Sec. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS
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## SEC. 103 LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-6) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in the first sentence, by striking “arising as a consequence of” and inserting “relating to or arising out of”; and #####
(B)in the second sentence, by inserting “or arising out of” after “relating to”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in the heading, by inserting “and Grant Conditions” after “Definitions”; and #####
(B)by inserting “and grant conditions” after “definitions”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “victims services organizations” and inserting “victim service providers”; and #####
(B)by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) > > to implement, expand, and establish efforts and projects to provide competent, supervised pro bono legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, except that not more than 10 percent of the funds awarded under this section may be used for the purpose described in this paragraph.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “ this section has completed ” and all that follows and inserting the following: “ this section— ” > > ##### “(A) > > has demonstrated expertise in providing legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the targeted population; or > > > ##### “(B) > > > ######
(i)> > is partnered with an entity or person that has demonstrated expertise described in subparagraph (A); and > > > ###### “(ii) > > has completed, or will complete, training in connection with domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related legal issues, including training on evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide;” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “stalking organization” and inserting “stalking victim service provider”; and ####
(5)in subsection
(f)in paragraph (1), by striking “this section” and all that follows and inserting the following: “this section $57,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.”.
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