Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2011 or the SMART Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to replace provisions regarding grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence with a Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention (SMART Prevention) grant program.
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (such violence) by taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, children exposed to violence, and men as leaders and influencers of social norms.
Permits the use of grant funds to develop, maintain, or enhance programs that: (1) change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability of such violence and provide education and skills training to young individuals and those who influence them; (2) are designed to prevent future incidents of such violence by preventing, reducing, and responding to children's exposure to violence in the home; and (3) work with men to prevent such violence by helping men to serve as role models and social influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school, community, or statewide levels.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligible entities to receive grants; (2) grantee requirements; and (3) fund allotments, including for Indian tribes or tribal organizations. Repeals provisions of: (1) VAWA regarding development of curricula and pilot programs for home visitation projects and regarding engaging men and youth in preventing such violence, and (2) the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 regarding a public awareness campaign regarding domestic violence against pregnant women.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3515 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3515
To save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 29, 2011
Mr. Lewis of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies
through Prevention Act of 2011'' or the ``SMART Teen Dating Violence
Awareness and Prevention Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS.
(a) SMART Prevention.--Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-2) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION
(SMART PREVENTION).
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Education, is authorized to award grants for the purpose of preventing
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by
taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, children exposed
to violence, and men as leaders and influencers of social norms.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used
for the following purposes:
``(1) Teen dating violence awareness and prevention.--To
develop, maintain, or enhance programs that change attitudes
and behaviors around the acceptability of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide
education and skills training to young individuals and
individuals who influence young individuals. The prevention
program may use evidence-based, evidence-informed, or
innovative strategies and practices focused on youth. Such a
program should include--
``(A) age and developmentally-appropriate education
on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, and sexual coercion, as well as healthy
relationship skills, in school, in the community, or in
health care settings;
``(B) community-based collaboration and training
for those with influence on youth, such as parents,
teachers, coaches, health-care providers, faith-
leaders, older teens, and mentors;
``(C) education and outreach to change
environmental factors contributing to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking; and
``(D) policy development targeted to prevention,
including school-based policies and protocols.
``(2) Children exposed to violence and abuse.--To develop,
maintain or enhance programs designed to prevent future
incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to
children's exposure to violence in the home. Such programs may
include--
``(A) providing services for children exposed to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or
stalking, including direct counseling or advocacy, and
support for the non-abusing parent; and
``(B) training and coordination for educational,
after-school, and childcare programs on how to safely
and confidentially identify children and families
experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking and properly refer children
exposed and their families to services and violence
prevention programs.
``(3) Engaging men as leaders and role models.--To develop,
maintain or enhance programs that work with men to prevent
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking by helping men to serve as role models and social
influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school,
community or statewide levels.
``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be--
``(1) a victim service provider, community-based
organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other non-
profit, nongovernmental organization that has a history of
effective work preventing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking and expertise in the specific area
for which they are applying for funds; or
``(2) a partnership between a victim service provider,
community-based organization, tribe or tribal organization, or
other non-profit, nongovernmental organization that has a
history of effective work preventing domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and at least one of the
following that has expertise in serving children exposed to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging men to prevent
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking:
``(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally
accredited private middle or high school, a school
administered by the Department of Defense under section
2164 of title 10, United States Code or section 1402 of
the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, a group
of schools, or a school district.
``(B) A local community-based organization,
population-specific organization, or faith-based
organization that has established expertise in
providing services to youth.
``(C) A community-based organization, population-
specific organization, university or health care
clinic, faith-based organization, or other non-profit,
nongovernmental organization with a demonstrated
history of effective work addressing the needs of
children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
``(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity providing
services for runaway or homeless youth affected by
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
``(E) Healthcare entities eligible for
reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act, including providers that target the special needs
of children and youth.
``(F) Any other State or local government agencies,
population-specific organizations, or nonprofit,
nongovernmental organizations with the capacity to
provide necessary expertise to meet the goals of the
program.
``(d) Grantee Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Applicants for grants under this section
shall prepare and submit to the Director an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Director may require that demonstrates the capacity of the
applicant and partnering organizations to undertake the
project.
``(2) Policies and procedures.--Applicants under this
section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and
procedures that--
``(A) include appropriate referral systems to
direct any victim identified during program activities
to highly-qualified follow-up care;
``(B) protect the confidentiality and privacy of
adult and youth victim information, particularly in the
context of parental or third party involvement and
consent, mandatory reporting duties, and working with
other service providers;
``(C) ensure that all individuals providing
prevention programming through a program funded under
this section have completed or will complete sufficient
training in connection with domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault or stalking; and
``(D) document how prevention programs are
coordinated with service programs in the community.
``(3) Preference.--In selecting grant recipients under this
section, the Attorney General shall give preference to
applicants that--
``(A) include outcome-based evaluation; and
``(B) identify any other community, school, or
State-based efforts that are working on domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
prevention and explain how the grantee or partnership
will add value, coordinate with other programs, and not
duplicate existing efforts.
``(e) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--
``(1) In general.--In this section and except as provided
in paragraph (2), the definitions and grant conditions provided
for in section 40002 shall apply.
``(2) Youth.--In this section, the term `youth' shall
include individuals 11 years of age.
``(3) Dating violence.--In this section, the term `dating
violence' means an act or pattern of acts involving the use or
attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, economic,
technological, or other forms of abusive behavior by one person
to harm, threaten, intimidate, harass, coerce, control,
isolate, restrain or monitor another person with whom he or she
has or had a physically, sexually, or emotionally intimate
relationship, regardless of the length of the relationship, or
the number of interactions between the individuals involved.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2016. Amounts appropriated under this section may
only be used for programs and activities described under this section.
``(g) Allotment.--
``(1) In general.--Not less than 25 percent of the total
amounts appropriated under this section in each fiscal year
shall be used for each set of purposes described in paragraph
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
``(2) Indian tribes.--Not less than 10 percent of the total
amounts appropriated under this section in each fiscal year
shall be made available for grants to Indian tribes or tribal
organizations. If an insufficient number of applications are
received from Indian tribes or tribal organizations, such funds
shall be allotted to other population-specific programs.''.
(b) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-3 and 14043d-4).
(2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
14045c).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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