,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,ms4  
,velzquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 to make grants to ,/ates t h 9 place   
laws t exp& ! protections (f]$ to       
victims ( sex (f5ses :o are n 9 a       
famili> or dat+ relation%ip ) !         
p]petrators ( su* (f5ses4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,nicole's ,law ,act ( #bjah4  #b4       
,def9ition ,! t]m cov]$ =mula grant     
means a grant "u--  7#a7 "p ,t ( title  
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajdda et seq47 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! 
,,/op ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,=mula      
,grant ,program72 or  7#b7 section      
#dafja ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( 
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abeaa7 7commonly  
ref]r$ to z ,sexual ,assault ,s]vices   
,program74  #c4 ,increas$ fund+ = =mula 

grants au?oriz$ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all
 increase ! am\nt provid$ to a ,/ate "u 
! cov]$ =mula grants 9 accordance ) ?is 
,act if ! ,/ate has 9 place laws &      
policies t ensure t1 ) respect to       
crim9al cases involv+ sex (f5ses 7z     
def9$ by ! ,/ate71 protections simil> to
 ^? (f]$ to a victim ( dome/ic viol5ce  
are ext5d$ to a victim ( a sex (f5se :o 
is n 9 a familial or dat+ relation%ip ) 
! p]petrator ( su* (f5se1 includ+ laws &
 policies t-- 7#a7 expressly au?orize   
judges & c\rts to issue1 z a condition (
 bail1 p>ole1 probation1 or o!r sup]vis$
 release1 protection ord]s t prohibit a 
def5dant *>g$ ) a sex (f5se f hav+ any  
contact ) ! victim or ) ! victim's      
fri5ds1 co-work]s1 or relatives2  7#b7  
p]mit judges & c\rts1 aft] f9d+ a       
def5dant guilty ( a sex (f5se1 to ord] a
 cont9uation ( a protection ord]        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 or to o!rwise 
re/rict a def5dant's contact ) ! victim1
 z a condition ( bail1 p>ole1 probation1
 or o!r sup]vis$ release2 &  7#c7       

provide judges & c\rts ) ! au?ority to  
grant or ext5d a protection ord] until  
fur!r ord] ( a judge or c\rt1 z an      
alt]native to issu+ protection ord]s t  
expire on a specific date or ^u         
t]m9ation ( a s5t5ce or p]iod ( bail1   
p>ole1 probation1 or o!r sup]vis$       
release4  #d4 ,application ,a ,/ate     
seek+ an increase "u ?is ,act 9 ! am\nt 
provid$ to ! ,/ate "u ! cov]$ =mula     
grants %all include 9 ! application ( ! 
,/ate = ea* cov]$ =mula grant su*       
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require1 includ+ in=mation   
ab\t a law or policy describ$ 9 section 
#b4  #e4 ,grant increase ,! am\nt ( !   
increase provid$ "u ?is ,act to a ,/ate 
"u ! cov]$ =mula grants %all be equal to
 n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ! av]age ( ! total 
am\nt ( fund+ provid$ to ! ,/ate "u !   
cov]$ =mula grants "u ! #c mo/ rec5t    
aw>ds to ! ,/ate4  #f4 ,p]iod ( increase
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all 
provide an increase "u ?is ,act 9 !     
am\nt provid$ to a ,/ate "u ! cov]$     

=mula grants = a #b-ye> p]iod4  7b7     
,limit ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may n provide
 an increase "u ?is ,act 9 ! am\nt      
provid$ to a ,/ate "u ! cov]$ =mula     
grants m ?an #d times4  #g4 ,allocation 
( increas$ =mula grant funds ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al %all allocate an       
increase "u ?is ,act 9 ! am\nt provid$  
to a ,/ate "u ! cov]$ =mula grants su*  
t-- 7#a7 #be p]c5t ! am\nt ( ! increase 
is provid$ = ! program describ$ 9       
section #b7a72 &  7#b7 #ge p]c5t ! am\nt
 ( ! increase is provid$ = ! program    
describ$ 9 section #b7b74  #h4          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4