,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,ms4 
,wexton 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,wass]man       
,s*ultz1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4      
,ha/+s1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 
,ms4 ,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4  
,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,l>son (       
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,cox (   
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,br[n (  
,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,port]1   
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,miss      
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,ms4     
,spanb]g]1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,smi? (         
,wa%+ton1 & ,mr4 ,heck7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require ! ,attorney ,g5]al to issue 
guidance to law en=cem5t ag5cies z !y   
respond to increas$ levels ( dome/ic    
viol5ce dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? 

em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dome/ic
 ,viol5ce ,public ,heal? ,em]g5cy       
,guidance ,act4  #b4 ,guidance on       
address+ dome/ic viol5ce dur+ !         
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy  7a7   
,guidance ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices &1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 dome/ic viol5ce /akehold]s 
& ,/ate1 local1 & tribal law en=cem5t   
/akehold]s1 %all issue guidance to      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & tribal law      
en=cem5t ag5cies :i* conta9 promis+ &   
be/ practices = address+ dome/ic viol5ce
 & protect+ ! safety ( law en=cem5t     
(fic]s & all o!r p>ties involv$1 dur+ ! 
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy4 ,9    
issu+ ! guidance requir$ "u ?is         
subsection1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all--   
7#a7 id5tify law en=cem5t-c5t]$ promis+ 
& be/ practices =-- 7,a7 address+       
dome/ic viol5ce dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai      
public heal? em]g5cy2  7,b7 adopt+ &    

implem5t+ su* programs & practices2     
7,c7 implem5t+ measures to mitigate     
exposure to ,,covid-#ai1 includ+        
adequate use ( p]sonal protective       
equipm5t1 :5 respond+ to dome/ic viol5ce
 incid5ts t create pot5tial exposure to 
,,covid-#ai = all p>ties involv$2 &     
7,d7 ensur+ safety & limit+ risk (      
exposure to ,,covid-#ai = family memb]s 
( law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#b7 id5tify    
victim-c5t]$ promis+ & be/ practices =--
 7,a7 assess+ ! pot5tial ?reat ( viol5ce
 to ! victim & _! *ildr51 :ile ensur+   
safety & privacy2  7,b7 safety plann+ = 
victims & _! *ildr5 & tak+ prev5tive    
/eps to ensure safety = all p>ties      
involv$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? 
em]g5cy2  7,c7 timely submission (      
records = dome/ic viol5ce protective    
ord]s & o!r relat$ c\rt ord]s &         
convictions = crimes relat$ to intimate 
p>tn] viol5ce 9 ! national crim9al      
in/ant backgr\nd *eck sy/em2  7,d7 en=c+
 dome/ic viol5ce protective ord]s1 o!r  
relat$ c\rt ord]s1 & *ild cu/ody ord]s 9

 ! context ( dome/ic viol5ce2 &  7,e7   
ensur+ community coord9at$ responses to 
dome/ic viol5ce2 &  7#c7 create a       
res\rce guide1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! promis+ 
& be/ practices id5tifi$ "u p>agraphs   
7#a7 & 7#b72  7,b7 educational res\rces 
on risk factors relat$ to ,,covid-#ai t 
exac]bate ! risk ( escalation & le?ality
 ( reports ( dome/ic viol5ce1 su* z fe> 
( illness1 drug & alcohol abuse1        
economic unc]ta9ty1 unemploym5t1 &      
grief2  7,c7 educational res\rces on    
tra9+1 includ+ cultural humility &      
vic>i\s trauma1 = law en=cem5t (fic]s   
respond+ to dome/ic viol5ce2  7,d7      
educational res\rces on inve/igation &  
prosecutorial tools = law en=cem5t      
(fic]s respond+ to dome/ic viol5ce2     
7,e7 res\rces = victims ( dome/ic       
viol5ce dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? 
em]g5cy1 includ+ in=mation relat$ to !  
national dome/ic viol5ce hotl9e au?oriz$
 "u section #cac ( ! ,family ,viol5ce   
,prev5tion & ,s]vices ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajdac74  7b7 ,dissem9ation ,n

 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all-- 7#a7 issue ! guidance develop$ "u
 subsection 7a7 directly to ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 local1 & tribal law en=cem5t     
ag5cies2  7#b7 make ! guidance publicly 
available by po/+ ! guidance            
electronically on ! website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7#c7 collaborate )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to make ! guidance available on !       
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,! t]m dome/ic viol5ce has ! mean+ 
giv5 ! t]m "u section #djjjb7;a77#h7 ( !
 ,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law         
,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#abbia7;a77#h774  7#b7 ,! t]m           
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy means !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! em]g5cy
 p]iod "u section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a7 0 decl>$ & end+ #ij  
days aft] ! date on :i* su* p]iod ends4 
7#c7 ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai means ! #bjai   

,novel ,coronavirus or #bjai-n,co,v4    
7#d7 ,! t]m p]sonal protective equipm5t 
means any protective equipm5t requir$ to
 prev5t ! we>] f contract+ ,,covid-#ai1 
includ+ gloves1 ,n-#ie respirator masks1
 g[ns1 goggles1 face %ields1 or o!r     
equipm5t requir$ = safety4  7#e7 ,! t]m 
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! 
,virg9 ,isl&s1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s4  7#f7 ,! t]m ,f$]al law en=cem5t
 ag5cy includes law en=cem5t ag5cies ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces4