Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868 and H.J. Res. 17: Report 117-12
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Report 117-12 of the 117th Congress, 1st Session, dated March 16, 2021, from the Committee on Rules, submitted by Mrs. Torres of California, on H. Res. 233. The committee reports the resolution by a record vote of 8 to 3 with the recommendation that it be adopted. It provides for consideration of H.R. 1620 on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, H.R. 6 on cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, H.R. 1603 on nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, H.R. 1868 on across-the-board direct spending cuts, and H.J. Res. 17 on the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Closing text lets the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, delay effective dates for a period not to exceed 180 days.
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
1st Session 117–12
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1620) TO REAUTHOR-
IZE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6) TO
AUTHORIZE THE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF
STATUS OF CERTAIN ALIENS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1603) TO AMEND THE IMMIGRA-
TION AND NATIONALITY ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL LABOR
OR SERVICES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER-
ATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1868) TO PREVENT ACROSS-THE-BOARD DI-
RECT SPENDING CUTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (H.J. RES. 17) REMOVING
THE DEADLINE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMEND-
MENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
MARCH 16, 2021.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mrs. TORRES of California, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 233]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 233, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the same to the
House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1620, the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, under a struc-
tured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the
bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–
3, modified by the amendment printed in part A of this report,
shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides
that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B
of this report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc
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pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed
19–008
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in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at
any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question. The resolution provides that at any time after debate
the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee may
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments print-
ed in part B of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en
bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand
for division of the question. The resolution waives all points of
order against the amendments printed in part B of this report or
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit. The resolution pro-
vides for consideration of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise
Act of 2021, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or
their designees. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 117–4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill,
as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The reso-
lution provides one motion to recommit. The resolution provides for
consideration of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act
of 2021, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or
their designees. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amend-
ment printed in part C of this report shall be considered as adopted
and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolu-
tion waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. The res-
olution further provides for consideration of H.R. 1868, to prevent
across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes,
under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Budget or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as
read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions
in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. The
resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 17, removing the
deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, under
a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
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member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the
joint resolution. The resolution provides that the joint resolution
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shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of
order against provisions in the joint resolution. The resolution pro-
vides one motion to recommit. The resolution provides that House
Resolution 232 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that not-
withstanding clause 7(a) of rule X, during the One Hundred Seven-
teenth Congress, the period described in such clause shall end at
midnight on April 22.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
1620 includes waivers of the following:
• Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, which pro-
hibits consideration of legislation providing new budget author-
ity in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority.
• Section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, which pro-
hibits consideration of legislation providing new budget author-
ity, change in revenues, change in public debt, new entitlement
authority or new credit authority for a fiscal year until the
budget resolution for that year has been agreed to.
• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a
measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reduc-
ing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 1620, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against the
amendments printed in part B of this report or amendments en
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 6
includes waivers of the following:
• Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, which pro-
hibits consideration of legislation providing new budget author-
ity in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority.
• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a
measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reduc-
ing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 6, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration
of H.R. 1603, the Committee is not aware of any points of order.
The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 1603, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
1868 includes waivers of the following:
• Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, which pro-
hibits consideration of legislation providing new budget author-
ity in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority.
• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a
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measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reduc-
ing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period.
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Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 1868, the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against consid-
eration of H.J. Res. 17, the Committee is not aware of any points
of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.J. Res. 17, the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to
report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are
printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 61
Motion by Mr. Cole to add language to the resolution that would
eliminate the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. Defeated:
3–8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... ...................
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 62
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 1620, H.R.
1603, H.R. 6, H.J. Res. 17, and H.R. 1868. Defeated: 3–8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Burgess.
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 63
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to
make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Green (TN), which
clarifies that aliens who have been convicted of a felony offense or
two misdemeanor offenses are eligible for deportation. Defeated: 3–
8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
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Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... ...................
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 64
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to strike section 9 from the rule, which
deems House Resolution 232 as passed. Defeated: 3–8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... ...................
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 65
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 1603 to
make in order amendment #10, offered by Rep. Thompson (PA),
which removes caps on year-round H–2A visas, simplifies the wage
rate calculations, and makes other changes to ensure agricultural
producers have adequate access to a legal workforce. Defeated: 3–
7
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... ...................
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 66
Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... ...................
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Nay
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Yea
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Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1620 IN PART A CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Nadler (NY): Makes a number of technical and conforming
changes throughout the bill. Adds a Sense of Congress that sex
trafficking victims experience sexual violence and assault and that
Federal recognition of their recovery is important. Ensures the leg-
islation adequately responds to challenges facing survivors and or-
ganizations that serve survivors, including amending Section 105
to strengthen the appropriate responsiveness of criminal and civil
justice interventions by ensuring that training is population-spe-
cific; amending Section 105 to authorize the Outreach and Services
to Underserved Populations grant program in the amount of $10
million; clarifying, in Section 601, that a tenant, program partici-
pant, or resident in a housing unit who has experienced sexual as-
sault on the premises within the last 90 days of the request for an
emergency transfer can be eligible to request an emergency trans-
fer or be eligible to request a National VAWA Victim Relocation
Pool voucher; and, in Section 706, ensuring that education and in-
formation programs for survivors are conducted in a manner that
is equally effective for and accessible to people with disabilities and
people without disabilities. Additionally, modifies Sec. 703 in ac-
cordance with technical assistance from the Department of Labor
(DOL) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
to ensure that the changes in Unemployment Insurance (UI) and
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) can
be implemented correctly and without unintended consequences.
Streamlines the respective definitions of domestic violence, sexual
harassment, sexual assault, and stalking within the context of each
program to ensure that the personnel training for the new stand-
ards is specific to the program and modifies effective dates to in-
clude a clear and sequential timeline for steps required to avoid
penalties under existing UI and TANF law.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1620 IN PART B MADE IN
ORDER
1. Burgess (TX): Requires the DOJ and HHS to issue guidance
and best practices on strategies to improve coordination of sexual
assault forensic examination training and program sustainability.
(10 minutes)
2. Bush, Cori (MO): Ensures that survivors can access transi-
tional housing and be protected from unfair evictions and denial of
service. (10 minutes)
3. Bush, Cori (MO): Requires the Attorney General shall make
publicly available on the Department of Justice website reports in-
volving police sexual misconduct (10 minutes)
4. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Ensures the inclusion of Native Indian,
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian groups. Requires a review and
subsequent Department of Justice report of Native Hawaiian inter-
actions with the criminal justice system and related crime preven-
tion programs to add to pre-existing data on Native Indians and
Alaska Natives. (10 minutes)
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5. Connolly (VA): Adds the right to be informed of the status and
location of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the rights of
sexual assault survivors (18 U.S.C. 3772). (10 minutes)
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6. Crist (FL): Clarifies that STOP grants can be used to cover the
fees associated with replacing driver’s licenses and birth certifi-
cates for survivors and their children. This amendment will provide
survivors and their families with life-saving assistance as they take
steps to build a safe and independent life. (10 minutes)
7. Davis, Rodney (IL), Spanberger (VA), Joyce, David (OH), Omar
(MN), Stivers (OH): Requires the Department of Health and
Human Services to include in their Study and Report on Barriers
to Survivors’ Economic Security Access (Sec. 704), the impact of the
COVID 19 pandemic on such survivors as it relates to their ability
to maintain economic security. (10 minutes)
8. Delgado (NY): Adds to the findings on Economic Security for
Victims that individuals living in rural areas facing intimate part-
ner violence often face barriers to accessing resources, ranging from
health care to the criminal justice system. (10 minutes)
9. Delgado (NY): Requires an analysis of the unique barriers
faced by survivors in rural communities in the study on barriers
to survivors’ economic security. (10 minutes)
10. Dingell (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA): Establishes pilot program
grants (up to 10) through the Department of Justice to state and
tribal courts, offering them the opportunity to explore the feasi-
bility and effectiveness of serving protection orders electronically.
(10 minutes)
11. Kahele (HI), Case (HI): Ensures appropriate consultation and
inclusion with indigenous groups to support the tailored needs of
indigenous women. (10 minutes)
12. Lamb (PA): Adds training for sexual assault nurse examiners
(SANE nurses) to VAWA’s Rural Programs, to expand access to
and retention of quality SANE nurses in rural areas. (10 minutes)
13. Lawrence (MI): Amends Section 102 (Grants Encouraging Im-
provements and Alternatives to the Criminal Justice Response), to
authorize grants to also be used for the purpose of better identi-
fying and responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking against individuals who have been arrested
or have contact with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system,
and for developing or strengthening diversion programs and to en-
sure they receive comprehensive victim services. (10 minutes)
14. Lawrence (MI), Speier (CA): Incentivizes states to adopt laws
prohibiting the prosecution of minors for prostitution. (10 minutes)
15. Leger Fernandez (NM): Directs the Office on Violence Against
Women to report on actions taken to prevent suicide amongst sur-
vivors and to consult with SAMHSA to establish best practices to
prevent suicide amongst survivors. (10 minutes)
16. Leger Fernandez (NM): Requires that services provided pur-
suant to grants to support families in the justice system are pro-
vided in a culturally relevant manner and requires DOL’s public
outreach and education campaign to be conducted in a culturally
relevant manner. (10 minutes)
17. Levin, Andy (MI): Amends Sec. 101 (STOP Grants) to add
‘‘implementing a vertical prosecution system’’ to the list of permis-
sible uses for STOP grants. ‘‘Vertical prosecution’’ refers to a plan
for prosecuting cases in which one individual prosecuting attorney
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remains the primary individual responsible for the case, as well as
the primary contact for victim witnesses from complaint through
sentencing. (10 minutes)
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18. Meng (NY): Ensure family-focused programming for pris-
oners—from intake through reentry—to support the prisoners’ fa-
milial needs, as well as provide appropriate training for correc-
tional staff to engage with prisoners’ families. (10 minutes)
19. Meng (NY): Ensures clear distribution and accessibility of
sanitary products to prisoners and provides that no visitor is pro-
hibited from visiting due to the visitor’s use of sanitary products.
(10 minutes)
20. Moore (WI), Underwood (IL), Adams (NC): Authorizes a study
on the intersection between domestic violence, sexual assault, dat-
ing violence, and stalking, and maternal mortality or morbidity. (10
minutes)
21. Moore (WI), Kuster (NH): Authorizes and expands programs
offering sexual assault medical forensic exams and sexual assault
victim services in tribal communities. (10 minutes)
22. Newman (IL): Requires grant applicants of the National Re-
source Center on Workplace Responses to include microbusiness in
their outreach to qualify. (10 minutes)
23. Omar (MN): Includes credit history in the GAO economic bar-
rier study. (10 minutes)
24. Omar (MN): Includes barriers of legal costs and jurisdictional
challenges in the GAO economic study. (10 minutes)
25. Phillips (MN): Establishes a pilot program to identify and
make immigration relief available to immigrants who are depend-
ent upon their abusers for immigration status and have been sub-
ject to battering or extreme cruelty and have already been author-
ized for employment. (10 minutes)
26. Plaskett (VI): Establishes a civil cause of action against a
person that discloses an intimate image of an individual without
the depicted individual’s consent, if the person disclosed the image
with knowledge of or reckless disregard for such lack of consent.
(10 minutes)
27. Pressley (MA), Newman (IL): Establishes LGBTQ+ specific
grants and services to LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. (10 minutes)
28. Ross, Deborah (NC): Revises the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act to allow grants to be used to for the development
of statewide databases with information on where sexual assault
nurse examiners (SANE nurses) are located. (10 minutes)
29. Ross, Deborah (NC): Creates a statutory mandate that a vic-
tim’s safety should be central to the housing and housing-related
decisions that covered housing providers make when implementing
VAWA to not evict survivors, keep their information confidential,
and do not deny assistance. (10 minutes)
30. Scanlon (PA): Provides legal representation to individuals for
post conviction relief proceedings. (10 minutes)
31. Scanlon (PA): Creates a pathway for providing legal services
through the Department of Veterans Affairs to address unmet
needs such as elder law, child custody, and housing disputes. (10
minutes)
32. Speier (CA), Katko (NY), Jeffries (NY), Lieu (CA), Scanlon
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(PA), Plaskett (VI), Escobar (TX): Adds the Stopping Harmful
Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act (the ‘‘SHIELD
Act’’) to the bill, which addresses the malicious sharing of private,
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intimate images, known as ‘‘nonconsensual pornography’’ or ‘‘re-
venge porn.’’ (10 minutes)
33. Speier (CA), Kuster (NH), Frankel (FL), Escobar (TX), Law-
rence (MI), Moore (WI), Dingell (MI), Pressley (MA), Clark, Kath-
erine (MA), McBath (GA), Hayes (CT): Directs the Secretary of
Education to make available a climate survey for institutions of
higher education to administer to students on their experiences
with sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, stalk-
ing, and dating violence. (10 minutes)
34. Speier (CA), Kuster (NH), Frankel (FL), Lawrence (MI),
Moore (WI), Dingell (MI), Pressley (MA), Escobar (TX), Clark,
Katherine (MA), Hayes (CT): Establishes an Interagency Task
Force on Sexual Violence in Education to provide pertinent infor-
mation to the government, public, and educational institutions on
campus sexual violence prevention and response, as well as how to
better assist survivors. (10 minutes)
35. Speier (CA), Lofgren (CA): Builds on the unanimous passage
of the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act (Pub.L. 114 236) establishing
rights for survivors of federal sexual assault offenses by
incentivizing states to ensure that survivors have, at a minimum,
the rights guaranteed by the federal law. Includes the right to be
informed if the government intends to destroy or dispose of a sex-
ual assault evidence collection kit, the right to be informed of any
result of a kit, and the right to have a sexual assault evidence col-
lection kit or its probative contents preserved without charge for
the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, which-
ever is shorter. (10 minutes)
36. Stefanik (NY): Strikes all and replaces the text with the Vio-
lence Against Women Extension Act of 2021. (10 minutes)
37. Torres, Norma (CA): Requires the Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of HHS, to conduct a study inves-
tigating whether abused victims who raise evidence of domestic vio-
lence are more likely to lose primary custody of their children to
an abusive partner or to the State, including reviewing and pro-
viding recommendations on restructuring relevant state laws, regu-
lations, and practices. (10 minutes)
38. Torres, Norma (CA): Requires the Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of HHS, to conduct a study on the
direct and collateral economic costs and risks of divorce from an
abusive partner to a victim of domestic violence, including payment
of alimony, legal fees, spousal support, or the division of property.
(10 minutes)
39. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Mandates state and local governments
submit to the Attorney General a report on the number of sexual
assault response teams at hospitals and their average victim re-
sponse times to be eligible for certain federal funds. (10 minutes)
40. Wagner (MO): Enhances VAWA’s transparency and account-
ability measures by making entities found by the Attorney General
to have intentionally misused VAWA grant funds ineligible to
apply for future grants for up to 5 years, after reasonable notice
and opportunity for a hearing. (10 minutes)
41. Williams (GA): Ensures any study conducted under this bill
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includes an assessment, to the extent practicable, of any disparate
impacts of the matter studied, by race, ethnicity, sex, sexual ori-
entation, and gender identity. (10 minutes)
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1603 IN PART C CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Nadler (NY), Lofgren (CA), Newhouse (WA): (1) Corrects a ty-
pographical error; (2) creates a hardship waiver for agricultural
workers who are unable to fully satisfy the work requirement for
lawful permanent residence due to a permanent disability or dete-
riorating health/advance age; and (3) provides the DHS Secretary
with discretion to delay E-Verify implementation for up to 6
months under certain circumstances.
PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1620 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Strike ‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021’’
each place such term appears and insert ‘‘Violence Against Women
Act Reauthorization Act of 2021’’.
Page 9, insert after line 10 the following (and redesignate suc-
ceeding subparagraphs accordingly):
(I) in paragraph (39)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘who cannot access, or’’ before
‘‘who face barriers’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘and using victim services’’ and
inserting ‘‘, using, or receiving appropriate victim
services’’; and
(III) by striking ‘‘alienage’’ and inserting ‘‘immi-
gration’’;
Page 9, beginning on line 17, strike ‘‘over the age of 50’’ and in-
sert ‘‘aged 50 or older’’.
Page 9, line 18, strike ‘‘individuals’’ and insert ‘‘individual’’.
Page 9, line 22, strike ‘‘over the age of 50’’ and insert ‘‘aged 50
or older’’.
Page 10, line 7, insert ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘affected community’’.
Page 10, strike line 21 and all that follows through line 25, and
insert the following:
‘‘(D) includes protocols to address the use of information
disclosed during such process for other law enforcement
purposes.’’.
Page 11, line 12, strike ‘‘(42)’’ and insert ‘‘(49)’’.
Page 12, line 6, strike ‘‘(49)’’ and insert ‘‘(50)’’.
Page 12, line 9, strike ‘‘maybe’’ and insert ‘‘may be’’.
Page 12, line 14, strike ‘‘(50)’’ and insert ‘‘(51)’’.
Page 12, line 21, insert ‘‘information’’ before ‘‘technology’’.
Page 13, strike line 3 and all that follows through line 10, and
insert the following:
‘‘(52) FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.—The term ‘female gen-
ital mutilation’ has the meaning given such term in section 116
of title 18, United States Code.’’.
Page 13, line 11, strike ‘‘(52)’’ and insert ‘‘(53)’’.
Page 13, line 17, strike ‘‘(53)’’ and insert ‘‘(54)’’.
Page 13, line 24, strike ‘‘(54)’’ and insert ‘‘(55)’’.
Strike ‘‘, female genital cutting, or female circumcision’’ each
place it appears.
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Page 16, strike line 20 and all that follows through line 23, and
insert the following:
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
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(I) by inserting after ‘‘the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘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 Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013, and any other program or activ-
ity funded in whole or in part with funds appro-
priated for grants, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance administered by the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women’’ and inserting ‘‘the Vio-
lence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162;
119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women Re-
authorization Act of 2013, the Violence Against
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021, and any
other program or activity funded in whole or in
part with funds appropriated for grants, coopera-
tive agreements, and other assistance adminis-
tered by the Office on Violence Against Women’’;
and
Page 17, strike lines 4 through 6, and insert the following:
(H) in paragraph (14)
(i) by inserting after ‘‘are also victims of’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘forced marriage, or’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and includes services and assist-
ance to adult survivors of child sexual assault’’ before
the period at the end;
Page 18, insert after line 23 the following (and conform the table
of contents accordingly):
SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress—
(1) that sex trafficking victims experience sexual violence
and assault; and
(2) that Federal recognition of their recovery is important.
Page 22, line 11, strike ‘‘and best practices’’.
Page 24, line 16, strike ‘‘on best practices’’.
Page 24, line 21, strike ‘‘best practices’’ and insert ‘‘training’’.
Page 27, line 1, strike ‘‘(46)’’.
Page 27, line 5, strike ‘‘(as such term’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘1994)’’.
Page 27, strike line 22 and all that follows through line 18 on
page 28, and insert the following:
‘‘(27) To develop and implement alternative methods of re-
ducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive programs or
policies. For purposes of this paragraph, a punitive program or
policy is a program or policy that—
‘‘(A) imposes a penalty on a victim of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on the basis of
a request by the victim for law enforcement or emergency
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assistance; or
‘‘(B) imposes a penalty on such a victim because of crimi-
nal activity at the property in which the victim resides.’’;
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Page 29, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 19, and
insert the following:
‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 2 years after the date of
its first award received under this subchapter after enact-
ment of this subparagraph, the grantee has implemented
and trained on victim-centered approaches to prosecution
in domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and
stalking cases, including policies addressing the use of
bench warrants, body attachments, and material witness
warrants for victims who fail to appear, which have been
developed by experts in the fields of domestic violence, sex-
ual assault, dating violence, stalking, and prosecution;
and’’; and
Page 31, strike lines 16 and 17, and insert the following:
(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘or local’’ and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘local, or culturally specific’’;
Page 34, strike lines 10 through 11 and insert the following:
(A) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘effectiveness’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
sponse’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘population-specific’’ before ‘‘train-
ing’’;
Page 34, beginning on line 20, strike ‘‘appropriate responsive-
ness’’ and inserting ‘‘response’’.
Page 35, strike lines 1 through 2, and insert the following:
(3) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022
through 2026’’.
Page 37, strike lines 7 through 11, and insert the following:
(3) by striking subsection (e).
Page 38, line 5, insert after ‘‘program’’ the following: ‘‘authorization’’.
Page 38, strike lines 16 though 17, and insert the following:
(e) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this section, the
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the
Page 39, strike lines 1 through 2 (and redesignate provisions ac-
cordingly).
Page 40, line 1, strike ‘‘grants fo’’ and insert the following: ‘‘grants for’’.
Page 43, line 4, strike ‘‘over 50 years of age’’ and insert ‘‘50 years
of age or older’’.
Page 43, line 22, insert ‘‘, victim-centered’’ before ‘‘training’’.
Page 44, line 1, insert ‘‘, Victim-centered’’ after ‘‘Informed’’.
Page 44, line 4, insert ‘‘, victim-centered’’ before ‘‘training’’.
Page 44, line 16, insert after ‘‘personnel’’ the following: ‘‘(includ-
ing a campus police officer or a school resource officer)’’.
Page 45, line 19, insert ‘‘, victim-centered’’ before ‘‘techniques’’.
Page 47, line 12, insert ‘‘, and victim-centered’’ after ‘‘trauma-in-
formed’’.
Page 49, line 14, insert ‘‘, VICTIM-CENTERED’’ after ‘‘TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED’’.
Page 49, line 22, insert ‘‘, victim-centered’’ after ‘‘trauma-in-
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formed’’.
Page 50, line 17, insert ‘‘, victim-centered’’ after ‘‘trauma-in-
formed’’.
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Page 56, beginning on line 14, strike ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ and insert
‘‘peer-on-peer’’.
Page 56, strike lines 17 through 22, and insert the following:
‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen culturally specific
victim services and response related to, and prevention of,
female genital mutilation.’’; and
Page 58, line 23, insert ‘‘personnel from’’ before ‘‘the Title IX’’.
Page 58, line 24, strike ‘‘and’’ and insert a comma.
Page 58, line 24, strike ‘‘on campus’’ and insert ‘‘, and campus’’.
Page 60, beginning on line 21, strike ‘‘evidence-’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘trauma’’ on line 22, and insert the following: ‘‘evi-
dence-based research on trauma response’’.
Page 73, line 24, insert a period after ‘‘intervention’’.
Page 75, line 5, strike ‘‘(c)(3)(C)(v)’’ and insert ‘‘(c)(3)(C)(iv)’’.
Page 89, beginning on line 24, strike ‘‘is a victim of sexual as-
sault, the sexual assault’’ and insert ‘‘has experienced a sexual as-
sault that’’.
Page 94, beginning on line 24, strike ‘‘in the case of a tenant,
program participant, or resident who is a victim of sexual assault,
the sexual assault’’ and insert ‘‘the tenant, program participant, or
resident experienced a sexual assault that’’.
Page 116, line 4, insert ‘‘THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND’’ before
‘‘THE’’.
Page 116, line 5, insert ‘‘the Attorney General,’’ before ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’.
Page 116, line 6, insert a comma after ‘‘Development’’.
Page 120, strike line 21 and all that follows through line 21 on
page 121.
Page 133, line 7, insert ‘‘or’’ at the end.
Page 133, strike lines 8 through 14.
Page 135, strike line 18, and all that follows through line 2 on
page 150, and insert the following (and conform the table of con-
tents accordingly):
SEC. 703. PROVISIONS RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
AND THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
PROGRAM.
(a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
(1) SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Section 3304(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (18), by redesignating paragraph
(19) as paragraph (21), and by inserting after paragraph (18)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(19) no person may be denied compensation under such
State law solely on the basis of the individual having a vol-
untary separation from work if such separation is attributable
to such individual being a survivor of domestic violence;’’.
(2) VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF SEX-
UAL ASSAULT OR STALKING.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is further amended by inserting after
paragraph (19), as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection,
the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(20) no person may be denied compensation under such
State law solely on the basis of the individual having a vol-
untary separation from work if such separation is attributable
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to such individual being a victim of sexual harassment or a
survivor of sexual assault or stalking; and’’.
(3) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—Section 3304 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(g) VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.—
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (19) and
(20) of subsection (a), a voluntary separation of an individual
shall be considered to be attributable to such individual being
a victim of sexual harassment or a survivor of domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking if such individual submits
such evidence as the State deems sufficient.
‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), a State shall deem sufficient—
‘‘(A) evidence of such sexual harassment, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the form of—
‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of identification;
‘‘(ii) a police or court record; or
‘‘(iii) documentation from a professional from whom
such individual has sought assistance, including those
associated with medical, legal, or religious professions;
and
‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary separation is at-
tributable to such sexual harassment, domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the terms
‘sexual harassment’, ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual assault’, ‘stalk-
ing’, ‘victim of sexual harassment’, and ‘survivor of domestic vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking’ have the meanings given
such terms under State law, regulation, or policy.’’.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as para-
graphs (5) through (13), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4)(A) Such methods of administration as will ensure that—
‘‘(i) applicants and potential applicants for unemploy-
ment compensation are notified of the provisions of para-
graphs (19) and (20) of section 3304(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and
‘‘(ii) claims reviewers and hearing personnel are trained
in—
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sexual harassment,
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
‘‘(II) methods of ascertaining and ensuring the con-
fidentiality of personal information and documentation
related to an individual’s claim about possible experi-
ences of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual
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assault, or stalking.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the terms ‘sexual har-
assment’, ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’
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have the meanings given such terms in section 3304(g) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PROVIDE INFORMA-
TION TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SURVIVORS OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the chief executive
officer of the State that the State has established and is
enforcing standards and procedures to—
‘‘(i) ensure that applicants and potential applicants
for assistance under the State program funded under
this part are notified of assistance made available by
the State to victims of sexual harassment and sur-
vivors of domestic violence;
‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and other agency per-
sonnel responsible for administering the State pro-
gram funded under this part are trained in—
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sexual harass-
ment and domestic violence;
‘‘(II) State standards and procedures relating to
the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals
who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors
of domestic violence; and
‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining and ensuring the
confidentiality of personal information and docu-
mentation related to an individual’s claim about
possible experiences of sexual harassment or do-
mestic violence; and
‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elected to establish
and enforce standards and procedures regarding the
screening for, and identification of, domestic violence
pursuant to paragraph (7)—
‘‘(I) the State program funded under this part
provides information about the options under this
part to current and potential beneficiaries; and
‘‘(II) case workers and other agency personnel
responsible for administering the State program
funded under this part are provided with training
regarding State standards and procedures pursu-
ant to paragraph (7).
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the term ‘sexual harassment’ has the meaning
given such term under State law, regulation, or policy;
and
‘‘(ii) the term ‘domestic violence’ has the meaning
given such term in section 402(a)(7).’’.
(d) NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A MODEL TRAIN-
ING PROGRAM FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL
TRAINING.—
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Labor (in this
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subsection referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to
award a grant to a national victim service provider in order for
such organization to—
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(A) develop and disseminate a model training program
(and related materials) for the training required under sec-
tion 303(a)(4)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act, as added by
subsection (b); and
(B) provide technical assistance with respect to such
model training program to unemployment compensation
personnel.
(2) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant under this sub-
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such form and manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary specifies.
(3) REPORT.—
(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a report on the program established under this
subsection.
(B) REPORT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall
establish procedures for the dissemination to the public of
the report submitted under subparagraph (A) not later
than 10 days after the submission of such report to Con-
gress under such subparagraph. Such procedures shall in-
clude the use of the internet to disseminate such report.
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated—
(i) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry out the
provisions of paragraph (1)(A); and
(ii) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026 to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B).
(B) THREE-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each
recipient of a grant under this subsection shall return to
the Secretary any unused portion of such grant not later
than 3 years after the date the grant was awarded, to-
gether with any earnings on such unused portion.
(C) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts returned pursu-
ant to subparagraph (B) shall be available without further
appropriation to the Secretary for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B).
(e) NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A MODEL TRAIN-
ING PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
PERSONNEL TRAINING.—
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall—
(A) develop and disseminate a model training program
(and related materials) for the training required under
402(a)(8) of the Social Security Act, and if the state so
elects, section 402(a)(7) of such Act; and
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(B) provide technical assistance with respect to such
model training program to eligible States (as defined in
section 402 of the Social Security Act).
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In developing the model training program under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary may award grants and contracts and may
develop such program in cooperation with an eligible partner.
(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNER DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph
(1), the term ‘‘eligible partner’’ means an entity that is—
(A) a State or tribal domestic violence coalition or sexual
assault coalition; or
(B) a State or local victim service provider with recog-
nized expertise in the dynamics of domestic violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking whose primary mission is to pro-
vide services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, including a rape crisis center or domes-
tic violence program.
(3) REPORT.—
(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a report on the program established under this
subsection.
(B) REPORT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall
establish procedures for the dissemination to the public of
the report submitted under subparagraph (A) not later
than 10 days after the submission of such report to Con-
gress under such subparagraph. Such procedures shall in-
clude the use of the internet to disseminate such report.
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated—
(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry out the provi-
sions of paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026
to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B).
(f) CONFORMITY REVIEW; EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) UNEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS.—
(A) CONFORMITY REVIEW.—
(i) INITIAL GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Labor shall issue guidance describing the require-
ments States must satisfy to conform to the amend-
ments made by subsections (a) and (b).
(ii) REQUEST FOR TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION
FROM STATES.—Not later than 30 days after the
issuance of guidance under clause (i), the Secretary of
Labor shall issue a request for the transmittal of infor-
mation from States relating to the laws, regulations,
and policies each State identifies to satisfy such re-
quirements.
(iii) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF LAWS, REGULA-
TIONS, AND POLICIES FROM STATES.—Not later than
120 days after the issuance of the request under
clause (ii), each State which has an unemployment
compensation law approved by the Secretary of Labor
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under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act shall sub-
mit to the Secretary the laws, regulations, and policies
identified pursuant to such clause.
