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PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006

sexual assault, and stalking, by contracting with or hiring domestic or sexual assault advocates to provide the services, or to model other services appropriate to the geographic and cultural needs of a site. ‘‘(C) The evaluation of practice and the institutionalization of identification, intervention, and documentation including quality improvement measurements. ‘‘(D) The provision of training and followup technical assistance to health care professionals, behavioral and public health staff, and allied health professionals to identify, assess, treat, and refer clients who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking. ‘‘(3) PERMISSIVE STRATEGIES.—Strategies implemented under paragraph (1) may include the following: ‘‘(A) Where appropriate, the development of training modules and policies that address the overlap of child abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and elder abuse as well as childhood exposure to domestic violence. ‘‘(B) The creation, adaptation, and implementation of public education campaigns for patients concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention. ‘‘(C) The development, adaptation, and dissemination of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking education materials to patients and health care professionals and behavioral and public health staff. ‘‘(D) The promotion of the inclusion of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking into health professional training schools, including medical, dental, nursing school, social work, and mental health curriculum. ‘‘(E) The integration of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking into health care accreditation and professional licensing examinations, such as medical, dental, social work, and nursing boards. ‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under this section shall be distributed equally between State and local programs. ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to award grants under this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. SEC.

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Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902 et seq.), as amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1491 et seq.), and as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

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