,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eecf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage      
,/ates to provide = enhanc$ s5t5c+      
p5alties = p]sons convict$ ( committ+1  
or attempt+ to commit1 an act ( dome/ic 
viol5ce 9 ! pres5ce ( m9or *ildr54  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,enhanc$ ,p5alty ,act 
( #bjad or z ,c&ace's ,law4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7       
,approximately #a 9 #d wom5 w exp]i5ce  
dome/ic viol5ce dur+ h] lifetime & e    
ye>1 #a 9 #c wom5 :o is a victim (      
homicide is murd]$ by h] curr5t or =m]  
p>tn]4  7#b7 ,e ye>1 m ?an #c million   
*ildr5 witness dome/ic viol5ce 9 _!     
homes & *ildr5 :o live 9 homes :]e !re  
is dome/ic viol5ce also suff] abuse or  
neglect at high rates4  7#c7 ,*ildr5 are
 m likely to int]v5e :5 !y witness sev]e
 viol5ce aga9/ a p>5t1 :i* places !m at 

great risk = injury or ev5 dea?4  7#d7  
,girls :o witness dome/ic viol5ce are m 
vuln]able to abuse z te5s & adults &    
boys :o witness dome/ic viol5ce are m   
likely to become adult abus]s ( _!      
p>tn]s1 _! *ildr51 or bo?1 ?us cont9u+ !
 cycle ( viol5ce 9 ! next g5]ation4     
7#e7 ,mo/ dome/ic viol5ce incid5ts are  
nev] report$4  7#f7 ,family memb]s1     
close fri5ds1 co-work]s1 & o!r p]sons   
close to a victim ( dome/ic viol5ce     
frequ5tly obs]ve ?+s t lead to !m to    
suspect t _! lov$ "o or colleague is be+
 abus$ b d n feel !y possess ! k &      
skills ne$$ to provide con/ructive      
assi/ance t c make a real diff]5ce 9 !  
life ( ! victim4  7#g7 ,dome/ic viol5ce 
co/s ! national economy m ?an #cg       
billion a ye> 9 law en=cem5t involvem5t1
 legal "w1 m$ical & m5tal heal?         
treatm5t1 & lo/ productivity4  #c4      
,inc5tive = ,/ates to ,enact ,enhanc$   
,s5t5c+ ,provisions = ,p]sons ,convict$ 
( ,committ+ ,act ( ,dome/ic ,viol5ce 9 !
 ,pres5ce ( a ,m9or ,*ild  7a7 ,9 g5]al 

,= ea* fiscal ye> aft] ! expiration ( ! 
p]iod ( implem5tation specifi$ 9        
subsection 7b71 a ,/ate %all provide by 
law enhanc$ s5t5c+ provisions = p]sons  
convict$ ( committ+1 or attempt+ to     
commit1 an act ( dome/ic viol5ce 9 !    
pres5ce ( m9or *ildr54  7b7 ,p]iod =    
implem5tation by /ates  7#a7 ,deadl9e   
,ea* ,/ate %all implem5t ?is section    
be=e #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,ext5sions ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may au?orize up to "o #a-ye>     
ext5sion ( ! deadl9e 9 p>agraph 7#a74   
7c7 ,failure ( /ate ,to comply  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,= any fiscal ye> aft] ! end ( !  
p]iod = implem5tation "u subsection 7b71
 a ,/ate t fails1 z det]m9$ by !        
,attorney ,g5]al1 to sub/antially       
implem5t ?is section %all n receive #bj 
p]c5t ( ! funds t w\ld o!rwise be       
allocat$ = t fiscal ye> to ! ,/ate "u ! 
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #bjjj4     
7#b7 ,/ate con/itutionality  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,:5 evaluat+ :e!r a ,/ate has     
sub/antially implem5t$ ?is section1 !   

,attorney ,g5]al %all consid] :e!r !    
,/ate is unable to sub/antially implem5t
 ?is section because ( a demon/rat$     
inability to implem5t c]ta9 provisions t
 w\ld place ! ,/ate 9 violation ( its   
con/itution1 z det]m9$ by a rul+ ( !    
,/ate's highe/ c\rt4  7,b7 ,ef=ts ,if ! 
circum/ances arise "u subp>agraph 7,a71 
!n ! ,attorney ,g5]al & ! ,/ate %all    
make good fai? ef=ts to accompli%       
sub/antial implem5tation ( ?is section &
 to reconcile any conflicts betwe5 ?is  
section & ! ,/ate's con/itution4 ,9     
consid]+ :e!r compliance ) ! requirem5ts
 ( ?is section w\ld likely violate !    
,/ate's con/itution or an int]pretation 
!re( by ! ,/ate's highe/ c\rt1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all consult ) ! *ief  
executive & *ief legal (fic] ( ! ,/ate  
conc]n+ ! ,/ate's int]pretation ( !     
,/ate's con/itution & rul+s !reon by !  
,/ate's highe/ c\rt4  7,c7 ,alt]native  
proc$ures ,if ! ,/ate is unable to      
sub/antially implem5t ?is section       
because ( a limitation impos$ by !      

,/ate's con/itution1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may det]m9e t ! ,/ate is 9 compliance ) 
?is ,act if ! ,/ate has implem5t$1 or is
 9 ! process ( implem5t+1 reasonable    
alt]native proc$ures or accommodations t
 are consi/5t ) ! purposes ( ?is ,act4  
7,d7 ,fund+ r$uction ,if a ,/ate does n 
comply ) subp>agraph 7,c71 !n ! ,/ate   
%all be subject to a fund+ r$uction z   
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7         
,reallocation ,am\nts n allocat$ "u     
subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et   
seq47 to a ,/ate = failure to           
sub/antially implem5t ?is section %all  
be reallocat$ "u su* subp>t to ,/ates t 
h n fail$ to sub/antially implem5t ?is  
section or may be reallocat$ to a ,/ate 
f :i* !y 7 )held to be us$ solely = !   
purpose ( implem5t+ ?is section4  7d7   
,def9ition ( /ate ,9 ?is section ! t]m  
,/ate %all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #ija7;a7 ( ,omnibus ,crime      
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   

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