Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/2990

 119 STAT. 2972

PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006

Applicability. 42 USC 3796gg– 2.

‘‘SEC. 2008. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.

Applicability. 42 USC 3796hh– 4.

‘‘SEC. 2105. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.

Applicability.

‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’. (2) PART U.—Section 2105 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’. (d) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS IN 2000 ACT.—Section 1002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 2 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1002. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.

‘‘In this division the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’.

TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS.

Jessica Gonzales.

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(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘$185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’. (b) PURPOSE AREA ENHANCEMENTS.—Section 2001(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(12) maintaining core victim services and criminal justice initiatives, while supporting complementary new initiatives and emergency services for victims and their families; ‘‘(13) supporting the placement of special victim assistants (to be known as ‘Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistants’) in local law enforcement agencies to serve as liaisons between victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and personnel in local law enforcement agencies in order to improve the enforcement of protection orders. Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistants shall have expertise in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and may undertake the following activities— ‘‘(A) developing, in collaboration with prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers, standardized response policies for local law enforcement agencies, including triage protocols to ensure that dangerous or potentially lethal cases are identified and prioritized; ‘‘(B) notifying persons seeking enforcement of protection orders as to what responses will be provided by the relevant law enforcement agency;

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