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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘
FILING
’’ and inserting
‘‘
AND PROTECTION ORDERS
’’ after ‘‘
CHARGES
’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices do not
require, in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor
or felony domestic violence offense, or in connection with the
filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protection order,
or a petition for a protection order, to protect a victim of
domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, that the victim
bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges
against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing,
issuance, registration, or service of a warrant, protection order,
petition for a protection order, or witness subpoena, whether
issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction;
or’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and
inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of the enactment
of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) D
EFINITION
.—In this section, the term ‘protection order’
has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of title 18, United
States Code.’’.
(2) E
LIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLI
-
CIES
.—Section 2101 of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(4) certify that their laws, policies, and practices do not
require, in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor
or felony domestic violence offense, or in connection with the
filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protection order,
or a petition for a protection order, to protect a victim of
domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, that the victim
bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges
against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing,
issuance, registration, or service of a warrant, protection order,
petition for a protection order, or witness subpoena, whether
issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction.’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) D
EFINITION
.—In this section, the term ‘protection order’
has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of title 18, United
States Code.’’.
(3) A
PPLICATION FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLI
-
CIES
.—Section 2102(a)(1)(B) of part U of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–
1(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ‘‘or, in the case of the condition set forth in subsection
2101(c)(4), the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on
the date the of the enactment of the Violence Against Women
Act of 2000’’.
(4) R
EGISTRATION FOR PROTECTION ORDERS
.—Section 2265
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
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‘‘(d) N
OTIFICATION AND
R
EGISTRATION
.—
‘‘(1) N
OTIFICATION
.—A State or Indian tribe according full
faith and credit to an order by a court of another State or
Indian tribe shall not notify or require notification of the party
against whom a protection order has been issued that the
protection order has been registered or filed in that enforcing
State or tribal jurisdiction unless requested to do so by the
party protected under such order.
‘‘(2) N
O PRIOR REGISTRATION OR FILING AS PREREQUISITE
FOR ENFORCEMENT
.—Any protection order that is otherwise
consistent with this section shall be accorded full faith and
credit, notwithstanding failure to comply with any requirement
that the order be registered or filed in the enforcing State
or tribal jurisdiction.
‘‘(e) T
RIBAL
C
OURT
J
URISDICTION
.—For purposes of this section,
a tribal court shall have full civil jurisdiction to enforce protection
orders, including authority to enforce any orders through civil con-
tempt proceedings, exclusion of violators from Indian lands, and
other appropriate mechanisms, in matters arising within the
authority of the tribe.’’.
(c) T
ECHNICAL
A
MENDMENT
.—The table of contents for title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended in the item relating to part
U, by adding ‘‘
AND
E
NFORCEMENT OF
P
ROTECTION
O
RDERS
’’ at the
end.
SEC. 1102. ROLE OF COURTS.
(a) C
OURTS AS
E
LIGIBLE
STOP S
UBGRANTEES
.—Part T of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2001—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Indian tribal govern-
ments,’’ and inserting ‘‘State and local courts (including
juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, tribal courts,’’;
and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, judges, other
court personnel,’’ after ‘‘law enforcement officers’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, judges, other
court personnel,’’ after ‘‘law enforcement officers’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, court,’’ after
‘‘police’’; and
(2) in section 2002—
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘State and local
courts (including juvenile courts),’’ after ‘‘States,’’ the
second place it appears;
(B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(3) of the amount granted—
‘‘(A) not less than 25 percent shall be allocated to
police and not less than 25 percent shall be allocated to
prosecutors;
‘‘(B) not less than 30 percent shall be allocated to
victim services; and
‘‘(C) not less than 5 percent shall be allocated for
State and local courts (including juvenile courts); and’’;
and
42 USC 3796gg–
1.
42 USC 3796gg.
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(C) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘court,’’ after ‘‘law
enforcement,’’.
