Sec. 4. State level supplemental victim surveys
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Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the Director ), shall make grants to States to administer surveys to survivors of violence to determine their needs related to having been survivors of violence. The Director shall prioritize awarding grants to recipients that solicit information about one or more of the following:
The types of services survivors of violence received related to having been victimized, and the experiences of such survivors while receiving such services. Whether survivors wanted services that they did not receive. The experiences of survivors with relocation, eviction, immigration, and housing following victimization. The experiences of survivors with the use of force by and injury caused by law enforcement officers. The prevalence of victimization and the post-victimization needs of— individuals who have been arrested or convicted of crimes; individuals who are unhoused; or individuals who are living in institutions, including prisons, jails, medical or nursing facilities, or mental health facilities.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Director a report documenting the results and findings from the survey funded by the grant. The Director shall make publicly available on the website of the Bureau of Justice Statistics the reports submitted under paragraph (1). There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2031.