,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,om> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1  
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4          
,crockett1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 
,jacobs1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,lee (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,williams (
 ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (  
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4     
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,kelly 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1
 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4       
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4              
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4      
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1     
,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,bu%1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1
 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,ms4 ,br[n1
 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4
 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4  
,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4 ,david  

,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4    
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,georgia1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mrs4 
,f\%ee1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 
,ivey1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4  
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 
,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,cas>1 ,ms4
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 ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,lee (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4        
,phillips1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,allr$1  
,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,ms4  
,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 
,/ansbury1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,c>aveo1 
,ms4 ,ku/]1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice an 
,(fice = ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,black ,wom5 &
 ,girls4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,brittany ,cl>dy ,miss+ &   
,murd]$ ,black ,wom5 & ,girls ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7   

,black wom5 & girls are uniquely        
vuln]able & too easily eras$ f public   
discussions ab\t miss+ & murd]$ p4  7#b7
 ,accord+ to ! ,national ,crime         
,in=mation ,c5t]1 9 #bjbj1 ( ! #bfh1hhd 
girls & wom5 report$ miss+1 #ij1ccc1 or 
ne>ly #cd p]c5t1 7 ,black1 :ile ,black  
girls & wom5 make up only #ae p]c5t ( ! 
female population 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#c7 ,nationally1 cases involv+ ,black  
girls & wom5 /ay op5 f\r times long] ?an
 o!r cases on av]age1 z report$ by      
,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation ( ,racial   
,discrim9ation4  7#d7 ,nationally1      
,black wom5 h ! highe/ rates ( dea? due 
to homicide among wom5 7#d4d4 p]        
#ajj1jjj comp>$ to #a4e p] #ajj1jjj =   
,:ite wom57 & /ati/ically %[n ^! murd]s 
are mo/ (t5 committ$ by an intimate     
p>tn] or someone ! victim kn[s4  7#e7   
,und]/&+ ! roots ( h[ & :y ,black wom5 &
 girls are n z well protect$ f viol5ce z
 ,:ite wom5 & girls requires att5tion to
 bo? hi/orical & pres5t-day             
manife/ations ( int]lock+ sy/ems (      

oppression1 su* z racism & sexism4  7#f7
 ,effective rese>* reg>d+ ! racial      
inequities surr\nd+ viol5ce aga9/ wom5 &
 girls %\ld-- 7,a7 involve local1       
relevant community engag$ rese>*        
exp]tise 9 ! area2  7,b7 seek to c5t]   
community memb]s z ess5tial exp]ts ?r\gh
 int]views & focus gr\ps ) ,black wom5 &
 girls :o h liv$ exp]i5ce )9 ! topic2   
7,c7 include ! use ( mix$ me?ods        
approa*es to evaluate1 monitor1 &       
communicate data ) ! broad] impact$     
communities2 &  7,d7 include a long-t]m 
evaluation plan to assess ! impact ( !  
data collection ef=ts & involve data    
speciali/s or consultants equipp$ to    
build track+ & report+ infra/ructure4   
7#g7 ,t consid]+ all ! facts above1 !   
exi/+ ,f$]al res\rces d$icat$ to        
combatt+ viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & girls is n
 en\gh to address ?is problem &         
additional res\rces mu/ be t>get$       
directly to protect+1 support+ & provid+
 ju/ice to ,black wom5 & girls 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,(fice = ,miss+ &   

,murd]$ ,black ,wom5 & ,girls  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ )9 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice an ,(fice = ,miss+ &
 ,murd]$ ,black ,wom5 & ,girls 7h]e9aft]
 ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice71 :i* %all be     
head$ by a ,director appo9t$ by !       
,attorney ,g5]al4  7b7 ,p]sonnel & funds
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all provide to ! ,(fice su* p]sonnel & 
funds z necess>y to e/abli% & op]ate !  
,(fice z a compon5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 
,duties ( ,(fice ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice
 %all-- 7#a7 s]ve z ! legal & policy    
advisor to ! ,attorney ,g5]al to ensure 
ju/ice = miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5 &   
girls2  7#b7 develop recomm5dations =   
policies to address inju/ice 9 ! crim9al
 ju/ice sy/em's response to cases (     
miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5 & girls2     
7#c7 e/abli% a national advisory        
commission ( ,black wom5 & girls :o h   
exp]i5c$ viol5ce1 abduction1 or         
traffick+1 & family memb]s :o h lo/ a   
lov$ "o to ?is viol5ce2  7#d7 coord9ate 

) ! relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 ! national 
advisory commission e/abli%$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal ag5cies1 &
 local family s]vices ag5cies to-- 7,a7 
collect data on miss+ p]son & homicide  
cases involv+ ,black wom5 & girls1      
includ+ ! total numb] ( cases1 ! rate at
 :i* ! cases are solv$1 ! l5g? ( "t !   
cases rema9 op51 & a comp>ison to simil>
 cases involv+ diff]5t demographic      
gr\ps2  7,b7 collect data on ,amb]      
,al]ts1 includ+ ! total numb] ( ,amb]   
,al]ts issu$1 ! total numb] ( ,amb]     
,al]ts t involve ,black girls1 & !      
outcome ( cases involv+ ,amb] ,al]ts    
disaggregat$ by ! *ild's race & sex2    
7,c7 collect data on reports ( miss+    
,black girls1 includ+ ! numb] classifi$ 
z volunt>y runaways1 & a comp>ison to   
simil> cases involv+ diff]5t demographic
 gr\ps2 &  7,d7 conduct case reviews &  
report on ! results ( su* reviews =     
cases involv+ miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5
 & girls1 includ+-- 7i7 cold cases =    
miss+ ,black wom5 & girls2 &  7ii7 dea? 

inve/igation review = cases ( ,black    
wom5 & girls rul$ z suicide or ov]dose  
"u suspici\s circum/ances2  7#e7 develop
 tools & processes to evaluate !        
implem5tation & impact ( ! ef=ts ( !    
,(fice2  7#f7 facilitate te*nical       
assi/ance = ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal law 
en=cem5t ag5cies dur+ active cases      
involv+ miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5 &    
girls2 &  7#g7 create & ma9ta9 a        
c5traliz$ data repository & public      
da%bo>d = ! track+ ( miss+ & murd]$     
,black wom5 & girls4  7d7 ,report       
requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an !    
fir/ ,janu>y #ae? aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & bi5nially !reaft]1 !     
,director ( ! ,(fice1 9 coord9ation ) ! 
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies & ,/ate1 local1 
& ,tribal ag5cies1 %all submit a report 
to ! cov]$ committees on miss+ & murd]$ 
,black wom5 & girls1 includ+-- 7,a7 an  
analysis & assessm5t ( any data collect$
 9 subsection 7c77#d72  7,b7 an analysis
 & assessm5t on ! int]section betwe5    
cases involv+ miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5

 & girls & labor traffick+ & sex        
traffick+2  7,c7 any f9d+s d]iv$ f !    
case reviews conduct$ "u subsection     
7c77#d77;,d72  7,d7 an analysis ( any   
case review conduct$ relat+ to !        
prosecution & s5t5c+ = cases :]e a      
p]petrator committ$ a viol5t or         
exploitative crime aga9/ a ,black woman 
or girl2  7,e7 reviews s5t5c+ guidel9es 
= crimes relat$ to miss+ & murd]$ ,black
 wom5 & girls2 &  7,f7 recomm5dations = 
policies to address to ! crim9al ju/ice 
sy/em's response to cases ( miss+ &     
murd]$ ,black wom5 & girls1 includ+--   
7i7 ! int]section betwe5 cases involv+  
miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5 & girls &    
labor traffick+ & sex traffick+2 &  7ii7
 analyze & assess ! int]section betwe5  
cases involv+ murd]$ ,black wom5 & girls
 & dome/ic viol5ce1 includ+ prior       
in/ances ( dome/ic viol5ce )9 ! family  
or relation%ip1 :e!r an (f5d] _h prior  
convictions = dome/ic assault or relat$ 
(f5ses1 & :e!r ! (f5d] us$ a fire>m 9 ! 
murd] or any prior in/ances ( dome/ic   

assault4  7#b7 ,cov]$ committees def9$  
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m cov]$          
committees means ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y & ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y & !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  #d4   
,grants to community-bas$ organizations 
to provide c]ta9 s]vices  7a7 ,grant    
program e/abli%$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,director ( ! ,(fice %all e/abli% a     
grant program to provide grants to      
community-bas$ organizations t provide  
s]vices design$ to prev5t or end !      
t>get+ ( ,black wom5 or girls or provide
 assi/ance to victims ( (f5ses t t>get$ 
,black wom5 or girls4  7b7 ,grant aw>d  
,community-bas$ organizations aw>d$ a   
grant "u ?is section %all use ! am\nt   
aw>d$ "u ! grant program to-- 7#a7      
provide culturally appropriate s]vices  
design$ to r$uce or prev5t crimes t     
t>get ,black wom5 or girls2  7#b7       

provide culturally appropriate tra9+    
relat$ to ! h&l+ ( situations & crimes  
t>get+ ( ,black wom5 & girls1 includ+   
tra9+ = law en=cem5t (fic]s1 c\nty      
attorneys1 city attorneys1 judges1 & o!r
 crim9al ju/ice p>tn]s2 &  7#c7 provide 
victim s]vices or survivor%ip support to
 ,black wom5 & girls :o are victims (   
crimes or o!r (f5ses or to ! family     
memb]s ( miss+ & murd]$ ,black wom5 &   
girls4