(b) E
LIGIBLE
G
RANTEES
; U
SE OF
G
RANTS FOR
E
DUCATION
.—
Section 2101 of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘State and local courts
(including juvenile courts), tribal courts,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal
governments,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘State and local courts (including juve-
nile courts),’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal governments’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘policies and’’ and
inserting ‘‘policies, educational programs, and’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘parole and probation
officers,’’ after ‘‘prosecutors,’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘parole and probation
officers,’’ after ‘‘prosecutors,’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘State and local courts
(including juvenile courts),’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal governments’’;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) A
LLOTMENT FOR
I
NDIAN
T
RIBES
.—Not less than 5 percent
of the total amount made available for grants under this section
for each fiscal year shall be available for grants to Indian tribal
governments.’’.
SEC. 1103. REAUTHORIZATION OF STOP GRANTS.
(a) R
EAUTHORIZATION
.—Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a))
is amended by striking paragraph (18) and inserting the following:
‘‘(18) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
T $185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
(b) G
RANT
P
URPOSES
.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in section 2001—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘racial, cultural,
ethnic, and language minorities’’ and inserting ‘‘under-
served populations’’;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) supporting formal and informal statewide, multidisci-
plinary efforts, to the extent not supported by State funds,
to coordinate the response of State law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors, courts, victim services agencies, and other State
agencies and departments, to violent crimes against women,
including the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, and
dating violence;
‘‘(9) training of sexual assault forensic medical personnel
examiners in the collection and preservation of evidence, anal-
ysis, prevention, and providing expert testimony and treatment
of trauma related to sexual assault;’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) S
TATE
C
OALITION
G
RANTS
.—
42 USC 3796gg.
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‘‘(1) P
URPOSE
.—The Attorney General shall award grants
to each State domestic violence coalition and sexual assault
coalition for the purposes of coordinating State victim services
activities, and collaborating and coordinating with Federal,
State, and local entities engaged in violence against women
activities.
‘‘(2) G
RANTS TO STATE COALITIONS
.—The Attorney General
shall award grants to—
‘‘(A) each State domestic violence coalition, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
(42 U.S.C. 10410 et seq.); and
‘‘(B) each State sexual assault coalition, as determined
by the Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.).
‘‘(3) E
LIGIBILITY FOR OTHER GRANTS
.—Receipt of an award
under this subsection by each State domestic violence and
sexual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition from
receiving additional grants under this part to carry out the
purposes described in subsection (b).’’;
(2) in section 2002(b)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as para-
graphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ and
inserting ‘‘5 percent’’;
(C) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000’’; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State
domestic violence coalitions under section 2001(c), with the
coalition for each State, the coalition for the District of
Columbia, the coalition for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and the coalition for the combined Territories of the United
States, each receiving an amount equal to
1
⁄
54
of the total
amount made available under this paragraph for each fiscal
year;
‘‘(3) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State
sexual assault coalitions under section 2001(c), with the coali-
tion for each State, the coalition for the District of Columbia,
the coalition for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the
coalition for the combined Territories of the United States,
each receiving an amount equal to
1
⁄
54
of the total amount
made available under this paragraph for each fiscal year;
‘‘(4)
1
⁄
54
shall be available for the development and oper-
ation of nonprofit tribal domestic violence and sexual assault
coalitions in Indian country;’’;
(3) in section 2003, by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ includes popu-
lations underserved because of geographic location (such as
rural isolation), underserved racial and ethnic populations,
populations underserved because of special needs (such as lan-
guage barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any
other population determined to be underserved by the State
planning process in consultation with the Attorney General;’’;
and
42 USC 3796gg–
2.
42 USC 3796gg–
1.
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(4) in section 2004(b)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and the membership
of persons served in any underserved population’’ before the
semicolon.
SEC. 1104. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST
POLICIES.
Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (19) and inserting the following:
‘‘(19) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
U $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
SEC. 1105. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
Section 40295(c) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13971(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2005.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) A
LLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES
.—Not less than 5 per-
cent of the total amount made available to carry out this
section for each fiscal year shall be available for grants to
Indian tribal governments.’’.
SEC. 1106. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REDUCTION.
(a) R
EAUTHORIZATION
.—Section 40603 of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 40603. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
(b) T
ECHNICAL
A
MENDMENT
.—Section 40602(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14031 note) is amended
by inserting ‘‘and implement’’ after ‘‘improve’’.
SEC. 1107. AMENDMENTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING
OFFENSES.
(a) I
NTERSTATE
D
OMESTIC
V
IOLENCE
.—Section 2261 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(a) O
FFENSES
.—
‘‘(1) T
RAVEL OR CONDUCT OF OFFENDER
.—A person who
travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves
Indian country with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimi-
date a spouse or intimate partner, and who, in the course
of or as a result of such travel, commits or attempts to commit
a crime of violence against that spouse or intimate partner,
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
‘‘(2) C
AUSING TRAVEL OF VICTIM
.—A person who causes
a spouse or intimate partner to travel in interstate or foreign
commerce or to enter or leave Indian country by force, coercion,
duress, or fraud, and who, in the course of, as a result of,
or to facilitate such conduct or travel, commits or attempts
to commit a crime of violence against that spouse or intimate
partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).’’.
42 USC 14031.
42 USC 3796gg–
3.
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(b) I
NTERSTATE
S
TALKING
.—
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Section 2261A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§2261A. Interstate stalking
‘‘Whoever—
‘‘(1) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, or enters or leaves Indian country, with the intent
to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, and in
the course of, or as a result of, such travel places that person
in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury
to, that person, a member of the immediate family (as defined
in section 115) of that person, or the spouse or intimate partner
of that person; or
‘‘(2) with the intent—
‘‘(A) to kill or injure a person in another State or
tribal jurisdiction or within the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States; or
‘‘(B) to place a person in another State or tribal jurisdic-
tion, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdic-
tion of the United States, in reasonable fear of the death
of, or serious bodily injury to—
‘‘(i) that person;
‘‘(ii) a member of the immediate family (as defined
in section 115) of that person; or
‘‘(iii) a spouse or intimate partner of that person,
uses the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce
to engage in a course of conduct that places that person in
reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to,
any of the persons described in clauses (i) through (iii),
shall be punished as provided in section 2261(b).’’.
(2) A
MENDMENT OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES
.—
(A) I
N GENERAL
.—Pursuant to its authority under sec-
tion 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal Sen-
tencing Guidelines to reflect the amendment made by this
subsection.
(B) F
ACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION
.—In carrying out
subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider—
(i) whether the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
relating to stalking offenses should be modified in light
of the amendment made by this subsection; and
(ii) whether any changes the Commission may
make to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines pursuant
to clause (i) should also be made with respect to
offenses under chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code.
(c) I
NTERSTATE
V
IOLATION OF
P
ROTECTION
O
RDER
.—Section
2262 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) O
FFENSES
.—
‘‘(1) T
RAVEL OR CONDUCT OF OFFENDER
.—A person who
travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves
Indian country, with the intent to engage in conduct that
violates the portion of a protection order that prohibits or
provides protection against violence, threats, or harassment
28 USC 994 note.
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against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity
to, another person, or that would violate such a portion of
a protection order in the jurisdiction in which the order was
issued, and subsequently engages in such conduct, shall be
punished as provided in subsection (b).
‘‘(2) C
AUSING TRAVEL OF VICTIM
.—A person who causes
another person to travel in interstate or foreign commerce
or to enter or leave Indian country by force, coercion, duress,
or fraud, and in the course of, as a result of, or to facilitate
such conduct or travel engages in conduct that violates the
portion of a protection order that prohibits or provides protec-
tion against violence, threats, or harassment against, contact
or communication with, or physical proximity to, another per-
son, or that would violate such a portion of a protection order
in the jurisdiction in which the order was issued, shall be
punished as provided in subsection (b).’’.
