CARE Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 452 To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 25, 2021 Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Certainty, Assistance, 4 and Relief for Everyone Act’’ or the ‘‘CARE Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H452.IH H452 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 452 IH SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDU- 1 CATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCED SERV- 2 ICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE 3 OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES. 4 Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 5 2000 (34 U.S.C. 20122) is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 7 inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 9 section: 10 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 11 of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for 12 Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report 13 identifying and describing best practices for State, local, 14 and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in in- 15 vestigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving 16 the victimization of individuals with disabilities.’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H452.IH H452 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS