,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgcc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,ryan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to e/abli% a grant program to support protective ord]s t protect individuals :o are relat$ by blood or m>riage to individuals 9 intimate relation%ips1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,melanie's ,law4 #b4 ,grant program to support protective ord]s t protect individuals :o are relat$ by blood or m>riage to individuals 9 intimate relation%ips ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,,pp ,,melanie',s ,,law3 ,,grant ,,program ,,to ,,support ,,protective ,,ord]s ,,t ,,protect ,,individuals ,,relat$ ,,by ,,blood ,,or ,,m>riage ,,to ,,individuals ,,9 ,,intimate ,,relation%ips #cjfa4 ,purpose2 def9ition ( ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities 7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is "p is to support ,/ates to implem5t ! ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities & c>ry out relat$ activities involv+ protective ord]s & dome/ic viol5ce4 7b7 ,def9ition ( ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities ,9 ?is "p1 ! t]m ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities means laws t ensure t family c\rts & crim9al c\rts1 z applicable1 h ea* ( ! foll[+ au?orities3 7#a7 ,! jurisdiction & au?ority to issue & en=ce a protective ord] t protects "o individual f ano!r1 :]e ! two individuals-- 7,a7 are relat$ by consangu9ity or aff9ity2 7,b7 are legally m>ri$ to ea* o!r2 7,c7 7 =m]ly m>ri$ to ea* o!r1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! individuals /ill reside 9 ! same h\sehold2 7,d7 h a *ild 9 common1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! individuals h be5 m>ri$ or h liv$ toge!r at any "t2 or 7,e7 are or h be5 9 an intimate relation%ip ) ea* o!r4 7#b7 ,9 a situation 9 :i* two individuals are or h be5 9 an intimate relation%ip ) ea* o!r1 ! jurisdiction & au?ority to issue & en=ce a protective ord] t protects a ?ird individual1 reg>dless ( age1 :]e t ?ird individual is relat$ by consangu9ity or aff9ity to ei!r ( ! two individuals4 #cjfb4 ,grants 7a7 ,au?ority ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may make grants to eligible ,/ates = ! foll[+ purposes3 7#a7 ,to provide education & tra9+ to law en=cem5t (fic]s1 prosecutors1 & c\rts on ! ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities & ! implem5tation ( ^? au?orities4 7#b7 ,to facilitate ! s]vice ( process ( protective ord]s1 su* z by enabl+ or improv+ s]vice ( process-- 7,a7 9 p]son or by electronic means2 or 7,b7 across ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local jurisdictional l9es4 7#c7 ,to e/abli% or enhance-- 7,a7 sy/ems t manage & track in=mation ab\t protective ord]s & violations ( protective ord]s1 su* z sy/ems op]at$ by law en=cem5t ag5cies or c\rts2 & 7,b7 me*anisms = ! %>+ ( su* in=mation betwe5 & among su* sy/ems4 7#d7 ,to support (ficial units or positions t h specializ$ responsibilities ) respect to protective ord]s or dome/ic viol5ce1 su* z to en=ce or promote compliance1 to prosecute violations1 or to coord9ate ) o!rs on su* matt]s4 7#e7 ,to enable or improve ! provision to victims 9 matt]s involv+ protective ord]s (-- 7,a7 civil legal s]vices1 to help su* victims obta91 modify1 & en=ce protective ord]s or to repres5t su* victims 9 relat$ matt]s involv+ immigration or cu/ody2 7,b7 victim advocacy s]vices1 hotl9e s]vices1 & crisis response s]vices2 7,c7 em]g5cy %elt] s]vices1 relocation assi/ance1 transportation assi/ance1 *ildc>e assi/ance1 & %ort-t]m h\s+ assi/ance2 7,d7 access to c\nsel+1 trauma-in=m$ !rapy1 & case managem5t2 & 7,e7 access to communications equipm5t & s]vices = p]sonal safety & = p>ticipation 9 he>+s or o!r (ficial proce$+s4 7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible = grants "u ?is section1 a ,/ate mu/ h 9 effect1 & mu/ c]tify t x has 9 effect1 ! ,melanie's ,law protective ord] au?orities4 7c7 ,use ( grant am\nts ,^u reque/ ( an eligible ,/ate1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may p]mit ! ,/ate to use grant am\nts "u ?is "p to provide ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( programs or projects fund$ by o!r grant programs adm9i/]$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al t provide support or s]vices to victims4 #cjfc4 ,applications 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to reque/ a grant "u ?is "p1 ! *ief executive ( a ,/ate %all submit an application to ! ,attorney ,g5]al 9 su* =m & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may reasonably require4 ,su* application %all include assurances t ,f$]al funds receiv$ "u ?is "p %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 non-,f$]al funds t w\ld o!rwise be available = activities fund$ "u ?is "p1 except z provid$ 9 section #cjfb7;c74 7b7 ,implem5tation plan ,su* application %all include an implem5tation plan describ+ h[ ! funds w be us$1 :at p]=mance measures w be appli$1 & h[ ! ,/ate w coord9ate & p>tn] ) ! relevant elem5ts ( ! ju/ice sy/em1 judicial sy/em1 & victims s]vices sy/em4 #cjfd4 ,allocations 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 ( ! am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = t fiscal ye>1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may obligate-- 7#a7 n m ?an #ge p]c5t = grants to eligible ,/ates on a =mula basis1 ) ea* su* ,/ate receiv+ an am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to ! #ge p]c5t z ! population ( ! ,/ate be>s to ! population ( all su* ,/ates2 7#b7 n m ?an #bb p]c5t = grants to eligible ,/ates on a competitive basis2 & 7#c7 n m ?an #c p]c5t = ! adm9i/rative exp5ses ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al 9 c>ry+ out ?is "p = t fiscal ye>1 includ+ te*nical assi/ance1 tra9+1 evaluation1 & program adm9i/ration4 7b7 ,m9imum allocation "u =mula ,not)/&+ subsection 7a77#a71 ea* eligible ,/ate %all receive an am\nt "u subsection 7a77#a7 ( n less ?an #j4e p]c5t4 #cjfe4 ,reports ,ea* grantee receiv+ funds "u ?is "p %all submit a report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( projects develop$ ) funds provid$ "u ?is "p & conta9+ su* additional in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may prescribe4 #cjff4 ,def9ition ( ,/ate ,9 ?is "p1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4 #cjfg4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is "p #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcf4 4