(d) D
EFINITIONS
.—Section 2266 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§2266. Definitions
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) B
ODILY INJURY
.—The term ‘bodily injury’ means any
act, except one done in self-defense, that results in physical
injury or sexual abuse.
‘‘(2) C
OURSE OF CONDUCT
.—The term ‘course of conduct’
means a pattern of conduct composed of 2 or more acts,
evidencing a continuity of purpose.
‘‘(3) E
NTER OR LEAVE INDIAN COUNTRY
.—The term ‘enter
or leave Indian country’ includes leaving the jurisdiction of
1 tribal government and entering the jurisdiction of another
tribal government.
‘‘(4) I
NDIAN COUNTRY
.—The term ‘Indian country’ has the
meaning stated in section 1151 of this title.
‘‘(5) P
ROTECTION
ORDER
.—The term ‘protection order’
includes any injunction or other order issued for the purpose
of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against,
or contact or communication with or physical proximity to,
another person, including any temporary or final order issued
by a civil and criminal court (other than a support or child
custody order issued pursuant to State divorce and child cus-
tody laws, except to the extent that such an order is entitled
to full faith and credit under other Federal law) whether
obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente
lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil order
was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion
filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection.
‘‘(6) S
ERIOUS BODILY INJURY
.—The term ‘serious bodily
injury’ has the meaning stated in section 2119(2).
‘‘(7) S
POUSE OR INTIMATE PARTNER
.—The term ‘spouse or
intimate partner’ includes—
‘‘(A) for purposes of—
‘‘(i) sections other than 2261A, a spouse or former
spouse of the abuser, a person who shares a child
in common with the abuser, and a person who cohabits
or has cohabited as a spouse with the abuser; and
‘‘(ii) section 2261A, a spouse or former spouse of
the target of the stalking, a person who shares a child
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in common with the target of the stalking, and a person
who cohabits or has cohabited as a spouse with the
target of the stalking; and
‘‘(B) any other person similarly situated to a spouse
who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws
of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury
occurred or where the victim resides.
‘‘(8) S
TATE
.—The term ‘State’ includes a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and a commonwealth, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States.
‘‘(9) T
RAVEL IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE
.—The
term ‘travel in interstate or foreign commerce’ does not include
travel from 1 State to another by an individual who is a
member of an Indian tribe and who remains at all times in
the territory of the Indian tribe of which the individual is
a member.’’.
SEC. 1108. SCHOOL AND CAMPUS SECURITY.
(a) G
RANTS
T
O
R
EDUCE
V
IOLENT
C
RIMES
A
GAINST
W
OMEN ON
C
AMPUS
.—Section 826 of the Higher Education Amendments of
1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152) is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (2), (6), (7), and (9) of subsection (b),
by striking ‘‘and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic
violence, and dating violence’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘and domestic
violence’’ and inserting ‘‘, domestic violence and dating
violence’’;
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated
by subparagraph (A)) the following:
‘‘(1) the term ‘dating violence’ means violence committed
by a person—
‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relationship of
a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and
‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relationship shall
be determined based on a consideration of the following
factors:
‘‘(i) the length of the relationship;
‘‘(ii) the type of relationship; and
‘‘(iii) the frequency of interaction between the per-
sons involved in the relationship.’’;
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph
(A)), by inserting ‘‘, dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’ each place
the term appears; and
(D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph
(A))—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or a public, nonprofit organization
acting in a nongovernmental capacity’’ after ‘‘organiza-
tion’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence’’ after ‘‘assists
domestic violence’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘or domestic violence’’ and inserting
‘‘, domestic violence or dating violence’’; and
(iv) by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’ before
‘‘stalking,’’; and
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(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1999 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’.
