,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eech  ,,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 e/abli% a     
grant program to emp[] relatives1       
fri5ds1 & co-work]s ( dome/ic viol5ce   
victims to create safety plans4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,safety ,plan ,grant  
,program ,act ( #bjad or z ! ,my ,si/]'s
 ,keep] ,act ( #bjad 4  #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      
,grant program to disc\rage dome/ic     
viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all e/abli% a program to aw>d   
grants to eligible ,/ate & local        

gov]nm5ts1 educational in/itutions1 &   
non-pr(it organizations to develop1     
promote1 & tea* ! importance ( !        
critical role t c be play$ by relatives1
 fri5ds1 & co-work]s 9 combat+ dome/ic  
viol5ce4  7b7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = purposes ( ! grant program
 "u ?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjae1 #bjaf1 #bjag1 #bjah1 
& #bjai4  7c7 ,sunset ,! provisions (   
?is section %all cease to h effect      
beg9n+ on ! la/ day ( fiscal ye> #bjai4