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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 3623 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 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. Sense of Congress. Sec. 6. Severability. 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. Pilot program on restorative practices. 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. Grants for training and services to end violence against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people. Sec. 204. Training and services to end abuse in later life. Sec. 205. Abby Honold Act. Sec. 206. LGBT Specific Services Program. 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. Study on State coverage of forensic examinations and related costs following a sexual assault. TITLE IV—Violence Reduction Practices Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention (SMART Prevention) grants. TITLE V—Strengthening the Health Care System’s Response Sec. 501.
Grants to strengthen the health care system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Sec. 502. Maternal mortality or morbidity study. Sec. 503. Understanding sexual assault care in health systems. Sec. 504. National report on sexual assault services in our nation’s health system. Sec. 505. Improving and strengthening the sexual assault examiner workforce clinical and continuing education pilot program. Sec. 506. Expanding access to unified care.
Sec. 507. Expanding access to forensics for victims of interpersonal violence. 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. Study and report on housing and service needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking. 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. Provisions related to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
Sec. 704. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access. Sec. 705. GAO Study. TITLE VIII—Safety for Indian women Subtitle A—Tools to enhance public safety for Indian Tribes Sec. 801. Findings and purposes. Sec. 802. Tribal Access Program. Sec. 803. Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program. Sec. 804. Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes. Subtitle B—Alaska Tribal public safety empowerment Sec. 811. Findings; purposes. Sec. 812. Definitions. Sec. 813. Tribal jurisdiction in Alaska.
TITLE IX—Office on Violence Against Women Sec. 901. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women. Sec. 902. Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities of the Office on Violence Against Women. TITLE X—Improving conditions for women in Federal custody Sec. 1001. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals in Federal prisons. Sec. 1002. Health and safety of pregnant women and mothers. Sec. 1003. Research and report on women in Federal incarceration.
Sec. 1004. Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women. Sec. 1005. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE XI—Law Enforcement Tools to Enhance Public Safety Sec. 1101. NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022. Sec. 1102. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 1103. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys. Sec. 1104. Review on criminal offenses affecting Native Hawaiians. TITLE XII—Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Sec. 1201. Short title. Sec. 1202.
Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct. Sec. 1203. Incentives for States. Sec. 1204. Reports to Congress. Sec. 1205. Definition. TITLE XIII—Other Matters Sec. 1301. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. Sec. 1302. Federal victim and witness coordinators reauthorization. Sec. 1303. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners reauthorization. Sec. 1304. Sex offender management. Sec. 1305. Court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 1306. Review of link between substance use and victims of domestic violence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Sec. 1307. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence. Sec. 1308. National resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence assistance for microbusinesses. Sec. 1309. Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images. Sec. 1310. Choose Respect Act. Sec. 1311. Technical correction to Victims of Crime Act.
Sec. 1312. Eliminating the marriage defense to statutory rape. Sec. 1313. Deputy Assistant Attorney General on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of Justice programs. Sec. 1314. Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education. Sec. 1315. Bree’s Law. Sec. 1316. Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022. Sec. 1317. Study relating to State actions to prohibit aiding and abetting sexual misconduct in schools. Sec. 1318. Supporting access to nurse exams act. TITLE XIV—Cybercrime Enforcement Sec. 1401.
Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes. Sec. 1402. National Resource Center grant. Sec. 1403. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime. TITLE XV—Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Increased funding for STOP grants. Sec. 1505. Sexual assault survivors' rights. Sec. 1506. Grants to State and Tribal courts to implement protection order pilot programs. Sec. 1507.
Online survey tool for campus safety. Sec. 1508. Study on child custody in domestic violence cases.
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