(b) M
ATCHING
G
RANT
P
ROGRAM
F
OR
S
CHOOL
S
ECURITY
.—Title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
is amended by inserting after part Z the following new part:
‘‘PART AA—MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR
SCHOOL SECURITY
‘‘SEC. 2701. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—The Attorney General is authorized to make
grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to
provide improved security, including the placement and use of metal
detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school
grounds.
‘‘(b) U
SES OF
F
UNDS
.—Grants awarded under this section shall
be distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, or
Indian tribe, and shall be used to improve security at schools
and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through
one or more of the following:
‘‘(1) Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting,
and other deterrent measures.
‘‘(2) Security assessments.
‘‘(3) Security training of personnel and students.
‘‘(4) Coordination with local law enforcement.
‘‘(5) Any other measure that, in the determination of the
Attorney General, may provide a significant improvement in
security.
‘‘(c) P
REFERENTIAL
C
ONSIDERATION
.—In awarding grants under
this part, the Attorney General shall give preferential consideration,
if feasible, to an application from a jurisdiction that has a dem-
onstrated need for improved security, has a demonstrated need
for financial assistance, and has evidenced the ability to make
the improvements for which the grant amounts are sought.
‘‘(d) M
ATCHING
F
UNDS
.—
‘‘(1) The portion of the costs of a program provided by
a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent.
‘‘(2) Any funds appropriated by Congress for the activities
of any agency of an Indian tribal government or the Bureau
of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement functions on any
Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share
of a matching requirement funded under this subsection.
‘‘(3) The Attorney General may provide, in the guidelines
implementing this section, for the requirement of paragraph
(1) to be waived or altered in the case of a recipient with
a financial need for such a waiver or alteration.
‘‘(e) E
QUITABLE
D
ISTRIBUTION
.—In awarding grants under this
part, the Attorney General shall ensure, to the extent practicable,
an equitable geographic distribution among the regions of the
United States and among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
‘‘(f) A
DMINISTRATIVE
C
OSTS
.—The Attorney General may
reserve not more than 2 percent from amounts appropriated to
carry out this part for administrative costs.
42 USC 3797a.
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‘‘SEC. 2702. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—To request a grant under this part, the
chief executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian
tribe shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Attorney General may require. Each application shall—
‘‘(1) include a detailed explanation of—
‘‘(A) the intended uses of funds provided under the
grant; and
‘‘(B) how the activities funded under the grant will
meet the purpose of this part; and
‘‘(2) be accompanied by an assurance that the application
was prepared after consultation with individuals not limited
to law enforcement officers (such as school violence researchers,
child psychologists, social workers, teachers, principals, and
other school personnel) to ensure that the improvements to
be funded under the grant are—
‘‘(A) consistent with a comprehensive approach to pre-
venting school violence; and
‘‘(B) individualized to the needs of each school at which
those improvements are to be made.
‘‘(b) G
UIDELINES
.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this part, the Attorney General shall promulgate
guidelines to implement this section (including the information
that must be included and the requirements that the States, units
of local government, and Indian tribes must meet) in submitting
the applications required under this section.
‘‘SEC. 2703. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
‘‘Not later than November 30th of each year, the Attorney
General shall submit a report to the Congress regarding the activi-
ties carried out under this part. Each such report shall include,
for the preceding fiscal year, the number of grants funded under
this part, the amount of funds provided under those grants, and
the activities for which those funds were used.
‘‘SEC. 2704. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘school’ means a public elementary or sec-
ondary school;
‘‘(2) the term ‘unit of local government’ means a county,
municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other
unit of general government below the State level; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the same meaning as in
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
‘‘SEC. 2705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
part $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003.’’.
SEC. 1109. DATING VIOLENCE.
(a) D
EFINITIONS
.—
(1) S
ECTION 2003
.—Section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3996gg–
2) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
42 USC 3797e.
42 USC 3797d.
42 USC 3797c.
Deadline.
42 USC 3797b.
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