Sec. 101. Stop grants
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Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended— in section 2001(b)— in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: including implementation of the non-discrimination requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ; in paragraph (9)— by striking older and disabled women and inserting people 50 years of age or over and people with disabilities ; and by striking older and disabled individuals and inserting people ; in paragraph (19), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by inserting after paragraph (20), the following: developing and implementing laws, policies, procedures, and training— for the purpose of homicide prevention, preventing lethal assaults, and responding to threats of lethal assaults through effective enforcement of court orders prohibiting possession of and mandating the recovery of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking offenders; and to address victim safety, safe storage of contraband during the pendency of the court order and, where appropriate, safe return of such contraband at the conclusion of the court order; developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific victim services programs to provide culturally specific victim services regarding, responses to, and prevention of female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female circumcision; providing victim advocates in State or local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, and courts and providing supportive services and advocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. ; in section 2007— in subsection (d)— by redesignating paragraphs
(5)and
(6)as paragraphs
(7)and (8), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: proof of compliance with the requirements regarding training and best practices for victim-centered prosecution, described in section 2017; proof of compliance with the requirements regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; ; in subsection (i)— in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: and the requirements under section 40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( ; and 34 U.S.C. 12291(b) ) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by inserting after ethnicity, the following: sexual orientation, gender identity, ; and by adding at the end the following: If allegations of discrimination in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A) ) by a potential grantee under this part have been made to the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a review of the compliance of the potential grantee with such section. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 , the Attorney General shall by rule establish procedures for such a review. Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 and once every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives regarding compliance with section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A) ) by recipients of grants under this part. ; and by adding at the end the following: In order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible for a subgrant under this part, the office shall certify to the State, Indian tribal government, or territorial government receiving grant funding under this part, that the office implemented and trained on best practices regarding victim-centered approaches 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. These best practices shall be developed by experts in the fields of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and prosecution. . 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 striking 2014 through 2018 and inserting 2021 through 2025 .
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