,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,sykes introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,viol5t ,crime    
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  
to ensure t heal?c>e provid]s c assi/   
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! or ! ,bett] ,c>e ,=        
,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,survivors ,act4  #b4 
,demon/ration program on trauma-in=m$1  
victim-c5t]$ tra9+ = heal?c>e provid]s  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,q ( title ,,iv (
 ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law       
,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#abeac et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  #dagjb4 ,demon/ration    
program on trauma-in=m$1 victim-c5t]$   
tra9+ = heal?c>e provid]s  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
,attorney ,g5]al means ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !      
,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom52  7#b7 !

 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2   
7#c7 ! t]m cov]$ individual means an    
individual :o int]faces ) victims (     
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 & /alk+1 includ+--  7,a7 an    
individual work+ = or on behalf ( an    
eligible entity2  7,b7 an adm9i/rator or
 p]sonnel ( a s*ool1 univ]sity1 or o!r  
educational program or activity 7includ+
 a campus police (fic] or a s*ool       
res\rce (fic]72 &  7,c7 an em]g5cy      
s]vices employee2  7#d7 ! t]m eligible  
entity means a facility z describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 7#e71 or 7#f7
 ( section #afbd ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjs-#c72 &
  7#e7 ! t]m m&atory p>tn] means a      
national1 regional1 or local victim     
s]vices organization or ag5cy work+ 9   
collaboration ) a facility describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#d74  7b7 ,grants au?oriz$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y1 %all aw>d   
grants on a competitive basis to        

eligible entities to collaborate ) _!   
m&atory p>tn]s to c>ry out !            
demon/ration program "u ?is section by  
implem5t+ evid5ce-bas$ or promis+       
inve/igative policies & practices to    
incorporate trauma-in=m$1 victim-c5t]$  
te*niques design$ to--  7,a7 prev5t     
re-traumatization ( ! victim2  7,b7     
ensure t cov]$ individuals use          
evid5ce-bas$ practices to id5tify1      
respond to1 & treat cases ( dome/ic     
viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1 &
 /alk+2  7,c7 increase collaboration    
among /akehold]s :o are "p ( ! coord9at$
 community response to dome/ic viol5ce1 
dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+2 &
  7,d7 evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( ! tra9+
 process & cont5t4  7#b7 ,aw>d basis ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al1 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y1 %all aw>d grants "u ?is      
section to multiple eligible entities = 
use 9 a v>iety ( sett+s & communities1  
includ+-- 7,a7 urban1 suburban1 ,tribal1
 remote1 & rural areas2  7,b7 college   
campuses2 or  7,c7 traditionally        

und]s]v$ communities4  7c7 ,use ( funds 
,an eligible entity t receives a grant  
"u ?is section %all use ! grant to--    
7#a7 tra9 cov]$ individuals associat$ ) 
! eligible entity to use evid5ce-bas$1  
trauma-in=m$1 & victim-c5t]$ te*niques  
to id5tify & treat individuals :o h     
exp]i5c$ dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 
sexual assault1 or /alk+1 includ+ by--  
7,a7 cu/omiz+ treatm5t approa*es to     
ensure a culturally & l+ui/ically       
appropriate approa* to ! community be+  
s]v$2  7,b7 becom+ pr(ici5t 9 und]/&+ & 
respond+ to complex cases1 includ+ cases
 ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual
 assault1 or /alk+--  7i7 facilitat$ by 
alcohol or drugs2  7ii7 involv+         
/rangulation2  7iii7 committ$ by a      
non-/rang]2  7iv7 committ$ by an        
individual ( ! same sex z ! victim2  7v7
 involv+ a victim ) a disability2  7vi7 
involv+ a male victim2 or  7vii7 involv+
 a lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 or transg5d] 
7commonly ref]r$ to z ,,lgbt7 victim2   
7,c7 develop+ collaborative relation%ips

 betwe5--  7i7 heal?c>e provid]s1 law   
en=cem5t (fic]s1 & o!r memb]s ( !       
response team2 &  7ii7 ! community be+  
s]v$2 &  7,d7 develop+ an und]/&+ ( h[  
to def9e1 id5tify1 & correctly classify 
a report ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+        
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+2 &    
7#b7 promote ! ef=ts ( ! eligible entity
 to improve ! response ( cov]$          
individuals to dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+    
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+ ?r\gh  
v>i\s communication *annels1 su* z !    
website ( ! eligible entity1 social     
m$ia1 pr9t mat]ials1 & community meet+s1
 9 ord] to ensure t all cov]$           
individuals associat$ ) ! eligible      
entity are aw>e ( ^? ef=ts & includ$ 9  
tra9+s1 to ! ext5t practicable4  7d7    
,demon/ration program tra9+s on         
trauma-,in=m$1 victim-,c5t]$ approa*es  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y1 %all id5tify
 tra9+s = cov]$ individuals1 9 exi/5ce z
 ( ! date on :i* ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
beg9s to solicit applications = grants  

"u ?is section1 t-- 7,a7 employ a       
trauma-in=m$1 victim-c5t]$ approa* to   
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 & /alk+2 &  7,b7 focus on !    
fundam5tals (-- 7i7 trauma responses2   
7ii7 ! impact ( trauma on victims (     
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 & /alk+2 &  7iii7 te*niques =  
effectively treat+ ! m$ical consequ5ces 
( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual 
assault1 & /alk+4  7#b7 ,selection ,an  
eligible entity t receives a grant "u   
?is section %all select "o or m ( !     
approa*es employ$ by a tra9+ id5tifi$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 to te/ at ! eligible     
entity4  7e7 ,evaluations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al & ! ,secret>y1 9   
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice1 %all require ea*  
eligible entity t receives a grant "u   
?is section to id5tify a rese>* p>tn]1  
pref]ably a local rese>* p>tn]1 to--    
7,a7 design a sy/em = g5]at+ & collect+ 
! appropriate data to facilitate an     
indep5d5t process or impact evaluation (

 ! use ( ! grant funds2  7,b7           
p]iodically conduct an evaluation       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7    
p]iodically make publicly available1    
dur+ ! grant p]iod-- 7i7 prelim9>y      
results ( ! evaluations conduct$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7 recomm5dations
 = improv+ ! use ( ! grant funds4  7#b7 
,,gao ,report ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,ways & 
,means1 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !          
,committees on ,judici>y & on ,f9ance ( 
! ,s5ate a report summ>iz+ !            
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7f7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj to c>ry   
out ?is section4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical       
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,viol5t  
,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( 
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja note7 is    

am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat$ to   
section #dagja ! foll[+3  #dagjb4       
,demon/ration program on trauma-in=m$1  
victim-c5t]$ tra9+ = heal?c>e provid]s4 
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