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[CITE: 42USC13971]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                 SUBCHAPTER III--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
 
                      Part B--Safe Homes for Women
 
     subpart 3--rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement
 
Sec. 13971. Rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement 
        assistance
        

(a) Grants

    The Attorney General may make grants to States, Indian tribal 
governments, and local governments of rural States, and to other public 
or private entities of rural States--
        (1) to implement, expand, and establish cooperative efforts and 
    projects between law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim 
    advocacy groups, and other related parties to investigate and 
    prosecute incidents of domestic violence and child abuse;
        (2) to provide treatment and counseling to victims of domestic 
    violence and child abuse; and
        (3) to work in cooperation with the community to develop 
    education and prevention strategies directed toward such issues.

(b) Definitions

    In this section--
        ``Indian tribe'' means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other 
    organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native 
    village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims 
    Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),\1\ that is recognized as 
    eligible for the special programs and services provided by the 
    United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
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        ``rural State'' has the meaning stated in section 3796bb(b) of 
    this title.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

                           (1) In general

        There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
    section--
            (A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            (C) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

                       (2) Additional funding

        In addition to funds received under a grant under subsection (a) 
    of this section, a law enforcement agency may use funds received 
    under a grant under section 103 \2\ to accomplish the objectives of 
    this section.
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(Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40295, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1940.)

                       References in Text

    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (b), 
is Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is 
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, 
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
    Section 103, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), probably was intended to 
be a reference to ``section 10003'', meaning section 10003 of Pub. L. 
103-322, title I, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1807, which enacted 
subchapter XII-E (Sec. 3796dd et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title and 
amended sections 3793 and 3797 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14214 of this title.
