil justice system regarding 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     or child abuse.
       ``(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) if the applicant proposes to operate supervised 
     visitation programs and services or safe visitation exchange, 
     demonstrates that adequate security measures, including 
     adequate facilities, procedures, and personnel capable of 
     preventing violence, and adequate standards are, or will be, 
     in place (including the development of protocols or policies 
     to ensure that confidential information is not shared with 
     courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare agencies 
     unless necessary to ensure the safety of any child or adult 
     using the services of a program funded under this section);
       ``(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 victim service 
     provider or coalition, on the dynamics of domestic violence 
     and sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that 
     includes training on how to review evidence of past abuse and 
     the use of evidenced-based theories to make recommendations 
     on custody and visitation.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to 
     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 2015 of title I 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).''.
       (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. 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, 2016'';
       (2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)--
       (A) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``Code of Ethics'' 
     and inserting ``Standards for Programs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(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 2014 through 2018''.

     SEC. 106. 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 (2) shall not apply to 
     this grant program.
       ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs identified in this 
     paragraph are the programs carried out under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (STOP grants).
       ``(B) Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to encourage arrest 
     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

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     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--
       ``(A) implementing prevention, outreach, and intervention 
     strategies to address the barriers to accessing services;
       ``(B) promoting community engagement in the prevention of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking within the targeted underserved populations; and
       ``(C) 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 victim 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 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 annually submit to the Director of 
     the Office on Violence Against Women a report that describes 
     the activities carried out with grant funds during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(g) 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.
       ``(h) 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 the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

     SEC. 107. 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 amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs identified in this 
     paragraph are the programs carried out under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) (Grants to 
     encourage arrest policies).
       ``(B) Section 1201 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 40802 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. 108. REDUCTION IN 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--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
     ``2013''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) For fiscal year 2014, not less than 75 percent of the 
     grant amounts shall be awarded for purposes under subsection 
     (a)(2) and (a)(3).''.

     SEC. 109. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (42 U.S.C. 13941(c)) is amended by striking ``to carry out 
     this section'' and all that follows through the period at the 
     end and inserting ``to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

     SEC. 110. 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 through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
     2018.''.

 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), by striking ``other programs'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end 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.'';
       (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''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``and territory'' after ``each State'';
       (ii) by striking ``1.50 percent'' and inserting ``0.75 
     percent''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, except that'' and all that follows 
     through ``of the total appropriations''; and
       (B) in the last sentence, by striking ``the preceding 
     formula'' and inserting ``this paragraph''.
       (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 2014 
     through 2018''.

     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), by striking ``and other long- and 
     short-term assistance'' and inserting ``legal assistance, and 
     other long-term and short-term victim services and population 
     specific services'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) developing, expanding, 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
       ``(5) developing programs and strategies that focus on the 
     specific needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in remote 
     rural and geographically isolated areas, including--
       ``(A) addressing the challenges posed by the lack of access 
     to shelters and victims services, and limited law enforcement 
     resources and training; and
       ``(B) providing training and resources to Community Health 
     Aides involved in the delivery of Indian Health Service 
     programs.''; 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 2014 through 2018''.

     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

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       (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 2014 through 2018''.

     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 `elder abuse' means domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed 
     against individuals in later life.
       ``(3) The term `individual in later life' means an 
     individual who is 60 years of age or older.
       ``(b) Grant Program.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Attorney General may make 
     grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities 
     described in paragraph (2). In awarding such grants, the 
     Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to ensure that the activities funded under 
     this section are not duplicative with the activities funded 
     under the elder abuse prevention programs of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services.
       ``(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 2014 through 2018.''.

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

     SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND 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'';
       (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 2014 through 2018''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Funding formula.--Amounts provided under this section 
     shall be allotted to each State, territory, and the District 
     of Columbia based on population. If the amounts appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) exceed $48,000,000 in any fiscal year, a 
     minimum allocation of $150,000 shall be awarded to each State 
     and territory and the District of Columbia. Any remaining 
     funds shall be allotted to each State and territory and the 
     District of Columbia based on population.''.

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

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

     ``SEC. 41201. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
                   SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 
                   (CHOOSE CHILDREN AND 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 to 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 interventions and 
     services that target youth who are victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
     Services may include victim services, counseling, advocacy, 
     mentoring, educational support, transportation, legal 
     assistance in civil, criminal and administrative matters, 
     such as family law cases, housing cases, child welfare 
     proceedings, campus administrative proceedings, and civil 
     protection order proceedings, services to address sex 
     trafficking, population specific services, and other 
     activities that support youth in finding safety, stability, 
     and justice and in addressing the emotional, cognitive, and 
     physical effects of trauma on youth. Funds may be used to--
       ``(A) assess and analyze available services for youth 
     victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking, determining relevant barriers to such 
     services in a particular locality, and developing a community 
     protocol to address such problems collaboratively;
       ``(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, and stalking, as well as homeless youth, and to 
     properly refer such children, youth, and their families to 
     appropriate services.
       ``(2) Supporting youth through education and protection.--
     To enable secondary or elementary schools that serve students 
     in any of grades five through twelve and institutions of 
     higher education to--
       ``(A) provide training to school personnel, including 
     health care providers and security personnel, on the needs of 
     students who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
       ``(B) develop and implement age-appropriate prevention and 
     intervention policies in accordance with State law in 
     secondary or elementary schools that serve students in any of 
     grades five through twelve, including appropriate responses 
     to, and identification and referral procedures for, students 
     who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and procedures 
     for handling the requirements of court protective orders 
     issued to or against students;
       ``(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 evidence-based educational programs for 
     students regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking; or
       ``(E) develop strategies to increase identification, 
     support, referrals, and prevention programs for youth who are 
     at high risk of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking.
       ``(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 
     organization, population specific organization, or community-
     based organization with a demonstrated history of effective 
     work addressing the needs of youth, including runaway or 
     homeless youth, who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or
       ``(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 an elementary school 
     or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 
     9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), 
     charter school (as defined in section 5210 of such Act), a 
     school that is operated or

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     supported by the Bureau of Indian Education, or a legally 
     operating private 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 such schools, a local 
     educational agency (as defined in section 9101(26) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), or an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965).
       ``(B) Other partnerships.--All applicants under this 
     section are encouraged to work in partnership with 
     organizations and agencies that work with the relevant youth 
     population. Such entities may include--
       ``(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 
     with priority on victim safety and autonomy;
       ``(3) ensure that all individuals providing intervention or 
     prevention programs to children or youth through a program 
     funded under this section have completed, or will complete, 
     sufficient training in connection with domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
       ``(4) ensure that parents are informed of the programs 
     funded under this program that are being offered at their 
     child's school.
       ``(e) Requirement for Evidence-based Programs.--Any 
     educational programming, training, or public awareness 
     communications regarding domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, or stalking that are funded under this 
     section shall be evidence-based.
       ``(f) Priority.--The Attorney General shall prioritize 
     grant applications under this section that coordinate with 
     prevention programs in the community.
       ``(g) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section, 
     the definitions and grant conditions provided for in section 
     40002 shall apply.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
       ``(i) 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 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).''.

     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 ``and'' after ``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 striking ``assault and stalking,'' and inserting 
     ``assault, and stalking, including the use of technology to 
     commit these crimes,'';
       (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 
     provided by such program 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 evidence-based educational programming for 
     students regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking.
       ``(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 the first occurrence of ``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 ``2014 through 2018'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3); 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 ``$12,000,000'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``$12,000,000 
     for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

     SECTION 304. CAMPUS SAFETY.

       (a) Campus Safety Guidance and Technical Assistance for 
     Institutions of Higher Education.--Beginning in academic year 
     2013-2014, the Secretary of Education shall provide to 
     institutions of higher education annual guidance and 
     technical assistance relating to compliance with the 
     requirements for campus safety, including requirements under 
     section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1092(f)) for reporting crime statistics and prevention 
     programs for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking.
       (b) Campus Safety Study, Report, and Action.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study to examine--
       (A) the incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, and stalking that were reported to campus 
     security or local police by students and employees of 
     institutions of higher education during academic years 2010-
     2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013;
       (B) the response by campus security or local police to the 
     incidents described in subparagraph (A);
       (C) the extent to which such incidents occur more or less 
     frequently on campuses of institutions of higher education 
     than in the communities surrounding such campuses;
       (D) the procedures institutions of higher education have in 
     place to respond to reports of incidents of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
     including procedures to follow up with the students involved 
     and disciplinary and privacy policies for students and 
     employees;
       (E) the policies institutions of higher education have in 
     place to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking, including programs, classes, and 
     employee training;
       (F) the challenges faced by institutions of higher 
     education with respect to reports of and collection of data 
     on incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking on campus;
       (G) the possible disciplinary actions institutions of 
     higher education face under Federal law for the occurrence 
     of, or for failure to properly respond to, incidents of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking; and
       (H) the coordination of programs and policies by 
     institutions of higher education with respect to the campus 
     safety requirements of the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall report the results of the study required 
     under paragraph (1), including any recommendations for 
     changes to Federal laws and policies related to campus 
     safety, to Congress, the Secretary of Education, the Attorney 
     General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (3) Agency response and report.--Not later than 180 days 
     after receipt of the report required under paragraph (2)--
       (A) the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, to the 
     extent authorized, revise policies and regulations related to 
     campus safety in accordance with the recommendations reported 
     under paragraph (2); and
       (B) the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
     Attorney General and the

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     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall report to 
     Congress, any recommendations for changes to Federal law 
     related to campus safety, including changes to section 485(f) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) and 
     other appropriate laws.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Academic year.--The term ``academic year'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 481 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088).
       (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)), except that such term does not 
     include institutions described in subparagraph (C) of such 
     section.
       (3) Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking.--The terms ``domestic violence'', ``dating 
     violence'', ``sexual assault'', and ``stalking'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 4 13925(a)).

                 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 ``$1,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

     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) evidence-based age education on domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual 
     coercion, as well as healthy relationship skills, in school, 
     in the community, or in health care settings;
       ``(B) community-based collaboration and training for those 
     with influence on youth, such as parents, teachers, coaches, 
     health care providers, faith-leaders, older teens, and 
     mentors;
       ``(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.
       ``(3) Engaging men as leaders and role models.--To develop, 
     maintain or enhance programs that work with men to prevent 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking by helping men to serve as role models and social 
     influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school, 
     community or statewide levels.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be 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 
     nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a history of 
     effective work preventing domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, or stalking and expertise in the specific 
     area for which they are applying for funds; or
       ``(2) a partnership between a victim service provider, 
     community-based organization, tribe or tribal organization, 
     or other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a 
     history of effective work preventing domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and at least one 
     of the following that has expertise in serving children 
     exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, youth domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging 
     men to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking:
       ``(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 nonprofit, 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) Health care entities eligible for reimbursement under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including providers 
     that target the special needs of children and youth.
       ``(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 are consistent with the best practices 
     developed under section 402 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     280b-4) and--
       ``(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 2014 through 2018.
       ``(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 (b).
       ``(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 HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC 
        VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

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

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

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     ``SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE 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 clinical training components for 
     integration into approved internship, residency, and 
     fellowship training or continuing medical or other health 
     education training that address physical, mental, and 
     behavioral health issues, including protective factors, 
     related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, stalking, and other forms of violence and abuse, 
     focus on reducing health disparities and preventing violence 
     and abuse, and include the primacy of victim safety and 
     confidentiality; and
       ``(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 followup technical 
     assistance to health care professionals, and public health 
     staff, and allied health professionals to identify, assess, 
     treat, and refer clients who are victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
     including using tools and training materials already 
     developed.
       ``(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) 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.
       ``(4) Application.--
       ``(A) Subsection (a)(1) and (2) grantees.--An entity 
     desiring a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
     such manner, and containing such information and assurances 
     as the Secretary may require, including--
       ``(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.
       ``(B) 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 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 
     addressing 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

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     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 
     violence, dating violence, or sexual assault 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 2014 through 2018.
       ``(h) Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the definitions in section 40002 of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 apply to this section.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (relating to research on effective interventions 
     to address violence; 42 U.S.C. 13973; as added by section 505 
     of Public Law 109-162 (119 Stat. 3028)).
       (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) each of the programs under 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)) for insurance 
     of mortgages that bear 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 program or 
     housing on the basis that the applicant or tenant is or has 
     been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, if the applicant or tenant otherwise 
     qualifies for admission, assistance, participation, or 
     occupancy.
       ``(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 a public 
     housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under 
     a covered housing program evicts, removes, or terminates 
     assistance to an individual under

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     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, sexual assault, 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, and include such 
     notice in documents required by law to be provided to tenants 
     assisted under a covered housing program.
       ``(2) Provision.--The applicable public housing agency or 
     owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing 
     program shall provide the notice developed under paragraph 
     (1) to an applicant for or tenant of housing assisted under a 
     covered housing program--
       ``(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; and
       ``(C) in multiple languages, consistent with guidance 
     issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 
     accordance with Executive Order No. 13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1 
     note; relating to access to services for persons with limited 
     English proficiency).
       ``(e) Emergency Relocation and Transfers.--Each appropriate 
     agency shall develop a model emergency relocation and 
     transfer plan for voluntary use by public housing agencies 
     and owners or managers of housing assisted under a covered 
     housing program that--
       ``(1) allows tenants who are victims of domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to relocate or 
     transfer to another available and safe dwelling unit assisted 
     under a covered housing program and retain their status as 
     tenants under the covered housing program if--
       ``(A) the tenant expressly requests to move;
       ``(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) the sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
     violence, or stalking occurred on the premises during the 90-
     day period preceding the request to move; and
       ``(C) the tenant has provided documentation as described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of subsection (c)(3) if 
     requested by a public housing agency or owner or manager;
       ``(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;

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       ``(3) describes how the appropriate agency will coordinate 
     relocations or transfers between dwelling units assisted 
     under a covered housing program;
       ``(4) takes into consideration the existing rules and 
     regulations of the covered housing program;
       ``(5) is tailored to the specific type of the covered 
     housing program based on the volume and availability of 
     dwelling units under the control or management of the public 
     housing agency, owner, or manager; and
       ``(6) provides guidance for use in situations in which it 
     is not feasible for an individual public housing agency, 
     owner, or manager to effectuate a transfer.
       ``(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 for 
     assistance under section 8(o)(16) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(16)), assistance 
     under such section.
       ``(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'' and all that follows through ``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'' and all that follows through ``assistance or 
     admission''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``, and that an incident'' 
     and all that follows through ``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'' and all that follows through ``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 the amendments made by 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 or the amendments made by this 
     Act.

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

       Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975; as added by section 611 of Public 
     Law 108-21 (117 Stat. 693)) 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'';
       (C) by striking subsection (f); and
       (D) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$40,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; 
     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 
     2014 through 2018''; 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 
     2014 through 2018''.

          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 2014 through 
     2018''.

                   TITLE VIII--IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 801. CLARIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO U 
                   VISAS.

       (a) Clarification of Requirements for Nonimmigrant 
     Status.--Section 101(a)(15)(U)(i)(III) of the and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``is being helpful, or is likely to be 
     helpful'' and inserting the following ``or is being 
     helpful''; and
       (2) by insert ``and has complied with any reasonable 
     request for assistance in the Federal, State, or local 
     investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity'' 
     before ``; and''.
       (b) Clarification of Content of Certification.--Section 
     214(p)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1184(p)(1)) is amended by striking ``This certification shall 
     state that the alien `has been helpful, is being helpful, or 
     is likely to be helpful' in the investigation or 
     prosecution'' and inserting ``This certification shall state 
     that the alien `has been helpful or is being helpful' in the 
     investigation or prosecution''.

     SEC. 802. PROTECTIONS FOR A FIANCEE OR FIANCE OF A CITIZEN.

       (a) In General.--Section 214 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality 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 Nonimmigrants.--Section 
     833 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. 803. 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 
     the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Represenatives and the Senate a report that includes the 
     number of prosecutions for violations of section 833 of the 
     International Marriage Broker Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a) 
     that have occurred since the date of enactment of that Act.
       (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:

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       (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.''.

     SEC. 804. 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. 805. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS MADE BY 
                   VICTIMS OF ABUSE.

       Not later than December 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes the following:
       (1) The number of aliens who--
       (A) submitted an application for nonimmigrant status under 
     paragraph (15)(T)(i), (15)(U)(i), or (51) of section 101(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) 
     during the preceding fiscal year;
       (B) were granted such nonimmigrant status during such 
     fiscal year; or
       (C) were denied such nonimmigrant status during such fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The mean amount of time and median amount of time to 
     adjudicate an application for such nonimmigrant status during 
     such fiscal year.
       (3) The mean amount of time and median amount of time 
     between the receipt of an application for such nonimmigrant 
     status and the issuance of work authorization to an eligible 
     applicant during the preceding fiscal year.
       (4) The number of aliens granted continued presence in the 
     United States under section 107(c)(3) of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) during 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       (5) A description of any actions being taken to reduce the 
     adjudication and processing time, while ensuring the safe and 
     competent processing, of an application described in 
     paragraph (1) or a request for continued presence referred to 
     in paragraph (4).
       (6) The actions being taken to combat fraud and to ensure 
     program integrity.
       (7) Each type of criminal activity by reason of which an 
     alien received nonimmigrant status under section 
     101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) during the preceding fiscal year and 
     the number of occurrences of that criminal activity that 
     resulted in such aliens receiving such status.

     SEC. 806. PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN OF VAWA SELF-PETITIONERS.

       Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) a child of an alien who filed a pending or approved 
     petition for classification or application for adjustment of 
     status or other benefit specified in section 101(a)(51) as a 
     VAWA self-petitioner; or''.

     SEC. 807. PUBLIC CHARGE.

       Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Special rule for qualified alien victims.--
     Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) shall not apply to an alien 
     who--
       ``(i) is a VAWA self-petitioner;
       ``(ii) is an applicant for, or is granted, nonimmigrant 
     status under section 101(a)(15)(U); or
       ``(iii) is a qualified alien described in section 431(c) of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)).''.

     SEC. 808. AGE-OUT PROTECTION FOR U VISA APPLICANTS.

       Section 214(p) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(7) Age determinations.--
       ``(A) Children.--An unmarried alien who seeks to accompany, 
     or follow to join, a parent granted status under section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(i), and who was under 21 years of age on the 
     date on which such parent petitioned for such status, shall 
     continue to be classified as a child for purposes of section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(ii), if the alien attains 21 years of age after 
     such parent's petition was filed but while it was pending.
       ``(B) Principal aliens.--An alien described in clause (i) 
     of section 101(a)(15)(U) shall continue to be treated as an 
     alien described in clause (ii)(I) of such section if the 
     alien attains 21 years of age after the alien's application 
     for status under such clause (i) is filed but while it is 
     pending.''.

     SEC. 809. HARDSHIP WAIVERS.

       Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(1), or'' and 
     inserting ``(1); or'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) the alien meets the requirements under section 
     204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and following the marriage 
     ceremony was battered by or subject to extreme cruelty 
     perpetrated by the alien's intended spouse and was not at 
     fault in failing to meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1).''.

     SEC. 810. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   PURPOSE.

       (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.--Subsection (d) (as added by section 817(4) 
     of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005) of section 384 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     (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 1996 
     is amended by striking ``241(a)(2)'' in the matter following 
     subparagraph (F) and inserting ``237(a)(2)''.

     SEC. 811. CONSIDERATION OF OTHER EVIDENCE.

       Section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``If the conviction records do not 
     conclusively establish whether a crime of domestic violence 
     constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of 
     title 18, United States Code), the Attorney General may 
     consider other evidence related to the conviction that 
     clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was 
     engaged constitutes a crime of violence.''.

                   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,'';

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       (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. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) In General.--Title II of Public Law 90-284 (25 U.S.C. 
     1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968'') is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 204. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       ``(a) Special Domestic Violence Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--A participating tribe is authorized to 
     exercise jurisdiction in accordance with this section over an 
     alleged offender who commits a covered offense. In exercising 
     such jurisdiction, the participating tribe--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this section, may 
     exercise such jurisdiction to the same extent and in the same 
     manner as the participating tribe has jurisdiction over a 
     member of such tribe; and
       ``(B) shall not violate any right described in subsection 
     (b)(3).
     Jurisdiction under this section shall be referred to as 
     `special domestic violence jurisdiction'.
       ``(2) Alleged offender.--The term `alleged offender' means 
     a person--
       ``(A) who is not an Indian;
       ``(B) who is alleged to have committed a covered offense; 
     and
       ``(C) who--
       ``(i) resides in the Indian country of the participating 
     tribe;
       ``(ii) is employed in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe; or
       ``(iii) is a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner 
     of--

       ``(I) a member of the participating tribe; or
       ``(II) an Indian who resides in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe.

       ``(3) Covered offense.--The term `covered offense' means an 
     offense that--
       ``(A) is committed against an Indian who is described in 
     subclause (I) or (II) of paragraph (2)(C)(iii);
       ``(B) is punishable by the written laws of the 
     participating tribe by a term of imprisonment of not more 
     than 1 year; and
       ``(C) is--
       ``(i) an act of domestic violence or dating violence that 
     occurs in the Indian country of the participating tribe; or
       ``(ii) an act that--

       ``(I) occurs in the Indian country of the participating 
     tribe; and
       ``(II) violates the portion of a protection order that--

       ``(aa) prohibits or provides protection against violent or 
     threatening acts or harassment against, sexual violence 
     against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity 
     to, another person;
       ``(bb) was issued against an alleged offender;
       ``(cc) is enforceable by the participating tribe; and
       ``(dd) is consistent with section 2265(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Certification of Participating Tribes.--
       ``(1) Election.--An Indian tribe seeking to exercise 
     special domestic violence juridiction shall submit to the 
     Attorney General a request for certification as a 
     participating tribe.
       ``(2) Approval.--Not later than 120 days after receiving a 
     request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall make 
     a determination as to whether the tribe, in exercising 
     special domestic violence jurisdiction, is able to afford, 
     and provides adequate assurances that the tribe will afford, 
     an alleged offender all the rights described in paragraph 
     (3). If the Attorney General determines that the tribe is so 
     able and the tribe provides such assurances, the Attorney 
     General shall certify the tribe as a participating tribe. If 
     the Attorney General determines that the tribe is not so able 
     or has not provided such assurances, the Attorney General 
     shall--
       ``(A) deny such a request; and
       ``(B) provide the Indian tribe with written notice thereof, 
     including the reasons of the Attorney General for that denial 
     and guidance on how the Indian tribe could obtain approval.
       ``(3) Rights described.--The rights described in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) all rights described in section 202;
       ``(B) all rights secured by the Constitution of the United 
     States, as such rights are interpreted by the courts of the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) all rights otherwise provided for under this section.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to affect any jurisdiction of a participating tribe, 
     other than the special domestic violence jurisdiction of that 
     tribe, that such tribe possessed prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section; or
       ``(2) to affect any criminal jurisdiction over Indian 
     country of the United States, of a State, or of both.
       ``(d) Concurrence of Jurisdiction.--The exercise of special 
     domestic violence jurisdiction shall be concurrent with any 
     jurisdiction of the United States, of a State, or of both.
       ``(e) Issuance of Protection Order.--A tribal court of a 
     participating tribe may issue a protection order for the 
     protection of an Indian who is described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of paragraph (3) of this subsection against a person 
     who is not an Indian if that person--
       ``(1) resides in the Indian country of the participating 
     tribe;
       ``(2) is employed in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe; or
       ``(3) is a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner of--
       ``(A) a member of the participating tribe; or
       ``(B) an Indian who resides in the Indian country of the 
     participating tribe.
       ``(f) Removal.--
       ``(1) By defendant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any criminal 
     prosecution that is before a tribal court by reason of the 
     exercise by that court of special domestic violence 
     jurisdiction may be removed by the defendant to the district 
     court of the United States for the district and division 
     embracing the place wherein it is pending.
       ``(B) Grounds for removal.--The district court may grant 
     removal under paragraph (1) only in the case of--
       ``(i) a violation of any provision of this section by the 
     participating tribe; or
       ``(ii) a violation of a right described in subsection 
     (b)(3) of the defendant.
       ``(C) Manner of removal.--In the case of a defendant 
     desiring to remove a criminal prosecution that is before a 
     tribal court by reason of the exercise by that court of 
     special domestic violence jurisdiction, that defendant shall 
     do so in the same form and manner as a defendant that seeks 
     removal of a criminal prosecution from State court under 
     section 1455 of title 28, United States Code. Sections 1447 
     through 1450 of such title shall apply in the case of such a 
     removal. In applying sections 1447 through 1450 and section 
     1455 of such title purusant to this paragraph, the term 
     `State court' shall be read to include such tribal court.
       ``(D) Notice required.--Not later than the time at which 
     the defendant makes an initial appearance before a tribal 
     court exercising special domestic violence jurisdiction or 48 
     hours after the time of arrest, whichever is earlier, the 
     defendant shall be notified of the right of removal under 
     this subsection.
       ``(2) By united states attorney.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any criminal prosecution that is before 
     a tribal court by reason of the exercise by that court of 
     special domestic violence jurisdiction may be removed to the 
     district court of the United States for the district and 
     division embracing the place wherein it is pending by the 
     United States attorney for that district and division.
       ``(B) Notice to united states attorney required.--Not later 
     than 48 hours after the defendant makes an initial appearance 
     before the tribal court, the participating tribe shall 
     provide notice to the United States attorney for the district 
     and division embracing the tribal court that the tribal court 
     is exercising special domestic violence jurisdiction in this 
     prosecution.
       ``(C) Applicable provisions.--Sections 1447 through 1450 of 
     title 28, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a 
     removal under this paragraph. In applying sections 1447 
     through 1450 of such title purusant to this paragraph, the 
     term `State court' shall be read to include a tribal court 
     exercising special domestic violence jurisdiction.
       ``(D) Requirements.--If the United State attorney seeks to 
     remove a criminal prosecution pursuant to this paragraph, the 
     United States attorney shall, not later than the commencement 
     of trial in the prosecution, provide notice of removal to the 
     tribal court. On receipt of such notice, the tribal court 
     shall terminate all proceedings pertaining to that 
     prosecution. A notice of removal filed under this 
     subparagraph shall

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     identify the covered case and the grounds for removal
       ``(g) Interlocutory Appeal.--In a criminal prosecution in 
     which a tribal court exercises special domestic violence 
     jurisdiction, the defendant may appeal an order of a tribal 
     court to the United States district court for the district 
     and division embracing the tribal court not later than 14 
     days after that order is entered if a district judge's order 
     could similarly be appealed. The defendant shall file a 
     notice with the clerk specifying the order being appealed and 
     shall serve a copy on the adverse party.
       ``(h) Review of Judgment and Sentence.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which a tribal court enters a final judgment against a 
     defendant in a criminal proceeding in which a participating 
     tribe exercises special domestic violence jurisdiction, the 
     defendant may petition the United States district court for 
     the district and division embracing the tribal court for 
     review of the final judgment against the defendant.
       ``(2) Notice to defendant.--When the tribal court enters a 
     final judgment, the tribal court shall inform the defendant 
     of the right to petition for review of the final judgment 
     under this subsection.
       ``(3) Release or detention pending appeal.--Section 3143(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a 
     defendant under this subsection.
       ``(i) Habeas Corpus.--Any petition for habeas corpus by an 
     alleged offender who is detained under the special domestic 
     violence jurisidiction of a participating tribe shall be in 
     accordance with section 2257 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(j) Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every person who, under color of any 
     statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 
     participating tribe, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any 
     person over whom the participating tribe exercises special 
     domestic violence jurisdiction to the deprivation of any 
     rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution 
     of the United States and Federal laws, shall be liable to the 
     party injured in a civil action.
       ``(2) Immunity for tribal officials.--In any action 
     described in paragraph (1), tribal officials shall be 
     entitled to claim the same immunity accorded public officials 
     in actions brought under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes 
     of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983).
       ``(3) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--An action described in paragraph (1) may 
     be brought in any appropriate district court of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Timing.--An action described in paragraph (1) shall 
     commence not later than 4 years after the date on which the 
     conduct giving rise to the action occurred.
       ``(k) Grants to Tribal Governments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General may award grants to 
     participating tribes--
       ``(A) to strengthen tribal criminal justice systems to 
     assist Indian tribes in exercising special domestic violence 
     jurisdiction, including--
       ``(i) law enforcement (including the capacity of law 
     enforcement or court personnel to enter information into and 
     obtain information from national crime information 
     databases);
       ``(ii) prosecution;
       ``(iii) trial and appellate courts;
       ``(iv) probation systems;
       ``(v) detention and correctional facilities;
       ``(vi) alternative rehabilitation centers;
       ``(vii) culturally appropriate services and assistance for 
     victims and their families; and
       ``(viii) criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, 
     appellate procedure, and evidence;
       ``(B) to provide indigent criminal defendants with the 
     effective assistance of licensed defense counsel, at no cost 
     to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a 
     participating tribe prosecutes a crime of domestic violence 
     or dating violence or a criminal violation of a protection 
     order;
       ``(C) to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a 
     participating tribe exercises special domestic violence 
     jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed 
     in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements; and
       ``(D) to accord victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, and violations of protection orders rights that are 
     similar to the rights of a crime victim described in section 
     3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, consistent with 
     tribal law and custom.
       ``(2) Supplement, not supplant.--Amounts made available 
     under this subsection shall supplement and not supplant any 
     other Federal, State, tribal, or local government amounts 
     made available to carry out activities described in this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--Amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated under this subsection may not be used by 
     any grant recipient to--
       ``(A) lobby any representative of the Department of Justice 
     regarding the award of grant funding under this subsection; 
     or
       ``(B) lobby any representative of a Federal, State, local, 
     or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding 
     under this subsection.
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this subsection.
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' means 
     violence committed against a victim by a dating partner of 
     that victim.
       ``(2) Dating partner.--The term `dating partner' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2266 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(3) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' 
     means violence committed by--
       ``(A) a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the 
     victim; or
       ``(B) a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim 
     under the domestic- or family-violence laws of an Indian 
     tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the 
     violence occurs.
       ``(4) Indian country.--The term `Indian country' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(5) Participating tribe.--The term `participating tribe' 
     means an Indian tribe that is certified under subsection (b) 
     to exercise special domestic violence jurisdiction.
       ``(6) Protection order.--The term `protection order'--
       ``(A) means any injunction, restraining order, or other 
     order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of 
     preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, 
     sexual violence against, contact or communication with, or 
     physical proximity to, another person; and
       ``(B) includes any temporary or final order issued by a 
     civil or criminal court, whether obtained by filing an 
     independent action or as a pendent lite order in another 
     proceeding, if the civil or criminal order was issued in 
     response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on 
     behalf of a person seeking protection.
       ``(7) Spouse or intimate partner.--The term `spouse or 
     intimate partner' has the meaning given the term in section 
     2266 of title 18, United States Code.''.
       (b) Habeas Corpus.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 153 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 2241(c)--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``; or''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) He is in custody for an act done or omitted and to 
     which the special domestic violence jurisdiction under 
     section 204 of Public Law 90-284 extends.''.
       (B) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2257. Special domestic violence jurisdiction

       ``For purposes of this chapter, an Indian tribe that is 
     exercising special domestic violence jurisdiction under 
     section 204 of Public Law 90-284 shall be treated as a 
     State.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2256 the following:

``2257. Special domestic violence jurisdiction.''.

     SEC. 904. 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 2013'' 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;
       ``(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); and
       ``(4) contains information compiled by the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, on an annual basis and by Field Division, 
     regarding decisions not to refer to an appropriate 
     prosecuting authority cases in which investigations had been 
     opened into an alleged crime in Indian country, including--
       ``(A) the types of crimes alleged;
       ``(B) the statuses of the accused as Indians or non-
     Indians;
       ``(C) the statuses of the victims as Indians or non-
     Indians; and
       ``(D) the reasons for deciding against referring the 
     investigation for prosecution.
       ``(5) contains information compiled by each United States 
     Attorney, on an annual basis and by Federal judicial 
     district, regarding declinations of alleged violations of 
     Federal criminal law that occurred in Indian country that 
     were referred for prosecution by law enforcement agencies, 
     including--
       ``(A) the types of crimes alleged;
       ``(B) the statuses of the accused as Indians or non-
     Indians;
       ``(C) the statuses of the victims as Indians or non-
     Indians; and

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       ``(D) the reasons for deciding against referring the 
     investigation for prosecution.
       ``(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. 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 2013, 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 
     2013''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this section $1,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 
     2015''.
       (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 2014 through 2018''.

     SEC. 906. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
                   TRIBAL LIAISONS.

       Section 13(b) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 
     U.S.C. 2810(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) Serving as domestic violence tribal liaison by doing 
     the following:
       ``(A) Encouraging and assisting in arrests and Federal 
     prosecution for crimes, including misdemeanor crimes, of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking that occur in Indian country.
       ``(B) Conducting training sessions for tribal law 
     enforcement officers and other individuals and entities 
     responsible for responding to crimes in Indian country to 
     ensure that such officers, individuals, and entities 
     understand their arrest authority over non-Indian offenders.
       ``(C) Developing multidisciplinary teams to combat domestic 
     and sexual violence offenses against Indians by non-Indians.
       ``(D) Consulting and coordinating with tribal justice 
     officials and victims' advocates to address any backlog in 
     the prosecution of crimes, including misdemeanor crimes, of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
     stalking that occur in Indian country.
       ``(E) Developing working relationships and maintaining 
     communication with tribal leaders, tribal community and 
     victims' advocates, and tribal justice officials to gather 
     information from, and share appropriate information with, 
     tribal justice officials.''.

     SEC. 907. SPECIAL ATTORNEYS.

       Section 543(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``, including'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting the following: ``The Attorney 
     General shall appoint qualified tribal prosecutors and other 
     qualified attorneys to assist in prosecuting Federal offenses 
     committed in the Indian country of no fewer than 10 federally 
     recognized tribes, with a preference given to those tribes 
     that do not exercise special domestic violence jurisdiction 
     as defined in section 204(a) of title II of Public Law 90-284 
     (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the `Indian Civil 
     Rights Act of 1968').''.

     SEC. 908. GAO STUDY.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
     to the Congress a report on--
       (1) the prevalence of domestic violence and sexual assault 
     in Indian Country;
       (2) the efforts of Federal law enforcement agencies, 
     including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, to investigate these crimes; and
       (3) Federal initiatives, such as grants, training, and 
     technical assistance, to help address and prevent such 
     violence.

                      TITLE X--CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. 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 2013, 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, or pursuant to an 
     intergovernmental service agreement 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 2013, 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. 1002. CRIMINAL PROVISION RELATING TO STALKING, INCLUDING 
                   CYBERSTALKING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2261A of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2261A. Stalking

       ``(a) Whoever uses the mail, any interactive computer 
     service, or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce to 
     engage in a course of conduct or travels in interstate or 
     foreign commerce or within the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or 
     leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, injure, 
     harass, or intimidate another person, or place another person 
     under surveillance with the intent to kill, injure, harass, 
     or intimidate such person and in the course of, or as a 
     result of, such travel or course of conduct--
       ``(1) places that person in reasonable fear of the death 
     of, or serious bodily injury to such person, a member of 
     their immediate family (as defined in section 115), or their 
     spouse or intimate partner; or
       ``(2) causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury or 
     serious emotional distress to such person, a member of their 
     immediate family (as defined in section 115), or their spouse 
     or intimate partner;
     shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
       ``(b) The punishment for an offense under this section is 
     the same as that for an offense under section 2261, except 
     that if--
       ``(1) the offense involves conduct in violation of a 
     protection order; or
       ``(2) the victim of the offense is under the age of 18 
     years or over the age of 65 years, the offender has reached 
     the age of 18 years at the time the offense was committed, 
     and the offender knew or should have known that the victim 
     was under the age of 18 years or over the age of 65 years;
     the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is 
     increased by 5 years over the term of imprisonment otherwise 
     provided for that offense in section 2261.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2261A 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 110A of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2261A. Stalking.''.

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     SEC. 1003. 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) 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''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 83, the 
gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) and a Member 
opposed each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Washington.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Madam Speaker, we've heard strong bipartisan support over the last 
hour for the Violence Against Women Act and standing for all victims.
  I remain convinced that the House amendment is the strongest 
reauthorization of VAWA and the one that should be sent to the 
President's desk. It's a responsible bill that protects all victims of 
domestic violence. It's a bill that holds offenders fully accountable 
for their crimes. It is a bill that respects the Constitution.
  It puts the focus on the victim, where it should be. It provides the 
necessary services and resources to victims while at the same time 
strengthening investigations and prosecutions to lock away offenders 
for a longer period of time.
  What it does not do is engage in the type of divisive, political 
rancor that many have tried to leverage or exploit. Republicans want to 
reauthorize a bill that protects women, not promotes partisanship.

                              {time}  1050

  Over the last few months, the debate over VAWA has been muddled with 
partisan attacks. In fact, just last week, comments were made that 
claim the House bill will not provide critical protections for rape 
victims, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, students 
on campus, or stalking victims, or that the House Republican leadership 
just doesn't get it.
  None of these assertions are further from the truth, and it is this 
political bickering and these baseless accusations that keep Congress 
from doing the job to protect those who need the most protection, 
because this bill is about people, not politics.
  It's about Rebecca Schiering, from my home near Spokane Valley, who 
broke up with her fiance after a domestic dispute. Two months later, he 
shot and killed her and her 9-year-old son. It's about Michelle Canino 
of north Spokane, who was stabbed to death by her husband, Jeffrey, 
while her 11-year-old son watched the entire thing. This bill is about 
Rebecca and Michelle and the millions of women like them all across 
this country who need protection, and that's what this bill will do. It 
ensures that all vulnerable populations are protected. No one is 
excluded from it or can be discriminated against.
  The bill ensures that resources are available for critical services. 
It ensures that victims and their families have access to housing. It 
ensures that investigations and prosecutions are more effective in 
putting offenders away for a longer period of time. It ensures that 
Native American women have access to justice on Indian land and in such 
a way that prohibits offenders from getting off the hook.
  I am disappointed that even some of our country's most influential 
leaders--the ones who have the ability to move this legislation through 
Congress and get it to the President's desk--have dismissed this House 
bill. It is a responsible step forward, and I urge its support.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized 
for 10 minutes.
  Mr. CONYERS. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, the controlling 
objective here is that, if we reject the substitute and, instead, adopt 
the bipartisan and comprehensive Senate bill, the bill will go directly 
to the President for his signature. So I rise in strong opposition to 
the substitute and in support of the Senate bill, the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2013.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlelady 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, in a letter written by our friend and 
colleague Tom Cole, a Member of Congress, he says that he does not 
support the House substitute to VAWA because it does not adequately 
recognize sovereignty or give them the tools that they need to combat 
violence against women.


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   Washington, DC.
     Why I'm Voting Against the House Substitute Amendment to S. 
         47

       Dear Republican Colleague: I want to let you know why I 
     will vote against the House substitute to S. 47, the Violence 
     Against Women Act (``VAWA''). While the House substitute to 
     VAWA has improved tremendously over what this body passed 
     last Congress, it falls short of giving tribes what they need 
     to keep their women safe.
       Unlike the Senate version, the House substitute fails to 
     recognize existing tribal sovereignty that is enshrined in 
     the Constitution by requiring tribes to seek DOJ 
     certification before exercising jurisdiction over non-Indian 
     offenders, and waives tribes' sovereign immunity. It doesn't 
     make sense to force tribes to abdicate part of their 
     sovereignty to exercise another part of their sovereignty.
       Like most Republicans, I believe in moving control away 
     from the federal government towards local governments. Tribal 
     governments are local governments, and tribes do a good job 
     of taking care of tribal citizens when they have the 
     resources to do so. Tribes do not support the House 
     substitute to VAWA because it does not adequately recognize 
     sovereignty or give them the tools they need to combat 
     violence against Indian women. I trust the tribes to 
     understand their needs best, and that is why I will vote 
     against the House substitute and in favor of the Senate VAWA 
     bill, S. 47.
           Sincerely,
                                                         Tom Cole,
                                               Member of Congress.

  Mr. CONYERS. I thank the gentlelady.
  Members of the House, I was here in 1994 when the Violence Against 
Women Act was introduced to provide critical lifesaving assistance for 
women, children and men. This law has been the centerpiece of our 
government's commitment to combating domestic violence, dating 
violence, stalking, and sexual assault. The results have been striking:
  In the nearly two decades since the landmark legislation was passed, 
the rate of intimate partner violence against women has dropped by 
nearly two-thirds. On two occasions since its enactment, Members of 
both bodies have worked on a bipartisan basis to extend the Violence 
Against Women Act's protections and to make necessary improvements.

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  Unfortunately, in the last Congress, we weren't able to agree on a 
bill, and the authorization was allowed to lapse. This month, the 
Senate took the unique opportunity to pass strong bipartisan 
legislation by a vote of 78-22--with all of the women in the Senate. It 
incorporates years of analysis of the problem and the solutions 
proposed by law enforcement and victim service providers. In my 
judgment, it is much stronger.
  I urge my colleagues to join with me, the 78 Senators, the President, 
and the more than 1,300 organizations in supporting S. 47, the Violence 
Against Women Act.
  I reserve the balance of my time.

         National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
           Against Women,
                                                February 22, 2013.
       Dear House Leaders: We, the undersigned local, state, 
     tribal, and national organizations, represent and support 
     millions of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault and stalking throughout the United States, 
     American Indian Tribal lands and U.S. Territories. On behalf 
     of the victims we represent, and the professionals who serve 
     them and the communities that sustain them, we ask that you 
     support the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) 
     reauthorization by bringing the recently-passed bipartisan 
     Senate VAWA (S.47) to the House floor for a vote as speedily 
     as possible. As you know, VAWA passed the Senate on Tuesday, 
     February 12 with a resounding bipartisan vote of 78-22 in 
     favor of an all-embracing bill that strives to address 
     violence for all victims in communities, homes, campuses and 
     workplaces all around the country.
       VAWA's programs support national, state, tribal, 
     territorial, and local efforts to address the pervasive and 
     insidious crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault and stalking. These programs have made great 
     progress towards reducing the violence, helping victims to be 
     healthy and feel safe and holding perpetrators accountable. 
     This critical legislation must be reauthorized to ensure a 
     continued response to these crimes.
       Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has dramatically 
     enhanced our nation's response to violence against girls and 
     women, boys and men. More victims report domestic violence to 
     the police and the rate of non-fatal intimate partner 
     violence against women has decreased by 64%. The sexual 
     assault services program in VAWA helps rape crisis centers 
     keep their doors open to provide the front-line response to 
     victims of rape. VAWA provides for a coordinated community 
     approach, improving collaboration between law enforcement and 
     victim services providers to better meet the needs of 
     victims. These comprehensive and cost-effective programs not 
     only save lives, they also save money. In fact, VAWA saved 
     nearly $12.6 billion in net averted social costs in just its 
     first six years.
       VAWA has unquestionably improved the national response to 
     these terrible crimes. Nonetheless, much work remains to be 
     done to address unmet needs and enhance access to protections 
     and services for all victims, including housing, campus 
     security, and addressing the needs of racial and ethnic 
     communities, tribal, immigrant and LGBT victims. We urge you 
     work with your colleagues in both parties as we all work to 
     build upon VAWA's successes, continue to enhance our nation's 
     ability to promote an end to this violence, to hold 
     perpetrators accountable and to keep victims and their 
     families safe from future harm. Thank you.
           Sincerely,


                         National Organizations

       1. 3 DVas, LLC
       2. 9to5
       3. Abortion Care Network
       4. AFGE Women's/Fair Practices Departments
       5. AFL-CIO
       6. African Action on Aids
       7. AFSCME
       8. After The Trauma
       9. Alianza--National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of 
     Domestic Violence
       10. Alliant International University
       11. American Association of University Women (AAUW)
       12. American Baptist Women's Ministries, ABCUSA
       13. American College Health Association
       14. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
       15. American Dance Therapy Association
       16. American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
       17. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial 
     Organizations
       18. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal 
     Employees
       19. American Federation of Teachers, AFL/CIO
       20. American Humanist Association
       21. American Postal Workers Union
       22. American Psychiatric Association
       23. American Psychological Association
       24. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
       25. Americans for Immigrant Justice, Americans Overseas 
     Domestic Violence Crisis Center
       26. Amnesty International USA
       27. Anti-Defamation League
       28. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
       29. Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
       30. Asian American Justice Center, member of Asian American 
     Center for Advancing Justice
       31. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO
       32. Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource 
     Project
       33. ASISTA Immigration Assistance
       34. Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies
       35. Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in N. 
     America (APPNA)
       36. Bah'ais of the United States
       37. Battered Mothers Custody Conference
       38. Black Women's Health Imperative
       39. Black Women's Roundtable
       40. Break the Cycle
       41. Business and Professional Women's Foundation
       42. Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network for Healthy 
     Families and Communities
       43. Casa Esperanza
       44. Center for Family Policy and Practice
       45. Center for Partnership Studies
       46. Center for Reproductive Rights
       47. Center for Women Policy Studies
       48. Central Conference of American Rabbis
       49. Choice USA
       50. Church Women United
       51. Circle of 6 App
       52. Clan Star
       53. Clery Center for Security On Campus
       54. Coalition of Labor Union Women
       55. Coalition on Human Needs
       56. Communications Workers of America
       57. Communications Workers of America (CWA)
       58. Community Action Partnership
       59. cultureID
       60. CWA National Women's Committee
       61. Daughters of Penelope
       62. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
       63. Dialogue on Diversity
       64. Disciples Justice Action Network
       65. Domestic Abuse intervention Programs
       66. Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project 
     (DV LEAP)
       67. Elder Justice Coalition
       68. Episcopal Church
       69. Episcopal Women's Caucus
       70. Expert Panel on violence, American Academy of Nursing
       71. FaithTrust Institute
       72. Falling Walls
       73. Family Equality Council
       74. Federally Employed Women (FEW)
       75. Feminist Agenda Network
       76. Feminist Majority
       77. Feminist Peace Network
       78. Freedom from Hunger
       79. Friends Committee on National Legislation
       80. Friends of Nabeela
       81. Futures Without Violence
       82. Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
       83. General Board of Church & Society, United Methodist 
     Church
       84. General Federation of Women's Clubs
       85. George Washington University Law School
       86. Girls Inc.
       87. GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality
       88. GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)
       89. Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, 
     Inc.
       90. HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
       91. Hindu American Seva Communities
       92. Human Rights Campaign
       93. Indian Law Resource Center
       94. Inspire Action for Social Change
       95. Institute for Interfaith Activism
       96. Institute for Science and Human Values
       97. Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American 
     Community
       98. IOFA
       99. Jewish Council for Public Affairs
       100. Jewish Labor Committee
       101. Jewish Women International
       102. Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation
       103. Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
       104. League of United Latin American Citizens
       105. Legal Momentum
       106. LiveYourDream.org
       107. Log Cabin Republicans
       108. Media Equity Collaborative
       109. Men Can Stop Rape
       110. Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office
       111. Men's Resources International
       112. Methodist/Catholic
       113. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
       114. Migrant Clinicians Network
       115. MomsRising
       116. Ms. Foundation for Women
       117. Muslim American Society
       118. Muslim Bar Association
       119. Muslim Public Affairs Council
       120. Muslims for Progressive Values
       121. NAACP
       122. NAPAFASA
       123. National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good 
     Shepherd
       124. National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
       125. National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 
     (NAPABA)
       126. National Association of Commissions for Women (NACVV)
       127. National Association of Hispanic Organizations
       128. National Association of School Psychologists

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       129. National Association of State Head Injury 
     Administrators
       130. National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators
       131. National Center for Lesbian Rights
       132. National Center for Transgender Equality
       133. National Center for Victims of Crime
       134. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
       135. National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered 
     Women
       136. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       137. National Coalition for LGBT Health
       138. National Coalition of 100 Black Women
       139. National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
       140. National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
       141. National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
       142. National Congress of American Indians
       143. National Council for Jewish Education
       144. National Council of Churches, USA
       145. National Council of Jewish Women
       146. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
       147. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
       148. National Council of Women's Organizations
       149. National Council on Independent Living
       150. National Dating Abuse Helpline
       151. National Domestic Violence Hotline
       152. National Employment Law Project
       153. National Fair Housing Alliance
       154. National Family Justice Center Alliance
       155. National Focus on Gender Education
       156. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund
       157. National Hispanic Council on Aging
       158. National Housing Law Project
       159. National Indian Health Board
       160. National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
       161. National Latina Psychological Association
       162. National Latina/o Psychological Association
       163. National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
       164. National Network to End Domestic Violence
       165. National Org of Asian Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual 
     Violence
       166. National Organization for Men Against Sexism
       167. National Organization for Women (NOW)
       168. National Organization of Asian Pacific Islanders 
     Ending Sexual Violence
       169. National Organization of Black Law Enforcement 
     Executives
       170. National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending 
     Sexual Assault
       171. National Partnership for Women & Families
       172. National Research Center for Women & Families
       173. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
       174. National Stonewall Democrats
       175. National WIC Association
       176. National Women's Health Network
       177. National Women's Law Center
       178. National Women's Political Caucus
       179. Native American Indian Court Judges Association
       180. Native American Indian Housing Council
       181. NCAI
       182. NCCE
       183. NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
       184. NLPA
       185. Nursing Network on Violence against Women 
     International
       186. NVC Academy
       187. One Woman's Voice
       188. Our Bodies Ourselves
       189. OWL--The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
       190. Peaceful Families Project
       191. PFLAG National
       192. Rape Crisis Services
       193. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
       194. Reformed Church in America
       195. Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
       196. Rural Women's Health Project
       197. Rural Womyn Zone
       198. Ryan Immigration Law
       199. Safe Kids International
       200. Safe Nation Collaborative
       201. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
       202. Sauti Yetu
       203. School and College Organization for Prevention 
     Educators
       204. Secular Woman
       205. Self Empowerment Strategies
       206. SER-Jobs for Progress National Inc.
       207. Service Employees International Union
       208. Share Time Wisely Consulting Services
       209. Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
       210. Sisters of Mercy Institute Justice Team
       211. Sojourners
       212. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
       213. Spittin' Out the Pitts
       214. Stonewall Democratic Club
       215. SuhaibWebb.com
       216. Survivors In Service
       217. Tahirih Justice Center
       218. Take Back The Night
       219. The Episcopal Church
       220. The Jewish Federations of North America
       221. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
       222. The Line Campaign
       223. The National Council on Independent Living
       224. The National Resource Center Against Domestic Violence
       225. The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church & 
     Society
       226. Tribal Law and Policy Institute
       227. UAW
       228. Union for Reform Judaism
       229. Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO
       230. Unitarian Universalist Association
       231. United Church of Christ, Justice & Witness Ministries
       232. United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
       233. United Steelworkers
       234. UniteWomen.org
       235. US National Committee for UN Women
       236. US women Connect
       237. USAction
       238. V-Day
       239. Veteran Feminists of America
       240. Victim Rights Law Center
       241. Vital Voices Global Partnership
       242. We Are Woman
       243. Winning Strategies
       244. Witness Justice
       245. Women Enabled, Inc.
       246. Women of Color Network
       247. Women of Reform Judaism
       248. Women, Action & the Media
       249. Women's Action for New Directions
       250. Women's Business Development Center
       251. Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
       252. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
       253. Women's Media Center
       254. Women's Resource Center
       255. YWCA USA
       256. Zonta


                                Alabama

       1. Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       2. Alabama--NOW
       3. St Vincent's Hospital
       4. The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA)


                                 Alaska

       1. WOMEN IN SAFE HOME, INC
       2. Native Village of Emmonak Women's Shelter
       3. South Peninsula Haven House
       4. Yup''ik Women's Coalition
       5. YWCA Alaska


                                Arizona

       1. Arizona Bridge to Independent Living
       2. Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       3. Arizona NOW
       4. Arizona State University
       5. Child Crisis Center Foundation
       6. Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
       7. Family LAW CASA
       8. Hopi-Tewa Women's Coalition to End Abuse
       9. Jewish Community Relations Council (Tucson)
       10. M.U.J.E.R. Inc.
       11. National Organization for Women--AZ
       12. Phoenix/Scottdale NOW
       13. Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition (PAFCO)
       14. Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault
       15. Southwest Indigenous Women's Coalition
       16. Yavapai Family Advocacy Center
       17. Yup'ik Women's Coalition


                                Arkansas

       1. Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       2. Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       3. Arkansas NOW


                               California

       1. 9to5 Bay Area
       2. 9to5 California
       3. 9to5 Los Angeles
       4. AAUW, Big Bear Valley Branch
       5. Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
       6. Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
       7. Alliant International University
       8. Antolino Family Wellness Center
       9. Asia Pacific Cultural Center
       10. Asian Law Caucus
       11. Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Member of Asian 
     American Center for Advancing Justice
       12. Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.
       13. Bay Area Women's Center
       14. CA Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.
       15. California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       16. California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
       17. California National Organization for Women
       18. California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
       19. California Protective Parents Association
       20. California School of Professional Psychology
       21. California School of Professional Psychology at Al
       22. California Women Lawyers
       23. CARECEN Los Angeles
       24. Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
       25. Catalyst Domestic Violence Services

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       26. Center For A Non Violent Community
       27. Center for the Pacific Asian Family
       28. Central CA Coalition of Labor Union Women
       29. Children's Institute, Inc.
       30. Choices Domestic Violence Solutions
       31. Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los 
     Angeles
       32. Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse
       33. County of Sacramento, Native American Caucus
       34. C--VISA, Coachella Valley Immigration Service and 
     Assistance
       35. Domestic Abuse Center
       36. Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County
       37. DOVES in Natchitoches, LA
       38. DOVES of Big Bear Lake, Inc.
       39. End DV Counseling and Consulting
       40. Episcopal Women's Caucus
       41. Family Services of Tulare County
       42. Forward Together
       43. Freshwater Haven
       44. Good Shepherd Shelter
       45. Haven Hill, Inc
       46. Haven Women's Center of Stan islaus
       47. Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for 
     Women
       48. House of Ruth, Inc.
       49. Humboldt County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
       50. Immigration Services of Mountain View
       51. Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education 
     Services (IMCES)
       52. Instituto Para La Mujer
       53. Inter-Tribal Council of California, Inc.
       54. Lone Band of Miwok Indians
       55. Jafri Law Firm
       56. Jewish Community Relations Council
       57. Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
       58. Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region
       59. L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
       60. La Casa de las Madres
       61. La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians
       62. Law Students for Reproductive Justice
       63. Marjaree Mason Center
       64. Maya Chilam Foundation
       65. MINDS--Medical Network Devoted to Service
       66. Miracle Mile LA NOW
       67. Monterey County Rape Crisis Center
       68. MORONGO BASIN UNITY HOME
       69. Mountain Crisis Services, Inc
       70. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, San Francisco 
     Chapter
       71. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Silicon Valley 
     Chapter
       72. National Council of Jewish Women, Sacramento Section
       73. National Hispanic Media Coalition
       74. Oakland County Coordinating Council against Domestic 
     Violence
       75. OPCC
       76. Option House, Inc.
       77. Project: Peacemakers, Inc
       78. Rainbow Community Cares
       79. Rainbow Services, Ltd.
       80. Sacramento Native American Health Center
       81. Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE)
       82. Santa Fe Natl. Organization for Women
       83. Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center
       84. Shasta Women's Refuge
       85. Shelter From the Storm
       86. Sojourn Services For Battered Women And Their Children
       87. South Asian Network (SAN)
       88. Southern Indian Health Council, Inc.
       89. STAND! for Families Free of Violence
       90. Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc
       91. The Good Shepherd Shelter
       92. Tri-Valley Haven
       93. Valley Crisis Center
       94. Victim Compensation and Government Claim Board
       95. Violence Intervention Program
       96. Wild Iris Women's Service in Bishop, Inc.
       97. WOMAN, Inc
       98. Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter, Inc.
       99. Women's Center-High Desert, Inc.
       100. Women's Crisis support--Defensa de Mujeres
       101. WordsMatter.Episcopal Expansive Language Project
       102. YWCA Glendale, CA
       103. YWCA Greater Los Angeles
       104. YWCA San Diego County


                                Colorado

       1. 9to5 Colorado
       2. Advocate Safehouse Project
       3. Advocates Crisis Support services
       4. Advocates for a Violence-Free Community
       5. Advocates for Victims of Assault
       6. Alamosa County Sheriffs Office
       7. Alamosa Victim Response Unit
       8. Alternatives to Violence, Inc.
       9. Archuleta County Victim Assistance Program
       10. Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo
       11. Center on Domestic Violence
       12. Colorado Anti-Violence Program
       13. Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       14. Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       15. Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
       16. Colorado Mesa University Association of Feminists
       17. Colorado Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center
       18. Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment
       19. Domestic Safety Resource Center
       20. Douglas County Task Force on Family Violence, Inc.
       21. Dove Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and 
     Children
       22. Gateway Battered Women's Services
       23. Gay-Straight Alliance, Colorado Mesa University
       24. Gunnison County Law Enforcement Crime Victim Services
       25. Gunnison County Sheriffs Office
       26. Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County
       27. Justice & Mercy Legal Aid Clinic
       28. Latina Safe House
       29. Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA)
       30. NEWSED C.D.C.
       31. NOW Colorado
       32. Park County Sheriffs Office, Victim Services
       33. Pueblo Rape Crisis Services
       34. Rape Assistance and Awareness Program
       35. RESPONSE: Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence and 
     Sexual Assault
       36. Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
       37. Rose Forensic & Treatment Services, LLC (Denver, CO)
       38. San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center
       39. San Luis Valley Victim Response Unit (Alamosa)
       40. Servicios de La Raza
       41. Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center
       42. SLV Regional Medical Center
       43. TESSA of Colorado Springs
       44. The Latina Safehouse
       45. Tu Casa, Inc.


                              Connecticut

       1. Beth El Temple Sisterhood
       2. Betty Gallo & Company
       3. Bridgeport Public Education Fund
       4. Center for Women and Families--Bridgeport, CT
       5. Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield 
     County Connecticut
       6. Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       7. Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services
       8. CT NOW
       9. Hartford GYN Center
       10. Local 530
       11. Meriden-Wallingford Chrysalis, Inc.
       12. New Haven Legal Assistance Association
       13. Quinnipiac University
       14. Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
       15. Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, 
     Inc.
       16. Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.
       17. The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and 
     Education
       18. The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield 
     County
       19. United Services, Inc.
       20. Women and Families Center
       21. Women's Center of Greater Danbury, Inc.
       22. YWCA Darien-Norwalk
       23. YWCA Greenwich
       24. YWCA Hartford Region
       25. YWCA New Britain


                          District of Columbia

       1. Ayuda
       2. 51st State NOW
       3. Community Action Partnership
       4. DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       5. District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)
       6. Family Place
       7. Freedom House
       8. George Washington University Law School
       9. Hispanic Federation
       10. Human Rights Campaign
       11. Lutheran Social Services
       12. My Sister's Place DC
       13. National Capital Area Union Retirees
       14. National Organization for Women, Washington, DC Chapter
       15. Ramona's Way
       16. Safe Haven Ministries
       17. SAGE Metro DC
       18. Solutions Center
       19. Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment (SAFE), Inc.
       20. The Family Place
       21. Turning Anger Into Change
       22. William Kellibrew Foundation
       23. Women's Information Network
       24. YWCA National Capital Area


                                Delaware

       1. ContactLifeline, Inc.
       2. DE Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       3. Delaware NOW
       4. Delaware Opportunities, Safe Against Violence
       5. Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County
       6. HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow County
       7. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Delaware Chapter
       8. Sexual Assault Network of Delaware
       9. Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc.


                                Florida

       1. Americans for Immigrant Justice, formerly Florida 
     Immigrant Advocacy Center
       2. Betty Griffin House
       3. Chain of Lake Achievers, Inc.
       4. Children's Advocacy Center for Volusia and Flagler 
     Counties
       5. Community Action Stops Abuse
       6. Democratic Women's Club of Northeast Broward
       7. DOVES, Lake County
       8. Empowerment Christian Community Corp

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       9. Enfamilia, Inc
       10. Florida Consumer Action Network
       11. Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
       12. Florida Equal Justice Center
       13. Florida National Organization for Women
       14. Hispanic AIDS Awareness Program
       15. Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
       16. Manatee Glens Rape Crisis Services
       17. National Coalition for 100 Black Women, Polk County 
     Chapter
       18. National Organization For Women, Bay County Chapter
       19. National Organization for Women, Broward Chapter
       20. Palm Beach County Victim Services and Rape Crisis 
     Center
       21. Pinellas County Domestic Violence Task Force
       22. Polk Co Women's Shelter
       23. REACH / FCC
       24. Safe Harbor Counseling, Inc.
       25. South Florida CLUW chapter
       26. The Haven of RCS
       27. University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic
       28. UNO Immigration Ministry
       29. West Pinellas National Organization for Women
       30. Women's Center of Jacksonville
       31. Women's Production Network, Inc.
       32. YWCA Palm Beach County


                                Georgia

       1. 9to5 Atlanta
       2. 9to5 Atlanta Working Women
       3. Angels Recovery & Spirituality
       4. Atlanta Women's Center
       5. C.O.T.T.A.G.E.Life Coaching, LLC
       6. Caminar Latino, Inc.
       7. Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc
       8. Cherokee Family Violence Center
       9. Defying the Odds, Inc
       10. Faith House, Inc.
       11. Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       12. Georgia Mountain Women's Center, Inc.
       13. Georgia Rural Urban Summit
       14. Hospitality House for Women, Inc.
       15. International Women's House
       16. Jewish Family & Career Services, Atlanta, Georgia
       17. Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center
       18. PADV Partnership Against Domestic Violence
       19. Raksha, Inc
       20. Ruth's Cottage
       21. Safe Shelter
       22. Sankofa Counseling Center
       23. Sexual Assault Center of NWGA
       24. Shalom Bayit Program of Jewish Family & Career Services
       25. SpeakOut Georgia LBGT Anti-Violence
       26. Support in Abusive Family Emergencies, Inc (S.A.F.E.)
       27. Victim Services South Georgia Judicial Circuit


                                  Guam

       1. Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence


                                 Hawaii

       2. AARP Chapter 60 Waikiki
       3. AAUW, Honolulu women's coalition, others
       4. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 
     Hawaii Section
       5. Breasffeeding Hawaii
       6. Catholic Charities Hawaii
       7. Catholic Charities Hawaii
       8. Child & Family Service--Hawaii
       9. Community Alliance on Prisons
       10. Domestic Violence Action Center Honolulu
       11. Hawai'i Women's Coalition
       12. Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women
       13. Hawaii Rehabilitation Counseling Assoc.
       14. Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       15. Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus
       16. Moloka'i Community Service Council
       17. Parents And Children Together, A Family Service Agency
       18. The Sex Abuse Treatment Center
       19. Women Helping Women Lanai
       20. YWCA Kauai
       21. YWCA O'ahu


                                 Idaho

       1. Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
       2. Idaho State Independent Living Council
       3. Native Women's Coalition, Boise
       4. United Action for Idaho
       5. YWCA Lewiston-Clarkston


                                  Iowa

       1. Aging Resources
       2. Center for Creative Justice
       3. Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault
       4. Crisis Center & Women's Shelter
       5. Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center
       6. Des Moines NOW
       7. DIAA/CSD
       8. Domestic Violence Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center, 
     Inc.
       9. Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Iowa
       10. Family Resources
       11. Iowa Citizen Action Network
       12. Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       13. Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer (LUNA, Iowa)
       14. Mid-Iowa SART
       15. Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa
       16. Nisaa African Women's Project
       17. Riverview Center
       18. Rural Iowa Crisis Center
       19. Seeds of Hope


                                Illinois

       1. A Safe Place Domestic Violence Shelter
       2. ADV & SAS
       3. Apna Ghar, Inc. (``Our Home'')
       4. Arab American Family Services
       5. Between Friends--Chicago
       6. Center on Halsted
       7. Christ United Methodist Church, Rockford,IL
       8. Citizen Action/Illinois
       9. Crisis Center for South Suburbia
       10. DuPage County NOW
       11. Family Rescue, Inc.
       12. Family Shelter Service
       13. GLOBES
       14. Guardian Angel Community Services
       15. Hamdard Center for Health and Human services
       16. HEART Women & Girls
       17. Hearts of Hope
       18. HOPE of East Central Illinois
       19. Hospira
       20. Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       21. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       22. Illinois National Organization for Women
       23. Jewish Child and Family Services
       24. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
       25. Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault (KC-CASA)
       26. Mercer County Family Crisis Center
       27. Metropolitan Family Services
       28. Mujeres Latinas en Accion
       29. Mutual Ground, Inc.
       30. National Council of Jewish Women Illinois State Policy 
     Advocacy Committee
       31. Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault
       32. Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
       33. Rape Victim Advocates
       34. Riverview Center
       35. Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling
       36. Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center
       37. Sarah's Inn
       38. Sexual Health Peers of the University of Illinois
       39. Sojourn Shelter & Services, Inc
       40. South Suburban Family Shelter
       41. Streamwood Police Department
       42. The Center for Prevention of Abuse
       43. Vermilion County Rape Crisis Center
       44. Violence Prevention Center of Southestem IL
       45. Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern IL
       46. VOICE Sexual Assault Services
       47. VOICES DV Stephenson County
       48. WINGS Program, Inc.
       49. WIRC-CAA Victim Services
       50. YWCA Elgin
       51. YWCA Evanston North Shore
       52. YWCA Kankakee
       53. YWCA McLean County
       54. YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
       55. YWCA Rockford
       56. YWCA Sauk Valley
       57. Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center


                                Indiana

       1. Alcohol and Addictions Resource Center
       2. Franciscan Physician Alliance
       3. Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       4. Indiana Legal Services Organization
       5. Legal Aid--District 11
       6. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Indianapolis 
     Chapter
       7. Peace Over Violence
       8. Praxis Advisors


                                 Kansas

       1. Family Life Center of Butler County
       2. Harvey County DV/SA Task Force, Inc
       3. Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
       4. SAFEHOME, Kansas
       5. SKIL Resource Center Inc.


                                Kentucky

       1. Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc.
       2. Bethany House Abuse Shelter, Inc.
       3. Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program
       4. Center for Women and Families
       5. Doves of Gateway
       6. Hope's Place
       7. Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs
       8. Kentucky NOW
       9. Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
       10. Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
       11. MensWork: eliminating violence against women, inc
       12. Safe Harbor of NE KY
       13. The Center for Women and Families
       14. The Mary Byron Project
       15. UAW 862
       16. University of Louisville PEACC Program
       17. Women's Crisis Center


                               Louisiana

       1. Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of NW LA
       2. Jeff Davis Communities Against Domestic Abuse CADA
       3. LGBT Community Center of New Orleans
       4. Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       5. Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
       6. Louisiana NOW
       7. National Council of Jewish Women, Louisiana State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       8. New Orleans Family Justice Center

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       9. New Orleans NOW
       10. Project Celebration Inc.


                                 Maine

       1. Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
       2. Maine People's Alliance
       3. NCJW, Southern Maine Section
       4. New Hope For Women
       5. Safe Passage
       6. Spruce Run Association
       7. YWCA MDI


                                Maryland

       1. A Woman's Place
       2. Anne Arundel County NOW
       3. Baltimore Jewish Council
       4. Circle of Hope
       5. Clearinghouse on Women's Issues
       6. Collaborative Project of Maryland
       7. Downtown Bethesda Condo Assn
       8. Family Crisis Center, Inc.
       9. Family Crisis Services
       10. First Step, Inc.
       11. Global Connections
       12. Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer
       13. La Voz Latina
       14. Maryland Commission for Women
       15. Maryland National Organization for Women
       16. Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
       17. Men On The Move
       18. Minara Fellowship
       19. Montgomery County Commission for Women
       20. Nursing Students for Reproductive Health and Justice at 
     Johns Hopkins University
       21. Parent-Child Center
       22. Progressive Maryland
       23. Ryan Immigration Law
       24. SAFE Harbor Inc.
       25. Safe Journey
       26. SafeCenter
       27. Woman's Place
       28. YWCA Greater Baltimore


                             Massachusetts

       1. Aging and Disability Resource Consortium of the Greater 
     North Shore (ADRCGNS)
       2. Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
       3. Boston University Civil Litigation Program
       4. Broward Women's Emergency Fund
       5. Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled
       6. Coalition for Social Justice
       7. Everywoman's Center
       8. Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.
       9. Independent Living Center of the North Shore & Cape Ann, 
     Inc.
       10. Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against 
     Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
       11. Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
       12. Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA)
       13. MataHari: Eye of the Day
       14. Men's Resources International
       15. Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic 
     Violence
       16. The Network/La Red
       17. The Second Step
       18. Turning Point, Inc.
       19. YWCA Malden
       20. YWCA Western MA


                                Michigan

       1. ACCESS Social Services
       2. Cadillac Area OASIS/Family Resource Center
       3. Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Michigan
       4. Detroit Minds and Hearts
       5. Domestic And Sexual Abuse Services, MI
       6. EVE (End Violent Encounters)
       7. HAVEN--Live Without Fear
       8. Islamic Association of Greater Detroit
       9. Michigan Citizen Action
       10. Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
       11. Michigan Muslim Community Council, United Way for 
     Southeastern Michigan
       12. Muslim Community of Western Suburbs
       13. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Detroit Chapter
       14. National Council of Jewish Women, MI State Policy 
     Advocate Chair
       15. SASHA Center
       16. Shelters, Inc.
       17. The Center for Women in Transition
       18. The Underground Railroad, Inc.
       19. U of M-Dearborn Student Philanthropy Council
       20. Wayne County Chapter, National Organization for Women
       21. Wayne State University
       22. Women's Aid Service, Inc.
       23. Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area
       24. YWCA Greater Flint
       25. YWCA Kalamazoo
       26. YWCA West Central Michigan


                               Minnesota

       1. Anna Marie's Alliance
       2. Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project
       3. Bridges to Safety
       4. Center for Policy Planning and Performance
       5. Central MN Sexual Assault Center
       6. Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.
       7. Cornerstone Advocacy Service MN
       8. Day One of Cornerstone
       9. Domestic Abuse Project
       10. First Nations Coalition, Moorhead
       11. Hands of Hope Resource Center
       12. HOPE Center
       13. Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
       14. Jewish Community Action
       15. Mending the Sacred Hoop
       16. Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       17. Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
       18. Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
       19. Minnesota NOW
       20. New Hope for Women
       21. OutFront Minnesota
       22. Pathways of West Central MN, Inc.
       23. Pearl Crisis Center
       24. Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault
       25. Range Women Advocates of Minnesota
       26. Safe Haven
       27. SARA-Goodhue SMART
       28. SCSU Women's Center
       29. Sexual Assault Program of Beltrami, Cass & Hubbard 
     Counties
       30. The People's Press Project
       31. Volunteer Lawyers Network
       32. WINDOW Victim Services
       33. Women's Business Development Center


                              Mississippi

       1. Jackson Engineering Womens League (JEWL)
       2. Jackson NOW
       3. Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       4. Mississippi NOW
       5. Mississippi Women Are Representing (WAR)
       6. Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       7. MS Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       8. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Northeast 
     Mississippi Chapter
       9. Rape Crisis Center, Catholic Charities, Inc.


                                Missouri

       1. Buchanan County Prosecutor's Office
       2. Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
       3. Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault 
     (MOCSA)
       4. Missouri NOW
       5. Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition
       6. Missouri Women's Network
       7. National Council of Jewish Women--St. Louis Section
       8. National Council of Jewish Women, Missouri State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       9. YWCA St. Joseph (MO)


                                Montana

       1. Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (DSVS) of Carbon 
     County Montana
       2. DSVS Red Lodge, MT
       3. Ft. Belknap Domestic Violence Program
       4. HAVEN
       5. Missoula County Crime Victim Advocate Program
       6. Missoula County Department of Grants and Community 
     Programs
       7. Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       8. Montana National Organization for Women
       9. Montana Native Women's Coalition
       10. Montana State Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
     Violence
       11. NARAL Pro-Choice Montana
       12. Red Lodge DSVS
       13. Three Rivers Defense
       14. Violence Free Crisis Line/Abbie Shelter
       15. YWCA Missoula


                                Nebraska

       1. Family Violence Council
       2. National Organization for Women--Nebraska
       3. Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition
       4. Winnebago Domestic Violence Program
       5. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Domestic Violence 
     Intervention Family Preservation Program


                                 Nevada

       1. Clark County District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance 
     Center
       2. Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence
       3. S.A.F.E. House, NV
       4. Safe Nest
       5. Sexual Assault Response Advocates, Inc.
       6. Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans


                             New Hampshire

       1. Bridges: Domestic & Sexual Violence Support
       2. Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire
       3. New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse
       4. New Hampshire Citizens Alliance for Action
       5. New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
     Violence
       6. Sexual Assault Support Services
       7. Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & 
     Sexual Violence
       8. Support Center at Burch House
       9. Voices Against Violence


                               New Jersey

       1. Center for Family Services SERV
       2. Cherry Hill Women's Center
       3. Coalition Against Rape and Abuse, Inc.
       4. CWA 1032
       5. Greater NJ CLUW
       6. IFPTE Local 194, AFL-CIO
       7. Manavi
       8. Morris County Sexual Assault Center
       9. National Council of Jewish Women Concordia Section NJ
       10. National Council of Jewish Women, Jersey Hills Section
       11. National Council of Jewish Women, New Jersey State 
     Policy Advocacy Network
       12. Nat'l Council of Jewish Women, Central Jersey Section
       13. New Jersey Citizen Action
       14. New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       15. New Jersey Tenants Organization

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       16. NJ Coalition for Battered Women
       17. NJ State Industrial Union Council
       18. Partners for Women and Justice
       19. Safe in Hunterdon
       20. South Jersey NOW--Alice Paul Chapter
       21. St. Francis Counseling Service
       22. UFCW, Local 888
       23. Unchained At Last
       24. Womanspace, Inc.
       25. Women of Color and Allies Essex County NOW Chapter
       26. Youth Development Clinic
       27. YWCA Bergen County
       28. YWCA Central New Jersey
       29. YWCA Eastern Union County
       30. YWCA Princeton
       31. YWCA Trenton


                               New Mexico

       1. Arise Sexual Assault Services
       2. Center for Nonviolent Communication
       3. Center of Protective Environment, Inc. (COPE)
       4. Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, 
     Albuquerque
       5. Community Against Violence, Inc.
       6. Enlace Comunitario
       7. Gila Regional Medical Center SANE
       8. New Mexico Asian Family Center
       9. New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       10. New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
       11. New Mexico NOW
       12. New Mexico Voices for Children
       13. New Mexico Women's Agenda
       14. SANE of Otero & Lincoln County
       15. Sexual Assault Services of NW New Mexico
       16. Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services
       17. Solace Crisis Treatment Center
       18. Southern New Mexico Human Development, INC
       19. Southwest Counseling Center
       20. Taos SANE at Holy Cross Hospital
       21. Tewa Women United, Santa Cruz
       22. Valencia Counseling Service Inc.


                                New York

       1. African Services Committee
       2. Albany Law School
       3. Arab American Association of New York
       4. BIBLE FELLOWSHIP PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF NY INC.
       5. Catholic Charities of Chenango County
       6. Citizen Action of New York
       7. Committee on the Status of Women
       8. COPO (COUNCIL OF PEOPLE ORGANIZATION)
       9. Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center
       10. Crime Victim Center of Erie County
       11. CWA 1032
       12. Domestic Harmony
       13. Fordham Prep School
       14. Hispanic United of Buffalo
       15. In Our Own Voices
       16. Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Inc.
       17. Liberty House of Albany, Inc.
       18. Local 301
       19. Los Ninos Services INC
       20. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Long Island 
     Chapter
       21. National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Rochester 
     Section
       22. Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       23. National Council of Jewish Women NY
       24. National Council of Jewish Women, Westbury
       25. National Organization for Women--New York City
       26. National Organization for Women New York State Young 
     Feminist Task Force
       27. National Organization for Women, Greater Rochester 
     Chapter
       28. National Organization for Women, NYC
       29. New York Board of Rabbis
       30. New York City Anti-Violence Project
       31. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       32. New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       33. Safe Homes of Orange County
       34. SAFER--Survivors Advocating For Effective Reform
       35. Sanctuary for Families
       36. SEPA Mujer
       37. Sojourner House
       38. The Family Center
       39. Turning Point for Women and Families
       40. Unity House of Troy
       41. Vera House, Inc.
       42. VIBS Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center
       43. Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
       44. Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk
       45. Violence Intervention Program
       46. Women In Need
       47. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center--Violence Intervention 
     and Treatment Program
       48. YWCA Adirondack Foothills
       49. YWCA Binghamton & Broome County
       50. YWCA Brooklyn
       51. YWCA City of New York
       52. YWCA Cortland
       53. YWCA Elmira & The Twin Tiers
       54. YWCA Genesee County
       55. YWCA Jamestown
       56. YWCA Mohawk Valley
       57. YWCA New York City
       58. YWCA Niagra
       59. YWCA Orange County
       60. YWCA Queens
       61. YWCA Rochester & Monroe County
       62. YWCA Schenectady
       63. YWCA Syracuse & Onondaga County
       64. YWCA Tonawandas
       65. YWCA Troy-Cohoes
       66. YWCA Ulster County
       67. YWCA Western New York
       68. YWCA White Plains/Westchester
       69. YWCA Yonkers


                             North Carolina

       1. Charlotte NOW
       2. Chrysalis Network
       3. Crisis Council, Inc.
       4. Families Living Violence Free
       5. Family Crisis Council
       6. Family Service of the Piedmont
       7. Mitchell County SafePlace Inc
       8. Muslim American Society of Charlotte
       9. National Organization for Women, Fayetteville, NC
       10. National Organization for Women, North Carolina Chapter
       11. National Organization for Women, Raleigh Chapter
       12. NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       13. North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       14. OASIS, Inc.
       15. YWCA Central Carolinas


                              North Dakota

       1. First Nations Women's Alliance
       2. ND Council on Abused Women's Services
       3. Spirit Lake Victim Assistance


                                  Ohio

       1. Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter, Warren County
       2. Abuse Prevention Council
       3. Artemis Center
       4. Asha-Ray of Hope
       5. Belmont Community Hospital
       6. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
       7. COMPASS Rape Crisis
       8. Every Woman's House
       9. Forbes House
       10. Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati
       11. Islamic Education Council
       12. Mount Carmel Crime & Trauma Assistance Program
       13. Muslim Mothers Against Violence
       14. National Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Ohio 
     Chapter
       15. Nirvana Now!
       16. Ohio NOW
       17. Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
       18. Ohio Domestic Violence Network
       19. OhioHealth
       20. Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services
       21. Otterbein University
       22. ProgressOhio
       23. Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties
       24. Salaam Cleveland
       25. Sexual Abuse Prevention Awareness Treatment Healing 
     Coalition of NWO
       26. Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
       27. Sinclair Community College--Domestic Violence Task 
     Force
       28. Someplace Safe
       29. The Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. Richland County, 
     Ohio
       30. The SAAFE Center (rape crisis center)
       31. The Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
       32. Trumbull County Democratic Women's Caucus
       33. Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center
       34. Violence Free Coalition
       35. West Ohio Annual Conference Team on Domestic Violence & 
     Human Trafficking
       36. WomenSafe
       37. YWCA Dayton
       38. YWCA Greater Cincinnati
       39. YWCA Hamilton
       40. YWCA Youngstown


                                Oklahoma

       1. Community Crisis Center of Northeast Oklahoma
       2. Family Crisis & Counseling Center, Inc.
       3. Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma
       4. Native Alliance Against Violence, Oklahoma City
       5. OK Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault
       6. Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault
       7. Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network, University of Tulsa 
     College of Law
       8. Univ. of Tulsa College of Law
       9. YWCA Oklahoma City
       10. YWCA Tulsa


                                 Oregon

       1. Clackamas Women's Services
       2. Jackson County SART
       3. Mary's Place Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange 
     Center
       4. OCADSV
       5. Oregon Action
       6. Portland Store Fixtures
       7. Saving Grace
       8. VOA Oregon--Home Free


                              Pennsylvania

       1. Alice Paul House
       2. Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, Inc.
       3. Alliance Against Domestic Abuse
       4. Berks Women in Crisis
       5. Bloomsburg University
       6. Bucks County NOW
       7. Bucks County Women's Advocacy Coalition
       8. Business & Professional Women's Federation of 
     Pennsylvania
       9. CAPSEA, Inc.
       10. Centre Co. Women's Resource Center
       11. Clinton County Women's Center
       12. Crime Victims Center of Fayet County
       13. Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
       14. Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
       15. Franklin/Fulton Women In Need
       16. HIAS Pennsylvania
       17. International Association of Counselors & Therapists

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       18. Just Harvest
       19. Keystone Progress
       20. Laurel-House
       21. Libertae, Inc.
       22. Ni-Ta-Nee NOW
       23. Northeast Williamsport NOW
       24. Pa Democratic State Committee, Elected Member
       25. PA Immigrant & Refugee Women's Network (PAIRWN)
       26. PathWays PA
       27. PCADV
       28. Penn Action
       29. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       30. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
       31. Pennsylvania Council of Churches
       32. Pennsylvania NOW
       33. Philadelphia Coalition of Labor Union Women
       34. Philadelphia Women's Center
       35. Safehouse Crisis Center, Inc.
       36. Soroptimist International of Bucks County
       37. Squirrel Hill NOW
       38. Survivors Inc
       39. Susquehanna County Victim Services
       40. The Abuse Network
       41. The Women's Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour Counties
       42. Victim Services Inc.
       43. Wise Options/YWCA Northcentral PA
       44. Women Against Abuse
       45. Women In Transition
       46. Women Services Inc.
       47. Women's Law Project
       48. Women's Resource Center
       49. Women's Services, Inc
       50. WOMEN'S WAY
       51. YWCA Bradford
       52. YWCA Dutchess County
       53. YWCA Lancaster
       54. YWCA Northcentral PA/Wise Options
       55. YWCA Victims' Resource Center
       56. YWCA York


                              Rhode Island

       1. DVRCSC
       2. National Council of Women RI
       3. Ocean State Action
       4. Olneyville Neighborhood Association
       5. Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       6. Rhode Island NOW
       7. The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
       8. Turning Point
       9. Women's Medical Center of Rhode Island


                             South Carolina

       1. Appleseed Legal Justice Center
       2. Safe Harbor
       3. Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service
       4. South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and 
     Sexual Assault


                              South Dakota

       1. South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence
       2. Native American Community Board, Lake Andres
       3. Native Women's Society of the Great Plains, Timber Lake
       4. White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, Mission
       5. Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc., Fort Thompson
       6. Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
       7. Oglala Sioux Tribe Victim Services


                               Tennessee

       1. Abuse Alternatives, Inc.
       2. Local 365
       3. Muslim Community of Knoxville
       4. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chattanooga 
     Chapter
       5. Tennessee Citizen Action
       6. Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
       7. United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
       8. YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee


                                 Texas

       1. American Gateways
       2. Artemis Justice Center
       3. Casa de Esperanza
       4. Casa de Proyecto Libertad
       5. Catholic Charities of Dallas
       6. Citizens Against Violence, Inc.
       7. Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center
       8. Daya Inc.
       9. Fort Bend County Women's Center
       10. Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
       11. Hospitality House, INC.
       12. Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.
       13. Islamic Association of the Mid-Cities
       14. Montrose Counseling Center
       15. National Council of Jewish Women, Texas State Policy 
     Advocacy Network
       16. New Beginning Center
       17. North Dallas Chapter of the National Organization for 
     Women
       18. Our Lady. Of the Lake University
       19. Promise House, Inc.
       20. Refugio del Rio Grande
       21. SafePlace
       22. Sam Houston State University
       23. Sexual Assault Resource Center of the Brazos Valley
       24. Sun City Democratic Club
       25. Sun City/West Valley NOW
       26. Texas Council on Family Violence
       27. Texas Muslim Women's Foundation
       28. The Family Place, Dallas TX
       29. Travis County Attorney's Office
       30. TX Association Against Sexual Assault
       31. Women's Shelter of South Texas
       32. YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County


                          U.S. Virgin Islands

       1. Women's Coalition of St. Croix


                                  Utah

       1. Enriching Utah Coalition
       2. Holy Cross Ministries
       3. Icarus Group
       4. Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake City
       5. National Council of Jewish Women Utah State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       6. NCJW, Utah Section
       7. PERRETTA LAW OFFICE
       8. Salt Lake Family Health Center
       9. Utah Assistive Technology Foundation
       10. Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       11. Utah Domestic Violence Council
       12. Utah Women's Lobby
       13. West Valley City Victim Services
       14. YWCA Salt Lake City


                                Vermont

       1. Circle--VT
       2. Clarina Howard Nichols Center
       3. Finding Our Voices
       4. RU12 Community Center
       5. Vermont Center for Independent Living
       6. Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
       7. Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.
       8. Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       9. Voices Against Violence/Laurie's House


                                Virginia

       1. American Postal Workers Union
       2. Center For Behavioral Change, P.C.
       3. Domestic Violence Action Center
       4. DOVES of Big Bear Valley, Inc
       5. Dream Project Inc.
       6. Fredericksburg NOW
       7. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
       8. NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
       9. National Organization for Women, Alexandria, VA Chapter
       10. National Organization for Women, Virginia Chapter
       11. Prince George's Crime Victim's Fund
       12. S.H.A.R.E., Inc.
       13. Transitions
       14. Trinity Episcopal Church
       15. Virginia Anti-Violence Project
       16. Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
       17. YWCA Central Virginia
       18. YWCA DVPC
       19. YWCA Greater Harrisburg


                               Washington

       1. African Communities Network
       2. ALLYSHIP
       3. API Chaya
       4. Cambodian Women Networking Association
       5. Compass Housing Alliance
       6. CIELO Project
       7. King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       8. LGO Consulting
       9. Local 242
       10. Lummi Nation Victims of Crime Program
       11. National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle Section
       12. National Council of Jewish Women, Washington State 
     Policy Advocacy Chair
       13. Navos Mental Health Solutions
       14. NCJW Seattle section
       15. New Beginnings
       16. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
       17. Seattle NOW
       18. Support, Advocacy & Resource Center
       19. Tacoma Women of Vision NGO
       20. WA State National Organization for Women
       21. Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
       22. Washington Community Action Network
       23. Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       24. Women Spirit Coalition, Olympia
       25. YWCA Bellingham
       26. YWCA Clark County
       27. YWCA Kitsap County
       28. YWCA Pierce County
       29. YWCA Seattle/King/Snohomish
       30. YWCA Spokane
       31. YWCA Walla Walla
       32. YWCA Yakima
       33. Zonta Club of Yakima Valley


                             West Virginia

       1. Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.
       2. CHANGE Inc./The Lighthouse
       3. CONTACT Huntington
       4. Direct Action Welfare Group (DAWG)
       5. Family Crisis Intervention Center
       6. Family Refuge Center
       7. Kanawha County Victim Services Center
       8. Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living
       9. Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.
       10. Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center
       11. Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc.
       12. West Virginia Citizen Action Group
       13. West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       14. West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and 
     Services
       15. Women's Aid in Crisis
       16. WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       17. WV NOW
       18. YWCA Charleston WV
       19. YWCA Wheeling


                               Wisconsin

       1. 9to5 Milwaukee
       2. American Indians Against Abuse
       3. Asha Family Services, Inc.
       4. Beloit Domestic Violence Center
       5. Bolton Refuge House, Inc.
       6. Bridge to Hope
       7. Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse, Inc.

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       8. Citizen Action of Wisconsin
       9. Community Immigration Law Center
       10. Daystar, Inc.
       11. DCY Dubuque Domestic Violence Program
       12. Golden House
       13. Green Haven Family Advocates
       14. Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
       15. HELP of Door County, Inc.
       16. Hmong American Women's Association
       17. Hope House of South Central Wisconsin
       18. IndependenceFirst
       19. Jewish Community Relations Council, Milwaukee Jewish 
     Federation
       20. Manitowoc County Domestic Violence Center
       21. New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc.
       22. People Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse (PADA)
       23. People Against Violent Environment
       24. Personal Development Center, Inc.
       25. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
       26. Red Cliff Family Violence Prevention Program
       27. Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County, Inc.
       28. Sojourner Family Peace Center
       29. St. Agnes Hospital Domestic Violence Program
       30. The Bridge to Hope
       31. The Women's Center, Inc.
       32. Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault, Inc.
       33. Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling
       34. Tri-Valley Haven
       35. UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence
       36. United Migrant Opportunity Services
       37. Uniting Three Fires Against Domestic Violence, Saulte 
     Ste. Marie
       38. Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       39. Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       40. Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
       41. Wisconsin Community Fund
       42. Wisconsin NOW
       43. Women and Children's Horizons
       44. YWCA Greater Milwaukee
       45. YWCA Green Bay
       46. YWCA Madison
       47. YWCA Rock County
       48. YWCA Southeast Wisconsin


                                Wyoming

       1. Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation
       2. Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault
       3. Sacred Shield dv/sa program

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes 
to the chair of the Women's Policy Committee, the gentlelady from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers).
  Mrs. ELLMERS. Thank you to my colleague, who has done such a 
wonderful job on this issue.
  I rise today in support of the House substitution to the Violence 
Against Women Act, and I urge my colleagues in the House to vote 
``yes'' on it as well.
  Every now and then here in the House, rather than speaking about 
issues of cutting budgets and talking about issues that many people 
don't think affect them directly, we have the distinct opportunity to 
hold everyone up and to fight for a cause for women, for men, for 
families, for children. This is one of those times in which we are not 
necessarily talking about policy but we are talking about people. This 
is a very, very real issue, and it has strong bipartisan support so 
that we may move forward on these issues and take this off the table.
  However, when we're talking about the Senate version and when we're 
talking about the House version, in my opinion, the House version is 
superior to the Senate version because it holds up all people. It does 
not segment individuals into certain groups and subcategories. It is 
all-inclusive. Violence across this country is pervasive. Women across 
this country are in families that they are trying to protect, and they 
feel the necessity to reach out, and we must help them.
  I know there are many in this House who believe that there is not a 
Federal nexus on this issue. However, let's talk about the times that 
we might have Internet stalking across State lines. That becomes a 
Federal nexus. We must protect all victims. We must protect the victims 
of tribal violence as well, and I believe the House version is superior 
to the Senate version in that area as well.
  Madam Speaker, this is a very, very important issue, and I urge my 
colleagues to follow along and, again, to vote ``yes'' on this 
amendment.
  Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the former chair of 
the Subcommittee on the Constitution on the House Judiciary Committee, 
the gentleman from New York, Jerry Nadler.
  Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, this bill is about women. It is about our sisters and 
daughters. It is about combating violence that no human being should 
ever face--rape, assault, sexual assault, human trafficking.
  By offering an amendment that will further delay and even endanger 
the passage of the bill, Republicans are not just standing up for the 
men who abuse immigrants or for the men who rape Native Americans; they 
are delaying justice and counseling and health care and protection for 
everyone. The Republican amendment would roll back protections for 
immigrants who are victims of domestic abuse by making it harder to 
obtain U visas. The new restrictions would deter undocumented 
immigrants from reporting assaults and from cooperating with police, 
leaving victims vulnerable.
  The bipartisan Senate bill would add sexual orientation and gender 
identity to the eligibility for grant programs under VAWA, and it would 
include sexual orientation and gender identity as classes. The 
Republican amendment, by deleting these provisions, appears to say, if 
you are gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender, it's okay to beat 
you up, that VAWA will not help you. This is the Republican idea of 
equality in the 21st century.

                              {time}  1100

  Approval of the Republican amendment would delay the bill for weeks 
or months, or even kill the bill altogether, as it did in the last 
Congress. I hope that is not the true motive behind the amendment. 
However, the fact that Republicans in Congress have been waging a war 
on women from the moment they took over control of the House does make 
you wonder.
  It is time to reject this cynical ploy and pass the Senate's 
bipartisan Violence Against Women Act reauthorization now without 
amendment. I ask my colleagues to join me in voting against the 
Republican amendment and for the Senate bill. We don't need a 
retrogressive House bill that goes back on existing protections and 
endangers passage of any bill. The Senate did a fine job on a 
bipartisan basis. We should pass its bill without delay and not engage 
in partisan retrogressive conduct.

 Friends of VAWA Coalition Calls on the House to Defeat the Substitute 
              to S. 47 and Pass the Bipartisan Senate Bill

       Washington, DC--The 73 undersigned national organizations 
     issued the following statement opposing the House Republican 
     substitute for the bi-partisan Senate bill (S. 47), Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA), which includes provisions to 
     protect vulnerable communities, including Native American 
     women, college students, and LGBT individuals:
       The House Republican Leadership's bill puts a barrier to 
     the protection of victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Conversely, the 
     Senate version of VAWA, which was adopted with strong 
     bipartisan support (78-22), addresses gaps in current service 
     programs that left Native American women, college students, 
     LGBT individuals, and other vulnerable groups without vital 
     protections.
       Today, House Republican Leadership will offer a substitute 
     to the bipartisan Senate version of VAWA (S. 47), eliminating 
     these important provisions and weakening the Office of 
     Violence Against Women. These omissions deny critical 
     services to many victims and reinforce the perception of the 
     Republican Party as hostile to the needs of women, college 
     students, LGBT persons, and communities of color. The House 
     substitute:
       Limits the authority S. 47 provides to tribal authorities 
     to prosecute non-tribal members who commit domestic violence 
     or sexual assault crimes on tribal land. This makes it more 
     difficult for Native American women to hold their abusers 
     accountable. Native Americans are disproportionately affected 
     by dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
       Eliminates provisions of the Senate bill that would require 
     colleges and universities to keep students safe and informed 
     about policies on sexual assault and enhance programs that 
     help to prevent and combat sexual violence on college 
     campuses.
       Drops the anti-discrimination provisions from S. 47, which 
     were designed to ensure that LGBT victims receive the 
     services they need regardless of their gender identity or 
     sexual orientation. Studies have shown that LGBT individuals 
     are victims of domestic and sexual violence at equal or 
     greater levels than the rest of the population.
       Even in today's polarized political climate, we should at 
     least be able to agree that when we send our daughters and 
     sons to college, they should be protected from stalking, date 
     rape and sexual assault; that one-third of tribal women who 
     have been the victims of rape or domestic abuse should have 
     equal access to justice no matter who the perpetrator is; 
     and, that domestic violence is still

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     violence regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
       It is critical that Representatives reject the exclusionary 
     substitute bill and support passage of the bipartisan Senate 
     bill. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Zirkin, 
     Executive Vice-President, The Leadership Conference on Civil 
     and Human Rights, at 202-263-2880 [email protected] or 
     Sakira Cook, Senior Policy Associate, The Leadership 
     Conference on Civil and Human Rights, at 202-263-2894 or 
     [email protected] or Norma Gattsek, Director of Government 
     Relations, Feminist Majority at ngattsekgfeministorg or 703-
     522-2214.
       AFL-CIO, African American Ministers in Action (AAMA), 
     Alaska Federation of Natives, American Association for 
     Affirmative Action (AAAA), American Association of People 
     with Disabilities (AAPD), American Association of University 
     Women (AAUW), American Federation of Government Employees, 
     (AFL-CIO), American Federation of Teachers, (AFL-CIO), Asian 
     Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, Black 
     Women's Health Imperative, Break the Cycle, Casa de 
     Esperanza: National Latino Network for Healthy Families and 
     Communities, Catholics for Choice, Center for Reproductive 
     Rights, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Communications 
     Workers of America, (AFL-CIO), Community Action Partnership, 
     Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), 
     Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice, 
     Enterprising and Professional Women--USA.
       Equal Justice Society, Federation of American Women's Clubs 
     Overseas (FAWCO), Feminist Majority, GLMA: Health 
     Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, GlobalSolutions.org, 
     Human Rights Campaign, Institute for Science and Human 
     Values, Inc., International Community Corrections Association 
     (ICCA), International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist 
     Women, International Union, (UAW), Lawyers' Committee For 
     Civil Rights Under Law, Media Equity Collaborative, Methodist 
     Federation for Social Action, Metropolitan Community 
     Churches, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund 
     (MALDEF), National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, 
     National Association of Social Workers, National Black 
     Justice Coalition, National Coalition Against Domestic 
     Violence, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.
       National Congress of American Indians, National Council of 
     Jewish Women, National Council on Independent Living, 
     National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, National 
     Immigration Law Center, National Latina Institute for 
     Reproductive Health, National Legal Aid and Defender 
     Association, National Organization for Women, National 
     Partnership for Women & Families, National Women's Law 
     Center, People For the American Way, Sargent Shriver National 
     Center on Poverty Law, Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), 
     South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), The 
     Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The National 
     Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., The National Conference 
     of Puerto Rican Women, Inc.
       The Religious Institute, The United Methodist Church, 
     (General Board of Church & Society), Ultra Violet, Unitarian 
     Universalist Association, United Methodist Women, US Human 
     Rights Network, US National Committee for UN Women, V-Day, 
     WestCare Foundation, Wider Opportunities for Women, Women 
     Enabled, Inc., Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), 
     Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), 
     Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, (U.S. 
     Section), Women's Law Project, YWCA USA.
                                  ____

                                        The Leadership Conference,


                                    on Civil and Human Rights,

                                Washington, DC, February 25, 2013.

Vote No on House Substitute for S. 47; It Fails to Protect All Victims 
                          of Domestic Violence

       Dear Representative: On behalf of The Leadership Conference 
     on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse 
     membership of more than 210 national organizations to promote 
     and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the 
     United States, we urge you to oppose the House substitute for 
     S.47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), 
     because it fails to protect all victims of domestic violence. 
     The Leadership Conference strongly believes that protecting 
     all who suffer domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking is a fundamental civil and human right, 
     and therefore we intend to score this vote in our 
     Congressional Voting Record for the 113th Congress.
       The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was adopted in 
     the Senate with strong bipartisan support (78-22), addresses 
     gaps in current service programs that left lesbian, gay, and 
     transgender people, Native American women, and other 
     underserved and vulnerable groups without vital services or 
     protections. The need to address these gaps has been 
     recognized by law enforcement officers, victim service 
     providers, and health care professionals. While government 
     reports document that the annual incidence of domestic 
     violence has decreased by 63 percent, it is still 
     unacceptable that in the United States 24 people become 
     victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate 
     partner in the United States every minute.
       Yet the House substitute for S.47 eliminates important 
     provisions in the bipartisan Senate bill, thereby denying 
     services to many victims of domestic violence. Despite the 
     well-documented unacceptably high rates of domestic violence 
     on tribal lands, the House substitute does not include 
     adequate provisions to make it easier for Native American 
     women to obtain orders of protection from abusers. In 
     addition, the House substitute drops the anti-discrimination 
     provisions that would ensure access to services for LGBT 
     survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
     dating violence. Finally, the House bill eliminates specific 
     protections for victims of violence on college campuses, 
     where we know high incidences of dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking occur.
       The Leadership Conference believes that every battered 
     person deserves protection, regardless of the victim's race, 
     sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Therefore, we 
     urge you to vote against the House substitute for S.47 and to 
     ask House leaders to bring the bipartisan Senate-passed VAWA 
     Reauthorization to the floor. If you have any questions, 
     please feel free to contact Sakira Cook at 202-263-2894 or 
     [email protected].
           Sincerely,
                                                   Wade Henderson,
                                                  President & CEO.
                                                     Nancy Zirkin,
     Executive Vice President.
                                  ____


  [From The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Feb. 25, 
                                 2013]

    Civil and Human Rights Coalition Calls Republican VAWA Proposal 
                     ``Nothing Less than Shameful''

              (By Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President)

       ``The determination of the House Republican leadership to 
     block an inclusive, bipartisan Violence Against Women Act in 
     favor of a narrow partisan bill that fails to protect all 
     victims of domestic violence is nothing less than shameful.
       The Republican leadership's proposal leaves out updates to 
     VAWA that protect college students, American Indians, LGBT 
     people, and other underserved groups vulnerable to domestic 
     violence and sexual assault Victims' advocates flat-out 
     reject this proposal.
       Even in today's polarized political climate, we should at 
     least be able to agree that when we send our daughters and 
     sons to college, they should be protected from stalking, 
     violence, date rape, and sexual assault; that one-third of 
     tribal women who have been the victims of rape or domestic 
     abuse should have equal access to justice no matter where the 
     perpetrator lives; and that domestic violence is still 
     violence regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. 
     The House should stop holding victims hostage.
       It's time for the House to stop playing politics with 
     victims' lives and pass the Senate version of VAWA.
                                  ____


     [From the New York City Anti-Violence Project, Feb. 22, 2013]

  The House of Representative's Introduction of the Violence Against 
                               Women Act

                 (By Sharon Stapel, Executive Director)

       Today the House introduced a version of the Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA) which stripped the language that 
     would protect LGBT survivors of intimate partner and sexual 
     violence and that was included in S. 47, the inclusive, 
     bipartisan Senate bill that was overwhelmingly passed on 
     February 12th. Leaving LGBT survivors of violence behind is 
     an unacceptable response to the real violence that LGBT 
     people face every day.
       The CDC and the National Coalition of Anti-Violence 
     Programs have found that LGBT people experience intimate 
     partner and sexual violence at the same or higher rates as 
     other communities. Yet 94% of service providers, including 
     law enforcement, throughout the United States report that 
     they do not have LGBT specific services available. These 
     studies demonstrate the real need of LGBT survivors and the 
     lack of resources available to meet that need.
       The House bill does not protect LGBT people from 
     discrimination by a service provider nor does it specifically 
     include services to LGBT people as an underserved population. 
     While the House bill does make VAWA gender neutral, this does 
     not address the needs of LGBT survivors of violence who 
     experience violence specific to their sexual orientation and 
     gender identity and not just their gender. For example, one 
     lesbian was asked to leave a domestic violence support group 
     not because she was a woman but because, as the program told 
     her, she ``did not fit in'' as a lesbian.
       The Senate bill provisions are urgently needed to provide 
     actual resources to LGBT survivors. VAWA is our nation's 
     response to domestic and sexual violence and must include all 
     survivors. We cannot pick and choose which victims deserve 
     help through VAWA. Congress must pass a bill that includes 
     all survivors of violence, including LGBT survivors, and they 
     must do so now.
                                  ____


    [From the National Congress of American Indians, Feb. 25, 2013]

 Tell the House of Representatives the House Leadership VAWA Bill Does 
                  Not Meet the Needs of Indian Country

       On Friday, House leadership filed legislation which it 
     intends to consider on Wednesday. Unfortunately, this 
     legislation would change the strong bipartisan Senate-passed 
     version of the bill, S. 47--the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013--in key areas, which roll back 
     current law and take a defendant-based protection

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     approach to address a serious epidemic of unfettered domestic 
     abuse on Indian reservations. NCAI released a statement in 
     opposition to the proposed House language this past Friday.
       The solution is simple. We need tribal leaders and 
     advocates to make their voices heard, and tell Congress that 
     `Sovereignty is the solution; not the problem' and that 
     tribes simply need jurisdiction to protect women. Also, tell 
     them--if a House compromise must be made, the sensible 
     solution is H.R. 780, which was recently introduced by 
     Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA49) and appropriately balances 
     defendants' rights with the urgent need to protect Native 
     women from unfettered violence (See Sensible Solution for 
     House Leadership section below for more on H.R. 780).


            The House Leadership Bill Rolls Back Current Law

       The recently proposed language from the House would roll 
     back current law regarding tribal courts' protection order 
     jurisdiction. Currently, this is the only local and effective 
     recourse Native women victims of violence arguably have 
     against non-Indian perpetrators.
       The 2000 VAWA Reauthorization included language which made 
     it clear that every Indian tribe had full civil authority to 
     issue and enforce protection orders against all individuals.
       The proposed language in the House would restrict this 
     jurisdiction significantly. Tribes would need to seek 
     certification through the Attorney General to exercise this 
     civil authority, and then the tribe would only retain the 
     authority to issue protection orders over non-Indians if: 
     they live or work on the reservation; or if they are, or have 
     been, in an intimate relationship with a tribal member. This 
     last requirement adds an unjust and unnecessary burden of 
     proof to victims seeking immediate assistance from their 
     local courts.
       Also, the law--as drafted--would subject Indian tribes to 
     federal statutes meant to apply to States, including numerous 
     processes and procedures, which would apply on top of the 
     tribal courts own practices and procedures (for specific 
     examples, see discussion below). This additional layer of 
     processes and procedures will inevitably serve to frustrate 
     justice in tribal courts, which are already subject to a 
     strong and proven federal framework: the Indian Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968.


The Proposed House Special Domestic Violence Jurisdiction is Unworkable 
              and Would Frustrate Justice in Tribal Courts

       Further, while the Senate bill recognizes an Indian tribe's 
     self-governance authority to protect Native women victims of 
     violence, it adds additional protections for non-Indian 
     defendants. Unfortunately, while the House bill offers 
     unworkable federal oversight of tribal courts.
       The recently proposed House legislation would add:
       A certification process by the Attorney General's Office 
     for tribes to exercise this `special domestic violence 
     jurisdiction' over non-Indians, even though the Department of 
     Justice already drafted the bipartisan-passed Senate version 
     of the bill;
       A 1-year sentencing limitation on tribal courts for crimes 
     covered under the Act, even where the same crime--if 
     prosecuted in federal court--would require harsher 
     sentencing;
       A federal removal provision that may be exercised by either 
     the defendant or a United States Attorney, and subjects 
     tribes to the same procedures and processes as states;
       A different set of Habeus Corpus guidelines, outside of the 
     Indian Civil Rights Act, to abide by as States;
       An interlocutory appeal process, as well as a direct review 
     of the final judgment;
       A right for tribes to be sued, which will provide even more 
     opportunities for perpetrators to abuse tribal court systems; 
     and
       A duty for the Attorney General to appoint not less than 10 
     qualified tribal prosecutors as special prosecutors, with a 
     preference given to Indian tribes that are not exercising 
     this special domestic violence jurisdiction.
       Time and time again, Indian tribes have proven that they 
     are most efficient when they operate their own governance. 
     The current Administration has continued a strong policy 
     towards self-determination and self-governance, and Congress 
     should not sway from this policy now.


               The Sensible Solution for House Leadership

       Two weeks ago, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA49) introduced 
     H.R. 780, which is a sensible solution to the concerns 
     expressed by House Leadership. Currently, this bill continues 
     to receive support from House membership. This bill would 
     take the bipartisan-passed Senate bill, which provides a full 
     panoply of protections for defendants, and add one additional 
     measure--the right for the defendant to remove his case to 
     federal court, upon a showing that the tribal court violated 
     one of these protections.
       In this manner, the Indian tribe retains jurisdiction, 
     pledges to carry out justice in a manner consistent with 
     state courts, and avoid undue judicial delay in administering 
     justice for Native women victims of violence.
       This Issa/Cole bill is the sensible solution because it 
     begins with the question: `How does Congress protect Native 
     women?' and answers it in a sensible manner; rather than the 
     alternative question, `How does Congress protect alleged 
     domestic abusers that evade prosecution because they abuse 
     Indians on the reservation?'
       Please call your representatives in Congress and tell them 
     you oppose the proposed House substitute for S. 47 and urge 
     them to support H.R. 780 as the House compromise to the 
     Senate bill. It is the sensible approach that recognizes 
     tribal self-governance and protects Native women, while 
     appropriately balancing defendants' rights.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), a senior Member of the House 
Judiciary Committee.
  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much, and 
I thank the gentlelady, Congresswoman Moore, for her leadership, and 
thank her for bringing reality to this day. For the last 18 years, we 
have had the cover of the Violence Against Women Act, and I was glad to 
be here in the reauthorization timeframe. But I am also very glad to 
claim that the amendment that was offered by Congresswoman Moore and 
Conyers and Slaughter and myself in the Rules Committee prevailed, for 
we, in fact, introduced the Senate bill. But the leadership of the 
House, as it relates to the Democratic Members, was strong because we 
introduced a bill just like it.
  But let me tell you what is happening with the legislation from the 
House side. The substitute is fuzzy legislation. It is almost as if you 
name your son and daughter Jane and John, but you starting calling them 
girl and boy. You take away the definitiveness of who they are.
  Just a couple of months before, one of the coeds, a young college 
student, a young woman college student at the University of Virginia 
was murdered by her boyfriend. And so in the bill that we want to see 
passed, the Senate bill, we have protections for college students. We 
have definitive protection for Native American women, many of whom are 
married to non-Native Americans, and many times those cases are not 
prosecuted.
  And so you cannot expect the U.S. Attorney to follow fuzzy 
legislation. You have to define that they have the jurisdiction to 
prosecute these cases.
  With respect to immigrant women, isn't it ridiculous that you must 
contact the abuser and get the corroboration of the abuser. What does 
that say to that immigrant woman who needs to tell what is happening to 
her, how she is being held hostage because of her immigrant or 
nonimmigrant status.
  I say to you that every 9 seconds a woman in the United States is 
assaulted or beaten by stalkers or her partner. Every year in the 
United States, 1,000 to 1,600 women die at the hands of their male 
partners even though we've made great strides in improving it under the 
Violence Against Women Act. One in five women have been raped in their 
lifetime. Four women have been the victim of severe physical violence.
  We need the Senate compromise. We need the Senate bipartisan bill. 
Don't vote for fuzzy legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Republican Substitute for 
S. 47, the so-called Violence Against Women's Reauthorization put forth 
by my House colleagues on the other side.
  This is essentially a closed-rule on a bill that for nearly two 
decades has been bipartisan and non-controversial. Today, the majority 
stands ready to ram a stripped-down version of VAWA down the throats of 
the American people. Unfortunately, the bipartisan version passed by 
the Senate with a vote of 78-22, including all of the women in the 
Senate, will not even see a vote in this body.
  It would have been logical, expedient, and sensible if the Majority 
had simply taken up the Moore-Conyers-Slaughter-Jackson Lee VAWA 
amendment, which is a comprehensive update to the successful law which 
offers protections for all victims of violence. Out amendment is the 
Senate-passed version which on behalf of Congressman Conyers and many 
of our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, I put forth the case to 
take up this Senate version.
  Over the last 18 years, VAWA has provided life-saving assistance to 
hundreds of thousands of women, men, and children. Originally passed by 
Congress in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994, this landmark bipartisan legislation was 
enacted in response to the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence 
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significant impact that such violence has on the lives of women.
  Today, as I stand on the Floor of the House, I realize that the 
majority has made some changes to the Senate-passed bill---that point 
to a disturbing pattern since the tenor, tone, and overall thrust of 
this bill looks like a repeat of H.R. 4970, which we passed last year.
  This Act offered a comprehensive approach to reducing this violence 
and marked a national commitment to reverse the legacy of laws and 
social norms that served to excuse, and even justify, violence against 
women.
  Originally championed by then-Senator Joseph Biden and Judiciary 
Committee Representative John Conyers, Jr., the original VAWA was 
supported by a broad coalition of experts and advocates including law 
enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, victim service providers, 
faith leaders, health care professionals, and survivors. The law has 
since been reauthorized two times--in 2000 and 2005--with strong 
bipartisan approval in Congress and with overwhelming support from 
states and local communities.
  If I were an outside commentator looking in, I'd be pressed to ask 
what Frankenstein Monster has overtaken the 112th Congress to the point 
that we cannot even pass this previously bipartisan bill without 
resorting to partisan posturing. I ask you who would be against giving 
protections to our most vulnerable.
  Just last month a co-ed at the venerable University of Virginia, my 
alma mater was convicted of murdering his girlfriend. This hits close 
to home. As well as Yvette Cade, who had acid poured over her face by 
an irate ex-husband. As well as the murder of Annie Le at Harvard 
University. And unfortunately, I could go on and on. These women were 
white, black, and Asian, living in different cities under different 
circumstances. They had one common denominator: victims of abject and 
perverse violence. Lives destroyed because of men-at-rage.
  With each reauthorization, VAWA has been improved in meaningful ways 
to reflect a growing understanding of how best to meet the varied and 
changing needs of survivors.
  Among other significant changes, the reauthorization of VAWA in 2000 
improved the law with respect to the needs of battered immigrants, 
older victims, and victims with disabilities.
  The continuation and improvement of these programs is critical to 
maintaining the significant progress made in increased reporting and 
decreased deaths during the time VAWA has been in effect.
  Unfortunately, this version of S. 47 weakens vital improvements 
contained in the recently passed Senate VAWA bill, including provisions 
designed to increase the safety of Native American women and LGBTW 
victims. Further, S. 47 actually includes damaging provisions that roll 
back years of progress to protect the safety of immigrant victims.
  Specifically, H.R. 4970 will create obstacles for immigrant victims 
seeking to report crimes and increase danger for immigrant victims by 
eliminating important confidentiality protections.
  When millions of women and men need the protections and services it 
includes. Since it first became law in 1994, millions have benefited 
from VAWA.
  VAWA is working, while rates of domestic violence have dropped by 
over 50 percent in the past 18 years. There remains a lot of work to be 
done, still have a lot of work ahead of us.
  In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
released the first National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 
(NISVS), which found:
  1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime and 1 in 4 women have 
been the victim of severe physical violence by a partner;
  Over 80% of women who were victimized experienced significant short-
term and long-term impacts related to the violence and were more likely 
to experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and long-term chronic 
diseases such as asthma and diabetes.
  Every nine seconds a woman in the United States is assaulted or 
beaten by stalkers or her partner.
  Every year in the United States, 1,000 to 1,600 women die at the 
hands of their male partners, often after a long, escalating pattern of 
battering.
  In 2009, 111 women were killed by their former or current husband, 
intimate partner or boyfriend in State of Texas.
  Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury for women in 
America.
  According to a study, there are more victims of domestic violence 
than victims of rape, mugging and automobile accidents combined. VAWA 
was designed to address these gruesome statistics.
  VAWA established the National Domestic Violence Hotline, which 
receives over 22,000 calls each month. VAWA funds train over 500,000 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and other personnel each 
year.
  This landmark legislation sent the message that violence against 
women is a crime and will not be tolerated.
  States are taking violence against women more seriously and all 
states now have stalking laws, criminal sanctions for violation of 
civil protection orders, and reforms that make date or spousal rape as 
serious of a crime as stranger rape.
  Moore-Conyers-Slaughter-Jackson Lee VAWA amendment to S. 47--
Representative Moore's VAWA reauthorization bill is an excellent 
companion to the Senate-passed version. Why are we not discussing this 
legislation--using it as a launching point to get where we need to go.
  Destroying VAWA Confidentiality. Since 1996, VAWA has contained 
strong confidentiality provisions to protect victims and prevent 
abusers from using the immigration system against their victims. When 
this Committee expanded those protections to trafficking victims in 
2005, Chairman Sensenbrenner's report noted the importance of 
preventing abusers from ``using DHS to obtain information about their 
victims, including the existence of a VAWA immigration petition'' and 
preventing agents from ``initiat[ing] contact with abusers.'' This bill 
destroys confidentiality by authorizing immigration agents to contact 
abusers and tip them off to victims' efforts to leave. This puts 
domestic violence victims at risk of severe retaliation and makes it 
far less likely that they will seek protection in the first place.
  Requiring the Consideration of Uncorroborated Abuser Statements. It 
is well-established that abusers will say and do almost anything to 
prevent a victim from seeking protection or corroborating with law 
enforcement. As the 2005 Committee report makes clear, abusers often 
``interfer[e] with or undermin[e] their victims' immigration cases, and 
encourag[e] immigration enforcement officers to pursue removal actions 
against their victims.''
  For this reason, the Committee specifically allowed DHS to consider 
evidence presented by abusers, but only if corroborated. The Cantor/
Adams bill would now undo that protection and require agents to 
consider uncorroborated statements, even though abusers have every 
incentive to lie. This will delay or deny protection, essentially 
giving abusers veto authority over certain victims.
  The Jackson Lee amendment will reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA 
Backlog Grant Program through 2017. The program has been effective in 
reducing rape kit backlogs and would help law enforcement better 
collect and use evidence in sexual assault cases, and help all levels 
of the criminal justice system work together to ensure that rape kits 
are tested. In addition, my amendment increases the percentage of grant 
funds available for use in testing the backlog of rape kits from 40 
percent to 70 percent.
  As many of my colleagues will recall, we considered this issue in May 
of 2010 in response to widespread reports in the media of backlogs. 
This is simply unacceptable.
  Consider the fact that in the time it will take for us to conduct 
this hearing, 60 individuals in the United States will be sexually 
assaulted.
  The Violence Against Women reauthorization contains many of the 
provisions that make important changes to the current law, such as 
consolidating duplicative programs and streamlining others; providing 
greater flexibility for how communities utilize resources; and 
including new training requirements for people providing legal 
assistance to victims.
  While the amendment wasn't included in the final Senate version of 
the VAWA reauthorization bill, or the House version which passed out of 
the Judiciary Committee last week, it was endorsed by the National Task 
Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence which represents over 1,000 
organizations across the nation.

  Over the past three years, a series of embarrassing investigations 
into major police departments in Texas and other cities around the 
country revealed an appallingly large backlog of untested rape kits. 
Backlogs of thousands of untested kits have made headlines in Houston, 
San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas, prompting efforts in those cities 
to finally test the evidence.
  Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a law--Senate Bill 1636, 
authored by Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth--to mandate 
examination of evidence from rape cases statewide, requiring even the 
smallest law enforcement agencies to report how many rape kits they've 
left untested, then submit them to a crime lab.
  These being lean times in Texas, the Legislature passed the bill 
without allocating new funding to the cause. It's up to crime labs and 
police departments to raise money to test the old evidence. ``One of 
the solutions offered by 1636 is that we'd get a complete picture,'' 
says Torie Camp, deputy director of the Texas Association Against 
Sexual Assault. Law enforcement agencies were required to report their 
rape kit backlogs to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by mid-
October of last year. That hasn't happened.

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  DPS records obtained by the Observer show that as of January 23--
three months after the deadline--just 86 of the state's 2,647 law 
enforcement agencies had reported their backlogs.
  As many of us know, rape kit collection and testing is important in 
moving cases through the criminal justice system. Approximately 200,000 
incidents of rape are reportedly in the United States annually. A vast 
majority of these sexual assault victims consent and undertake medical 
examination immediately following the attack, thus enabling hospital/
clinic personnel and police officers to collect evidence for a rape 
kit.
  Studies have repeatedly shown that incidents where rape kit 
collections contain DNA are more likely to move forward in the criminal 
justice system than cases where no rape kit is collected. Testing the 
evidence collected in these rape kits enable officers to identify the 
attacker, confirm that sexual contact occurred between a suspect and a 
victim, corroborate the victim's account of the sexual assault, and 
exonerate innocent suspects.
  Testing the evidence collected in the rape kits also helps 
prosecutors in deciding whether to pursue a case and likewise, help 
juries in deciding whether to convict an alleged perpetrator. While 
national statistics have not confirmed the exact number of untested 
rape kits, it is estimated that approximately 180,000 of these rape 
kits remain untested.
  Two years ago I met with one of our witnesses at the Crime 
Subcommittee Hearing on Rape Kit Backlogs, Ms. Valeria Neumann, a 24 
year old young woman who was the victim of rape nearly four years ago. 
During our meeting, Ms. Neumann informed me that although a rape kit 
was performed the same night that she reported the incident, the rape 
kit has never been tested.
  According to Ms. Neumann, the prosecutor in the case has not brought 
an action against her alleged perpetrator after questioning him, even 
though crucial evidence could have been obtained had the rape kit been 
processed. When considered in light of the glaring statistics, Ms. 
Neumann's story seems all too common.
  According to a Human Rights Watch research, the United States boast 
an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 untested rape kits which are sitting in 
police storage facilities and crime labs across the nation. Mister 
Chairman, untested rape kits represent lost justice for rape victims 
and a potential threat to public safety and society in general. The 
United States has repeatedly implemented several legislative 
initiatives aimed at bringing the rape kit backlog to an end.
  We began with the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
Program, followed by the Debbie Smith Act. We then transitioned to the 
Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act. In spite of these 
measures, I believe that the United States can do a better job of 
providing redress for victims, bringing offenders to justice and 
protecting society from future and/or reoccurring crimes of rape.
  Several preliminary initiatives can be implemented toward this goal 
of eliminating rape kit backlog. First, recognizing that rape has the 
lowest reporting, arrest and prosecution rates of all violent crime in 
the U.S., I believe that the revolution in DNA technology could move 
many of these rape cases forward in the criminal justice system.
  I urge my colleagues to reject this flawed bill and call upon this 
body to work with the Senate to pass bipartisan legislation that helps 
women--and does not go back on decades of work.
  VAWA was created because Congress recognized that immigration was 
being used as a weapon by abusers. S. 47 would return that weapon to 
abusers. H.R. 4970 would roll back years of progress and bi-partisan 
commitment on the part of Congress to protect vulnerable immigrant 
victims of domestic violence, stalking, sex crimes, other serious 
crimes, and trafficking. H.R. 4970 would place victims of domestic 
violence in danger, deter victims of crime from cooperating with law 
enforcement, and hold victims of abuse to a higher standard than other 
applicants for immigration benefits. In short, H.R. 4970 denies victims 
protection and even helps perpetrate the very abuse from which they are 
seeking to escape.

  S. 47 would place immigrant victims of domestic violence who seek 
lawful status in the U.S. at risk. VAWA ``self-petitioning'' was 
created in 1994 to assist immigrant victims of domestic violence obtain 
status on their own when their U.S. citizen and lawful permanent 
resident spouses, as part of the abuse, refused to petition for them. 
H.R. 4970 would roll back these protections.
  Section 801 permits the abuser to manipulate the victim's immigration 
process by allowing USCIS to seek input from the abuser as part of the 
VAWA self-petition process. Commonly, abusers resort to more violence 
when they learn that victims have sought protection from law 
enforcement. H.R. 4970 would put the lives of victims in even greater 
jeopardy.
  S. 47 creates extra hurdles for victims to jump through, making 
lawful status even more difficult for victims to attain. Section 801 of 
H.R. 4970 would make it more difficult for victims of abuse to obtain 
lawful status by requiring VAWA applicants to establish their 
eligibility for lawful status by ``clear and convincing'' evidence--a 
higher standard than most other applicants applying for relief before 
USCIS.
  Many domestic violence victims have been waiting for lawful status 
for years because their abusers refused to file spousal visa petitions 
for them, using control over the victims' immigration status as a tool 
of abuse. The VAWA self-petition process was created to provide victims 
with a means of obtaining the status for which they were eligible under 
the law and which they would have obtained but for the abuse. Section 
801 establishes an unnecessarily high standard that will deprive many 
victims of protection.
  S. 47 would punish victims more harshly than other applicants for 
providing incorrect information, regardless of intent or knowledge. 
(Section 801) The INA already makes someone ineligible for relief if 
they commit fraud or willfully misrepresent a material fact when 
seeking an immigrant benefit. However, under the guise of fraud 
prevention, H.R. 4970 would go much further by requiring the removal, 
on an expedited basis, of a victim where there is any evidence of any 
material misrepresentation at any point during the process, regardless 
of whether the victim had any intent to defraud the government. H.R. 
4970 would also permanently bar the immigrant from any future immigrant 
status, without any possibility of a waiver. Finally, H.R. 4970 would 
require that these applicants be referred to the FBI for criminal 
prosecution. Thus, an innocent mistake by a victim when completing the 
application could result in victims and their children being subject to 
expedited removal and permanently barred from the U.S.
  S. 47 would unduly restrict U-visas and undermine the safety of our 
communities. (Section 802) Currently, to obtain a U-visa (for victims 
of serious crime), a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer 
must certify that the applicant has, is, or is likely to be helpful in 
investigation or prosecuting the crime perpetrated against them. H.R. 
4970 would restrict law enforcement agency certification only to 
victims who reported the crime within 60 days. Many victims of crimes--
especially victims of sexual abuse, child abuse, and rape--are too 
traumatized or too afraid to come forward immediately. A 60-day time 
limit for reporting crimes would silence many immigrant victims. H.R. 
4970 would deprive victims of protection, discourage them from 
reporting crimes, and make all of us less safe.
  S. 47 would deny victims the opportunity to apply for a green card. 
In 2000, the ``U'' Visa was created as part of VAWA to encourage 
vulnerable victims of particularly serious crimes to come forward and 
report those crimes by removing the fear that they, rather than the 
perpetrator, would wind up in immigration detention or deported. When 
victims of crimes are afraid to go to the police, we are all less safe. 
H.R. 4970 would undermine the U-visa process by making the U-visa only 
temporary, with no eligibility to apply for future lawful permanent 
residence status.
  The S. 47 Republican substitute retains a few of the helpful 
provisions included in S. 1925. These include:
  Permitting children of VAWA self-petitioners to obtain derivative 
status if the petitioner passes away during the application process;
  Eliminating the public charge ground of inadmissibility for VAWA 
self-petitioners and U-visa holders.
  Age-out protections for children of U-visa holders who were under 21 
at the time that the parent applied for U-visa status and age-out 
protections for U-visa holders who were minors at the time of 
application for U-visa status so that their relatives can still join 
them.
  I call on the Members of the House to vote down this nefarious, ill-
conceived piece of legislation.

     Re: Opposition to House Substitute to VAWA Reauthorization

                                                February 25, 2013.
     Hon. Bob Goodlatte,
     Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Hon. John Conyers,
     Ranking Member, House Committee on the Judiciary, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re: Opposition to House Substitute to VAWA Reauthorization
       Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers: I write 
     on behalf of the ------ Tribe to voice our strong opposition 
     to the House of Representatives proposed Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute to the Senate-passed S. 47, the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). The House 
     VAWA Substitute would only serve to aggravate the onslaught 
     of violence that Native women suffer on a daily basis. The 
     House Substitute would remove the ONLY tool available to 
     tribes to stop non-Native

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     abuse, further complicate the maze of injustice that exists 
     on Indian lands, and exacerbate the epidemic of violence 
     against Native women.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. As a result, some 
     non-Native men, target Indian reservations for their crimes, 
     and hide behind these loopholes in federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       The result: nationally, Native women are raped and 
     assaulted at 2.5 times the national average. More than 1 in 3 
     Native women will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 
     3 in 5 will suffer domestic assault. The U.S. Department of 
     Justice (DOJ) has found that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     would crack down on reservation domestic violence at the 
     early stages before violence escalates.
       The problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, extending beyond domestic violence to 
     gang violence and infiltration of drug trafficking 
     organizations. However, the proposals included in S. 47 are 
     well-reasoned and limited in scope. They extend only to 
     reservation-based crimes of domestic and dating violence that 
     involve individuals who work or live on an Indian reservation 
     or who are in a serious relationship with a tribal citizen 
     from that reservation. S. 47 also provides the full range of 
     constitutional protections to abuse suspects who would be 
     subject to the authority of tribal courts.
       The House VAWA Substitute rejects the bipartisan and 
     narrowly tailored approach adopted by the Senate. The most 
     offensive provision in the House Substitute would remove the 
     ONLY tool currently available to tribal governments: the 
     ability to issue and enforce civil orders of protection 
     against non-Native men who abuse Indian women. The House 
     Substitute irresponsibly cuts back on this existing 
     authority.
       Instead of focusing on the protection of Native women, the 
     House Substitute focuses on protections for suspects of 
     abuse. The House Substitute establishes seven (7) avenues of 
     appeal for suspects of abuse to challenge their prosecution; 
     limits punishment of non-Indian offenders convicted of 
     domestic violence to misdemeanor level punishment, regardless 
     of how savage the beating or their status as a repeat 
     offender; and authorizes suspects of abuse to bring lawsuits 
     against tribal law enforcement--which will only serve to 
     further deter protection of Native women.
       The gaps in criminal jurisdiction on Indian lands have 
     haunted Native women and tribal communities nationwide for 
     more than 35 years. Time has come for Congress to act. The 
     bipartisan Senate-passed VAWA bill, takes reasonable well-
     tailored measures to fill the gap in local authority. 
     Conversely, the House Substitute would cut back on existing 
     protections and aggravate the epidemic of violence that 
     Native women face on a daily basis. We urge you to oppose the 
     House VAWA Substitute and restore the Senate-passed 
     provisions in Title IX of the House VAWA Reauthorization.
           Sincerely,       
                                  ____



                                  Susanville Indian Rancheria,

                                Susanville, CA, February 25, 2013.
     Re: Opposition to House Substitute to VAWA Reauthorization.

     Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman,
     House Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
     Hon. John Conyers, Ranking Member,
     House Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
     Re: Opposition to House Substitute to VAWA Reauthorization
       Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers: I write 
     on behalf of the Susanville Indian Rancheria to voice our 
     strong opposition to the House of Representatives proposed 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Senate-passed 
     S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). 
     The House VAWA Substitute would only serve to aggravate the 
     onslaught of violence that Native women suffer on a daily 
     basis. The House Substitute would remove the ONLY tool 
     available to tribes to stop non-Native abuse, further 
     complicate the maze of injustice that exists on Indian lands, 
     and exacerbate the epidemic of violence against Native women.
       The current justice system in place on Indian lands 
     handcuffs the local tribal justice system. As a result, some 
     non-Native men, target Indian reservations for their crimes, 
     and hide behind these loopholes in federal laws and court 
     decisions, walking the streets of Indian country free of 
     consequences, while denying justice to Native women and their 
     families.
       The result: nationally, Native women are raped and 
     assaulted at 2.5 times the national average. More than 1 in 3 
     Native women will be raped in their lifetimes, and more than 
     3 in 5 will suffer domestic assault. The U.S. Department of 
     Justice (DOJ) has found that when misdemeanor acts of 
     domestic and dating violence go unaddressed, offenders become 
     emboldened and feel untouchable, and the beatings escalate, 
     often leading to death or severe physical injury. A National 
     Institute of Justice-funded analysis of death certificates 
     found that, on some reservations, Native women are murdered 
     at a rate more than ten times the national average. S. 47 
     would crack down on reservation domestic violence at the 
     early stages before violence escalates.
       The problem of violence against Native women is 
     longstanding and broad, extending beyond domestic violence to 
     gang violence and infiltration of drug trafficking 
     organizations. However, the proposals included in S. 47 are 
     well-reasoned and limited in scope. They extend only to 
     reservation-based crimes of domestic and dating violence that 
     involve individuals who work or live on an Indian reservation 
     or who are in a serious relationship with a tribal citizen 
     from that reservation. S. 47 also provides the full range of 
     constitutional protections to abuse suspects who would be 
     subject to the authority of tribal courts.
       The House VAWA Substitute rejects the bipartisan and 
     narrowly tailored approach adopted by the Senate. The most 
     offensive provision in the House Substitute would remove the 
     ONLY tool currently available to tribal governments: the 
     ability to issue and enforce civil orders of protection 
     against non-Native men who abuse Indian women. The House 
     Substitute irresponsibly cuts back on this existing 
     authority.
       Instead of focusing on the protection of Native women, the 
     House Substitute focuses on protections for suspects of 
     abuse. The House Substitute establishes seven (7) avenues of 
     appeal for suspects of abuse to challenge their prosecution; 
     limits punishment of non-Indian offenders convicted of 
     domestic violence to misdemeanor level punishment, regardless 
     of how savage the beating or their status as a repeat 
     offender; and authorizes suspects of abuse to bring lawsuits 
     against tribal law enforcement--which will only serve to 
     further deter protection of Native women.
       The gaps in criminal jurisdiction on Indian lands have 
     haunted Native women and tribal communities nationwide for 
     more than 35 years. Time has come for Congress to act. The 
     bipartisan Senate-passed VAWA bill, takes reasonable well-
     tailored measures to fill the gap in local authority. 
     Conversely, the House Substitute would cut back on existing 
     protections and aggravate the epidemic of violence that 
     Native women face on a daily basis. We urge you to oppose the 
     House VAWA Substitute and restore the Senate-passed 
     provisions in Title IX of the House VAWA Reauthorization.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Mr. Stacy Dixon,
     Tribal Chairman.
                                  ____


                         Human Rights Campaign,

                                Washington, DC, February 27, 2013.
       Dear Representative: Today and tomorrow, the House is 
     scheduled to consider the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 
     reauthorization bill (S. 47). The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 
     urges Members to vote YES on the Rule, vote NO on the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, and vote YES on 
     final passage.
       HRC strongly opposes this partisan substitute amendment 
     which is fundamentally flawed and ignores key priorities 
     identified by service providers and victim advocates. This 
     will be a key vote.
       Over more than two years, more than 2,000 advocates 
     responded to surveys and national conference calls to 
     identify the most pressing issues facing victims of domestic 
     violence. Local programs, state and federal grant 
     administrators, national resource centers and others weighed 
     in on the needs of victims. As a result of this deep dive 
     into the existing gaps in the current VAWA, it became clear 
     that LGBT victims of domestic violence were not receiving the 
     services they needed--even though they experience domestic 
     violence at roughly the same rate as all other victims. LGBT 
     victims faced discrimination based on their sexual 
     orientation and gender identity when they sought refuge from 
     abuse. They were turned away from service providers, laughed 
     at by law enforcement and struggled to get protective orders 
     from judges. Often they were left without any option but to 
     return to their abuser.
       Earlier this month, in a strong bi-partisan vote of 78-22, 
     the Senate stood above politics and passed a VAWA bill that 
     takes into account the lessons learned from VAWA 
     stakeholders. The Senate bill includes three important 
     provisions that ensure services for LGBT victims of domestic 
     violence are explicitly included in key VAWA grant programs 
     and prohibit any program or activity funded by the bill from 
     discriminating against a victim based on their actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The House 
     substitute VAWA eliminates these provisions, as well as many 
     other critical provisions in the Senate bill.
       The House should reject the partisan substitute amendment 
     and pass a bipartisan VAWA reauthorization bill that reflects 
     the priorities from law enforcement, court, prosecution, 
     legal services, and victim services professionals from across 
     the country.
       If you have any questions or need more information, please 
     don't hesitate to contact

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     me at 202-216-1515 or Allison.Herwitt
     @hrc.org, David Stacy, Deputy Legislative Director, at 202-
     572-8959 or David.S[email protected], or Ty Cobb, Senior 
     Legislative Counsel, at 202-216-1537 or Ty.C[email protected].
           Best,

                                              Allison Herwitt,

                                             Legislative Director,
     Human Rights Campaign.
                                  ____

                                            American Probation and


                                           Parole Association,

                                  Lexington, KY, February 1, 2013.
     Senator Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
     Senator Mike Crapo,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senators Leahy and Crapo: The American Probation and 
     Parole Association (APPA) represents over 35,000 pretrial, 
     probation, parole and community corrections professionals 
     working in the criminal and juvenile justice systems 
     nationally and come from federal, state, local and tribal 
     jurisdictions. On behalf of our membership and constituents 
     we whole-heartedly support your efforts to have the Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorized.
       The VAWA initiatives have supported state, local and tribal 
     efforts to effectively address the crimes of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. These 
     efforts have shown great progress and promise towards keeping 
     victims safe and holding perpetrators accountable. The 
     reauthorization of VAWA is critical to maintaining the 
     progress of current initiatives and ensuring comprehensive 
     and effective responses to these crimes in the future for the 
     protection of all victims without consideration of race, 
     ethnicity or sexual orientation.
       Domestic violence perpetrators represent a significant 
     proportion of the total population on community supervision. 
     In 2008 there were nearly 86,000 adults on probation for a 
     domestic violence offense in United States, and data from the 
     California Department of Justice indicates that in 2000 
     approximately 90% of adults convicted of felony domestic 
     violence offenses in that state were sentenced to a period of 
     probation, either alone or coupled with incarceration. 
     Domestic violence offenders are among the most dangerous 
     offenders on community supervision caseloads, and in order to 
     supervise domestic violence offenders effectively, community 
     corrections professionals must receive adequate training.
       Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has been 
     instrumental in increasing our constituents' attention to and 
     understanding of these crimes as well as provided significant 
     assistance in humanizing their responsiveness to victims and 
     improving their practices related to accountability and 
     intervention with perpetrators of these crimes. VAWA has 
     without question been instrumental in developing community 
     supervision practices that keep victims and their families 
     safe from future harm and improved compliance and behavioral 
     change for perpetrators.
       We stand ready to assist you throughout the reauthorization 
     process. If you have any questions or require further 
     information or assistance, please feel free to contact me at 
     [email protected] or 859-244-8216.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Carl Wicklund,
     Executive Director,
                                  ____

                                          Lutheran Immigration and


                                              Refugee Service,

                                  Baltimore, MD, February 1, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick J. Leahy,
     U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Mike Crapo,
     U.S. Senate, Dirksen Senate Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Leahy and Senator Crapo: On behalf of Lutheran 
     Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), the national 
     organization established by Lutheran churches in the United 
     States to welcome immigrants and refugees, thank you for 
     reintroducing the bipartisan Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act (VAWA) (S. 47).
       As you are aware, there are many cases in which immigration 
     status is used as a tool for abuse, leading victims to remain 
     in abusive relationships and contributing to the 
     underreporting of serious crimes to local enforcement 
     officials. The creation of the U visa in 2000 by Congress to 
     encourage migrant victims to report criminal offenses to 
     officials has been extremely helpful in advancing community 
     safety. The need for U visas is significant. In 2012, U.S. 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services ran out of available U 
     visas over a month prior to the end of the fiscal year. 
     Therefore, the lack of a vital increase in the number of 
     available U visas in S. 47 is extremely disappointing. 
     However, I am encouraged by your commitment to increase the 
     cap on U visas as part of immigration reform legislation.
       While I applaud efforts to swiftly move VAWA through both 
     chambers of Congress, I caution against any use of VAWA as a 
     means to expand immigration enforcement provisions of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act. These changes would be 
     detrimental to the central purpose of VAWA--to address the 
     critical issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating 
     violence, and human trafficking--and should remain outside of 
     the VAWA debate.
       LIRS commends your leadership in advancing this bill and we 
     are excited to continue to work with you to ensure the 
     inclusion of provisions to protect vulnerable migrant victims 
     in upcoming legislation. Please contact Brittney Nystrom, 
     LIRS Director for Advocacy, at 202-626-7943 or via email at 
     [email protected] with any questions.
           Yours in faith,

                                              Linda J. Hartke,

     President and CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
                                  ____



                                     American Bar Association,

                                    Chicago, IL, January 30, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick J. Leahy,
     Russell Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Michael D. Crapo,
     Dirksen Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Senators Leahy and Crapo: On behalf of the American 
     Bar Association (ABA), with nearly 400,000 members across the 
     country, I write to commend your continued bipartisan 
     leadership in the cause of justice and equal rights with the 
     introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
     Act of 2013. The ABA strongly supports your effort to renew 
     proven and effective programs that support victims of 
     domestic, sexual, stalking and dating violence and their 
     families.
       The ABA has long supported efforts to address domestic, 
     sexual and stalking violence, and we recognize that the legal 
     profession fulfills an important role in addressing these 
     crimes. Since 1994, the ABA's Commission on Domestic & Sexual 
     Violence has also worked to increase access to justice for 
     victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking by 
     mobilizing the legal profession.
       In recent years, the ABA has adopted policies that 
     specifically address VAWA reauthorization, including some of 
     the more challenging issues that ultimately proved to be 
     barriers to reauthorization during the last Congress:
       February 2010: urging reauthorization and highlighting the 
     need for legislation that ``provides services, protection, 
     and justice for underserved and vulnerable victims of 
     violence, including children and youth who are victims or are 
     witnesses to family violence, and victims who are disabled, 
     elderly, immigrant, trafficked, LGBT and/or Indian.''
       August 2012: urging Congress ``to strengthen tribal 
     jurisdiction to address crimes of gender-based violence on 
     tribal lands that are committed by non-Indian perpetrators.''
       VAWA reauthorization was a legislative priority for the 
     association during the 112th Congress and a focus of our 
     annual grassroots lobbying event, ABA Day 2012, when ABA, 
     state, local, and specialty bar leaders from all 50 states 
     met with members of Congress of both parties on this issue.
       VAWA reauthorization remains a priority for the American 
     Bar Association during the 113th Congress. We appreciate your 
     leadership and look forward to working with you to ensure 
     passage of this legislation.
           Sincerely,
                                                Laurel G. Bellows.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I include for the Record a number of 
letters from advocacy and nonprofit groups in opposition to the House 
substitute and in support of the Senate-passed bill.

   The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Has Broad 
                            National Support

       More than 1400 local, state, tribal, and national 
     organizations have expressed their strong support for passage 
     of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 
     (S.47), including national service providers and victim 
     advocates, law enforcement organizations, and faith-based 
     organizations.


