Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant

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Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1b ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following or utilization of other communication technologies for purposes related to such a hotline ; in paragraph (3), by striking professionals and inserting professionals, including school-based professionals, to identify and refer students who may have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sexual violence ; and in paragraph (7)— by striking sexual assault and inserting sexual violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment ; and by inserting and Deaf individuals before the period at the end; in subsection (b), by striking Indian tribal and inserting Indian Tribal ; by redesignating subsection

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(d)and (e), respectively; by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (b): In awarding funds to States under this section, the Secretary shall set forth procedures designed to ensure meaningful involvement of sexual assault coalitions, culturally specific organizations, and representatives from underserved communities of the State or territory in the application for, and implementation of, funding. ; in subsection

(d)(as redesignated by paragraph (3))— in paragraph (1), by striking $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and inserting $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 ; in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: Not less than 80 percent of the total amount made available under this subsection in each fiscal year shall be awarded in accordance with this paragraph. ; and by adding at the end the following: Of the total amount appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, not less than 15 percent shall be allocated to State, territorial, and Tribal sexual assault coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and providing prevention activities, providing assistance to prevention programs, and collaborating and coordinating with applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities engaged in sexual violence prevention, in accordance with this paragraph. Of the total amount appropriated under this subsection and allocated to making awards to sexual assault coalitions, as described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year— not less than 10 percent shall be made available to Tribal sexual assault coalitions; and any remaining amounts shall be made available, in equal amounts, to each State coalition and each territorial coalition. Receipt of an award under this subsection by a sexual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition from receiving additional grants or administering funds to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a). ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 , the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the activities funded by grants awarded under this section and best practices relating to rape prevention and education. .

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