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,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7=        
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,laut5b]g1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4
 ,rockefell]1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a     
,,bill  ,to reau?orize ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/
 ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid4  #a4 ,s5se ( !     
,s5ate ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t        
,congress %\ld--  7#a7 reau?orize !     
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acibe et seq47 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is section z ,,vawa71 a l&m>k bip>tisan
 bill t has dramatically improv$ !      
national response to dome/ic & sexual   

viol5ce2  7#b7 r5ew ! commitm5t ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to provid+ ! res\rces     
necess>y to combat all =ms ( dome/ic    
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 dat+ viol5ce1 &
 /alk+1 includ+ important new           
initiatives to r$uce homicides1 increase
 ! focus on prev5t+ & respond+ to sexual
 assault1 & make wom5 on college        
campuses saf] f dome/ic & sexual        
viol5ce2  7#c7 build ^u ! success (     
,,vawa 9 trans=m+ ! crim9al ju/ice &    
community-bas$ response to abuse by     
bol/]+ & /reaml9+ ! programs1 grants1 & 
coalitions creat$ by ,,vawa & exp&+ !   
rea* ( ,,vawa to meet ! rema9+ unmet    
ne$s ( victims2  7#d7 cont9ue to provide
 ! tra9+1 tools1 & res\rces necess>y =  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & victim s]vice     
provid]s to hold ! p]petrators ( dome/ic
 & sexual viol5ce acc\ntable & to keep  
victims safe2 &  7#e7 ensure t all      
victims ( dome/ic & sexual viol5ce1     
includ+ ,native ,am]ican wom51 gay &    
lesbian victims1 & batt]$ immigrant     
wom51 receive ! support & protections   

provid$ by ,,vawa4