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PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006 enforcement of relevant Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and local law; ‘‘(4) enabling courts or court-based or court-related programs to develop new or enhance current— ‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as specialized courts, dockets, intake centers, or interpreter services); ‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within the court system (such as court watch programs, victim assistants, or community-based supplementary services); ‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, and accountability programs; ‘‘(D) safe and confidential information-storage and -sharing databases within and between court systems; ‘‘(E) education and outreach programs to improve community access, including enhanced access for underserved populations; and ‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and ‘‘(5) providing technical assistance to Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local courts wishing to improve their practices and procedures or to develop new programs.

42 USC 14043a.

‘‘SEC. 41003. GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

‘‘Grants awarded under this subtitle shall be subject to the following conditions: ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—Eligible grantees may include— ‘‘(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local courts or court-based programs; and ‘‘(B) national, State, tribal, territorial, or local private, nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in developing and providing judicial education about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants shall certify in writing that— ‘‘(A) any courts or court-based personnel working directly with or making decisions about adult or youth parties experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking have completed or will complete education about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; ‘‘(B) any education program developed under section 41002 has been or will be developed with significant input from and in collaboration with a national, tribal, State, territorial, or local victim services provider or coalition; and ‘‘(C) the grantee’s internal organizational policies, procedures, or rules do not require mediation or counseling between offenders and victims physically together in cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is an issue. 42 USC 14043a–1.

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‘‘SEC. 41004. NATIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULA.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, shall fund efforts to develop a national education curriculum for use by State and national judicial educators to ensure that all courts and court personnel have access to information about relevant Federal, State,

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