                 Victim Service Providers and Advocates

       9 to 5, National Association of Working Women
       Alianza-National Latino Alliance to End Domestic Violence
       Alternatives to Family Violence
       American Bar Association
       American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
       American Medical Association
       Americans Overseas Domestic Crisis Center
       Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
       ASISTA Immigration Assistance
       Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
       Break the Cycle
       Casa de Esperanza: National Latino Network for Healthy 
     Families and Communities
       Daughters of Penelope
       Futures Without Violence (formerly the Family Violence 
     Prevention Fund)
       Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
       Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American 
     Community
       Jewish Women International
       Legal Momentum
       Men Can Stop Rape
       Men's Resources International
       National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators
       National-Alliance to End Sexual Violence National Center 
     for Victims of Crime

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       National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
       National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
       National Congress of American Indians Taskforce on Violence 
     Against Women
       National Council of Jewish Women
       National Dating Abuse Hotline
       National Domestic Violence Hotline
       National Network to End Domestic Violence
       National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual 
     Assault (SCESA)
       National Organization for Women
       National Organization of Asian Pacific Islanders Ending 
     Sexual Violence
       National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual 
     Assault
       National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
       Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International 
     Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
       YWCA USA
       Victims Rights Law Center
       Witness Justice


                     Law Enforcement Organizations

       AEquitas
       American Probation and Parole Association
       Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
       International Association of Chiefs of Police
       National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges


                       Faith-Based Organizations

       Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies
       Church Women United
       Disciples Justice Action Network
       Disciples of Christ
       FaithTrust Institute
       Friends Committee on National Legislation
       Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
       Hindu American Seva Communities
       Jewish Council for Public Affairs
       Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
       Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office
       Muslim Public Affairs Council
       National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good 
     Shepherd
       National Council of Jewish Women
       NETWORK--A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
       Peaceful Families Project
       Pentecostals & Charismatics for Peace & Justice
       Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness
       Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
       Presbyterian Women in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
       Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
       Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
       Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic 
     Violence
       The Episcopal Church
       The United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
       Union for Reform Judaism
       United Church of Christ
       United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society
       United Methodist Women
       Women of Reform Judaism


                      Other National Organizations

       3 DVas, LLC
       9to5
       AARP Chapter 60 Waikiki
       Abortion Care Network
       AFGE Women's/Fair Practices Departments
       AFL-CIO
       African Action on Aids
       After The Trauma
       Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Alianza--National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of 
     Domestic Violence
       Alliant International University
       American Arab Anti Discrimination Center
       American Association of People with Disabilities
       American Association of University Women (AAUW)
       American Baptist Women's Ministries, ABCUSA
       American Bar Association
       American Civil Liberties Union
       American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
       American Dance Therapy Association
       American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
       American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial 
     Organizations
       American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
       American Federation of Teachers, AFL/CIO
       American Humanist Association
       American Postal Workers Union
       American Probation and Parole Association
       American Psychiatric Association
       American Psychological Association
       American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
       Americans for Immigrant Justice, formerly Florida Immigrant 
     Advocacy Center
       Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center
       Amnesty International USA
       Anti-Defamation League
       Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
       Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
       Asian American Justice Center, member of Asian American 
     Center for Advancing Justice
       Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO
       Asian Pacific American Labor Center ASISTA Immigration 
     Assistance
       Association of Flight Attendants
       Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies
       Baha'is of the United States
       Black Women's Health Imperative
       Black Women's Roundtable
       Break the Cycle
       Business and Professional Women's Foundation
       Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network for Healthy 
     Families and Communities
       Casa Esperanza
       Center for Family Policy and Practice
       Center for Partnership Studies
       Center for Reproductive Rights
       Center for Women Policy Studies
       Center for Women's Global Leadership
       Center for Women's Policy Studies
       CenterLink
       Central Conference of American Rabbis
       Choice USA
       Church Women United
       Circle of 6 App
       Clery Center for Security On Campus
       Coalition of Labor Union Women
       Coalition on Human Needs
       Communications Workers of America (CWA)
       Community Action Partnership
       cultureID
       CWA National Women's Committee
       Daughters of Penelope
       Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
       Dialog on Diversity
       Dialogue on Diversity
       Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
       Disciples Justice Action Network
       Domestic Abuse intervention Programs
       Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV 
     LEAP)
       DVas, LLC
       Elder Justice Coalition
       Episcopal Church
       Episcopal Women's Caucus.
       Expert Panel on violence, American Academy of Nursing.
       FaithTrust Institute.
       Family Equality Council.
       Federally Employed Women (FEW).
       Feminist Agenda Network.
       Feminist Majority.
       Feminist Majority/Feminist Majority Foundation.
       Feminist Peace Network.
       Freedom from Hunger.
       Friends Committee on National Legislation.
       Friends of Nabeela.
       Futures Without Violence.
       Gay & Lesbian Medical Association.
       Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
       General Board of Church & Society, United Methodist Church.
       General Federation of Women's Clubs.
       George Washington University Law School.
       GetEQUAL.
       Girls Inc..
       GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality.
       Globalsolutions.org.
       GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network).
       Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, 
     Inc..
       HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society).
       Hindu American Seva Communities.
       Hip Hop Caucus.
       Human Rights Campaign.
       Human Rights Watch.
       Indian Law Resource Center.
       Inspire Action for Social Change.
       Institute for Interfaith Activism.
       Institute for Science and Human Values.
       Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American 
     Community.
       International Center for Research on Women.
       IOFA.
       Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
       Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
       Jewish Labor Committee.
       Jewish Women International.
       Junior League of Dallas, affiliated with Junior League 
     International.
       Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.
       Latino Justice PRLDEF.
       League of United Latin American Citizens.
       Legal Momentum.
       LiveYourDream.org.
       Log Cabin Republicans.
       Maryknoll Sisters.
       Media Equity Collaborative.
       Men Can Stop Rape.
       Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office.
       Men's Resources International.
       Methodist/Catholic.
       Migrant Clinicians Network.
       MomsRising.
       Ms. Foundation for Women.
       Muslim American Society.
       Muslim Public Affairs Council.
       NAPAFASA.
       National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good 
     Shepherd.
       National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
       National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).
       National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
     (NAACP).
       National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW).

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       National Association of Hispanic Organizations.
       National Association of Human Rights Workers.
       National Association of Social Workers.
       National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.
       National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators.
       National Black Justice Coalition.
       National Center for Lesbian Rights.
       National Center for Transgender Equality.
       National Center for Victims of Crime.
       National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.
       National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women.
       National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
       National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community 
     Development.
       National Coalition for LGBT Health.
       National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
       National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).
       National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.
       National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.
       National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
       National Congress of American Indians.
       National Congress of American Indians.
       National Council of Churches, USA.
       National Council of Jewish Women.
       National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
       National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
       National Council of Women's Organizations.
       National Council on Independent Living.
       National Dating Abuse Helpine.
       National Domestic Violence Hotline.
       National Education Association.
       National Employment Law Project.
       National Fair Housing Alliance.
       National Family Justice Center Alliance.
       National Focus on Gender Education.
       National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund.
       National Health Law Program.
       National Hispanic Council on Aging.
       National Housing Law Project.
       National Immigration Law Center.
       National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.
       National Latina Psych Association.
       National Latina/o Psychological Association.
       National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.
       National Legal Aid and Defender Association.
       National Low Income Housing Coalition.
       National Network to End Domestic Violence.
       National Org of Asian Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual 
     Violence.
       National Organization for Women (NOW).
       National Organization for Women, Miracle Mile LA chapter.
       National Organization of Asian Pacific Islanders Ending 
     Sexual Violence.
       National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
       National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual.
       Assault National Partnership for Women & Families.
       National Partnership for Women and Families.
       National Research Center for Women & Families.
       National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.
       National Stonewall Democrats.
       National Urban League.
       National WIC Association.
       National Women's Law Center.
       National Women's Political Caucus.
       National Women's Health Network.
       National Women's Law Center.
       National Women's Political Caucus.
       NCJW Seattle section.
       NCJVV Utah.
       NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby.
       NLPA.
       Nursing Network on Violence against Women International.
       NVC Academy.
       Ohio NOW.
       One Woman's Voice.
       Our Bodies Ourselves.
       Peaceful Families Project.
       People for the American Way.
       PFLAG National.
       Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
       Rape Crisis Services.
       Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).
       Reformed Church in America.
       Refugee Women's Network.
       Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
       Rural Women's Health Project.
       Rural Womyn Zone.
       Ryan Immigration Law.
       Safe Nation Collaborative.
       Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.
       Sauti Yetu.
       School and College Organization for Prevention Educators.
       Seattle Chapter National Organization for Women.
       Secular Woman.
       Self Empowerment Strategies.
       SER-Jobs for Progress National Inc..
       Share Time Wisely Consulting Services.
       Shore Area NOW.
       Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault.
       Sisters of Mercy Institute Justice Team.
       Sojourners.
       South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT).
       Southern Poverty Law Center.
       Spittin' Out the Pitts.
       SuhaibWebb.com.
       Survivors In Service.
       Tahirih Justice Center.
       Take Back The Night
       The Episcopal Church
       The Jewish Federations of North America
       The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
       The Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights
       The Line Campaign
       The National Council on Independent Living
       The National Resource Center Against Domestic Violence
       The Sentencing Project
       The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church & 
     Society
       The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
       Transgender Law Center
       U.S. National Committee for UN Women
       UAW
       Union for Reform Judaism
       Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO
       Unitarian Universalist Association
       United Church of Christ, Justice & Witness Ministries
       United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
       United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
       United Steelworkers
       UniteWomen.org
       US National Committee for UN Women
       US women Connect
       USAction
       V-Day
       Veteran Feminists of America
       Victim Rights Law Center
       Vital Voices Global Partnership
       We Are Woman
       West Pinellas National Organization for Women
       Wild Iris Family Counseling and Crisis Center
       Winning Strategies
       Witness Justice
       Women Enabled, Inc.
       Women of Color Network
       Women of Reform Judaism
       Women, Action & the Media
       Women's Environment and Development Organization
       Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. 
     Section
       Women's Action for New Directions
       Women's Business Development Center
       Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
       Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
       Women's Media Center
       Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
       YWCA USA


                     State and Local Organizations

       51st State NOW
       9to5 Atlanta
       9to5 Atlanta Working Women
       9to5 Bay Area
       9to5 California
       9to5 Colorado
       9to5 Los Angeles
       9to5 Milwaukee
       A Safe Place
       A Safe Place Domestic Violence Shelter
       A Woman's Place
       AAUW, Big Bear Valley Branch
       AAUW, Honolulu women's coalition, others
       Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter, Warren County
       Abuse Alternatives, Inc.
       Abuse Prevention Council
       ACCESS Social Services
       ADRCGNS, Inc.
       ADV & SAS
       Advocacy Resource Center
       Advocacy Resource Center
       Advocate Safehouse Project
       Advocates Crisis Support services
       Advocates for a Violence-Free Community
       Advocates for Victims of Assault
       African Services Committee
       African Women Human Right's Group
       After The Trauma, Inc.
       Aging Resources
       Alabama-NOW
       Alamosa County Sheriff's Office
       Alamosa Victim Response Unit
       Albany Law School
       Alice Paul House
       ALIVE Alliance of Leaders in Violence Elimination
       Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, Inc.
       Alliance Against Domestic Abuse
       Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
       Alliant International University
       ALLYSHIP
       Alternative Strategies
       Alternatives to Violence, Inc.
       American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 
     Hawaii Section
       American Gateways
       American Indians Against Abuse
       Angels Recovery & Spirituality
       Anna Marie's Alliance
       Anne Arundel County NOW
       API Chaya
       Apna Ghar, Inc. (``Our Home'')
       Arab American Association of New York
       Arab American Family Services
       Archuleta County Victim Assistance Program

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       Arise Sexual Assault Services
       Arizona Bridge to Independent Living
       Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Arizona NOW
       Arizona State University
       Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       Arkansas NOW
       Artemis Center
       Artemis Justice Center
       Asha Family Services, Inc.
       Asha-Ray of Hope
       Asia Pacific Cultural Center
       Asian Law Caucus
       Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Member of Asian 
     American Center for Advancing Justice
       Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
       Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in N. 
     America (APPNA)
       Atlanta Women's Center
       AVENUES, Inc
       Ayuda
       Baltimore Jewish Council
       Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc.
       Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project
       Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.
       Bay Area Women's Center
       Belmont Community Hospital
       Beloit Domestic Violence Center
       Bethany House Abuse Shelter, Inc.
       Betty Gallo & Company
       Between Friends--Chicago
       BIBLE FELLOWSHIP PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF NY INC.
       Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program
       Bolton Refuge House
       Bolton Refuge House, Inc.
       Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
       Boston University Civil Litigation Program
       Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.
       Breastfeeding Hawaii
       Bridge to Hope
       Bridgeport Public Education Fund
       Bridges to Safety
       Bridges: Domestic & Sexual Violence Support
       Broward Women's Emergency Fund
       Buchanan County Prosecutor's Office
       Bucks County NOW
       Bucks County Women's Advocacy Coalition
       C.O.T.T.A.G.E. Life Coaching, LLC
       Cadillac Area OASIS/Family Resource Center
       California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       California National Organization for Women
       California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
       California Protective Parents Association
       Cambodian Women Networking Association
       Caminar Latino
       Caminar Latino, Inc.
       Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled
       CAPSEA, Inc.
       CARECEN Los Angeles
       Casa de Esperanza
       Casa de Proyecto Libertad
       Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
       Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo
       Catholic Charities Hawaii
       Catholic Charities of Chenango County
       Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse, Inc.
       Center for A Non Violent Community
       Center For Behavioral Change, P.C.
       Center for Creative Justice
       Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc
       Center for Policy Planning and Performance
       Center for the Pacific Asian Family
       Center for Women and Families
       Center for Women and Families--Bridgeport, CT
       Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County 
     Connecticut
       Center of Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County
       Center on Domestic Violence
       Center on Halsted
       Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault
       Central MN Sexual Assault Center
       Centre Co. Women's Resource Center
       CHANGE Inc./ The Lighthouse
       Charlotte NOW
       Cherokee Family Violence Center
       Cherry Hill Women's Center
       Child & Family Service--Hawaii
       Children's Advocacy Center for Volusia and Flagler Counties
       Children's Institute, Inc.
       Choices Domestic Violence Solutions
       Choose Victory Over Violence
       Christ United Methodist Church, Rockford, IL
       Circle--VT
       Circle of Hope
       Citizen Action of New York
       Citizen Action of Wisconsin
       Citizen Action/Illinois
       Citizens Against Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse, 
     Inc.
       Citizens Against Violence, Inc.
        City of Chicago
       City of Denver
       City of Santa Fe
       Clackamas Women's Services
       Clarina Howard Nichols Center
       Clark County District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance 
     Center
       Clearinghouse on Women's Issues
       Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles
       Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
       Clinton County Women's Center
       Collaborative Project of Maryland
       Colorado Anti-Violence Program
        Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
       Colorado Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center
       Committee on the Status of Women
       Community Action Partnership
       Community Action Stops Abuse
       Community Against Violence Taos, NM
       Community Against Violence, Inc.
       Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
       Community Alliance on Prisons
       Community Crisis Center of Northeast Oklahoma
       Community Immigration Law Center
       Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse
       Compass Housing Alliance
       COMPASS Rape Crisis
       Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services
       CONTACT Huntington
       CONTACT Rape Crisis Center
       ContactLifeline, Inc.
       COPO (COUNCIL OF PEOPLE ORGANIZATION)
       Cornerstone Advocacy Service MN
       Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Michigan
       County Victim/Witness Program
       Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center
       Crime Victim Center of Erie County
       Crime Victims Center of Fayet County
       Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
       Crisis Center & Women's Shelter
       Crisis Center for South Suburbia
       Crisis Center Foundation
       Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire
       Crisis Center, Inc.
       Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center
       CT NOW
       C-VISA, Coachella Valley Immigration Service and Assistance
       DAP
       Day One of Cornerstone
       Daya Inc.
       Daystar, Inc.
       Daystar, Inc.
       DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
       DCY Dubuque Domestic Violence Program.
       DE Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
       Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment.
       Defying the Odds, Inc.
       Delaware NOW.
       Delaware Opportunities, Safe Against Violence.
       Democratic Women's Club of Northeast Broward.
       Des Moines NOW.
       Detroit Minds and Hearts.
       Dine' Council of Elders for Peace.
       Direct Action Welfare Group (DAWG).
       District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH).
       District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance Center.
       Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Intervention Services.
       Domestic Abuse Center.
       Domestic Abuse Project.
       Domestic Abuse Resistance Team [DART].
       Domestic And Sexual Abuse Services, MI.
       Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (DSVS) of Carbon 
     County Montana
       Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, MT.
       Domestic Harmony.
       Domestic Safety Resource Center.
       Domestic Violence Action Center.
       Domestic Violence Action Center.
       Domestic Violence Action Center Honolulu.
       Domestic Violence Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center, Inc.
       Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
       Domestic Violence HEALING Coalition.
       Domestic Violence HEALING Coalition, West Coast.
       Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Iowa.
       Domestic Violence Project, Inc.
       Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County.
       Douglas County Task Force on Family Violence, Inc.
       Dove Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children.
       Dove Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children.
       Dove Story Beads.
       DOVES in Natchitoches, LA.
       DOVES of Big Bear Lake, Inc.
       DOVES of Big Bear Valley, Inc.
       Doves of Gateway
       DOVES, Lake County.
       Downtown Bethesda Condo Assn.
       Dream Project Inc.
       DSVS Red Lodge, MT.
       DSVS-Carbon County, MT.
       DuPage County NOW.
       DVRCSC.
       Empowerment Christian Community Corp.
       End DV Counseling and Consulting.
       Enfamilia, Inc.
       Enlace Comunitario.
       Enriching Utah Coalition.
       Episcopal Women's Caucus.
       EVE (End Violent Encounters).
       Everywoman's Center.
       Faith House, Inc.
       Falling Walls.
       Family Crisis & Counseling Center, Inc.
       Family Crisis Center.
       Family Crisis Center, Inc.

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       Family Crisis Intervention Center.
       Family Crisis Services.
       Family LAW CASA.
       Family Life Center of Butler County.
       Family Place.
       Family Refuge Center.
       Family Rescue.
       Family Rescue, Inc.
       Family Resources.
       Family Service of the Piedmont.
       Family Services of Tulare County.
       Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma.
       Family Shelter Service.
       Family Violence Council.
       Finding Our Voices.
       First Step, Inc.
       Florida Consumer Action Network.
       Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.
       Florida Equal Justice Center.
       Florida National Organization for Women.
       Florida NOW.
       Forbes House.
       Fordham Prep School
       Fort Bend County Women's Center
       Forward Together
       Franciscan Physician Alliance
       Franklin/Fulton Women In Need
       Fredericksburg NOW
       Freedom House
       Friends for Democracy
       Gateway Battered Women's Services
       Gateway Family Services, Inc.
       Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Georgia Mountain Women's Center, Inc.
       Georgia Rural Urban Summit
       Gila Regional Medical Center SANE
       Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation
       Global Connections
       Golden House
       Good Shepherd Shelter
       Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.
       Green Haven Family Advocates
       Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence
       Guardian Angel Community Services
       Gunnison County Law Enforcement Crime Victim Services
       Gunnison County Sheriffs Office
       Hamdard Center for Health and Human services
       Hands of Hope Resource Center
       Harbor House
       Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
       Harbor, Inc.
       Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
       Hartford GYN Center
       Harvey County DV/SA Task Force, Inc.
       Haven Hill, Inc.
       Haven Women's Center
       Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus
       HAVEN, MT
       HAVEN, Oakland
       Hawai'i Women's Coalition
       Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women
       Hawaii Rehabilitation Counseling Assoc.
       Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus
       Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
       HEART Women & Girls
       Hearts of Hope
       HELP of Door County, Inc.
       HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow County
       HIAS Pennsylvania
       Hispanic AIDS Awareness Program
       Hispanic Federation
       Hispanic United of Buffalo
       Hmong American Women's Association
       Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for Women
       Holy Cross Ministries
       Hope House of South Central Wisconsin
       HOPE of East Central Illinois
       HOPE, Inc.
       Hospira
       Hospitality House for Women, Inc.
       Hospitality House, Inc.
       House of Ruth, Inc.
       Human Rights Campaign
       Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Inc.
       Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.
       Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
       Idaho State Independent Living Council
       IEC
       Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       Illinois National Organization for Women
       Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
       Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County
       Immigration Services of Mountain View
       IMPACT Safe
       In Our Own Voices
       IndependenceFirst
       Independent Living Center of the North Shore & Cape Ann, 
     Inc.
       Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education 
     Services (IMCES)
       Instituto Para La Mujer
       International Association of Counselors & Therapists
       International Women's House
       Iowa Citizen Action Network
       Islamic Association of Greater Detroit
       Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati
       Jackson County SART
       Jackson Engineering Women's League (JEWL)
       Jackson NOW
       Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
       Jafri Law Firm
       Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual 
     Assault and Domestic Violence
       Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
       Jeff Davis Communities Against Domestic Abuse CADA
       Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA)
       Jewish Child and Family Services
       Jewish Community Action
       Jewish Community Relations Council
       Jewish Community Relations Council (Tucson)
       Jewish Community Relations Council, Milwaukee Jewish 
     Federation
       Jewish Family & Career Services, Atlanta, Georgia
       Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
       Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
       Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
       Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region
       Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer
       Just Harvest
       Justice & Mercy Legal Aid Clinic
       Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic
       Kanawha County Victim Services Center
       Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault (KC-CASA)
       Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
       Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
       Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs
       Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
       Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
       Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
       Keystone Progress
       King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
       La Casa de las Madres
       La Voz Latina
       Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake City
       Latina Safe House
       Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer
       Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer (LUNA, Iowa)
       Law Students for Reproductive Justice
       Legal Aid--District 11
       Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Inc.
       LGBT Community Center of New Orleans
       LGO Consulting
       Liberty House of Albany, Inc.
       Local 242
       Local 301
       Local 365
       Local 530
       Los Ninos Services
       Los Ninos Services INC
       Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
       Louisiana NOW
       Lutheran Social Services
       M.U.J.E.R. Inc.
       Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
       Maine People's Alliance
       Manatee Glens Rape Crisis Services
       Manatee Glens Rape Crisis Services
       Manavi
       Manitowoc County Domestic Violence Center
       Maijaree Mason Center
       Maryland Commission for Women
       Maryland National Organization for Women
       Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
       Mary's Place Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange Center
       MataHari: Eye of the Day
       MCADSV
       MD NOW
       Men on The Move
       Men's Resources International
       MensWork: eliminating violence against women, inc
       Mercer County Family Crisis Center
       Metropolitan Family Services
       Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
       Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
       Michigan Citizen Action
       Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
       Michigan Muslim Community Council, United Way for 
     Southeastern Michigan
       Mid-Iowa SART
       Minara Fellowship
       MiNDS--Medical Network Devoted to Service
       Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
       Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
       Miracle Mile LA NOW
       Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Mississippi NOW
       Mississippi Women Are Representing (WAR)
       Missoula County Crime Victim Advocate Program
       Missoula County Department of Grants and Community Programs
       Missoula Crime Victim Advocate Program
       Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       Missouri NOW
       Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition
       Missouri Women's Network
       Mitchell County SafePlace Inc
       Moloka'i Community Service Council
       Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa
       Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       Montana National Organization for Women
       Montana NOW
       Montana State Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
     Violence

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       Montgomery County Commission for Women
       Montrose Counseling Center
       MORONGO BASIN UNITY HOME
       Most Holy Trinity Social Justice Committee
       Mount Carmel Crime & Trauma Assistance Program
       Mountain Crisis Services, Inc
       Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA)
       MS Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       MSW court appointed special advocates supervisors
       MUJER
       Mujeres Latinas en Accion
       Multi-Cultural Counseling and Services, Inc.
       Muslim American Society of Charlotte
       Muslim Bar Association
       Muslim Community of Knoxville
       Muslim Community of Western Suburbs
       Muslim Mothers Against Violence
       Mutual Ground, Inc.
       NARAL Pro-Choice Montana
       NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
       Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       National Association of School Psychologists
       National Capital Area Union Retirees
       National Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Ohio Chapter
       National Council for Jewish Education
       National Council of Jewish Women
       National Council of Jewish Women--St. Louis Section
       National Council of Jewish Women Concordia Section NJ
       National Council of Jewish Women Illinois State Policy 
     Advocacy Committee
       National Council of Jewish Women NY
       National Council of Jewish Women Utah State Policy Advocacy 
     Chair
       National Council of Jewish Women, Central Jersey Section
       National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Rochester NY
       National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Rochester Section
       National Council of Jewish Women, Jersey Hills Section
       National Council of Jewish Women, Louisiana State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       National Council of Jewish Women, Missouri State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       National Council of Jewish Women, New Jersey State Policy 
     Advocacy Network
       National Council of Jewish Women, Sacramento Section
       National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle Section
       National Council of Jewish Women, Texas State Policy 
     Advocacy Network
       National Council of Jewish Women, Washington State Policy 
     Advocacy Chair
       National Council of Jewish Women, Westbury
       National Council of Jewish Women, MI State Policy Advocate 
     Chair
       National Council of Women RI
       National Hispanic Media Coalition
       National Organization for Women--AZ
       National Organization for Women--Maryland NOW
       National Organization for Women--Nebraska
       National Organization for Women--New York City
       National Organization for Women New York State Young 
     Feminist Task Force
       National Organization for Women, Alexandria, VA Chapter
       National Organization For Women, Bay County Chapter
       National Organization for Women, Broward Chapter
       National Organization for Women, Fayetteville, NC
       National Organization for Women, Greater Rochester Chapter
       National Organization for Women, North Carolina Chapter
       National Organization for Women, NYC
       National Organization for Women, Raleigh Chapter
       National Organization for Women, Virginia Chapter
       National Organization for Women, Washington, DC Chapter
       Navos Mental Health Solutions
       NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       NCJW, Southern Maine Section
       NCJW, Utah Section
       NCJW, YWCA
       ND Council on Abused Women's Services
       Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition
       Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence
       New Beginning Center
       New Beginnings
       New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse
       New Hampshire Citizens Alliance for Action
       New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
     Violence
       New Haven Legal Assistance Association
       New Hope for Women
       New Hope For Women
       New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc
       New Jersey Citizen Action
       New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       New Jersey Tenants Organization
       New Mexico Asian Family Center
       New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
       New Mexico Voices for Children
       New Mexico Women's Agenda
       New Orleans Family Justice Center
       New Orleans NOW
       New York Board of Rabbis
       New York City Anti-Violence Project
       New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       NEWSED C.D.C.
       Nirvana Now!
       Nisaa African Women's Project
       Ni-Ta-Nee NOW
       NJ Coalition for Battered Women
       NOA's Ark, Inc./NOA
       North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       North Dallas Chapter of the National Organization for Women
       Northeast Williamsport NOW
       Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living
       Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center
       Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
       NOW Colorado
       Oakland County Coordinating Council against Domestic 
     Violence
       OASIS, Inc.
       Ocean State Action
       Office of Samoan Affairs
       Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
       Ohio Domestic Violence Network
       OhioHealth
       OK Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
       Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault
       Olneyville Neighborhood Association
       OPCC
       Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services
       Option House, Inc.
       Oregon Action
       Otterbein University
       Our Lady of the Lake University
       OutFront Minnesota
       PA Democratic State Committee, Elected Member
       PA Immigrant & Refugee Women's Network (PAIRWN)
       PADV Partnership Against Domestic Violence
       Palm Beach County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center
       Parent-Child Center
       Parents And Children Together, A Family Service Agency
       Park County Sheriff's Office, Victim Services
       Partners for Women and Justice
       Partnership Against Domestic Violence
       PASSAGES, Inc.
       Pathways of West Central MN, Inc.
       Path Ways PA
       PCADV
       Peace Over Violence
       Pearl Crisis Center
       Penn Action
       Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
       Pennsylvania Council of Churches
       Pennsylvania NOW
       People Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse (PADA)
       People Against Violent Environment
       PERRETTA LAW OFFICE
       Personal Development Center, Inc.
       Philadelphia Coalition of Labor Union Women
       Philadelphia Women's Center
       Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW
       Pinellas County Domestic Violence Task Force
       Pittsburgh City Council Member William Peduto
       Polk Co Women's Shelter
       Portland Store Fixtures
       Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault
       Praxis Advisors
       Prince George's Crime Victim's Fund
       Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault
       Progressive Maryland
       ProgressOhio
       Project Celebration Inc.
       Project Peer
       Project: Peacemakers, Inc
       Promise House, Inc.
       Prosecutor's Office
       Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition (PAFCO)
       Pueblo Rape Crisis Services
       Quinnipiac University
       Rainbow Community Cares
       Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
       Rainbow Services, Ltd.
       Raksha, Inc
       Range Women Advocates of Minnesota
       Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center
       Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc
       Rape Assistance and Awareness Program
       Rape Crisis Center
       Rape Crisis Center, Catholic Charities, Inc.
       Rape Crisis Services of The Women's Center
       Rape Victim Advocates
       REACH/FCC
       Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
       Red Cliff Family Violence Prevention Program
       Red Lodge DSVS
       Refugio del Rio Grande
       Renew
       RESPONSE: Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence and 
     Sexual Assault
       Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Rhode Island NOW

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       Riverview Center
       Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling
       Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
       Rose Forensic & Treatment Services, LLC (Denver, CO)
       RSAC
       RU12 Community Center
       Rural Iowa Crisis Center
       Ruth's Cottage
       Ryan Immigration Law
       S.A.F.E. House, NV
       S.H.A.R.E., Inc.
       SAFE
       Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE)
       Safe Harbor
       Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center
       SAFE Harbor Inc.
       Safe Harbor of NE KY
       Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County, Inc.
       Safe Haven
       Safe Haven Ministries
       Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
       Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic 
     Violence
       Safe Homes of Orange County
       Safe House, NV
       Safe in Hunterdon
       Safe Journey
       Safe Nest
       Safe Passage
       Safe Shelter
       Safe Space Inc.
       SafeCenter
       SAFEHOME, Kansas
       Safehouse Crisis Center, Inc.
       SafePlace
       SAFER--Survivors Advocating For Effective Reform
       SAGE Metro DC
       Salaam Cleveland
       Salt Lake Family Health Center
       Sam Houston State University
       San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center
       San Luis Valley Victim Response Unit (Alamosa)
       Sanctuary for Families
       SANE of Otero & Lincoln County
       Sankofa Counseling Center
       Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
       Santa Fe Natl. Organization for Women
       SARA-Goodhue SMART
       Sarah's Inn
       SASHA Center
       Saving Grace
       SCSU Women's Center
       Seattle Human Rights Commission
       Seattle NOW
       Seeds of Hope
       SEPA Mujer
       Servicios de La Raza
       Sewing Renewal Network
       Sexual Abuse Prevention Awareness Treatment Healing 
     Coalition of NWO
       Sexual Assault Center of NWGA
       Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service
       Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.
       Sexual Assault Network of Delaware
       Sexual Assault Program of Beltrami, Cass & Hubbard Counties
       Sexual Assault Resource Center of the Brazos Valley
       Sexual Assault Response Advocates, Inc
       Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
       Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
       Sexual Assault Services of NW New Mexico
       Sexual Assault Support Services
       Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center
       Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center
       Shalom Bayit Program of Jewish Family & Career Services
       Shasta Women's Refuge
       Shelter from the Storm
       Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc.
       Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services
       Sinclair Comm College
       Sinclair Community College--Domestic Violence Task Force
       SKIL Resource Center Inc.
       SLV Regional Medical Center
       Sojourn Services For Battered Women And Their Children
       Sojourn Shelter & Services, Inc
       Sojourner Family Peace Center
       Sojourner House
       Sojourner House
       Solace Crisis Treatment Center
       Solutions Center
       Someplace Safe
       South Asian Network (SAN)
       South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and 
     Sexual Assault
       South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence
       South Jersey NOW--Alice Paul Chapter
       South Peninsula Haven House
       South Suburban Family Shelter
       South Suburban Family Shelter
       Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault
       Southern New Mexico Human Development, INC
       Southwest Counseling Center
       SpeakOut Georgia LBGT Anti-Violence
       Squirrel Hill NOW
       St Vincent's Hospital
       St. Agnes Hospital Domestic Violence Program
       STAND! for Families Free of Violence
       Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual 
     Violence
       Stonewall Democratic Club
       Streamwood Police Department
       Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc
       Sun City Democratic Club
       Sun City/West Valley NOW
       Support Center at Burch House
       Support in Abusive Family Emergencies, Inc (S.A.F.E.)
       Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.
       Susquehanna County Victim Services
       Tacoma Women of Vision NGO
       Tahirih Justice Center
       Taos SANE at Holy Cross Hospital
       Tennessee Citizen Action
       Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
       TESSA of Colorado Springs
       Tewa Women United
       Texas Council on Family Violence
       Texas Muslim Women's Foundation
       The Break Away Group
       The Bridge to Hope
       The Center for Prevention of Abuse
       The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and 
     Education
       The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
       The Center for Women and Families
       The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield 
     County
       The Center for Women in Transition
       The Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. Richland County, Ohio
       The Family Center
       The Family Place
       The Family Place, Dallas TX
       The Good Shepherd Shelter
       The Haven of RCS
       The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA)
       The Latina Safehouse
       The Mary Byron Project
       The Network/La Red
       The People's Press Project
       The SAAFE Center
       The Second Step
       The Sex Abuse Treatment Center
       The Sexual Assault Prevention Program
       The Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
       The Underground Railroad, Inc.
       The Women's Center, Inc.
       Three Rivers Defense
       Transitions
       Travis County Attorney's Office
       Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, 
     Inc.
       Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling
       Trinity Episcopal Church
       Tri-Valley Haven
       Tu Casa, Inc.
       Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network, University of Tulsa 
     College of Law
       Turning Point
       Turning Point for Women and Families
       Turning Point, Inc.
       TX Association Against Sexual Assault
       Unchained At Last
       Underground Railroad (URR)
       UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence
       United Action for Idaho
       United Migrant Opportunity Services
       United Services, Inc.
       Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
       Univ. of Tulsa College of Law
       University of Louisville PEACC Program
       University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic
       UNO Immigration Ministry
       UofM-Dearborn Student Philanthropy Council
       Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center
       Utah Assistive Technology Foundation
       Utah Domestic Violence Council
       Utah Women's Lobby
       Valencia Counseling Service Inc.
       Valley Crisis Center
       Vera House, Inc.
       Vermilion County Rape Crisis Center
       Vermont Center for Independent Living
       Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
       Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.
       Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
       Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
       Victim Services Inc.
       Victim Services South Georgia Judicial Circuit
       Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk
       Victims Resource Center
       Victim-Witness Assistance Services
       Violence Free Coalition
       Violence Intervention Program
       Violence Intervention Project, Inc.
       Violence Prevention Center of Southeastern IL
       Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois
       Virginia Anti-Violence Project
       Virginia NOW
       Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
       VOA Home Free
       VOA Oregon--Home Free
       VOICE Sexual Assualt Services
       Voices Against Violence
       Voices Against Violence/Laurie's House
       VOICES DV Stephenson County
       Voices of Hope
       Volunteer at first step Detroit
       Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans
       Volunteer Lawyers Network
       VSF & F, LLC
       WA State National Organization for Women
       Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
       Washington Community Action Network
       Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Wayne County Chapter, National Organization for Women
       Wayne State University

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       West Ohio Annual Conference Team on Domestic Violence & 
     Human Trafficking
       West Valley City Victim Services
       West Virginia Citizen Action Group
       West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
       Wild Iris Women's Service in Bishop, Inc.
       William Kellibrew Foundation
       WIN
       WINDOW Victim Services
       WINGS Program, Inc.
       WIRC-CAA Victim Services
       WIRC-CAA Victim Services
       Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
       Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
       Wisconsin Community Fund
       Wisconsin NOW
       WOMAN, Inc
       WOMAN'S PLACE
       Womanspace, Inc.
       Women Against Abuse
       Women and Children's Horizons
       Women and Families Center
       Women Helping Women Lanai
       Women In Need
       WOMEN IN SAFE HOME, INC
       Women In Transition
       Women of Color and Allies Essex County NOW Chapter
       Women Services Inc.
       Women's Aid in Crisis
       Women's Aid Service, Inc.
       Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter, Inc.
       Women's Business Development Center
       Women's Center of Greater Danbury, Inc.
       Women's Center of Jacksonville
       Women's Center-High Desert, Inc.
       Women's Coalition of St. Croix
       Women's Crisis Center
       Women's Crisis Support-Defensa de Mujeres
       Women's Information Network
       Women's Law Project
       Women's Medical Center of Rhode Island
       Women's Resource Center
       Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area
       Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc.
       Women's Services
       Women's Services Inc
       Women's Shelter of South Texas
       WOMEN'S WAY
       WomenSafe
       WordsMatter.Episcopal Expansive Language Project
       WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence
       WV NOW
       Wyckoff Heights Medical Center--Violence Intervention and 
     Treatment Program
       Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual 
     Assault
       Yavapai Family Advocacy Center
       Your Community Connection Family Crisis Center
       Youth Development Clinic
       YWCA Adirondack Foothills
       YWCA Alaska
       YWCA Bellingham
       YWCA Bergen County
       YWCA Binghamton & Broome County
       YWCA Bradford
       YWCA Brooklyn
       YWCA Central Carolinas
       YWCA Central New Jersey
       YWCA Central Virginia
       YWCA Charleston WV
       YWCA City of New York
       YWCA Clark County
       YWCA Cortland
       YWCA Darien-Norwalk
       YWCA Dayton
       YWCA Dutchess County
       YWCA DVPC
       YWCA Eastern Union County
       YWCA Elgin
       YWCA Elmira & The Twin Tiers
       YWCA Evanston North Shore
       YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County
       YWCA Genesee County
       YWCA GLA
       YWCA Glendale, CA
       YWCA Greater Baltimore
       YWCA Greater Cincinnati
       YWCA Greater Flint
       YWCA Greater Harrisburg
       YWCA Greater Milwaukee
       YWCA Green Bay
       YWCA Greenwich
       YWCA Hamilton
       YWCA Hartford Region
       YWCA Jamestown
       YWCA Kalamazoo
       YWCA Kankakee
       YWCA Kauai
       YWCA Kitsap County
       YWCA Lancaster
       YWCA Madison
       YWCA McLean County
       YWCA MDI
       YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
       YWCA Missoula
       YWCA Mohawk Valley
       YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee
       YWCA National Capital Area
       YWCA New Britain
       YWCA New York City
       YWCA Niagara
       YWCA Northcentral PA/Wise Options
       YWCA O'ahu
       YWCA Oklahoma City
       YWCA Orange County
       YWCA Palm Beach County
       YWCA Pierce County
       YWCA Princeton
       YWCA Queens
       YWCA Rochester & Monroe County
       YWCA Rock County
       YWCA Rockford
       YWCA Salt Lake City
       YWCA San Diego County
       YWCA Sauk Valley
       YWCA Schenectady
       YWCA Seattle/King/Snohomish
       YWCA Southeast Wisconsin
       YWCA Spokane
       YWCA St. Joseph (MO)
       YWCA Syracuse & Onondaga County
       YWCA Tonawandas
       YWCA Trenton
       YWCA Troy-Cohoes
       YWCA Tulsa
       YWCA Ulster County
       YWCA Victims' Resource Center
       YWCA Walla Walla
       YWCA West Central Michigan
       YWCA Western MA
       YWCA Western New York
       YWCA Wheeling
       YWCA White Plains/Westchester
       YWCA Yakima
       YWCA Yonkers
       YWCA York
       YWCA Youngstown
       YWCA/SARP
       Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center


                          Tribal Organizations

       Samish Indian Nation
       Alaska Federation of Natives
       Sealaska Heritage Institute
       Advocacy Resource Center
       American Indian Task Force on DV/SA & Vulnerable 
     Populations, Inc.
       Fort Belknap Indian Community
       Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association
       Hoopa Valley Tribe
       Kene Me-Wu, American Indian DV/SA Program
       Muscogee (Creek) Nation
       Pechanga Indian Reservation
       Pueblo of Tesuque
       Samish Indian Nation
       Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
       Sault tribe Advocacy Resource Center
       Susanville Indian Rancheria
       Save Wiyabi Project
       Uniting Three Fires Against Violence

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia 
(Mr. Johnson), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Today, Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to 
this hyperpartisan and inhumane House substitute version of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. This version is 
inhumane and cynical because it removes certain classes of individuals 
from the protections of the act as guaranteed by the Senate version.
  This inhumane House version removes all references to gender identity 
and sexual orientation, ignoring evidence that domestic and sexual 
violence also affects LGBT victims at equal or greater levels than the 
rest of the population.
  It also limits protections for Native American women and omits some 
protections for immigrant women. Why would we want to exclude these 
populations from coverage? Vote ``no'' on the House substitute.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I continue to reserve.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield the balance of my 
time to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu), a distinguished 
member of the Judiciary Committee, to close the debate on our side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California is 
recognized for 1\1/2\ minutes.
  Ms. CHU. I rise to oppose the House amendment. For nearly 20 years, 
Congress worked on a bipartisan basis to expand and improve the 
Violence Against Women Act. On three separate occasions, we found 
common purpose in protecting survivors of domestic violence. Today, we 
will try again.
  The Senate bill protects immigrant, LGBT, and Native American 
victims. The amendment takes this all away.
  Right now, an immigrant woman who fears deportation could be 
terrorized by a violent stalker. She would have no choice but to 
continue to live every day in fear. The Senate bill fixes this by 
giving this immigrant woman a legal means by which to save her life. 
This amendment would deny that protection.
  The point of this law is to protect the vulnerable, not to cherry-
pick who matters. It's time to return to bipartisanship and protect 
victims. It's time for the House to pass the Senate VAWA bill as is. We 
must oppose this amendment.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, I yield the balance of my time 
to the gentleman from South Carolina

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(Mr. Gowdy) to close, a distinguished member of the Judiciary 
Committee.
  Mr. GOWDY. Liz Chesterman was an honors graduate from Hollins 
University in Virginia. Then she got her Ph.D. in molecular biology. 
Then she became a patent agent with the largest law firm in South 
Carolina. And she still wasn't done. At night, she would sit in the 
kitchen and study for the LSAT. She was going to go to law school. She 
wanted to be a doctor and a lawyer. But her greatest accomplishment was 
her character. She was smart, hardworking, a source of joy and 
inspiration in the lives of everyone who worked with her and knew her.
  And with just a little bit of luck, Madam Speaker, Liz Chesterman 
could be speaking to you from the floor of the House of 
Representatives. With just a little bit of luck, she would be 
representing South Carolina in Congress. But she's not in the House of 
Representatives, Madam Speaker. She's in a cemetery in Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. Her husband couldn't stand her success, so he abused her. She 
tried to escape, and she almost made it. She made it to the back door, 
where he met her with a shovel, and he broke every single bone in her 
face. And then he nearly decapitated her, leaving her in a pool of 
blood in the kitchen where she used to study for the LSAT.
  I run into her mom from time to time, Madam Speaker, in South 
Carolina. She comes back for a victims right service. She's just like 
Liz, warm and compassionate. And she always asks: What can I do to 
help? Imagine that, a mother who lost a daughter in such a horrific way 
wants to help.
  And that got me wondering, well, maybe we should be asking what we 
can do to help because we really can help. We can provide women a safe 
harbor. We can provide the means to leave abusive relationships. We can 
provide women the counseling that they need. We can accelerate the 
prosecution of sexual assault cases so women don't have to wait and 
wonder and worry about whether or not they're going to be abused again 
before the case gets to trial. We can do all of that; but, I think, 
Madam Speaker, we can do more.

                              {time}  1110

  When my daughter was little, she would ask me to look under her bed 
for monsters, and I did. But as our little girls grow into women, we 
realize the monsters are not under the bed. The monsters are in the bed 
and in the den and in the kitchen and on the college campuses and 
walking the halls of the high schools and on the computer and on the 
phone. And for some women, especially today, the monster is this broken 
political system that we have, a broken political system which 
manufactures reasons to oppose otherwise good bills just to deny one 
side a victory.
  The House version protects every single American, period, but it will 
not get a single Democrat vote because it is our version. Welcome to 
our broken political system. I never ask a victim if she is a 
Republican or a Democrat. I never ask a police officer if he or she is 
a Republican or a Democrat. I never ask a counselor if she is a 
Republican or a Democrat. I never ask the parents of a victim if they 
are a Republican or a Democrat because there are some things that ought 
to be bigger than politics, and protecting people who cannot protect 
themselves ought to be one of them.
  And I had hoped that the House bill would allow us, Madam Speaker, to 
join arms and walk on a common journey of protecting people who are 
innocent and cannot protect themselves. And I had hoped, Madam Speaker, 
that this fractured body could possibly be healed by something that 
ought to be nonpartisan, like protecting women against violence. And I 
had hoped, Madam Speaker, that just for 1 day, just 1 day, we will stop 
scoring political points against each other and try to score political 
points for other people. And I had hoped, Madam Speaker, that just for 
1 day this body could speak with one clear, strong voice for all the 
women who are too tired and too scared and too hurt and too dead to 
speak for themselves. I had hoped that today would be the day.
  Maybe next time, Madam Speaker, maybe next time.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this 
comprehensive Violence Against Women Act reauthorization that passed 
the Senate by an overwhelming 78-22 bipartisan majority. Today is a 
victory for America's women--and for the possibility of bipartisanship 
on important matters before the U.S. Congress.
  This reauthorization strengthens the Violence Against Women Act by 
protecting all victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and human trafficking. It authorizes vital funding for law enforcement 
to investigate and prosecute these abuses, and it includes provisions 
to make college campuses safer and to reduce the current rape kit 
backlog.
  Madam Speaker, the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act 
is endorsed by over 1300 organizations nationwide and was supported by 
every Democrat, every woman senator, and a majority of Senate 
Republicans. We should enact it without any further delay.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Speaker, I stand here today to urge my 
colleagues to bring the Senate-version of the Violence Against Women 
Act--a bill that would provide critical services to all victims of 
domestic abuse--to the House floor.
  We are faced with two versions of this bill--a GOP House bill that 
waters down protections and a Senate bill that provides equal 
protections.
  As for the altered House version, which clearly rejects the equal 
protections outlined in the Senate version . . . it is unfair, unjust, 
and unacceptable.
  The House substitute removes all references to ``gender identity'' 
and ``sexual orientation,'' despite clear evidence revealing that 
domestic and sexual violence affects LGBT victims at equal or greater 
levels than the rest of the population.
  Rather than give tribes the authority they need to protect Indian 
women, the House substitute limits tribes to charging an abuser with 
misdemeanors punishable by no more than one year in prison, even if the 
abuser has committed rape, a vicious assault, or another serious 
violent crime.
  Unlike the Senate bill, the House bill jeopardizes domestic abuse 
survivors by including a provision that would allow immigration judges 
to use unreliable evidence to deport persons who have been convicted of 
domestic violence charges.
  I urge the rejection of the GOP House bill and the reauthorization of 
the Senate version of VAWA. The Senate version will make sure our LGBT 
brothers and sisters receive appropriate care when they are victimized; 
it will assure that immigrants, striving proudly toward citizenship, 
will not have to hide behind their abusers in fear of deportation; and, 
we can make sure that the three out of five American Indian women who 
will experience domestic violence in their lifetime can have the peace 
of mind to know that their abusers will not be given a way out of 
prosecution.
  Equal protection should never be open to political gamesmanship. 
Equal protection is simply the right thing to do.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, during my service in 
Congress representing Central Washington, I have always voted to renew 
the Violence Against Women Act. As a husband, a father, and a 
grandfather, I strongly believe that providing protection for all women 
against domestic violence is a duty and a priority. Yet I am deeply 
dismayed by the manner in which the current reauthorization of this 
legislation (S. 47), which has long been a simple grant program, has 
been hijacked in order to pursue unrelated political agendas in very 
harsh politicized terms.
  To be blunt, the bill is simply unconstitutional.
  The Indian tribal provisions of S. 47 are the first time in the 
history of our country that Congress will give tribes criminal 
jurisdiction over non-Indians. The provisions, found in sections 904 
and 905, declare that a tribe's power of self-government includes the 
``inherent'' power of that tribe to exercise jurisdiction over all 
persons, including non-Indians.
  As I've said, these provisions are unconstitutional and contradict 
over two centuries of law.
  There are three fundamental principles underlying how Congress may 
deal with Indian tribes. First, the Indian Commerce Clause, 
supplemented by the treaty making powers in the Constitution, give 
Congress what the Supreme Court has said is ``plenary'' power over 
Indian affairs. Second, tribes are defined by the Indian status of 
their members. Third, when tribes were brought under the jurisdiction 
of the United States through actc, treaties, and Executive Orders, they 
have been recognized for the purpose of self-government over their 
internal affairs and members. Congress may recognize, or terminate, 
tribes.
  With these principles in mind, it is clear that the Indian tribal 
provisions of the Senate bill are unconstitutional. The measures put a 
non-Indian American citizen--on American soil--under the criminal 
jurisdiction of a political entity to which the individual, because of 
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race, may not consent. It violates the founding principle of this 
Republic, which is a government only at the consent of the governed.
  The bill overturns all precedents set by Congress and the Supreme 
Court through its extension of a unique, self-governing power over 
internal affairs of a race of people, into a territorial government 
over everyone. The Supreme Court has long held that because tribes are 
not parties to the Constitution, the Constitution, including the Bill 
of Rights, do not apply to tribes.
  In tribal court, an individual only has something called the Indian 
Civil Rights Act. This provides a set of similar--but not identical--
rights as the Bill of Rights. They may be amended or repealed by mere 
Act of Congress. Even if the rights were meaningful, however, the 
Supreme Court in 1978 said these statutory rights are unenforceable in 
federal court.
  Does S. 47 provide a defendant with the right to appeal a tribal 
judgment and conviction in federal court? No, it does not.
  Section 904 of S. 47 openly allows discrimination against an 
individual based on race, sex, age, or if he's an Indian, who he's 
related to. Where the person's an American citizen, can be expelled 
from their home and may not have any right to appeal a claim in an 
impartial federal court.
  As a result, enactment of Section 904 will be the first time that 
Congress has purposefully removed a U.S. citizen's constitutional 
rights while on American soil so that a political entity defined 
according to ethnic ancestry may arrest, try, and punish the citizen.
  If these arguments do not sound familiar to all, it will be to those 
who have studied the pertinent case law and Supreme Court precedent 
from the 18th century to present.
  Beginning in modern times with Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 
the Supreme Court held that tribes lack inherent jurisdiction over non-
Indians. Congress cannot recognize and affirm an inherent--that is to 
say a pre-existing and continuing--power in a tribe when the Supreme 
Court ruled the tribe never had it.
  There's Duro v. Reina, in which the High Court held that Indian 
tribes lack jurisdiction over non-member Indians.
  In the 19th century, the Supreme Court in United States v. Kagama 
declared there are only two sovereigns in the geographical limits of 
the United States, and tribes are not one of them.
  Case law, statutes, treaties, and historic dealings with Indian 
tribes support the sole purpose of federal Indian law and policy: to 
permit a racially defined group of people who were here first to 
continue their unique way of life according to their own customs, 
without interference from others.
  This is an honorable and morally correct policy, one which I respect 
and uphold. This is why I cosponsored legislation to exempt tribes from 
a federal law permitting compulsory union work places on the 
reservation, and supported exempting tribes from the Department of the 
Interior's onerous hydraulic fracturing rule, a rule that could 
devastate the economies of historically impoverished tribes.
  For further clarification, let us examine the work of the 
distinguished former Democrat Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian 
Affairs, the late Lloyd Meeds of Washington.
  Chairman Meeds wrote that tribal powers ``have over and again been 
labeled self-government and not sovereignty. It is one thing for the 
Congress to permit tribal Indians to govern themselves and not be 
subject to Federal constitutional limitations and general Federal 
supervision. It is quite another thing for Congress to permit Indian 
tribes to function as general governmental entities not subject to 
Federal constitutional limitations or general Federal supervisions.'' 
(Separate Dissenting Views of Congressman Lloyd Meeds, D-Washington, 
Vice Chairman of the American Indian Policy Review Commission, Final 
Report, p. 579.)
  ``[T]he American people have not surrendered to Indians the power of 
general government; Indians are given only a power of self-government. 
They have the power to regulate only their members and the property of 
their members. They have some governmental powers because and to the 
extent that such powers are appropriate to the Federal policy of 
allowing Indian peoples to control their own affairs. But there is no 
Federal policy of allowing Indian peoples to control the liberty and 
property of non-members. Tribal powers of self-government are limited 
by their purpose.'' (Ibid, p. 585).
  Our Nation has appropriately recognized Indian tribes' right of self-
government. Tribal self-government over Indians and their internal 
affairs is important and should be respected. Yet self-government does 
not and should not permit Indian tribal actions to trump the 
Constitution or violate individual rights of non-Indians.
  With the precedent being set under S. 47, tribes will return to 
Congress for more, expanded power over non-Indians. There would be no 
reason to deny granting such power, especially if the Constitution 
continues to be viewed as an obstacle to addressing crime.
  It is important to be clear about the scope of a tribe's criminal 
jurisdiction granted under S. 47. It affects non-Indians who live, 
work, or travel on 56 million acres of U.S. soil that happen to be 
called Indian Country. In other words, the bill makes 56 million acres 
of land in our nation ``Constitution-Free Zones'' where Due Process and 
Equal Protection rights--as interpreted and enforced in U.S. courts--do 
not exist.
  What are these areas? There is a misconception that Indian Country is 
just tribal trust land. In fact, the term Indian Country has a precise 
meaning under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
  Indian Country includes not just land under tribal jurisdiction, but 
all private lands and rights-of-way within the limits of every Indian 
reservation under non-Indian jurisdiction. Homes, farms, schools, 
businesses. Interstate highways, state roads, and secondary roads. All 
private, non-Indian lands in Indian Country under the Senate bill are 
Constitution-Free Zones.
  There are incorporated non-Indian cities and towns in many 
reservations and Indian Country, like Wapato and Toppenish on the 
Yakama Reservation in my district. Take the Puyallup Indian Reservation 
in Washington state encompassing parts of Tacoma and Fife. With one of 
the busiest highways in the nation, Interstate 5, crossing the 
reservation, the ancient reservation is inhabited primarily by non-
Indians living and working and going to school on mostly non-Indian 
land under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the State. Under the 
Senate bill, this region is Indian Country on which the tribe may 
exercise criminal jurisdiction with no Due Process and Equal Protection 
rights guaranteed to the people living there.
  Under a land claim settlement, taxpayers paid $162 million to the 
tribe in exchange for the tribe ceding most authority over its 
reservation. However, the ``notwithstanding any other provision of 
law'' language in the Senate bill trumps and overrides the land claim 
agreement.
  Take the Coachella Valley in the State of California, with a number 
of checker-boarded Indian reservations containing non-Indian 
populations. Tribes in this Valley will get criminal jurisdiction over 
residents in towns and cities such as Palm Springs for offenses 
described in Section 904 of the Senate bill. In tribal court, the 
residents of the Coachella Valley will not have their Due Process and 
Equal Protection rights.
  Take the Oneida Reservation in New York that encompasses about 
300,000 acres, 99 percent of which is non-Indian land with non-Indian 
towns and farms. Under the Senate bill, the tribe will have full powers 
to arrest, prosecute, and jail residents of Madison and Oneida counties 
for the offenses described in this bill, with no Due Process or Equal 
Protection rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
  The validity of sections 904 and 905 of S. 47 will eventually come 
before the Supreme Court. When this happens, it won't be a question of 
whether these provisions are struck down, but how many other tribal 
powers will be rolled back, and how many domestic violence offenders 
will be set free because of the misguided legislation before us.
  Some will say that critics of the Senate bill are interested only in 
the rights of criminal defendants. Then answer these questions: If 
Congress can justify stripping a citizen of their constitutional rights 
when accused of a crime, why can't it be justified for other classes of 
crime, like theft, felony assault, and murder? Why limit the suspension 
of the Constitution to Indian Country as defined under this bill? Why 
not create new Indian reservations so there are more Constitution-Free 
Zones where the Bill of Rights is not an impediment to law and order?
  While the House Substitute would delegate criminal jurisdiction to an 
Indian tribe over non-Indians, it at least guarantees that enforceable 
constitutional protections are built in so that it might pass muster in 
Court.
  The timing of the consideration of S. 47 is interesting. While 
proponents say that people have nothing to fear in tribal court, there 
is at least one tribe in the State of Oklahoma embroiled in litigation 
over its denial of tribal citizenship to the descendants of the African 
slaves the tribe's 19th-century members owned. There are also entire 
families of Indians in California dis-enrolled by their tribe in a 
dispute over large cash per capita dividends from the tribe's casino, 
who cannot get a federal court to review their Equal Protection claims.
  These cases are merely the latest example of several tribes wielding 
sovereign immunity to escape any liability for alleged harm caused by 
possibly depriving individuals--including their own members and ex-
members--their constitutional rights.
  On the one hand, Indian tribes want criminal jurisdiction over 
individuals like the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes or the dis-
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Pechangas. On the other hand, they want to forbid these individuals 
from participating in the tribes' government.
  S. 47 makes more U.S. citizens like the disenfranchised Indians in 
California and the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes. It gives 
tribes the power to put people in jail while denying them a voice in 
the making of the laws that govern them.
  The tribal jurisdictional provisions must be rejected.
  Because of the historic policy change the House is poised to make 
today, it is necessary to elaborate on why the tribal provisions of S. 
47 are unconstitutional and contrary to all precedent, if not common 
sense, in the United States' administration of federal Indian 
relations.


                          Inherent Sovereignty

  For moral and public policy reasons, Congress rightfully recognizes 
Indian tribes as possessing powers of self-government over their 
internal affairs and members. Not being parties to the Constitution, 
Congress has tolerated--perhaps far too long--the power of a tribe to 
deprive its members' civil rights guaranteed in our country's supreme 
law. Because of this, Congress has enacted hundreds of laws since 1789 
to protect Indians' unique status encroachment by states. At the same 
time, Congress has never--until today--allowed a tribe to claim power 
over a non-Indian.
  The scope and nature of a tribe's jurisdiction was delineated in 
Kagama: ``Indians are within the geographical limits of the United 
States. The soil and the people within these limits are under the 
political control of the Government of the United States or of the 
States of the Union. There exist within the broad domain of sovereignty 
but these two.'' (United States v. Kagama, 118 U.S. 375, 379 (1886)).
  Tribal self-government is therefore not a general government power 
equivalent to that of a state, but a federal policy governed by 
Congress for the promotion of Indian self-determination and to preserve 
and advance their way of life.


                  Tribal Jurisdiction over Individuals

  The reason why the tribal provisions of S. 47 should, I believe, be 
struck down is best described by the Supreme Court.
  ``The effort by Indian tribal courts to exercise criminal 
jurisdiction over non-Indians, however, is a relatively new phenomenon. 
And where the effort has been made in the past, it has been held that 
the jurisdiction did not exist.'' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 
435 U.S. 191 (1978).
  ``A tribe's additional authority comes from the consent of its 
members, and so, in the criminal sphere, membership marks the bounds of 
tribal authority.'' (Duro v. Reina, 495 U.S. 676 (1990)).
  ``Retained criminal jurisdiction [of tribes] over members is accepted 
by our precedents and justified by the voluntary character of tribal 
membership and the concomitant right of participation in a tribal 
government, the authority of which rests on consent . . . With respect 
to such internal laws and usages, the tribes are left with broad 
freedom not enjoyed by any other governmental authority in this country 
. . . This is all the more reason to reject an extension of tribal 
authority over those who have not given the consent of the governed 
that provides a fundamental basis for power within our constitutional 
system.'' (Ibid).
  Proponents of Section 904 of S. 47 argue that tribal jurisdiction 
over non-Indians who cannot participate in tribal government is 
reasonable because it covers only a narrow class of domestic violence 
crimes, and it includes measures designed to protect a defendant's 
rights. These do nothing, however, to address the fact this scheme 
violates the Constitution. As pointed out in dissenting views filed in 
the Senate last year on these Indian tribal provisions (S. 1925 in the 
112th Congress), ``While the present bill's jurisdiction is limited to 
domestic-violence offenses, once such an extension of jurisdiction were 
established, there would be no principled reason not to extend it to 
other offenses as well.''
  In seeking to repeal Oliphant, advocates of the Senate language 
repeatedly rejected offers to increase law enforcement resources in 
Indian Country, including law enforcement personnel, funding, training, 
certification, cross-deputizing, and other tools for tribes, U.S. 
Attorneys, and State law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute 
men who harm Indian women in Indian Country. When the Supreme Court 
strikes down this bill, how will Indian women be protected given the 
rejection of law enforcement resources?
  This begs a question: since there has been a pressing need to address 
terrible domestic violence across Indian Country for many years, why 
did no Member of Congress or U.S. President propose to reverse Oliphant 
for 33 years? The first such proposal came in 2011, right after the 
House Democrats lost their majority in a landslide to Republicans, and 
a year before a presidential election where a political message often 
called the ``War on Women'' was developed?
  Is the proposed reversal of Oliphant a serious attempt to help Indian 
women who have been victimized? If it were, then Congress would not 
have let 35 years go by without proposing a jurisdictional change, 
including spans of time when advocates were in control of the White 
House and the Congress.
  It is abundantly clear the unconstitutional Oliphant reversal is not 
aimed at helping vulnerable Indian women. It is a political means to an 
ideological end, one that will ultimately backfire when it is struck 
down by the High Court, leaving Indian women unprotected because the 
advocates had rejected offers of increased federal and tribal law 
enforcement resources in Indian Country.


                         United States v. Lara

  Advocates for inherent tribal power over non-Indians argue the Senate 
bill is permissible under the United States v. Lara. This reflects a 
common misunderstanding of Lara.
  This case concerned an Act of Congress to reverse Duro v. Reina. In 
the so-called Duro ``fix'', Congress gave tribes jurisdiction over non-
member Indians (i.e. Indian individuals not members of the tribes 
exercising jurisdiction over them). In Lara, the question before the 
Court was whether Billy Jo Lara, an Indian man convicted by both a 
tribal court and a federal court for the same crime, had been twice put 
in jeopardy. Resolving this hinged on another question, the only one 
the Court considered: did the tribe's jurisdiction over Lara 
(authorized by the Duro ``fix'') result from the recognition of 
``inherent authority'' or from a federal delegation of power?
  A majority of the Court held that the Duro ``fix'' law stemmed from 
an Act of Congress to recognize the inherent power of the tribe, not to 
delegate a federal power. As a result, Lara was not put twice in 
jeopardy because the tribe that convicted him did so as a separate 
sovereign, not as an agent of the federal government.
  Contrary to what tribal advocates have been arguing, the Supreme 
Court did not find the tribe's jurisdiction over Lara to be 
constitutional. Why? Because the Court declared it was not facing ``a 
question dealing with potential constitutional efforts to legislate far 
more radical changes in tribal status.'' (Majority opinion, U.S. v. 
Lara) The Court was not considering ``the question whether the 
Constitution's Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses prohibit tribes 
from prosecuting a nonmember citizen of the United States'' (Ibid).
  The reason why was because, as Anthony Kennedy's separate concurring 
opinion stresses, ``The proper occasion to test the legitimacy of the 
tribe's authority, that is, whether Congress had the power to do what 
it sought to do, was in the first, tribal proceeding. There, however, 
Lara made no objection to the tribe's authority to try him.'' (Kennedy 
concurring opinion). In other words, Billy Jo Lara waived any right to 
challenge the constitutionality of the tribe's criminal jurisdiction 
over him, a non-member Indian. The Court was reviewing only whether the 
federal government put him twice in jeopardy.
  Kennedy goes out of his way to cast doubt on the constitutionality of 
Congress recognizing tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians and over non-
member Indians. ``[lit should not be doubted that what Congress has 
attempted to do is subject American citizens to the authority of an 
extraconstitutional sovereign to which they had not previously been 
subject.'' (Kennedy concurring opinion).
  Those who say the Supreme Court holding in Lara have probably not 
read it. Perhaps fittingly, Justice Kennedy was the lone dissent in the 
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Oliphant, a dissent 
ultimately vindicated by the U.S. Supreme Court that Kennedy would 
years later join.
  In conclusion, S. 47 denies basic rights, is unconstitutional and 
will be tied up in court challenges for years.
  Mr. MARKEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 47, 
the Senate's bipartisan, comprehensive reauthorization of the Violence 
Against Women Act that passed 78-22.
  I look forward to the House passing this crucial bill later today and 
sending it to the President.
  The House Republicans delay in bringing this bill forward is 
inexcusable. It should have been the law of the land last year.
  Why did they delay it? In no small part because of their concern over 
recognizing tribal authority to protect Native American victims of 
domestic violence, even though Native women are victimized at a rate 
that is more than twice the national average.
  I stand with the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest 
and largest tribal organization in the country, in opposing the 
Republican substitute amendment and supporting the Senate version. It 
is well past time that Congress recognizes the inherent power of tribal 
nations to protect their own and hold criminal offenders, regardless of 
race, accountable.
  Indeed, I stand with all women of this country to say ``no more.'' No 
more delay in reauthorizing this bill. No more escape for those who 
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  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Madam Speaker, legislation that is passed here needs 
to be more than just a title that sounds good in the press. I 
understand that when most in this country hear the ``Violence Against 
Women Act,'' they think, ``of course I don't support violence against 
women. This must be a great bill.'' When I was a high school teacher I 
used to tell my English students that you can't judge a book by its 
cover. Well, maybe we should learn here in Congress that you can't 
judge a bill by its title.
  The gruesome and oftentimes cruel experience of domestic violence 
should not happen to anyone. It shouldn't matter what race or ethnicity 
you are. It shouldn't matter your religion, your sexual orientation, 
age, immigration status or economic standing. And it shouldn't matter 
your gender. No one should feel unsafe at home.
  Unfortunately, this bill doesn't do that. This bill segregates people 
into groups, making gendered designations that assume a feminization of 
victimhood. We live in a fallen world in which all kinds of people are 
capable horrid, violent behavior, every victim of domestic violence 
should receive protection and support regardless of their 
circumstances. I wish this bill simply dealt with domestic violence 
instead of gender stereotypes.
  Furthermore, the Tenth Amendment exists and we can't ignore it. Each 
State already has criminal statues targeting domestic violence. If more 
laws are needed, there is no reason why each state can't pass stronger 
laws. I understand that there are cases where Washington can help, 
that's why I support the SAFE Act, which will end the needless backlog 
of rape kits, leaving too many sexual predators still at large. I wish 
we were voting on that today and I hope we can do so as soon as 
possible.
  Laws should be passed that don't place people into groups. My 
constituents sent me to Washington to vote for sound policy, not for 
titles that just sound good in the media. For these reasons, I cannot 
support this bill.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 47, 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. I urge my 
colleagues to pass this bill which aims to protect all Americans from 
domestic and sexual abuse.
  I thank Speaker Boehner for bringing S. 47 to the House floor for a 
vote. This bill passed in the Senate earlier this month by a vote of 
78-22. Altogether, 23 Republican senators voted for this bill, 
including every Republican woman senator. Madam Speaker, this bill, 
introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, and Senator Mike 
Crapo, a Republican, is not only bipartisan, but it is also a 
comprehensive and inclusive solution to the domestic and sexual 
violence plaguing American society.
  While I fully support reauthorization of this law which, since 1994, 
has been an essential tool to protect victims of domestic and sexual 
violence, I do, however, have major concerns with the GOP substitute to 
this bill. Unlike S. 47, the substitute offers a lesser form of 
protection for Indian women abused on tribal land.
  The House version requires that Native American tribes seek 
certification from the U.S. Department of Justice before they are able 
to prosecute non-Indian offenders on tribal land. Madam Speaker, this 
doesn't make any sense. A sovereign tribe should not have to willingly 
hand over part of their sovereignty to prosecute these offenders. 
Ultimately, the House version falls short of protecting Native American 
women.
  However, today the House has an opportunity to pass S. 47 which is 
supported by those it aims to protect, including the Native American 
community. S. 47 offers comprehensive protection for all of our people, 
not just some.
  Madam Speaker, unfortunately, domestic and sexual crimes have been on 
the rise in the U.S., including my district of American Samoa. And like 
many cases in the States, almost always, the perpetrator is a family 
member or close neighbor.
  Furthermore, these crimes often go unreported due to fear of 
authorities or shame. It is the fear to come forward that allows 
abusers to continue their abuse. But when laws are in place to offer 
full support and protection for victims, we can ensure that more and 
more of these victims will come forth and their abusers are brought to 
justice.
  Through this inclusive legislation, S. 47, we take one step forward 
to reinforce support even for the most marginalized communities. Today 
the House has the opportunity to pass this bill to protect all people, 
whether they are from the inner city or a tribal reservation, whether 
they are immigrants who would otherwise be afraid to come forward, or 
whether they are part of the LGBT community.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote no on the House amendment 
and to pass S. 47, a bill to protect all people, because that, Madam 
Speaker, is what America is all about.
  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be support this very good 
bill. I only wish it had been allowed on the House floor a year ago for 
a vote.
  For the first time in years, the Congress is poised to pass a VAWA 
reauthorization that is worthy of the name. Finally, we will be 
providing real protections for a number of vulnerable populations among 
America's women.
  Of course, this bill almost didn't make it to the House floor. The 
House majority was going to simply sit on S. 47 and offer their own 
VAWA substitute. After a massive public shaming, the majority backed 
down. They are still offering their own so-called substitute--which is 
a sham--but we will also have the chance to vote on the Senate bill, 
which is the true VAWA reauthorization.
  This bill provides tangible, enforceable protections for LGBT, Native 
American and immigrant victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. 
The bill will help ensure the availability of services to all victims 
of domestic and dating violence, no matter their sexual orientation or 
gender identity. S. 47 also provides authority to Native American 
tribes to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators for a narrow set of crimes 
related to domestic, dating violence and violations of protecting 
orders. The Senate bill also adds stalking to the list of crimes for 
which victims can receive protection through the U-Visa program. 
Finally, S. 47 also includes authorizations for programs preventing 
human trafficking, sexual assault on college campuses, as well as 
additional resources to address rape kit backlogs.
  Madam Speaker, this day has been entirely too long in coming, but I 
am pleased that it is finally here and I urge my colleagues to join me 
in supporting this bill and sending it to President Obama for his 
signature.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my support for 
the Senate-approved Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill 
known as S. 47 and to explain my concerns about its counterpart in the 
House.
  Since it was first authorized in 1994, VAWA has supported countless 
victims of domestic violence, stalking, dating violence and sexual 
assault. VAWA-funded programs have provided housing and legal services 
to survivors across the country. The law has provided police and 
nonprofit organizations the resources they need to investigate more 
cases and prosecute those responsible. Over time, VAWA has 
progressively protected more Americans, including seniors and Americans 
with disabilities.
  VAWA has meant tangible successes in the fight against domestic and 
other forms of violence. Reporting of these incidents has increased by 
51 percent since 1994, when we first passed the law.
  S. 47 builds on these successes by adding protections for immigrants, 
Native Americans, and LGBT Americans. Under this measure, Native 
Americans will be able to effectively address sexual violence in their 
own communities. U-Visa holders will receive new legal protections 
against stalking. LGBT Americans will be added to the measure's non-
discrimination clause. More funding will be given to college campus 
programs that combat human trafficking and sexual assault.
  I applaud my colleagues in the Senate for passing this strong measure 
78 to 22 with bipartisan support.
  Unfortunately, my colleagues introduced a weaker and unacceptable 
House version of S. 47 last week. It removes the necessary protections 
for Native Americans, immigrants, and LGBT Americans and weakens the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the SAFER Act.
  As lawmakers, we must cement protections for every American harmed by 
sexual violence--regardless of race, sexual orientation, or country of 
origin.
  As discussions of VAWA conclude this week, I urge my colleagues to 
support the Senate bill, and to accept no substitute for a strong, 
inclusive final product.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, the Violence 
Against Women Act (VAWA) has historically provided a vast network of 
support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking since its initial passage in 1994. As the House 
considers the reauthorization of these critical protections, Members of 
Congress will have to choose between two vastly disparate futures for 
the women of our Nation.
  In one future, the House extends these important protections for all 
Americans by approving the Senate-passed reauthorization of VAWA, S. 
47. This bipartisan bill not only extends the protections afforded to 
women under previous reauthorizations, but also expands those 
protections to LGBT individuals, Native Americans, and immigrants. In 
this future, abusive partners and perpetrators of violence are swiftly 
brought to justice as Congress builds upon the successes of VAWA, and 
incorporates new and innovative approaches to combating violence 
against women.
  However, in a harshly dissimilar future that could be realized 
through the passage of the House substitute bill, only select groups of 
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from violence or sexual assault. In this dismal scenario, college 
students, Native Americans, LGBT individuals, and others are left to 
fend for themselves against their attackers. In this future, 
perpetrators may remain confident that the strain on limited law 
enforcement resources will prevent them from being prosecuted for these 
gross violations of the law. This is not the future that I would want 
to envision for these victims of violence.
  Madam Speaker, the Senate-passed version of the VAWA reauthorization 
is the result of extensive deliberation and consultation with real 
victims of violence, law enforcement personnel, and outside 
organizations that specialize in combating domestic violence and abuse. 
This Congress must vote to pass S. 47 immediately if we are to stand 
behind the women of this Nation, and send a strong message that these 
acts will not be tolerated. Every victim of domestic violence in 
America deserves equal protection under the law, and the House 
substitute to VAWA does not acknowledge the pervasiveness and severity 
of the violence that women must face each and every day.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in support 
of the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act. According to 
the US Department of Justice, in 2007 intimate partners committed 14 
percent of all the homicides in the United States.
  In 2007, of all the deaths caused by Intimate Partner Violence, 70 
percent were females and 30% were males.
  In 2008, females age 12 or older experienced about 552,000 nonfatal 
violent victimizations by an intimate partner.
  From 1994 to 2010, about 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence 
were female.
  All those numbers are all real. And so are the tragedies behind them. 
The body count is indisputable. The pain--the suffering--the loss--are 
hard to bear even in our imaginings.
  And the damaging effect on the children that witnessed such acts of 
violence--lingers into future generations--spreading its toxic effects.
  Grim facts like these are why the Violence Against Women Act was 
originally passed: Women were dying--disproportionately--from intimate 
partner violence. Women were the ones being beaten. Women were the ones 
being raped. And the ordinary efforts of law enforcement at the time--
were simply not able to keep them safe.
  More needed to be done to stop the plague of violence. And that is 
why the Violence Against Women Act was passed with strong bi-partisan 
support. And was re-authorized--again--with strong bi-partisan support.
  And yet somehow--in this sad new world of partisan politics and 
endless rancor--the simple reauthorization of the Violence Against 
Women Act has become a political football. A way--not to save lives--or 
keep women and children safe--but to score points--to win a game.
  But this is not about politics--this is about the single most 
fundamental task that we require of our government--keep it's citizens 
safe from violent assault.
  That is what the Violence Against Women Act is about--keeping people 
safe--people who are at clearly demonstrable risk.
  And in America--we have long stood by the principle that the 
protections of the law are not meant just for some--not just for those 
who may be in greater favor or hold greater sway. But the law should be 
there to keep all people safe. Period.
  And yet--our Republican colleagues have seen fit to weaken the 
Violence Against Women Act and strip from the Senate version of the 
bill--new protections for populations that we know beyond dispute have 
been victimized by intimate partner violence--and are in need of 
protection.
  We know that long standing prejudices put these populations at risk. 
We know that without the specific protection of the law--they will 
continue to suffer. And yet these protections have been stripped.
  And we know beyond question--there are estimates that hundreds of 
thousands of rape kits are sitting on shelves un-tested--and that each 
and everyone of those rape kits may hold the information that will 
solve a violent crime--and bring some closure to a traumatized victim.
  And yet our Republican colleagues weakened the bill and ripped from 
the VAWA a provision which I sponsored, that would help state and local 
governments conduct audits of those rape kits with no new spending.
  The SAFER Act (H.R. 354) would also have provided a measure of open 
government and public accountability, by requiring audit grantees to 
issue regular public reports that detail the progress they have made in 
clearing the rape kit backlog.
  Additionally, it would have allowed the National Institute of Justice 
to publish a set of non-binding protocols and practices to provide 
guidance in cases that include DNA evidence. And yet the Republicans 
chose to weaken the bill and take that out.
  We also know that recent studies have shown that 1 in 5 women will be 
sexually assaulted during her college years.
  That grim statistic is made even worse by the fact that a study of 
sexual assaults on campuses, showed that even though victims' may be 
profoundly traumatized, the students deemed `responsible' for the 
sexual assaults typically faced little in the way of real consequences.
  How then, could Republican's in the House also strip from the Senate 
version of the Violence Against Women Act, The Campus Save Act (H.R. 
812), another provision I offered that would increase the obligations 
of colleges to keep students safe and informed about policies on sexual 
assault?
  To keep your daughters safer, the bill would also have required 
colleges to collect and disclose information about sexual assault; and 
to update and expand existing domestic violence, dating violence, and 
stalking services on their campuses. And yet Republicans chose again--
to weaken the bill--and to take that out.
  To turn a blind eye to such a fundamental obligation of government--
to simply keep its citizens safe from sexual assault--is to throw up 
your hands and surrender to a level of savagery that is unworthy of a 
great nation.

                         Let's Renew VAWA Today

                          (By Carolyn Maloney)

       Today, Congress has an historic opportunity to reauthorize 
     the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It has been more than 
     500 days since VAWA expired and women have gone without 
     critically important protections. Despite the fact that last 
     year the Senate voted on a large bipartisan basis to renew 
     VAWA, the House Republican leadership blocked a vote on that 
     bill and instead pursued a highly partisan plan that actually 
     narrowed VAWA's protections.
       Last week, the Senate again passed a bipartisan bill (S. 
     47) to reauthorize VAWA and today my colleagues and I in the 
     House may finally get the vote we have been waiting for. The 
     Senate bill renews and expands VAWA's protections and also 
     includes several new provisions I have been pushing for years 
     to help rape victims, reduce violence on college campuses and 
     assist human trafficking victims.
       The facts are indisputable and they are grim. Women are far 
     more likely than men to be the victims of domestic violence. 
     Women are the ones being beaten. Women are the ones being 
     raped. Without VAWA, the federal government is extremely 
     limited in what it can do help combat this plague of 
     violence.
       I was proud to be an original cosponsor of the Violence 
     Against Women Act when Congress passed it in 1994, and was 
     proud to support the previous renewals in 2000 and 2005. 
     These bills always enjoyed large, bipartisan support.
       Yet somehow in this sad new world of partisan politics and 
     endless rancor, even the Violence Against Women Act has 
     become a political football. But this is not about politics. 
     It is about the single most fundamental task that we require 
     of our government--to keep its citizens safe from violent 
     assault.
       In America, we have long stood by the principle that the 
     protections of the law are not meant just for some. The law 
     should be there to keep all people safe. That is why I 
     support the Senate bill's expansion of VAWA to protect 
     vulnerable populations such as Native American victims, LGBT 
     victims, and immigrant victims.
       We know that long standing prejudices put these populations 
     at risk. We know that without the specific protection of the 
     law, they will continue to suffer. We cannot let these 
     protections fall by the wayside.
       I'm also incredibly proud that the Senate's VAWA bill 
     includes two bipartisan bills I authored that will help keep 
     women safe and do not cost any new money--The SAFER Act (H.R. 
     354), which I introduced with Rep. Ted Poe, and the Campus 
     SaVE Act (H.R. 812).
       According to some estimates, hundreds of thousands of 
     untested rape kits are sitting on lab shelves across the 
     country. Each and every one of these rape kits may hold the 
     information to solve a violent crime and bring some closure 
     to a traumatized victim. By creating a new grant mechanism to 
     conduct audits of unprocessed kits so that the backlog can be 
     tracked and reallocating funding already approved under the 
     Debbie Smith Act so that more money is spent processing 
     untested rape kits, the SAFER Act will help eliminate this 
     backlog--and apprehend more rapists.
       My other bill included in the Senate's VAWA version, the 
     Campus SaVE Act, will increase the obligations of colleges to 
     keep students safe and informed about sexual assault 
     policies. Recent studies have shown that 1 in 5 women will be 
     sexually assaulted during their college years. To keep our 
     daughters safer, the bill requires colleges to collect and 
     disclose information about sexual assault, and to update and 
     expand domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking 
     services on their campuses.
       The Senate bill also reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act, providing programs and 
     services to help victims of human trafficking rebuild their 
     lives. For years I have fought to end human trafficking in 
     America and around the globe and I commend the Senate for 
     including this amendment to end this modern day slavery.

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       When the House considers the Violence Against Women Act 
     later today I will urge my colleagues to pass the Senate bill 
     with the same overwhelming bipartisan support it received in 
     the other chamber. We cannot turn a blind eye to such a 
     fundamental obligation of government, keeping its citizens 
     safe. With today's vote on VAWA, the House has an opportunity 
     to renew our nation's commitment to do everything we can to 
     protect our sisters, daughters, nieces, mothers, and 
     grandmothers from violence. I hope we take it.

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, the satisfaction I have that we've 
finally renewed the Violence Against Women Act is tempered by how hard 
it was to get the acceptance of two critically important provisions. 
Why should there be any question about respect for Native Americans' 
sovereignty in their own territory to protect their own female 
citizens? Arguments to the contrary are bogus and demeaning.
  It was also critical that protection be extended to people regardless 
of their sexual orientation.
  This victory is a small sign of the shifts in the House where 
Democrats are united in supporting core values and a minority number of 
Republicans, increasing in number, are willing to buck their leadership 
and the Tea Party majority. It would be nice if this could carry 
forward to other critical issues of the day.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, while I'm glad that we will have the 
opportunity to vote on Senate passed version of the Violence Against 
Women Act today, I can't believe that we have to stand here playing 
partisan political games with legislation meant to protect the most 
vulnerable among us.
  Since the Violence Against Women Act first passed in 1994, it has had 
strong bipartisan support. Instead of passing the bipartisan Senate 
bill, a bill that received 77 bipartisan votes, including the vote of 
every woman Senator, the majority has decided instead to turn women's 
safety and security into another partisan political fight by offering 
their substitute. The statistics tell the chilling story. According to 
the CDC 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, on 
average 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or 
stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. In New Jersey 
alone, there were 70,311 domestic violence offenses reported by the 
police in 2011.
  The Violence Against Women Act has made great strides when it comes 
criminal justice and community-based responses to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the United States. It 
shouldn't matter if a woman is an immigrant, or a member of the LGBT 
community, or a Native American. All women deserve the protections 
provided by VAWA.
  Instead of strengthening the Senate language, the Majority's 
substitute waters down or completely erases provisions that would make 
sure that victims are not denied services because they are gay or 
transgender. It also fails to fully protect the confidentiality of 
immigrant women.
  I reject that partisan approach. I urge my colleagues to vote no on 
the Republican substitute, and yes on the Senate bill.
  Let's show the American people that despite our differences, 
bipartisanship is possible, and Congress can in fact get some common 
sense things done. We need legislation that lives up to its name, and 
lives up to the promises we have made to all women in this nation.
  Ms. CLARKE. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of the Senate 
passed bill, S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 also known as ``VAWA.''
  This bipartisan bill expands the authority of the Federal Government, 
the States, law enforcement, and service providers to prevent domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assaults and stalking.
  In 2012, the New York City Police Department responded to two hundred 
sixty three thousand two hundred seven (263,207) domestic violence 
incidents; this averages to over 720 incidents per day.
  Yet, there are countless more people that are victims of domestic 
violence that did not call the police. Estimates range from one to 
three million victims per year, who have experienced violence by a 
current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
  These stats are more than numbers--they represent our sons and 
daughters; our mothers and fathers; our friends and neighbors.
  Victims of all races, genders, sexual orientation and nationality are 
equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate partner.
  The Senate bill includes provisions that that will allow every victim 
of domestic violence to receive protection. The bill specifically 
includes language that makes it clear that members of the LGBT 
community should be afforded protection under the reauthorized VAWA.
  It also extends the protection of domestic violence laws to 
undocumented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants are often one of the 
most vulnerable populations due to their fear of deportation and due to 
the fact that they were denied access to many of the programs funded by 
VAWA.
  Often undocumented immigrants and members of the LGBT community 
suffered--and died--in silence as a result of domestic violence. So, I 
applaud the Senate for recognizing that the status quo simply just 
won't do!
  And I ask my colleagues to vote in support of this long overdue 
reauthorization.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to see the Republican 
Leadership in the House has decided to relent on its ideological 
objections to renewing the landmark protections and support services 
for women who are victims of violence or domestic abuse.
   Until just days ago, it appeared the House was again preparing to 
stand in the way of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which 
was supported by a majority of Republican Senators when the bill passed 
that chamber on a stronger, more bipartisan vote than it did in the 
112th Congress. I am proud to cosponsor the House companion, which now 
has 200 cosponsors.
   Far too many of us have been touched by domestic violence in one way 
or another. Maybe it was a mother, a sister, a college roommate, or co-
worker, who was forced to suffer in silence following an attack. 
Domestic violence is a real and troubling problem in our communities, 
and the need for these protections continues to grow. In my district, 
Turning Points, the only domestic violence intervention program in 
Prince William County served 6,000 clients last year. In neighboring 
Fairfax County, there were more than 8,000 cases of domestic violence 
reported, and we have seen a 40% increase in homelessness due to 
domestic violence.
   This vital legislation will renew our successful partnerships with 
local nonprofits and law enforcement agencies. It will improve 
protections for underserved communities, particularly immigrants and 
victims of human trafficking. It will expand housing assistance for 
victims and provide support regardless of sexual orientation.
   Since these victim protections were first adopted in a bipartisan 
fashion 19 years ago, reporting of domestic violence has increased as 
much as 51% as more victims are coming forward. Today's legislation 
will ensure more women, children and families receive this lifesaving 
assistance so they can finally move from a situation of crisis to one 
of stability.
   Again, I commend my Republican colleagues for compromising on this 
important legislation. This is yet another example of the tremendous 
work we can achieve for our constituents when we work together, and I 
hope we continue in that spirit as we turn to address the devastating 
cuts of sequestration and the budget for the rest of this fiscal year, 
which will affect these new victim protections among our many other 
priorities.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time has expired.
  The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
offered by the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 166, 
nays 257, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 54]

                               YEAS--166

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Duffy
     Ellmers
     Farenthold
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Gibbs
     Gingrey (GA)
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Guthrie
     Hall
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Jenkins
     Johnson (OH)
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lankford
     Latham
     Latta
     Lipinski
     Long
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Marino
     Massie

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     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Palazzo
     Paulsen
     Perry
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Scalise
     Schock
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stutzman
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Young (IN)

                               NAYS--257

     Andrews
     Barber
     Barrow (GA)
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera (CA)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bridenstine
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Cotton
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Daines
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Gardner
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Gosar
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Grimm
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hanna
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Holt
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huelskamp
     Huffman
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McNerney
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Michaud
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Mullin
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Negrete McLeod
     Noem
     Nolan
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Polis
     Pompeo
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Radel
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richmond
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Runyan
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Stockman
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Yoho
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Coble
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Johnson, Sam
     Marchant
     Miller, Gary
     Reed
     Young (AK)

                              {time}  1139

  Messrs. STOCKMAN, LAMBORN, DIAZ-BALART, and GARDNER changed their 
vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Messrs. ROHRABACHER, BENTI-
VOLIO, and HALL changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the third reading of the 
bill.
  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, and was read the third 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 286, 
noes 138, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 55]

                               AYES--286

     Alexander
     Amodei
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barber
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barrow (GA)
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Bera (CA)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boustany
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins (NY)
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Daines
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Duffy
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farenthold
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fitzpatrick
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Gardner
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Grimm
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hanna
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins
     Himes
     Holt
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Hunter
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Kuster
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Messer
     Michaud
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Negrete McLeod
     Nolan
     Nugent
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Richmond
     Rigell
     Rogers (MI)
     Rokita
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Runyan
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Stivers
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walorski
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Webster (FL)
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Yoder
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                               NOES--138

     Aderholt
     Amash
     Bachmann
     Barton
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonner
     Brady (TX)
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Broun (GA)
     Burgess
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Collins (GA)
     Conaway
     Cotton
     Crawford
     Culberson
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
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                             NOT VOTING--7

     Coble
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Johnson, Sam
     Miller, Gary
     Reed
     Young (AK)

                              {time}  1156

  Mr. STEWART changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Madam Speaker, I regret that I was unavoidably detained 
in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on 
rollcall vote 54 and ``aye'' on rollcall vote 55.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all persons in the 
gallery that they are here as guests of the House and that any 
manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation 
of the rules of the House.

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