,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cedj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to increase      
grants to combat domestic violence for  
,states that implement domestic violence
 prevention training in the             
cosmetologist and barber licensing      
process1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting the ,abused by ,learning
 ,options to ,navigate ,survivor        
,stories ,act or the ,,salons ,stories  
,act4  #b4 ,grant increases ,section    
#bjjg of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajddf7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7l7
 ,grant increases for ,states that      

implement domestic violence prevention  
training in cosmetologist and barber    
licensing  7#a7 ,definitions ,in this   
subsection3 7,a7 ,domestic violence     
prevention training ,the term domestic  
violence prevention training1 with      
respect to training for individuals     
seeking licensure from a ,state as a    
cosmetologist or barber1 means online or
 in-person training1 at no cost to the  
individual1 provided by a nonprofit     
anti-domestic violence organization that
 focuses on how to-- 7i7 recognize the  
signs of domestic violence2  7ii7       
respond to the signs of domestic        
violence2 and  7iii7 refer a client of  
the individual to resources for victims 
of domestic violence4  7,b7 ,eligible   
,state ,the term eligible ,state means a
 ,state that has in effect a law that   
requires each individual seeking        
licensure from the ,state as a          
cosmetologist or barber to undergo      
domestic violence prevention training4  
7,c7 ,state ,the term ,state means each 

of the several ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto
 ,rico1 and any territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,grant    
increase ,subject to the availability of
 funds pursuant to paragraph 7#e71 the  
,attorney ,general shall increase the   
amount of a grant awarded under         
subsection 7a7 to an eligible ,state by 
an amount that is not more than #aj     
percent of the average of the total     
amount of funding provided to the ,state
 under subsection 7a7 under the #c most 
recent awards to the ,state4  7#c7      
,application ,an eligible ,state seeking
 a grant increase under this subsection 
shall submit an application to the      
,attorney ,general at such time1 in such
 manner1 and containing such information
 as the ,attorney ,general may          
reasonably require1 including           
information about the law of the        
eligible ,state described in paragraph  
7#a77;,b74  7#d7 ,grant increase term   
7,a7 ,in general ,the term of a grant   

increase under this subsection shall be 
for #a year4  7,b7 ,renewal ,an eligible
 ,state that receives a grant increase  
under this subsection may submit an     
application for a renewal of such grant 
increase at such time1 in such manner1  
and containing such information as the  
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require4  7,c7 ,limit ,an eligible      
,state may not receive a grant increase 
under this subsection for more than #c  
years4  7#e7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
subsection #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbd through #bjcj4  4