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(iv) NOTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF REVIEW TO
STATES.—Not later than 60 days after the expiration of
the deadline described in clause (iii), the Secretary of
Labor shall notify each State whether the laws, regu-
lations, and policies identified by the State under such
clause satisfy the requirements described pursuant to
clause (i) and, to the extent such laws, regulations,
and policies fail to satisfy such requirements, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall inform the State of the steps the
State may take to remedy such failure and provide
any necessary technical assistance.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AMEND-
MENTS.—
(i) PROVISIONS RELATING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(1)
shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment be-
ginning on or after the date that is 60 days after the
earlier of—
(I) the date on which a State is notified by the
Secretary of Labor under subparagraph (A)(iv)
that the laws, regulations, and policies identified
by the State satisfy the requirements described
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i); or
(II) in the case of a State that is notified by the
Secretary of Labor under subparagraph (A)(iv)
that the laws, regulations, and policies identified
by the State fail to satisfy such requirements, 1
year after the date of such notification.
(ii) PROVISIONS RELATING TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR
STALKING.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(2)
shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment be-
ginning on or after the date that is 60 days after the
earlier of—
(I) the date on which a State is notified by the
Secretary of Labor under subparagraph (A)(iv)
that the laws, regulations, and policies identified
by the State satisfy the requirements described
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i); or
(II) in the case of a State that is notified by the
Secretary of Labor under subparagraph (A)(iv)
that the laws, regulations, and policies identified
by the State fail to satisfy such requirements, 2
years after the date of such notification.
(iii) PROVISIONS RELATING TO DOCUMENTATION RE-
QUIRED.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(3)
shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment be-
ginning on or after the date that is 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(2) TANF AMENDMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph
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(B), the amendment made by subsection (c) shall be appli-
cable in the next State plan submitted after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
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(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STATE LAW
AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State plan under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of
Health and Human Services determines requires State ac-
tion (including legislation, regulation, or other administra-
tive action) in order for the plan to meet the additional re-
quirements imposed by the amendment made by sub-
section (c), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing
to comply with the requirements of such amendment on
the basis of its failure to meet these additional require-
ments before the first day of the first calendar quarter be-
ginning after the close of the first regular session of the
State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of
this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case
of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year
of the session is considered to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature.
Page 152, line 8, insert ‘‘the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives and’’ before ‘‘the Committee on
Health’’.
Page 153, beginning on line 24, strike ‘‘The Secretary of Labor’’
and all that follows through line 8 on page 154, and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (though the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention), the Attorney General (through
the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women), and the
grant recipient under section 41501 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 that establishes the national resource center on work-
place responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence,’’.
Page 154, line 22, insert after ‘‘eligibility.’’ the following: ‘‘The
provision of outreach and education under this paragraph shall be
conducted in a manner that is equally effective for and accessible
to people with disabilities and people without disabilities.’’.
Page 159, strike lines 18 through 19, and insert the following:
‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating partner; and’’.
Page 159, strike lines 20 through 25, and insert the following:
‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situated to a spouse.
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require
that sexual contact between two persons have occurred to
establish the existence of any relationship for purposes of
this paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
‘dating partner’ means, with respect to person, a person
who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic
or intimate nature with the person.’’;
Page 160, insert after line 1 the following (and redesignate suc-
ceeding subparagraphs accordingly):
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C), the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The term’’;
Page 160, line 3, strike ‘‘municipal’’ and insert ‘‘local’’.
Page 166, line 23, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 166, line 24, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’.
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Page 166, insert after line 24 the following:
(D) a lack of access to Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement databases.
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Page 182, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 3 on
page 187, and conform the table of contents accordingly.
Page 187, beginning on line 18, strike ‘‘Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (title VI of Public Law 103–322) and the Violence
Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386)’’
and insert ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public
Law 103–322) or the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (Division
B of Public Law 106–386)’’.
Page 188, line 1, strike ‘‘title IX of’’.
Page 189, line 6, strike ‘‘title IX of’’.
Page 190, line 25, strike ‘‘title IX of’’.
Page 191, line 22, strike ‘‘federal’’ and insert ‘‘Federal’’.
Page 194, line 9, insert after ‘‘culturally specific’’ the following:
‘‘communities’’.
Page 226, strike lines 21 through 22 and insert the following:
‘‘ ‘2019 through 2024’ and inserting ‘2022 through 2026’.’’.
Page 229, line 9, insert after ‘‘Recommendations’’ the following:
‘‘, if any,’’.
Page 230, line 9, strike ‘‘deputy director’’ and insert ‘‘deputy assistant attorney
general’’.
Page 230, line 12, strike ‘‘Deputy Director’’ and insert ‘‘Deputy
Assistant Attorney General’’.
Page 230, beginning on line 14, strike ‘‘Director of the’’ and insert
‘‘Assistant Attorney General’’.
Page 247, line 8, strike ‘‘Approximately 15 million children’’ and
inserting ‘‘Approximately one in 15 children’’.
Page 247, beginning on line 9, strike ‘‘and/or child abuse’’.
Page 255, line 5, strike ‘‘(C)’’ and insert ‘‘(D)’’.
Page 255, line 15, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert ‘‘(E)’’.
Page 255, line 21, strike ‘‘(E)’’ and insert ‘‘(F)’’.
Page 256, line 2, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert ‘‘(E)’’.
PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1620 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXAS
OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 226, insert after line 22 the following:
SEC. 1406A. STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SEXUAL AS-
SAULT FORENSIC NURSE EXAM TRAINING AND PROGRAM
SUSTAINABILITY.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Attorney General and Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall issue and disseminate guidance
and best practices to improve sexual assault forensic nurse exam
training and program sustainability. Such guidance shall include
technical assistance and best practices with respect to—
(1) aspects of performing the medical forensic exam, includ-
ing anogenital photography, other photographic documentation,
photographic documentation record management, and quality
assurance peer review;
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(2) training and certification;
(3) leadership development;
(4) examiner program sustainability and examiner retention;
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(5) education of community stakeholders, including law en-
forcement officials, victim advocates, and prosecutors; and
(6) use of telehealth for both training examiners and con-
ducting the exams, including the Project ECHO model and
other models.
2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 78, line 16, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a semicolon.
Page 78, after line 16, insert the following (and redesignate the
following subparagraphs accordingly):
(P) the program under Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351 et
seq.); and
3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 224, line 5, insert after ‘‘submit to Congress’’ the following:
‘‘and make publicly available on the Department of Justice
website’’.
4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF
HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 168, insert after line 5, insert the following:
(16) Native Hawaiians experience a disproportionately high
rate of human trafficking with 64 percent of human trafficking
victims in the State of Hawai’i identifying as at least part Na-
tive Hawaiian.
Page 219, insert the following before line 4, and conform the
table of contents accordingly:
SEC. 1204. REVIEW ON NATIVE AMERICAN INTERACTIONS WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
(a) REVIEW ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFECTING NATIVE HAWAI-
IANS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a comprehensive review of
law enforcement and other crime prevention programs targeting
criminal offenses that affect Native Hawaiians, including child sex-
ual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human
trafficking, missing or murdered individuals, and substance abuse
and submit to Congress a report thereon. The review shall include
for each such program the amount of Federal funding for the pro-
gram that is received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations as
a percentage of the total amount disbursed by the program. The re-
view shall also include recommendations relating to—
(1) social, educational, economic, and any other factor that
may contribute to a Native Hawaiian becoming a missing or
murdered Native Hawaiian; and
(2) legislation to reduce the likelihood that a Native Hawai-
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ian may become a missing or murdered Native Hawaiian.
(b) REVIEW OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN VICTIMS OF VARIOUS CRIMES.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Attorney General shall conduct a comprehensive review of pro-
grams that provide services to victims of criminal offenses affecting
Native Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse,
intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and substance abuse.
The report shall include for each such program the amount of Fed-
eral funding that is received by Native Hawaiian-serving organiza-
tions as a percentage of—
(1) the total amount disbursed by the program; and
(2) the total amount of Federal funds disbursed by the pro-
gram.
(c) REPORT ON NATIVE HAWAIIANS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYS-
TEM.—
(1) CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting
through the National Institute of Justice, in coordination with
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall report on the interaction
of Native Hawaiians with the criminal justice system, includ-
ing the percentage of persons who are Native Hawaiians out
of the total of—
(A) all persons arrested;
(B) all persons detained in Federal, State, and local jails;
(C) all persons subject to pretrial supervision;
(D) all persons subject to post-conviction supervision;
(E) all persons incarcerated in Federal and State pris-
ons; and
(F) all persons subject to post-release supervision.
(2) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.—The report shall also include
the programs and services available to and used by Native Ha-
waiians in various jurisdictions, including diversion programs,
in-prison education programs, and reentry services. The report
shall also include the number of culturally relevant programs
available to Native Hawaiians who interact with the criminal
justice system. The report shall also include data on the num-
ber of Native Hawaiians who are incarcerated and placed in
Federal and private facilities more than 200 miles from their
place of residence.
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall also include rec-
ommendations relating to—
(A) social, educational, economic, and any other factor
that may contribute to a Native Hawaiian becoming in-
volved in the criminal justice system; and
(B) legislation to reduce the likelihood that a Native Ha-
waiian may become involved in the criminal justice sys-
tem.
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY
OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. ll. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS.
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Section 3772(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) be informed of the status and location of a sexual
assault evidence collection kit.’’.
6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRIST OF
FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 21, line 20, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 22, line 2, strike the period and all that follows on that line
and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 22, insert after line 2 the following:
‘‘(24) paying any fees charged by any governmental authority
for furnishing a victim or the child of a victim with any of the
following documents:
‘‘(A) A birth certificate of the person.
‘‘(B) An identification card issued to the person by a
State, that shows that the person is a resident of the
State.’’.
7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS OF
ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 150, line 10, insert after ‘‘economic security’’ the following:
‘‘, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on such victims’
ability to maintain economic security,’’.
8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELGADO
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 128, after line 2, add the following (and redesignate the fol-
lowing paragraphs accordingly):
(7) Studies have found that individuals living in rural areas
facing intimate partner violence often face barriers to accessing
resources, ranging from health care to the criminal justice sys-
tem.
9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELGADO
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 151, after line 10, add the following (and redesignate the
following paragraphs accordingly):
(3) analysis of the unique barriers faced by survivors living
in rural communities;
10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DINGELL
OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. lll. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IMPLEMENT
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PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PROGRAMS.
Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461 et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating sections 2103, 2104, and 2105 as sec-
tions 2104, 2105, and 2106, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 2102 the following:
‘‘SEC. 2103. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IMPLEMENT
PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term
‘eligible entity’ means a State or tribal court that is part of a multi-
disciplinary partnership that includes, to the extent practicable—
‘‘(1) State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency;
‘‘(2) a State, tribal, or local prosecutor advocate group;
‘‘(3) a victim service provider or State or tribal domestic vio-
lence coalition;
‘‘(4) a nonprofit program or government agency with dem-
onstrated experience in providing legal assistance or legal ad-
vice to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault;
‘‘(5) the bar association of the applicable State or Indian
Tribe;
‘‘(6) the State or tribal association of court clerks;
‘‘(7) a State, tribal, or local association of criminal defense at-
torneys;
‘‘(8) not fewer than 2 individuals with expertise in the design
and management of court case management systems and sys-
tems of integration;
‘‘(9) not fewer than 2 State or tribal court judges with experi-
ence in—
‘‘(A) the field of domestic violence; and
‘‘(B) issuing protective orders; and
‘‘(10) a judge assigned to the criminal docket of the State or
tribal court.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to grants authorized under
section 2101, the Attorney General shall make grants to eligi-
ble entities to carry out the activities described in subsection
(c) of this section.
‘‘(2) NUMBER.—The Attorney General may award not more
than 10 grants under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant awarded under para-
graph (1) may be not more than $1,500,000.
‘‘(c) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds, in consultation
with the partners required under subsection (a), to—
‘‘(A) develop and implement a program for properly and
legally serving protection orders through electronic com-
munication methods to—
‘‘(i) modernize the service process and make the
process more effective and efficient;
‘‘(ii) provide for improved safety of victims; and
‘‘(iii) make protection orders enforceable as quickly
as possible;
‘‘(B) develop best practices relating to the service of pro-
tection orders through electronic communication methods;
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‘‘(C) ensure that the program developed under subpara-
graph (A) complies with due process requirements and any
other procedures required by law or by a court; and
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‘‘(D) implement any technology necessary to carry out
the program developed under subparagraph (A), such as
technology to verify and track the receipt of a protection
order by the intended party.
‘‘(2) TIMELINE.—An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall—
‘‘(A) implement the program required under paragraph
(1)(A) not later than 2 years after receiving the grant; and
‘‘(B) carry out the program for not fewer than 3 years.
‘‘(d) DIVERSITY OF RECIPIENTS.—The Attorney General shall
award grants under this section to eligible entities in a variety of
areas and situations, including—
‘‘(1) a State court that serves a population of not fewer than
1,000,000 individuals;
‘‘(2) a State court that—
‘‘(A) serves a State that is among the 7 States with the
lowest population density in the United States; and
‘‘(B) has a relatively low rate of successful service with
respect to protection orders, as determined by the Attorney
General;
‘‘(3) a State court that—
‘‘(A) serves a State that is among the 7 States with the
highest population density in the United States; and
‘‘(B) has a relatively low rate of successful service with
respect to protection orders, as determined by the Attorney
General;
‘‘(4) a court that uses an integrated, statewide case manage-
ment system;
‘‘(5) a court that uses a standalone case management system;
‘‘(6) a tribal court; and
‘‘(7) a court that serves a culturally specific and underserved
population.
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General that includes—
‘‘(A) a description of the process that the eligible entity
uses for service of protection orders at the time of submis-
sion of the application;
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, statistics relating to pro-
tection orders during the 3 calendar years preceding the
date of submission of the application, including rates of—
‘‘(i) successful service; and
‘‘(ii) enforcement;
‘‘(C) an initial list of the entities serving as the partners
required under subsection (a); and
‘‘(D) any other information the Attorney General may
reasonably require.
‘‘(2) NO OTHER APPLICATION REQUIRED.—An eligible entity
shall not be required to submit an application under section
2102 to receive a grant under this section.
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding section
40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
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12291(b)(11)), as applied under section 2106 of this part, not less
than 5 percent and not more than 8 percent of the total amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall be available to the At-
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torney General for technical assistance relating to the purposes of
this section.
‘‘(g) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after receiving
a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to
the Attorney General a report that details the plan of the enti-
ty for implementation of the program under subsection (c).
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after imple-
menting the program under subsection (c), and not later
than 2 years thereafter, an eligible entity shall submit to
the Attorney General a report that describes the program
implemented under subsection (c), including with respect
to—
‘‘(i) viability;
‘‘(ii) cost;
‘‘(iii) service statistics;
‘‘(iv) challenges;
‘‘(v) analysis of the technology used to fulfill the
goals of the program;
‘‘(vi) analysis of any legal or due process issues re-
sulting from the electronic service method described in
subsection (c)(1)(A); and
‘‘(vii) best practices for implementing such a pro-
gram in other similarly situated locations.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF FINAL REPORT.—An eligible entity
shall include in the second report submitted under sub-
paragraph (A) recommendations for—
‘‘(i) future nationwide implementation of the pro-
gram implemented by the eligible entity; and
‘‘(ii) usage of electronic service, similar to the service
used by the eligible entity, for other commonly used
court orders, including with respect to viability and
cost.
‘‘(h) NO REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing section 2105, the Attorney General shall not be required
to publish regulations or guidelines implementing this section.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts
otherwise made available to carry out this part, there is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal
years 2019 through 2024.’’.
11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KAHELE
OF HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 210, line 14, by striking ‘‘and gender identity’’ and inserting
‘‘gender identity and status as an American Indian, Alaska Native
or Native Hawaiian’’.
Page 210, after line 14, insert the following (and redesignate the
following subparagraphs accordingly):
(C) data on the number of women who are incarcerated
and placed in federal and private facilities more than 200
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miles from their place of residence;
Page 212, line 13, by striking ‘‘Justice)’’ and inserting ‘‘Justice,
Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina-
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tion and Education Assistance Act), and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions (as defined in Section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965))’’.
Page 212, line 26, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon.
Page 213, line 5, by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘; and’’.
Page 213, after line 5, by inserting the following:
(D) other support tailored to the needs of Indigenous
women, including American Indian, Alaska Native, and
Native Hawaiian women.
12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMB OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 39, line 21, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 39, insert after line 21 the following (and redesignate suc-
ceeding provisions accordingly):
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) to develop, expand, implement, and improve the quality
of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual as-
sault nurse examiner programs.’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting after ‘‘by the lack of ac-
cess to’’the following: ‘‘quality forensic sexual assault examina-
tions by trained healthcare providers,’’.
13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAW-
RENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 28, after line 18, by inserting the following:
‘‘(28) To develop or strengthen policies and training for law
enforcement officers, prosecutors, and the judiciary in recog-
nizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking against in-
dividuals who have been arrested or otherwise have contact
with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system, and to de-
velop or strengthen diversion programs for such individuals
and for such individuals to receive comprehensive victim serv-
ices.’’.
14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAW-
RENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 29, strike line 19 and insert the following:
‘‘(G) certify that the laws, policies, and practices of the
State in which the eligible grantee resides prohibits the
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prosecution of a minor under the age of 18 with respect to
prostitution; and’’; and
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15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
FERNANDEZ OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 192, insert after line 24 the following:
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
shall—
(1) in consultation with the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, report to Congress on actions
taken to prevent suicide amongst survivors of sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; and
(2) in consultation with the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, establish best practices to pre-
vent suicide amongst survivors of sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking.
16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
FERNANDEZ OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 33, line 14, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon.
Page 33, line 16, by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘; and’’.
Page 33, after line 16, by adding the following:
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) CULTURAL RELEVANCE.—Any services provided pursuant to a
grant funded under this section shall be provided in a culturally
relevant manner.’’.
Page 158, after line 13, add the following:
(e) CULTURAL RELEVANCE.—Any outreach or education campaign
conducted pursuant to this section shall be conducted in a cul-
turally relevant manner.
17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN OF
MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 19, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 15, and
insert the following:
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘prosecution policies’’ and inserting
‘‘prosecution policies, such as implementing a vertical
prosecution system,’’; and
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the
following: ‘‘including implementation of the non-dis-
crimination requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994’’.
18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF
NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 198, insert after line 5 the following (and redesignate suc-
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ceeding subsections accordingly):
‘‘(d) INTAKE AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Director shall administer
family-focused programming at intake, such as questions about
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children, gauge interest in parenting resources, and concerns about
their child or caregiving; and administer ongoing assessment to
better inform, identify, and make recommendations about the
mother’s parental role and familial needs.’’.
Page 198, insert after line 21 the following (and redesignate suc-
ceeding subsections accordingly):
‘‘(g) FAMILY NEEDS TRAINING.—The Director shall provide train-
ing to correctional officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons
who engage with prisoners’ families on—
‘‘(1) how to interact with children in an age-appropriate man-
ner, and the children’s caregivers;
‘‘(2) basic childhood and adolescent development information;
and
‘‘(3) basic customer service skills.’’.
Page 212, line 26, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 213, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 213, insert after line 5 the following:
(D) the need to ensure a family-focused reentry, by in-
cluding incarcerated mothers, their children, and their
caregivers to create family reentry planning and program-
ming; and informing reentry information to visiting fami-
lies.
19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF
NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 199, line 5, add at the end the following:
‘‘The Director shall make rules—
‘‘(A) on the distribution and accessibility of sanitary
products to prisoners, to ensure each prisoner who re-
quires these products receives a quantity the prisoner
deems sufficient; and
‘‘(B) providing that no visitor is prohibited from visiting
a prisoner due to the visitor’s use of sanitary products.’’.
20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. ll. MATERNAL MORTALITY OR MORBIDITY STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col-
laboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and
in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the In-
dian Health Service, and other stakeholders (including community
based organizations), shall conduct a study on the whether victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
throughout the United States are more at risk of maternal mor-
tality or morbidity as a result of issues related to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than three years after the date of enact-
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ment of this title, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Indian
Health Service, and other stakeholders (including community based
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organizations), shall report to Congress on the study conducted
under subsection (a). The report shall include:
(1) An analysis of the extent in which domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking result in pregnancy re-
lated death.
(2) An analysis of the impact of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault or stalking on access to health care.
(3) A breakdown of individuals particularly impacted by do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, by
race and ethnicity.
(4) An analysis of the impact of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking on Tribal communities and
among Native Americans.
