,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aajj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjai,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself and ,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney        
,general to make grants to ,states that 
have in place laws that expand the      
protections offered to victims of sex   
offenses who are not in a familiar or   
dating relationship with the            
perpetrators of such offenses4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nicole's ,law ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,definition ,the term covered formula   
grant means a grant under--  7#a7 part  
,t of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdda et seq47    
7commonly referred to as the ,,stop     
,violence ,against ,women ,formula      
,grant ,program72 or  7#b7 section      
#dafja of the ,violence ,against ,women 

,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abeaa7    
7commonly referred to as ,sexual        
,assault ,services ,program74  #c4      
,increased funding for formula grants   
authorized ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 increase the amount provided to a      
,state under the covered formula grants 
in accordance with this ,act if the     
,state has in place laws and policies   
that ensure that1 with respect to       
criminal cases involving sex offenses   
7as defined by the ,state71 protections 
similar to those offered to a victim of 
domestic violence are extended to a     
victim of a sex offense who is not in a 
familial or dating relationship with the
 perpetrator of such offense1 including 
laws and policies that-- 7#a7 expressly 
authorize judges and courts to issue1 as
 a condition of bail1 parole1 probation1
 or other supervised release1 protection
 orders that prohibit a defendant       
charged with a sex offense from having  
any contact with the victim or with the 
victim's friends1 co-workers1 or        

relatives2  7#b7 permit judges and      
courts1 after finding a defendant guilty
 of a sex offense1 to order a           
continuation of a protection order      
described in paragraph 7#a71 or to      
otherwise restrict a defendant's contact
 with the victim1 as a condition of     
bail1 parole1 probation1 or other       
supervised release2 and  7#c7 provide   
judges and courts with the authority to 
grant or extend a protection order until
 further order of a judge or court1 as  
an alternative to issuing protection    
orders that expire on a specific date or
 upon termination of a sentence or      
period of bail1 parole1 probation1 or   
other supervised release4  #d4          
,application ,a ,state seeking an       
increase under this ,act in the amount  
provided to the ,state under the covered
 formula grants shall include in the    
application of the ,state for each      
covered formula grant such information  
as the ,attorney ,general may reasonably
 require1 including information about a 

law or policy described in section #b4  
#e4 ,grant increase ,the amount of the  
increase provided under this ,act to a  
,state under the covered formula grants 
shall be equal to not more than #aj     
percent of the average of the total     
amount of funding provided to the ,state
 under the covered formula grants under 
the #c most recent awards to the ,state4
  #f4 ,period of increase  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
provide an increase under this ,act in  
the amount provided to a ,state under   
the covered formula grants for a #b-year
 period4  7b7 ,limit ,the ,attorney     
,general may not provide an increase    
under this ,act in the amount provided  
to a ,state under the covered formula   
grants more than #d times4  #g4         
,allocation of increased formula grant  
funds ,the ,attorney ,general shall     
allocate an increase under this ,act in 
the amount provided to a ,state under   
the covered formula grants such that--  
7#a7 #be percent the amount of the      

increase is provided for the program    
described in section #b7a72 and  7#b7   
#ge percent the amount of the increase  
is provided for the program described in
 section #b7b74  #h4 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbd4