,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjba,mr4   
,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4 ,trone7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,attorney ,g5]al to make 
grants = te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ 9 ! 
op]ation or e/abli%m5t ( a le?ality     
assessm5t program1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prev5t+ ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,homicides 
,?r\gh ,assessm5t ,tra9+ ,act4  #b4     
,grants = le?ality assessm5t programs   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may    
make grants to ,/ates1 units ( local    
gov]nm5t1 ,indian ,tribes1 dome/ic      
viol5ce victim s]vice provid]s1 & ,/ate 
or ,tribal ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,coalitions
 = te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ 9 !       
op]ation or e/abli%m5t ( a le?ality     
assessm5t program4  7b7 ,def9ition ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m le?ality assessm5t   
program means a program t-- 7#a7 rapidly
 connects a victim ( dome/ic viol5ce to 

local community-bas$ victim s]vice      
provid]s2  7#b7 helps fir/ respond]s &  
o!rs 9 ! ju/ice sy/em1 includ+ c\rts1   
law en=cem5t ag5cies1 & prosecutors (   
,tribal gov]nm5t & units ( local        
gov]nm5t1 id5tify & respond to possibly 
le?al circum/ances2 &  7#c7 id5tifies   
victims ( dome/ic viol5ce :o are at high
 risk ( be+ s]i\sly injur$ or kill$ by  
an intimate p>tn]4  7c7 ,qualifications 
,to be eligible = a grant "u ?is        
section1 an applicant %all demon/rate   
exp]i5ce 9 develop+1 implem5t+1         
evaluat+1 & dissem9at+ a le?ality       
assessm5t program4  7d7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is  
section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh 
#bjbf4  7e7 ,def9itions ,t]ms us$ 9 ?is 
section h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9      
section #djjjb ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5
 ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia74