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Title II — Improving Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

113th Congress · Approved Mar 7, 2013 · 127 Stat. 54

TITLE II Improving Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

SEC. 201. Sexual Assault Services Program.

(a)
Grants to States and Territories.— Section 41601(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking “ other programs” and all that follows and inserting “ other nongovernmental or tribal programs and projects to assist individuals who have been victimized by sexual assault, without regard to the age of the individual.”;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “ or tribal programs and activities” after “ nongovernmental organizations”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking “ linguistically and”; and
(3)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
by inserting “ (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)” after “ The Attorney General shall allocate to each State”;
(B)
by striking “ the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,” after “ Guam”;
(C)
by striking “ 0.125 percent” and inserting “ 0.25 percent”; and
(D)
by striking “ The District of Columbia shall be treated as a territory for purposes of calculating its allocation under the preceding formula.”.
(b)
Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)) is amended by striking “ $50,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011” and inserting “ $40,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.

SEC. 202. Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance.

Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)(H), by inserting “ , including sexual assault forensic examiners” before the semicolon;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
by striking “ victim advocacy groups” and inserting “ victim service providers”; and
(ii)
by inserting “ , including developing multidisciplinary teams focusing on high risk cases with the goal of preventing domestic and dating violence homicides” before the semicolon;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking “ and other long- and short-term assistance” and inserting “ legal assistance, and other long-term and short-term victim and population specific services”; and
(ii)
by striking “ and” at the end;
(C)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “ ; and”; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:

“(4) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault forensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response Teams, law enforcement training, and programs addressing rape kit backlogs.

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

; and

(3)
in subsection (e)(1), by striking “ $55,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011” and inserting “ $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.

SEC. 203. Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grants.

Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “ (including using evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of domestic and dating violence homicide)” after “ risk reduction”;
(B)
in paragraph (4), by striking “ victim service organizations” and inserting “ victim service providers”; and
(C)
in paragraph (5), by striking “ victim services organizations” and inserting “ victim service providers”;
(2)
in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking “ nonprofit and nongovernmental victim services organization, such as a State” and inserting “ victim service provider, such as a State or tribal”; and
(3)
in subsection (e), by striking “ $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011” and inserting “ $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.

SEC. 204. Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life.

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

“Subtitle H— Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse Later in Life

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

“(a) Definitions.—In this section—

“(1) the term ‘exploitation’ has the meaning given the term in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j);

“(2) the term ‘later life’, relating to an individual, means the individual is 50 years of age or older; and

“(3) the term ‘neglect’ means the failure of a caregiver or fiduciary to provide the goods or services that are necessary to maintain the health or safety of an individual in later life.

“(b) Grant Program.—

“(1) Grants authorized.—The Attorney General may make grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2).

“(2) Mandatory and permissible activities.—

“(A) Mandatory activities.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds received under the grant to—

“(i) provide training programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service providers, victim advocates, and relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of elder abuse;

“(ii) provide or enhance services for victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect;

“(iii) establish or support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; and

“(iv) conduct cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population specific organizations, faith-based advocates, victim service providers, and courts to better serve victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect.

“(B) Permissible activities.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use the funds received under the grant to—

“(i) provide training programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, or other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; or

“(ii) conduct outreach activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect receive appropriate assistance.

“(C) Waiver.—The Attorney General may waive 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (A) upon making a determination that the activity would duplicate services available in the community.

“(D) Limitation.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use not more than 10 percent of the total funds received under the grant for an activity described in subparagraph (B)(ii).

“(3) Eligible entities.—An entity shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section if—

“(A) the entity is—

“(i) a State;

“(ii) a unit of local government;

“(iii) a tribal government or tribal organization;

“(iv) a population specific organization with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals over 50 years of age;

“(v) a victim service provider with demonstrated experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or

“(vi) a State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition; and

“(B) the entity demonstrates that it is part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes, at a minimum—

“(i) a law enforcement agency;

“(ii) a prosecutor’s office;

“(iii) a victim service provider; and

“(iv) a nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals in later life;

“(4) Underserved populations.—In making grants under this section, the Attorney General shall give priority to proposals providing services to culturally specific and underserved populations.

“(5) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.”