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34 U.S.C. § 12351 — Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse enforcement assistance
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are—
(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities, by encouraging collaboration among—
(A) domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victim service providers;
(B) law enforcement agencies;
(C) prosecutors;
(D) courts;
(E) other criminal justice service providers;
(F) human and community service providers;
(G) educational institutions; and
(H) health care providers, including sexual assault forensic examiners;
(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, nongovernmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local government victim services in rural communities to child, youth, and adult victims;
(3) to increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural communities, by—
(A) dealing directly and immediately with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occurring in rural communities; and
(B) creating and implementing strategies to increase awareness and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; and
(4) to develop, expand, implement, and improve the quality of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs.
**(b) Grants authorized** The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (referred to in this section as the “Director”), may award grants to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations, to carry out programs serving rural areas or rural communities that address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stal
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are—
(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities, by encouraging collaboration among—
(A) domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victim service providers;
(B) law enforcement agencies;
(C) prosecutors;
(D) courts;
(E) other criminal justice service providers;
(F) human and community service providers;
(G) educational institutions; and
(H) health care providers, including sexual assault forensic examiners;
(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, nongovernmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local government victim services in rural communities to child, youth, and adult victims;
(3) to increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural communities, by—
(A) dealing directly and immediately with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occurring in rural communities; and
(B) creating and implementing strategies to increase awareness and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; and
(4) to develop, expand, implement, and improve the quality of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs.
**(b) Grants authorized** The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (referred to in this section as the “Director”), may award grants to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations, to carry out programs serving rural areas or rural communities that address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by—
(1) implementing, expanding, and establishing cooperative efforts and projects among law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other related parties to investigate and prosecute incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including developing multidisciplinary teams focusing on high risk cases with the goal of preventing domestic and dating violence homicides;
(2) providing treatment, counseling, advocacy, legal assistance, and other long-term and short-term victim and population specific services to adult and minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities, including assistance in immigration matters;
(3) working in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward such issues; and
(4) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault forensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response Teams, law enforcement training, and programs addressing rape kit backlogs;
(5) developing programs and strategies that focus on the specific needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in remote rural and geographically isolated areas, including addressing the challenges posed by the lack of access to quality forensic sexual assault examinations by trained health care providers, shelters, and victims services, and limited law enforcement resources and training, and providing training and resources to Community Health Aides involved in the delivery of Indian Health Service programs.
**(c) Use of funds** Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used only for specific programs and activities expressly described in subsection (a).
**(d) Allotments and priorities**
(1) **Allotment for Indian tribes**
(A) *In general* — Not less than 10 percent of the total amount available under this section for each fiscal year shall be available for grants under the program authorized by [section 10452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10452&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Applicability of part 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”.* — The requirements of this section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program described in subparagraph (A).
(2) **Allotment for sexual assault**
(A) *In general* — Not less than 25 percent of the total amount appropriated in a fiscal year under this section shall fund services that meaningfully address sexual assault in rural communities, however at such time as the amounts appropriated reach the amount of $45,000,000, the percentage allocated shall rise to 30 percent of the total amount appropriated, at such time as the amounts appropriated reach the amount of $50,000,000, the percentage allocated shall rise to 35 percent of the total amount appropriated, and at such time as the amounts appropriated reach the amount of $55,000,000, the percentage allocated shall rise to 40 percent of the amounts appropriated.
(B) *Multiple purpose applications* — Nothing in this section shall prohibit any applicant from applying for funding to address sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, or dating violence in the same application.
(3) **Allotment for technical assistance** — Of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this section, not more than 8 percent may be used by the Director for technical assistance costs. Of the amounts appropriated in this subsection, no less than 25 percent of such amounts shall be available to a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization or organizations whose focus and expertise is in addressing sexual assault to provide technical assistance to sexual assault grantees.
(4) **Underserved populations** — In awarding grants under this section, the Director shall give priority to the needs of underserved populations.
(5) **Allocation of funds for rural States** — Not less than 75 percent of the total amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out this section shall be allocated to eligible entities located in rural States.
**(e) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.
(2) **Additional funding** — In addition to funds received through a grant under subsection (b), a law enforcement agency may use funds received through a grant under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ([42 U.S.C. 3796dd](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3796dd&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) 22 See References in Text note below. to accomplish the objectives of this section.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796cc–5 was editorially reclassified as [section 10366 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10366&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13963 was editorially reclassified as [section 12333 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12333&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a)**
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $33,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $33,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the functions of the National Institute of Justice.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 and $28,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the remaining functions of the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance other than functions under subchapters IV, V, part F,11 See References in Text note below. subchapters VI, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, part V,1 subchapters XXII, and XXIII or 22 So in original. XXX.
(4) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out subchapter XI of this chapter.
(5) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 and $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the programs under subchapters IV and V (other than subpart 2 of part B) 33 So in original. Phrase “(other than subpart 2 of part B)” probably should not appear. (other than subpart 1 of part B of subchapter V) of this chapter.
(6) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992, $245,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 44 So in original. Probably should be “years”. 1994 and 1995 to carry out subpart 1 of part B of subchapter V of this chapter.
(7) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out s
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**(a) Offenses.—**
(1) **Travel or conduct of offender.—** — A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, and who, in the course of or as a result of such travel or presence, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence against that spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
(2) **Causing travel of victim.—** — A person who causes a spouse, intimate partner, or dating 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, intimate partner, or dating partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Penalties.—** A person who violates this section or section 2261A shall be fined under this title, imprisoned—
(1) for life or any term of years, if death of the victim results;
(2) for not more than 20 years if permanent disfigurement or life threatening bodily injury to the victim results;
(3) for not more than 10 years, if serious bodily injury to the victim results or if the offender uses a dangerous weapon during the offense;
(4) as provided for the applicable conduct under chapter 109A if the offense would constitute an offense under chapter 109A (without regard to whether the offense was committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison); and
(5) for not more than 5 years, in any
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Commercial pornographic content** — The term “commercial pornographic content” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under [section 2257 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2257&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Consent** — The term “consent” means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion.
(3) **Depicted individual** — The term “depicted individual” means an individual whose body appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from information displayed in connection with the visual depiction.
(4) **Disclose** — The term “disclose” means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible.
(5) **Intimate visual depiction** — The term “intimate visual depiction”—
(A) means a visual depiction, as that term is defined in [section 2256(5) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2256/5&num=0&edition=prelim), that depicts—
(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual; or
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids—
(I) on to any part of the body of an identifiable individual;
(II) from the body of an identifiable individual; or
(III) an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct and 11 So in original.
(B) includes any visual depictions described in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifiable individual wa
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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**(a) Grants** The Attorney General may make grants to Indian tribal governments or authorized designees of Indian tribal governments to—
(1) develop and enhance effective governmental strategies to curtail violent crimes against and increase the safety of Indian women consistent with tribal law and custom;
(2) increase tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking crimes against Indian women;
(3) strengthen tribal justice interventions including tribal law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation,11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “and”. correctional facilities;
(4) enhance services to Indian women victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking;
(5) work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking;
(6) provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed by one parent against the other with appropriate security measures, policies, and procedures to protect the safety of victims and their children;
(7) provide transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing, and support services to enable a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking to locate and secure permanent housing and integrate into
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13975 was editorially reclassified as [section 12351 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12351&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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Page 357
TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 12351
1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘into’’.
ignated as subpart 4 of this part for purposes of codi-
fication. Another chapter 11 of subtitle B of title IV of
Pub. L. 103–322 was designated subpart 3a (former
§ 13973) of part B of subchapter III of chapter 136 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Pub. L. 113–4, title VI, § 602(1), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat.
109, substituted ‘‘VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING’’ for ‘‘CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT’’ in heading.
§ 12351. Transitional housing assistance grants
for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking
(a) In general
The Attorney General, acting in consultation
with the Director of the Office on Violence
Against Women of the Department of Justice,
the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and the Department of Health and Human
Services, shall award grants under this section
to States, units of local government, Indian
tribes, and other organizations, including do-
mestic violence and sexual assault victim serv-
ice providers, domestic violence and sexual as-
sault coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations, population-specific orga-
nizations, or community-based and culturally
specific organizations, that have a documented
history of effective work concerning domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking (referred to in this section as the ‘‘re-
cipient’’) to carry out programs to provide as-
sistance to minors, adults, and their depend-
ents—
(1) who are homeless, or in need of transi-
tional housing or other housing
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 3796dd–2
formula grants, limitation on use of funds, and waiver
of assistance by States.
§ 3796aa–5. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796aa–5 was editorially reclassified as sec-
tion 10335 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment.
§ 3796aa–6. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796aa–6 was editorially reclassified as sec-
tion 10336 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment.
§ 3796aa–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title IV,
§ 40156(c)(8), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1924
Section, Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1408, as added Pub. L.
101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4813,
directed the chief executive of each participating State
to designate a State office for purposes of applying for
and administering funds under this subchapter.
§ 3796aa–8. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796aa–8 was editorially reclassified as sec-
tion 10337 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment.
SUBCHAPTER XII–C—RURAL DRUG
ENFORCEMENT
§ 3796bb. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796bb was editorially reclassified as section
10351 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 3796bb–1. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796bb–1 was editorially reclassified as sec-
tion 10352 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment.
SUBCHAPTER XII–D—CRIMINAL CHILD
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
§ 3796cc. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796cc was editorially reclassified as section
10361 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 3796cc–1. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 3796cc–1 was editorially reclassified as sec-
tion 10362 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment
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