,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcdh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,family ,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act to authorize grants to strengthen relationships between health and wellness providers or systems 7including for behavioral health7 and community-based sexual assault programs to support survivors of sexual assault across the lifespan of the survivor1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,healing ,partnerships for ,survivors ,act4 #b4 ,grants for strengthening relationships between health and wellness providers or systems1 behavioral health programs1 disability programs1 and other service provider or community-based sexual assault programs to support survivors of sexual assault 7a7 ,in general ,the ,family ,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cae4 ,grants for strengthening public health systems of support for survivors of sexual assault 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,grants authorized ,from amounts appropriated under section #cjc7;d7 to carry out this section1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,office of ,family ,violence ,prevention and ,services1 may award grants to eligible entities to develop1 implement1 and improve systems of support and service provision through partnerships with health and wellness providers or systems1 behavioral health programs1 disability programs1 or other service provider or community-based sexual assault programs4 7#b7 ,eligible entities 7,a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 7#a71 an entity shall be-- 7i7 a ,state sexual assault coalition1 a territorial sexual assault coalition1 or a tribal coalition2 7ii7 a nonprofit community-based sexual assault program1 including such a program that is a rape crisis center1 culturally specific organization1 or community-based organization1 with a history of demonstrated work with survivors of sexual assault2 or 7iii7 an ,indian tribe or tribal organization4 7,b7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,sexual assault2 ,state sexual assault coalition2 tribal coalition ,the terms sexual assault1 ,state sexual assault coalition1 and tribal coalition have the meanings given such terms in section #djjjb of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia74 7ii7 ,territorial sexual assault coalition ,the term territorial sexual assault coalition means a program addressing sexual violence that is-- 7,i7 an established nonprofit1 nongovernmental territorial coalition addressing sexual assault within the territory2 or 7,,ii7 a nongovernmental organization with a demonstrated history of addressing sexual assault within the territory that proposes to incorporate as a nonprofit1 nongovernmental territorial coalition4 7#c7 ,application ,to be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 7#a71 an eligible entity shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#d7 ,use of funds 7,a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall1 directly or through subgrants or contracts1 develop and implement a program for developing partnerships with health and wellness providers or systems1 behavioral health programs1 disability programs1 or other service providers or community-based sexual assault programs to develop trauma-informed1 culturally relevant partnerships1 training1 responses1 services1 and policies to address and improve the comprehensive response to the health and well-being of survivors of sexual assault across the lifespan of the survivor1 including adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse1 regardless of age4 7,b7 ,authorized activities ,the program developed and implemented under subparagraph 7,a7 may engage in the following3 7i7 ,the provision of services1 including prevention1 screening1 linkages to care1 and treatment1 including therapy1 support groups1 holistic healing services1 somatic approaches1 substance-use services and supports1 temporary housing assistance1 and personal advocacy through case management1 and information and referral services4 7ii7 ,support for an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse or sexual assault while the survivor receives health care or substance-use treatment services1 including recovery and harm reduction support4 7iii7 ,the provision of training for staff and partners associated with delivering services described in clause 7i74 7iv7 ,the provision of a trauma-informed and culturally relevant or specific health and wellness modality for a survivor of sexual assault4 7v7 ,such other activities as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#e7 ,reports and evaluations ,an eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall submit to the ,secretary1 at such time as shall be reasonably required by the ,secretary1 a report that-- 7,a7 describes the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds2 7,b7 includes an evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of such activities2 and 7,c7 provides such additional information as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#f7 ,privacy ,each eligible entity receiving a grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall ensure that each program developed or implemented with such grant protects victim privacy1 confidentiality1 and safety in compliance with applicable confidentiality1 privacy1 and nondisclosure requirements4 7b7 ,technical assistance and training 7#a7 ,in general ,from amounts appropriated under section #cjc7;d7 for any fiscal year to carry out this section1 the ,secretary shall award not more than #aj percent of the funds available for the fiscal year to #b or more eligible entities for the provision of training and technical assistance to grantees and potential grantees under subsection 7a77#a74 7#b7 ,eligible entities 7,a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 7#a71 an eligible entity shall-- 7i7 be a private1 nonprofit organization that focuses primarily on issues related to sexual assault2 7ii7 in an application for a grant under paragraph 7#a71 provide documentation to the ,secretary demonstrating experience working directly on issues related to sexual assault2 and 7iii7 demonstrate to the ,secretary in such application1 the strong support of sexual assault service programs1 including through letters of support1 from around the ,united ,states for the entity's demonstrated history in providing training and technical assistance on issues related to sexual assault4 7,b7 ,demonstrated expertise ,to be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 7#a71 at least one of the eligible entities applying for the grant shall have-- 7i7 a demonstrated expertise primarily working with culturally specific communities2 or 7ii7 a demonstrated expertise in addressing1 and a primary purpose to address1 the development and provision of culturally specific services4 7#c7 ,required uses of funds ,an eligible entity awarded a grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall use the grant-- 7,a7 to provide training and technical assistance to entities receiving grants under subsection 7a77#a7 for the implementation of programs funded under such subsection2 7,b7 to conduct evaluations of the programs2 7,c7 to identify and disseminate best practices that emerge from the programs2 and 7,d7 to carry out any other activity determined appropriate by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,federal administration ,from amounts appropriated under section #cjc7;e7 for any fiscal year1 not more than #e1jjj1jjj for such fiscal year may be used by the ,secretary for evaluation1 monitoring1 and other administrative expenses4 7d7 ,definition of sexual assault ,for purposes of this section1 the term sexual assault has the meaning given the term in section #djjjb of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia74 4 7b7 ,authority of the ,secretary ,section #cjd of the ,family ,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjd7;a77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and dating violence each place it appears and inserting dating violence1 and sexual assault2 and 7#b7 by striking or dating violence each place it appears and inserting dating violence1 or sexual assault4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #cjc of the ,family ,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,grants for strengthening public health systems of support for survivors of sexual assault ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section #cae #cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4 4