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This Act may be cited as the . Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. Sec. 3. Agency and department coordination. Sec. 4. Effective date. Sec. 5. Availability of funds. TITLE I—Enhancing legal tools to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking Sec. 101. Stop grants. Sec. 102. Grants to improve the criminal justice response.

Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. Sec. 104. Grants to support families in the justice system. Sec. 105. Outreach and services to underserved populations grants. Sec. 106. Criminal provisions. Sec. 107. Rape survivor child custody. Sec. 108. Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Sec. 109. Grants for lethality assessment programs. TITLE II—Improving Services for Victims Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program.

Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse enforcement assistance program. Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against people with disabilities. Sec. 204. Training and services to end abuse in later life. Sec. 205. Demonstration program on trauma-informed training for law enforcement. TITLE III—Services, Protection, and Justice for Young Victims Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education (CHOOSE) for children and youth.

Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. Sec. 304. Combat online predators. TITLE IV—Violence Reduction Practices Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sec. 402. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through prevention grants. TITLE V—Strengthening the Health Care Systems Response Sec. 501. Grants to strengthen the health care systems response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. TITLE VI—Safe Homes for Victims Sec. 601.

Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Sec. 602. Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation against victims. Sec. 603. Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home. Sec. 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Sec. 605. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Sec. 606. United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments. TITLE VII—Economic Security for Victims Sec. 701. Findings. Sec. 702. National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence. Sec. 703. Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual and other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Sec. 704. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access. Sec. 705. GAO study.

Sec. 706. Education and information programs for survivors. Sec. 707. Severability. TITLE VIII—Homicide reduction initiatives Sec. 801. Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating partners and persons subject to protection orders. Sec. 802. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from possessing a firearm. TITLE IX—Safety for Indian women Sec. 901. Findings and purpose. Sec. 902. Authorization for Tribal Access Program. Sec. 903. Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes.

Sec. 904. Reports. TITLE X—Office on Violence Against Women Sec. 1001. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women. TITLE XI—Improving Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Sec. 1101. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals in Federal prisons. Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. Sec. 1103. Research and report on women in Federal incarceration. Sec. 1104. Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women. TITLE XII—Law Enforcement Tools to Enhance Public Safety Sec. 1201.

Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or attempted purchase of a firearm. Sec. 1202. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and Tribal authorities. Sec. 1203. Special assistant United States attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys. TITLE XIII—Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Sec. 1301. Short title. Sec. 1302. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law. Sec. 1303. Incentives for States. Sec. 1304.

Reports to Congress. Sec. 1305. Definition. TITLE XIV—Other Matters Sec. 1401. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. Sec. 1402. Federal victim assistants reauthorization. Sec. 1403. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners reauthorization. Sec. 1404. Sex offender management. Sec. 1405. Court-appointed special advocate program. Sec. 1406. Rape kit backlog. Sec. 1407. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants. Sec. 1408. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic violence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Sec. 1409. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence. TITLE XV—Cybercrime Enforcement Sec. 1501. Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes. Sec. 1502. National Resource Center grant. Sec. 1503. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime.