Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Assessment Training Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1907 To authorize the Attorney General to make grants for technical assistance and training in the operation or establishment of a lethality assessment program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 16, 2021 Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize the Attorney General to make grants for tech- nical assistance and training in the operation or estab- lishment of a lethality assessment program, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Preventing Domestic 4 Violence Homicides Through Assessment Training Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 7 grants to States, units of local government, Indian Tribes, 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1907.IH H1907 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1907 IH domestic violence victim service providers, and State or 1 Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assist- 2 ance and training in the operation or establishment of a 3 lethality assessment program. 4 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality 5 assessment program’’ means a program that— 6 (1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio- 7 lence to local community-based victim service pro- 8 viders; 9 (2) helps first responders and others in the jus- 10 tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen- 11 cies, and prosecutors of Tribal government and units 12 of local government, identify and respond to possibly 13 lethal circumstances; and 14 (3) identifies victims of domestic violence who 15 are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed 16 by an intimate partner. 17 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 18 under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi- 19 ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi- 20 nating a lethality assessment program. 21 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 22 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 23 this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1907.IH H1907 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1907 IH (e) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 1 the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the 2 Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1907.IH H1907 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS