,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjba,ms4 ,wexton 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,joyce
 ( ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,coop]1   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mrs4  
,h9son1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1  
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4
 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 & ,mr4 ,ha/+s7     
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]vices1 dome/ic       
viol5ce /akehold]s1 & ,/ate1 local1 &   
tribal law en=cem5t /akehold]s1 %all    
issue guidance to ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 
& tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies :i* conta9
 promis+ & model 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+ or model 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+ &     
model 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] viol5ce2  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+ 
& model 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  7c7 ,ext5sion ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al may ext5d ! deadl9es "u          
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 9 ! case t meet+ 
su* deadl9es is impracticable4 ,9 ! case
 t ! ,attorney ,g5]al ext5ds su* a      
deadl9e pursuant to ?is subsection1 !   
,attorney ,g5]al %all notify ,congress1 
:i* notification %all include a date    
be=e :i* ! ,attorney ,g5]al w complete  
ea* su* requirem5t4  #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