(5) An assessment of the factors that increase risks for infant
and maternal mortality or morbidity among survivors of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(6) Recommendations for legislative or policy changes to help
reduce infant and maternal mortality rates.
(7) Best practices to reduce pregnancy related deaths among
survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking.
(8) Any other information on maternal mortality or mor-
bidity the the Secretary determine appropriate to include in
the report.
21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 51, insert after line 18 the following:
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF THE FAST INITIATIVE.
Section 41601(e) of the Violent Crime Control and 3 Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(e)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) FORENSIC-MEDICAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR
TRIBES INITIATIVE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall make grants to eligible entities estab-
lish, sustain, or expand programs offering sexual as-
sault medical forensic exams and sexual assault victim
services in tribal communities.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity any of the
following:
‘‘(A) A State, local, or Federally recognized trib-
al government.
‘‘(B) An agency of a State, local, or Federally
recognized tribal government.
‘‘(C) A nonprofit organization.
‘‘(D) A tribal organization.
‘‘(E) An entity, the principal purpose of which is
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to provide healthcare, such as a hospital, clinic, or
health department.
‘‘(F) An institution of higher education.
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‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amount made available to
carry out this section, $14,000,000 shall be for grants
under this subsection.
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General shall give pri-
ority to applicants proposing innovative ways of bring-
ing experienced sexual assault forensic exams to re-
mote tribal communities.
‘‘(5) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—Applicants shall
demonstrate coordination with victim service pro-
viders, law enforcement (including a crime laboratory),
and prosecutors.
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—Recipients of a grant under
this subsection may use such funds to hire a sexual
assault response team.’’.
22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NEWMAN
OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, insert after line 17 the following:
SEC. 1411. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RE-
SPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE FOR MICROBUSINESSES.
Section 41501(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘State and local gov-
ernments’’ the following: ‘‘, and employers with fewer than 20
employees’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ‘‘, which materials shall include a website with
resources for employers with fewer than 20 employees, includ-
ing live training materials’’.
23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF
MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 151, line 5, insert ‘‘ credit history,’’ after ‘‘health care ac-
cess,’’.
24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF
MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 151, line 24, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 152, line 4, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 152, after line 4, insert the following:
(6) barriers that impede victims’ ability to pursue legal ac-
tion, including legal costs and filing fees, and complexities of
the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies.
25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS
OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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Add, at the end of the bill, the following (and conform the table
of contents accordingly):
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TITLE XVII—PROTECTIONS FOR
CERTAIN IMMIGRANT WOMEN
SEC. 1701. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall publish an interim final rule establishing
a six year pilot program allowing nonimmigrants authorized for
employment under section 106 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a), and their children, to apply for lawful tem-
porary status and travel authorization independent of the principal
nonimmigrants to which their current status is or was tied. Such
interim final rule shall be published and take effect not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PLASKETT
OF VIRGIN ISLANDS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, insert after line 17 the following:
SEC. 1411. CIVIL ACTION RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IM-
AGES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CONSENT.—The term ‘‘consent’’ means, with respect to an
individual, an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authoriza-
tion made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepre-
sentation, or coercion of the depicted individual.
(2) COMMERCIAL PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT.—The term ‘‘com-
mercial pornographic content’’ means any material that is sub-
ject to the record keeping requirements under section 2257 of
title 18, United States Code.
(3) DEPICTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘depicted individual’’
means an individual whose body is disclosed in whole or in
part in an intimate image.
(4) DISCLOSE.—The term ‘‘disclose’’ means to transfer, pub-
lish, distribute, or make accessible an intimate image.
(5) IDENTIFIABLE.—The term ‘‘identifiable’’ means recogniz-
able by an individual other than the depicted individual from—
(A) the intimate image itself; or
(B) information or text displayed in connection with the
intimate image.
(6) INTIMATE IMAGE.—The term ‘‘intimate image’’—
(A) means a photograph, film, video recording, or digital
recording that shows—
(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or fe-
male nipple of an individual;
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids on
to any part of the body of an individual;
(iii) an individual engaging in sexually explicit con-
duct; or
(iv) an individual being subjected to sexually explicit
conduct; and
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(B) includes any image described in subparagraph (A)
captured or recorded while the depicted individual was in
a public place if—
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(i) the depicted individual did not voluntarily dis-
play the content depicted in the image; or
(ii) the depicted individual did not consent to the
sexual conduct depicted in the image.
(7) SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.—The term ‘‘sexually ex-
plicit conduct’’ has the meaning given the term in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of section 2256(2) of title 18, United States
Code.
(b) CIVIL ACTION.—
(1) RIGHT OF ACTION.—Except as provided in paragraph (4),
a depicted individual, or in the case of a depicted individual
who is a minor, the parent of the depicted individual, whose
intimate image is disclosed, in or through interstate or foreign
commerce or using a means of interstate or foreign commerce
(including the internet), without the consent of the depicted in-
dividual, and such disclosure was made by a person who acted
knowingly without, or with reckless disregard for, the consent
of the depicted individual to such disclosure, may bring a civil
action against that person in an appropriate district court of
the United States for appropriate relief.
(2) CONSENT.—For purposes of an action under paragraph
(1)—
(A) evidence that the depicted individual provided con-
sent to the capture or recording of the intimate image
shall not, by itself, constitute evidence that the depicted
individual provided consent to the disclosure of the inti-
mate image; and
(B) evidence that the depicted individual disclosed the
image to the person alleged to have violated paragraph (1)
shall not, by itself, constitute evidence that the depicted
individual provided consent to the further disclosure of the
intimate image.
(3) RELIEF.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In a civil action filed under this sec-
tion—
(i) an individual may recover the actual damages
sustained by the individual or liquidated damages in
the amount of $150,000, and the cost of the action, in-
cluding reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation
costs reasonably incurred; and
(ii) the court may, in addition to any other relief
available at law, order equitable relief, including a
temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction,
or a permanent injunction ordering the defendant to
cease display or disclosure of the image.
(B) PRESERVATION OF ANONYMITY.—In ordering relief
under subparagraph (A), the court may grant injunctive
relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a
pseudonym.
(4) EXCEPTIONS.—A depicted individual may not bring an ac-
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tion for relief under this section relating to—
(A) an intimate image that is commercial pornographic
content unless—
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(i) the content was produced by force, fraud, mis-
representation, or coercion of the depicted individual;
and
(ii) the claim of force, fraud, misrepresentation, or
coercion under clause (i) is demonstrated through a
preponderance of evidence;
(B) a disclosure made in good faith—
(i) to a law enforcement officer or agency;
(ii) as part of a legal proceeding;
(iii) as part of medical education, diagnosis, or treat-
ment; or
(iv) in the reporting or investigation of—
(I) unlawful content; or
(II) unsolicited or unwelcome conduct;
(C) a matter of public concern or public interest; or
(D) a disclosure reasonably intended to assist the de-
picted individual.
27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRESSLEY
OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 51, insert after line 18 the following:
SEC. 206. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER SPECIFIC
SERVICES PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting through the
Director of the Violence Against Women Office, shall make grants
to eligible entities to enhance LGBTQ+ specific services for victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
(b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM AND GRANTS .—
(1) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—.— The purpose of the pro-
gram required by this section is to promote the following:
(A) The maintenance and replication of existing success-
ful LGBTQ+ specific domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking community-based programs
providing services and resources for LGBTQ+ victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.
(B) The development of innovative LGBTQ+ specific
strategies and projects to enhance access to services and
resources for LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to
using more traditional services and resources.
(2) PURPOSES FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY BE USED.—The Direc-
tor shall make grants to community-based programs for the
purpose of enhancing LGBTQ+ specific services for victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Grants under the program shall support community-based ef-
forts to address distinctive LGBTQ+ specific responses to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
including—
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(A) providing or enhancing services for LGBTQ+ victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including services that address the safety, emo-
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tional well-being, economic, housing, legal and workplace
needs of LGBTQ+ victims;
(B) supporting programs that specifically address under-
served LGBTQ+ communities, including culturally specific
communities, to provide specific resources and support for
LGBTQ+ underserved victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
(C) working in cooperation with the community to de-
velop education and prevention strategies highlighting
LGBTQ+ specific issues and resources regarding victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking;
(D) conducting outreach activities to ensure that
LGBTQ+ people who are victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault receive appropriate
assistance;
(E) providing training for victim service organizations,
governmental agencies, courts, law enforcement and other
first responders, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza-
tions serving the LGBT community about risk reduction,
intervention, prevention and the nature of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault for
LGBTQ+ individuals;
(F) developing and implementing LGBTQ+ specific pro-
gramming that incorporates alternative justice responses
that are focused on victim autonomy, agency and safety in
order to provide resolution and restitution for the victim;
and
(G) providing LGBTQ+ specific programs for LGBTQ+
parents of children exposed to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking; (H) examining the dy-
namics of anti-LGBTQ+ bias and its impact on victimiza-
tion and healing.
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—The Director
shall provide technical assistance and training to grantees of
this and other programs under this Act regarding the develop-
ment and provision of effective LGBTQ+ specific community-
based services by entering into cooperative agreements or con-
tracts with an organization or organizations having a dem-
onstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is address-
ing the development and provision of LGBTQ+ specific commu-
nity-based services to victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities for grants under this
section include—
(1) community-based programs, the primary purpose of
which is providing LGBTQ+ specific services to victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
and
(2) community-based programs, the primary purpose of
which is providing LGBTQ+ specific services that can partner
with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving vic-
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tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking, and that agrees to receive technical assistance from
a program with LGBTQ+ specific expertise.
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(d) REPORTING.—The Director shall issue a biennial report on the
distribution of funding under this section, the progress made in
replicating and supporting increased services to LGBTQ+ victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and
the types of LGBTQ+ specific programs, strategies, technical assist-
ance, and training developed or enhanced through this program.
(e) GRANT PERIOD.—The Director shall award grants for a 2-year
period, with a possible extension of another 2 years to implement
projects under the grant.
(f) EVALUATION.—The Director shall award a contract or coopera-
tive agreement to evaluate programs under this section to an entity
with the demonstrated expertise in and primary goal of providing
enhanced access to services and resources for victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face ob-
stacles to using more traditional services and resources.
(g) NON-EXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
to exclude LGBTQ+ community-based programs from applying to
other grant programs authorized under this Act.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Two percent the amounts appropriated to
carry out a covered grant program for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026, shall be made available for grants under this
section.
(2) COVERED GRANT PROGRAM.—In this section, the term
‘‘covered grant program’’ means any of the following: —
(A) Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461).
(B) Section 1301 of the Violence Against Women Act of
2000 (34 U.S.C. 12464).
(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—In addition to the funds described
in paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall
remain available until expended.
28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSS OF
NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 121, insert after line 21 the following:
‘‘(26) To develop of statewide databases with information on
where sexual assault nurse examiners are located.’’.
29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSS OF
NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 81, insert after line 25 the following:
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered housing provider shall prioritize
the safety of victims when making housing and housing-related
decisions, including admissions, terminations of assistance,
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evictions, transfers, referrals, family break-ups, and income de-
terminations.’’.
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30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCANLON
OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 30, insert after line 13 the following (and redesignate suc-
ceeding paragraphs accordingly):
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) to implement, expand, and establish efforts and projects
to provide legal representation for post-conviction relief pro-
ceedings, including any proceedings relating to vacatur,
expungement, record-sealing, or other post-conviction relief
measure.’’.
31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCANLON
OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 8, line 4, strike ‘‘or’’ at the end.
Page 8, after line 4, insert the following (and redesignate provi-
sions accordingly):
‘‘(iii) in the case of legal services provided at
a facility operated by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, a representative authorized by
the Secretary who is providing legal services
in connection with medical services, and other
unmet legal needs, such as issues related to
child custody, elder law, and landlord-tenant
disputes; or’’
32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, insert after line 17 the following:
SEC. 1411. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INTIMATE VISUAL DE-
PICTIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping
Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2021’’
or the ‘‘SHIELD Act of 2021’’.
(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 88 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depic-
tions
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.—The term ‘communications
service’ means—
‘‘(A) a service provided by a person that is a common
carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153), insofar as the person
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is acting as a common carrier;
‘‘(B) an electronic communication service, as that term is
defined in section 2510;
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‘‘(C) an information service, as that term is defined in
section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
153); and
‘‘(D) an interactive computer service, as that term is de-
fined in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 230(f)).
‘‘(2) INFORMATION CONTENT PROVIDER.—The term ‘informa-
tion content provider’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
230(f)).
‘‘(3) INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTION.—The term ‘intimate visual
depiction’ means any visual depiction (as that term is defined
in section 2256(5))—
‘‘(A) of an individual who is reasonably identifiable from
the visual depiction itself or information displayed in con-
nection with the visual depiction;
‘‘(B) in which—
‘‘(i) the individual has obtained 18 years of age and
is engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or
‘‘(ii) the naked genitals, anus, pubic area or post-pu-
bescent female nipple of the individual are visible;
‘‘(C) in which the content described in subparagraph (B)
is not simulated; and
‘‘(D) in original or modified format.
‘‘(4) SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.—The term ‘sexually ex-
plicit conduct’ has the meaning given that term in section
2256(2)(A).
‘‘(b) OFFENSE.—Except as provided in subsection (d), it shall be
unlawful to knowingly use any means or facility of interstate or
foreign commerce to distribute an intimate visual depiction of an
individual—
‘‘(1) with knowledge of or reckless disregard for—
‘‘(A) the lack of consent of the individual to the distribu-
tion; and
‘‘(B) the reasonable expectation of the individual that the
depiction would remain private; and
‘‘(2) without an objectively reasonable belief that such dis-
tribution touches upon a matter of public concern.
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, for each
individual victim depicted, or both.
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAWFUL REPORTING, AND OTHER
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—This section—
‘‘(A) does not prohibit any lawful law enforcement, cor-
rectional, or intelligence activity;
‘‘(B) shall not apply in the case of an individual acting
in good faith to report unlawful activity or in pursuance of
a legal or professional or other lawful obligation; and
‘‘(C) shall not apply in the case of a document production
or filing associated with a legal proceeding.
‘‘(2) SERVICE PROVIDERS.—This section shall not apply to any
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provider of a communications service with regard to content
provided by another information content provider unless the
provider of the communications service intentionally solicits, or
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knowingly and predominantly distributes, content that the pro-
vider of the communications service actually knows is in viola-
tion of this section.
‘‘(e) THREATS.—Any person who intentionally threatens to com-
mit an offense under subsection (b) shall be punished as provided
in subsection (c).
‘‘(f) VENUE AND EXTRATERRITORIALITY.—A prosecution under this
section may be brought in a district where the defendant or the de-
picted individual resides or in a district where the intimate visual
depictions are distributed. There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdic-
tion over an offense under this section if the defendant or the de-
picted individual is a citizen or permanent resident of the United
States.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of chapter 88 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1801 the following:
‘‘1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions.’’.
33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF CALIFORNIA OR
HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. ll. ONLINE SURVEY TOOL FOR CAMPUS SAFETY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General, Director of the Centers for Disease
Control, and the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services and experts in domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, develop, design,
and make available through a secure and accessible online portal,
a standardized online survey tool regarding student experiences
with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEY TOOL.—In developing the survey
tool required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education
shall—
(1) use best practices from peer-reviewed research measuring
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking;
(2) consult with the higher education community, experts in
survey research related to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, and organiza-
tions engaged in the prevention of and response to, and advo-
cacy on behalf of victims of, domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking regarding the
development and design of such survey tool and the method-
ology for administration of such survey tool; and
(3) ensure that the survey tool is readily accessible to and
usable by individuals with disabilities.
(c) ELEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The survey tool developed pursuant to this
paragraph shall be fair and unbiased, scientifically valid and
reliable, and meet the highest standards of survey research.
(2) SURVEY QUESTIONS.—Survey questions included in the
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survey tool developed pursuant to this section shall—
(A) be designed to gather information on student experi-
ences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
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sault, sexual harassment, and stalking, including the expe-
riences of victims of such incidents;
(B) use trauma-informed language to prevent retrauma-
tization; and
(C) include the following:
(i) Questions that give students the option to report
their demographic information.
(ii) Questions designed to determine the incidence
and prevalence of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking.
(iii) Questions regarding whether students know
about institutional policies and procedures related to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex-
ual harassment, and stalking.
(iv) Questions designed to determine, if victims re-
ported domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, or stalking—
(I) to whom the incident was reported and what
response the victim may have received;
(II) whether the victim was informed of, or re-
ferred to, national, State, local, or on-campus re-
sources; and
(III) whether the entity to whom the victim re-
ported the incident conducted an investigation
and the duration and final resolution of such an
investigation.
(v) Questions regarding contextual factors, such as
whether force, incapacitation, or coercion was in-
volved.
(vi) Questions to determine whether an accused in-
dividual was a student at the institution.
(vii) Questions to determine whether a victim re-
ported an incident to State, local, or campus law en-
forcement.
(viii) Questions to determine why the victim chose to
report or not report an incident to the institution or
State, local, or campus law enforcement.
(ix) Questions to determine the impact of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking on the victim’s education, in-
cluding diminished grades, dropped classes, leaves of
absence, and negative financial consequences (such as
costs associated with loss in paid tuition due to leaves
of absence, loss in scholarship awards due to dimin-
ished grades, and cost associated with counseling,
medical services, or housing changes).
(x) Questions to determine the impact and effective-
ness of prevention and awareness programs and com-
plaints processes.
(xi) Questions to determine attitudes toward sexual
violence and harassment, including the willingness of
individuals to intervene as a bystander of sex-based
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tity-based), race-based, national origin-based, and dis-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual
harassment, and stalking.
(xii) Other questions, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Education.
(3) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—In addition to the standardized
questions developed by the Secretary of Education under para-
graph (2), an institution may request additional information
from students that would increase the understanding of the in-
stitution of school climate factors unique to their campuses.
(4) RESPONSES.—The responses to the survey questions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall—
(A) be submitted confidentially;
(B) not be included in crime statistics; and
(C) in the case of such responses being included in a re-
port, shall not include personally identifiable information.
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF SURVEY.—
(1) FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Education,
in consultation with the Attorney General, Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control, and Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services, shall develop a mechanism by
which institutions of higher education may, with respect to the
survey tool developed pursuant to this section—
(A) administer such survey tool; and
(B) modify such survey tool to include additional ele-
ments or requirements, as determined by the institution.
(2) COSTS.—The Secretary of Education may not require an
institution of higher education to pay to modify the survey tool
in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary of Education shall ensure
that the survey tool is administered in such a way as to be
readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
(4) INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION.—Beginning not later
than one year after the date on which the Secretary of Edu-
cation makes available to institutions the mechanism described
in paragraph (1), and every 2 years thereafter, each institution
shall administer the survey tool developed pursuant to this
section.
(e) COMPLETED SURVEYS.—The Secretary of Education shall re-
quire each institution participating in any program under this title
to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that an adequate,
random, and representative sample size of students (as determined
by the Secretary) enrolled at the institution complete the survey
tool developed pursuant to this section.
(f) REPORT.—Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prepare a
biennial report on the information gained from the standardized
elements of the survey under this section and publish such report
in an accessible format on the website of the Department and sub-
mit such report to Congress. The report shall include campus-level
data for each school and attributed by name of each campus in a
manner that permits comparisons across schools and campuses.
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(g) PUBLICATION.—Each institution shall publish, in a manner
that is readily accessible and usable by individuals, including indi-
viduals with disabilities—
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(1) the campus-level results of the standardized elements of
the survey under this section on the website of the institution
and in the annual security report required under subsection (f)
for the campuses affiliated with the institution; and
(2) the campus-level results of the additional elements modi-
fying the survey by the institution, if any, on the website of the
institution.
(h) VIOLATION.—Upon a determination pursuant to section
487(c)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(c)(3)(B)) that an institution of higher education has violated
or failed to carry out any provision under this section, the Sec-
retary of Education shall impose a civil penalty upon the institu-
tion in the same amount and pursuant to the same procedures as
a civil penalty is imposed under section 487(c)(3)(B) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B)).
34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. 1411. TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION.
(a) TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION.—Not later
than September 1, 2022, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General shall es-
tablish a joint interagency task force to be known as the ‘‘Task
Force on Sexual Violence in Education’’ that shall—
(1) provide pertinent information to the Secretary of Edu-
cation, Attorney General, Congress, and the public with respect
to campus sexual violence prevention, investigations, and re-
sponses, including the creation of consistent, public complaint
processes for violations of title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and section 485(f) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f));
(2) provide recommendations to educational institutions for
establishing sexual assault prevention and response teams;
(3) develop recommendations for educational institutions on
providing survivor resources, including healthcare, sexual as-
sault kits, sexual assault nurse examiners, culturally respon-
sive and inclusive standards of care, trauma-informed services,
and access to confidential advocacy and support services;
(4) develop recommendations in conjunction with student
groups at greater statistical risk of perpetuating rape culture
such as fraternities and athletic departments for best practices
for responses and prevention with respect to sexual violence
and dating violence for educational institutions, taking into
consideration an institution’s size and resources;
(5) develop recommendations for educational institutions on
sex education, as appropriate, training for school staff, and
various equitable discipline models;
(6) develop recommendations on culturally responsive and in-
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clusive approaches to supporting survivors, which include con-
sideration of race, ethnicity, national origin, immigrant status,
gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, disability, socio-eco-
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nomic status, exposure to trauma, and other compounding fac-
tors;
(7) solicit periodic input from a diverse group of survivors,
trauma specialists, advocates from national, State, and local
anti-sexual violence advocacy organizations, institutions of
higher education, and other public stakeholders;
(8) assess the Department of Education’s ability under sec-
tion 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.
1682) to levy intermediate fines for noncompliance with title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)
and the advisability of additional remedies for such noncompli-
ance, in addition to the remedies already available under Fed-
eral law; and
(9) create a plan described in subsection (c).
(b) PERSONNEL DETAILS.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO DETAIL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the head of a component of any Federal agency
that is funded under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13925 et seq.) may detail an officer or employee of
such component to the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Edu-
cation or to the Secretary of Education to assist the Task Force
with the duties described in subsection (a), as jointly agreed to
by the head of such component and the Task Force.
(2) BASIS FOR DETAIL.—A personnel detail made under para-
graph (1) may be made—
(A) for a period of not more than 3 years; and
(B) on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
(c) ADDITIONAL PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education is estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Task Force shall submit to Con-
gress recommendations for recruiting, retaining, and training a
highly-qualified workforce employed by the Department of Edu-
cation to carry out investigation of complaints alleging a violation
of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681
et seq.) or section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1092(f)), and enforcement of such title IX (20 U.S.C. 1681
et seq.) or such section 485(f) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)), with respect to
sexual violence in education. Such plan shall include—
(1) an assessment to identify current gaps or challenges car-
rying out such investigation and enforcement, which may in-
clude surveying current investigative workforce to solicit feed-
back on areas in need of improvement;
(2) an examination of issues of recruiting, retention, and the
professional development of such workforce, including the pos-
sibility of providing retention bonuses or other forms of com-
pensation for the purpose of ensuring the Department of Edu-
cation has the capacity, in both personnel and skills, needed to
properly perform its mission and provide adequate oversight of
educational institutions;
(3) an assessment of the benefits of outreach and training
with both law enforcement agencies and educational institu-
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(4) an examination of best practices for making educational
institutions aware of the most effective campus sexual violence
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prevention, investigation, and response practices and identi-
fying areas where more research should be conducted; and
(5) strategies for addressing such other matters as the Sec-
retary of Education considers necessary to sexual violence pre-
vention, investigation, and responses.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Task Force on Sexual Violence in Edu-
cation shall report to Congress on an annual basis, and make pub-
licly available, a report of its activities and any update of the plan
required under subsection (c), including the number of complaints
received regarding sexual violence (including violence on the basis
of sexual orientation and gender identity), the number of open in-
vestigations, the number of complaints that continued to resolu-
tion, the number of complaints resolved using informal resolution,
the average time to complete an investigation, the number of inves-
tigations initiated based on complaints, and the number of inves-
tigations initiated by the Department of Education.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘educational institution’’ includes an institution
of higher education, an elementary school, or a secondary
school.
(2) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’
have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(3) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, insert after line 17 the following (and conform the
table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1411. SURVIVORS’ BILL OF RIGHTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make grants to
States that have in place a law that provides to sexual assault sur-
vivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18,
United States Code.
(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, a grant to a State under this section shall be equal to 10 per-
cent of the average of the amount of funding of the 3 most recent
awards that the State received under part T of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441
et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Violence Against
Women Formula Grant Program’’).
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under this section
shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney
General may reasonably require, including information about the
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law described in subsection (a).
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36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STEFANIK
OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Strike all that follows after the enacting clause, and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against Women Extension
Act of 2021’’.
SEC. 2. STOP GRANTS.
Section 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)), is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following:
‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND ENFORCE-
MENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS.
Section 1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 4. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.
Section 1201(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (34
U.S.C. 20121(f)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Section 1301(e) of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (34
U.S.C. 12464(e)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 6. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT.
Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12311(c)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 7. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.
Section 219(a) the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
13014(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 8. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS-
SAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT AS-
SISTANCE.
Section 40295(e)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(34 U.S.C. 12341(e)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year
2022,’’.
SEC. 9. GRANTS FOR ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END
ABUSE LATER IN LIFE.
Section 40801(b)(5) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(34 U.S.C. 12421(b)(5)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year
2022’’.
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SEC. 10. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUSES.
Section 304(e) of the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125(e)) is
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amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 11. STUDY CONDUCTED THROUGH 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 inserting after ‘‘for each of the fiscal years 2014
through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 12. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PRE-
VENTION.
Section 41303(f) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12463(f)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 13. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
STALKING.
(a) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM STA-
BILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12474(i)) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘,
and for fiscal year 2022,’’.
(b) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PUBLIC
AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 41405(g) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12475(g)) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘,
and for fiscal year 2022,’’.
SEC. 14. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES
TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE.
Section 41501(e) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12501(e)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 15. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE.
Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) is amended
by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the
following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022,’’.
SEC. 16. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN
WOMEN.
Section 905(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 534 note)
is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 17. STALKER DATABASE.
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12402) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for fiscal years 2014
through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 18. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public
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Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1910) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fis-
cal year 2022’’.
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SEC. 19. GRANTS FOR STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S
RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
Section 399P(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–
4(g)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 20. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST PEO-
PLE WITH INDIVIDUALS.
Section 1402(e) of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Vi-
olence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 20122(e)) is amended by
inserting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 21. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.
Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following:
‘‘, and for fiscal year 2022’’.
SEC. 22. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY.
Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
(34 U.S.C. 21308) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each of the fis-
cal years 2015 through 2019’’ the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year
2022’’.
37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of the bill the following:
SEC. 1611. STUDY ON CHILD CUSTODY IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study investigating
whether victims who raise evidence of domestic violence are more
likely to lose primary custody of children to an abusive partner or
to the State, including—
(1) a review of State laws, regulations, and practices on how
child neglect and custody situations are handled in domestic
violence situations; and
(2) a list of recommendations on how to restructure State
laws, regulations, and practices to better protect victims of do-
mestic violence and their children.
38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 158, insert after line 21 the following:
SEC. 708. STUDY ON COSTS OF DIVORCE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CASES.
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall—
(1) conduct a study on the direct and collateral economic
costs and risks of divorce from an abusive partner to a victim
of domestic violence, including the payment of alimony, legal
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fees, spousal support, or the division of property, disaggregated
on the basis of whether the individual has higher earnings
than their partner; and
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(2) include recommendations based on the study conducted
under paragraph (1).
39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 231, insert after line 17 the following:
SEC. 1411. REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAMS AT HOS-
PITALS.
In order to be eligible for funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Justice under this Act or an amendment made by this Act,
a State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney
General a report, on an annual basis, which contains the following:
(1) The number of hospitals in the jurisdiction that have sex-
ual assault response teams (or their equivalent).
(2) The average response time of each such team in respond-
ing to the needs, including the emotional needs, of rape and
sexual assault victims in the emergency room.
40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WAGNER
OF MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 17, line 18, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 17, strike line 19 through line 2 of page 18 and insert the
following:
(ii) in paragraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘$20,000 in De-
partment funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General’’
and inserting ‘‘$100,000 in Department funds, unless
the Director or Principal Deputy Director of the Office
on Violence Against Women, the Deputy Attorney
General,’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) INELIGIBILITY.—If the Attorney General finds that a
recipient of grant funds under this Act has fraudulently
misused such grant funds, after reasonable notice and op-
portunity for a hearing, such recipient shall not be eligible
to receive grant funds under this Act for up to 5 years. A
misuse of grant funds or an error that does not rise to the
level of fraud is not grounds for ineligibility.’’.
41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS
OF GEORGIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 18, insert after line 23 the following:
SEC. 6. INCLUSION OF DISPARATE IMPACT IN STUDIES.
Any study conducted under this Act or an amendment made by
this Act shall include an assessment, to the extent practicable, of
any disparate impacts of the matter studied, by race, ethnicity, sex,
sexual orientation, and gender identity.
PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1603 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
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In section 126(c)(3), strike ‘‘(1)(D)’’ and insert ‘‘(1)(E)’’.
In section 126(c), add at the end the following:
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(4) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the rulemaking described in
section 122(a), the Secretary shall establish procedures al-
lowing for a partial waiver of the requirement under sec-
tion 111(a)(1)(A) for a certified agricultural worker if such
worker—
(i) has continuously maintained certified agricul-
tural worker status since the date such status was ini-
tially granted;
(ii) has partially completed the requirement under
section 111(a)(1)(A); and
(iii) is no longer able to engage in agricultural labor
or services safely and effectively because of—
(I) a permanent disability suffered while engag-
ing in agricultural labor or services; or
(II) deteriorating health or physical ability com-
bined with advanced age.
(B) DISABILITY.—In establishing the procedures de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Commissioner of Social Security to define ‘‘permanent dis-
ability’’ for purposes of a waiver under subparagraph
(A)(iii)(I).
In section 302(b), add at the end the following:
(5) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
may delay the effective dates described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) for a period not to exceed 180 days if the Secretary deter-
mines, based on the most recent report described in section 133
and other relevant data, that a significant number of applica-
tions under section 101 remain pending.
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