,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,elfre? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,evans
 ( ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mrs4 
,mc,clain ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4  
,sal9as1 & ,mr4 ,s*midt7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to au?orize ! ,attorney ,g5]al to make 
grants to e/abli% a national tra9+ &    
te*nical assi/ance c5t] to provide = !  
ongo+ promotion & adoption ( le?ality   
assessm5t programs to r$uce dome/ic     
viol5ce-relat$ homicides1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,! ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,dome/ic ,viol5ce  
,homicides ,?r\gh ,le?ality ,assessm5t  
,tra9+ & ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4
 ,national le?ality assessm5t program   
res\rce c5t] grant  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al may make an aw>d to "o 
or m nonpr(it or tribal organizations to
 e/abli% a national tra9+ & te*nical    
assi/ance c5t] to promote & support !   

adoption ( le?ality assessm5t programs  
by ,/ates1 units ( local gov]nm5t1 &    
,indian ,tribes4  7b7 ,qualifications   
,to be eligible = a grant "u ?is        
section1 an applicant %all demon/rate   
national exp]i5ce 9 develop+1 implem5t+1
 evaluat+1 & dissem9at+ a le?ality      
assessm5t program = ! purpose ( r$uc+   
dome/ic viol5ce-relat$ homicides4  7c7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = 
ea* fiscal ye> beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye>      
#bjbf1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m le?ality assessm5t program means a 
program t-- 7,a7 rapidly connects a     
victim ( dome/ic viol5ce to local       
community-bas$ victim s]vice provid]s2  
7,b7 helps fir/ respond]s1 su* z law    
en=cem5t ag5cies1 id5tify & respond to  
dome/ic viol5ce situations t may result 
9 dea?2 &  7,c7 id5tifies victims (     
dome/ic viol5ce :o are at high risk (   
be+ s]i\sly injur$ or kill$ by an       
intimate p>tn] ?r\gh evid5ce-bas$ tools 

t are validat$ = ! community4  7#b7 ,!  
t]ms h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section 
#djjjb ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( 
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia74