Summary: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including: (1) "underserved populations" to mean populations who face barriers to accessing and using sexual assault victim services due to geographic location or religious, racial, or ethnic identity or because of special needs; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "youth" to mean a person who is 11 to 24 years old; and (4) "rape crisis center" to mean a governmental or nongovernmental entity that provides intervention and related assisted to victims of sexual assault without regard to the age of such victims. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements relating to: (1) nondisclosure of personally identifying information or other victim information, (2) information sharing between grantees and subgrantees, and (3) civil rights and nondiscrimination. (Sec. 4) Requires each applicant for a grant from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to submit a list of each federal grant applied for within one year of the date of a grant application and a list of each federal grant received within five years of such date. Imposes enhanced audit requirements of VAWA grant recipients, including requiring the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), beginning in FY2013, to audit not fewer than 10% of all VAWA grant recipients to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds. Imposes new requirements for funding DOD and HHS conferences. Prohibits VAWA grantees or subgrantees from lobbying any federal or state representative regarding the award of a VAWA grant. Requires the Attorney General and the HHS Secretary to develop standards, protocols, and sample tools to provide guidance and training to VAWA grantees and subgrantees regarding financial record-keeping and accounting practices to prevent misuse of grant funds. (Sec. 5) Makes specified provisions of this Act effective at the beginning of the fiscal year following the enactment of this Act. Title I: Enhancing Judicial and Law Enforcement Tools to Combat Violence Against Women - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for grants to combat violent crime against women (STOP grants). Expands the scope of such grant program to include dating violence and stalking. Expands the purposes for which STOP grants may be used to include: (1) training of law enforcement personnel and prosecutors in the appropriate treatment of sexual assault victims, (2) addressing backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits, and (3) funding of prevention and educational programming to address sexual assault crimes. Revises the application process for STOP grants. Requires states receiving funds under the STOP grant program to develop and submit to the Attorney General implementation plans for using grant funds. (Sec. 102) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the grant program to encourage governmental entities to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law. Requires such entities to use grant funds for: (1) training programs with respect to domestic violence and sexual assaults against women; (2) developing best practices for responding to domestic violence and sexual assault crimes; (3) developing, implementing, or enhancing sexual assault nurse examiner programs and Sexual Assault Response Teams; (4) providing human immunodeficiency virus testing programs; and (5) identifying and inventorying backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits. Requires not less than 25% of grant funding to be used for projects that address sexual assault. Authorizes appropriations through FY2017. (Sec. 103) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to expand the availability of competent pro bono legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to authorize appropriations for such assistance through FY2017. (Sec. 104) Revises the grant programs for supporting families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to such families and to train court personnel in assisting such families. (Sec. 105) Extends through FY2017 the Court-Appointed Special Advocate program. (Sec. 106) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to revise and reauthorize through FY2017 the grant program for outreach and services to adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations. (Sec. 107) Eliminates the requirement that recipients of grants to combat violent sex crimes against women include linguistically specific services in administering such grants. (Sec. 108) Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to increase the amount of grant funding in FY2013-FY2014 for DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes. (Sec. 109) Amends VAWA to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for training programs to assist probation and parole officers and other personnel who work with released sex offenders. (Sec. 110) Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for child abuse and neglect training programs for personnel and practitioners in juvenile and family courts. Title II: Improving Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - (Sec. 201) Amends VAWA to extend through FY2017 grant programs to: (1) assist states, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories to establish, maintain, and expand rape crisis centers and other programs to assist victims of sexual assault; and (2) assist victims of domestic violence and other sexual assault crimes in rural areas. (Sec. 203) Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for grants to end violence against women with disabilities. (Sec. 204) Amends VAWA to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for the grant program to end elder abuse, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to provide training for law enforcement agencies and other officials to better serve victims of abuse in later life. Directs the Attorney General, in awarding grants to end elder abuse, to give priority to proposals providing culturally specific or population specific services. Title III: Services, Protection, and Justice for Young Victims of Violence - (Sec. 301) Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include tribal or territorial sexual assault coalitions in the grant program for rape prevention and education, and (2) extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for grants for rape prevention and education programs conducted by rape crisis centers. Establishes a minimum allocation of grant funding for each state and U.S. territory and the District of Columbia. (Sec. 302) Amends VAWA to replace certain grant programs for the protection of young victims of violent crimes with a program requiring the Attorney General, in collaboration with the HHS Secretary and the Secretary of Education, to award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to prevent future violence. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2017. (Sec. 303) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to revise, expand, and reauthorize through FY2017 the grant program for combatting violent crimes on college campuses. (Sec. 304) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National Center for Campus Public Safety to provide training and information to promote campus safety at institutions of higher education. Title IV: Violence Reduction Practices - (Sec. 401) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to academic institutions and organizations to conduct research that examines best practices for reducing and preventing violence against women and children. Reduces the amount of such funding by 50% of the level for FY2007-FY2011. (Sec. 402) Amends VAWA to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to prevent 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 (SMART Prevention grants). Authorizes appropriations through FY2017. Title V: Strengthening the Health Care System's Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - (Sec. 501) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize, revise, and consolidate grant programs that address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by developing or enhancing and implementing: (1) interdisciplinary training for health professionals, public health staff, and allied health professionals; (2) education programs for health profession students to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (3) comprehensive statewide strategies to improve the response of clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, and other health settings to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Permits grant funds to be used for the development, expansion, and implementation of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs. Requires grantees to: (1) provide patients with advance notice about any circumstances under which information may be disclosed, such as mandatory reporting laws; and (2) give patients the option to receive information and referrals without affirmatively disclosing abuse. Requires the HHS Secretary to give preference to grant applicants based on the strength of their evaluation strategies, with priority given to outcome-based evaluations. Revises requirements for training and education grants to require that grantees be: (1) a nonprofit organization with a history of effective work in the field of training health professionals with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and lifetime exposure to violence and abuse; (2) an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry, social work, or allied health; (3) a health care provider membership or professional organization or a health care system; or (4) a state, tribal, territorial, or local entity (currently, grantees must be a school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine). Requires grantees to represent a team of entities that include at least one of each of: (1) an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry, social work, or other health field; (2) a health care facility or system; and (3) a government or nonprofit entity with a history of effective work in the fields of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. Revises the training and education grant program to remove the matching requirement. Revises the public health response grant program to remove requirements that: (1) a grant award cannot exceed two years, and (2) funds must be distributed equally between state and local programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts to provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of any program, activity, or service carried out under this title. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make publicly available materials developed by grantees under this title, including materials on training, best practices, and research and evaluation; and (2) publish a biennial report on the distribution of funds under this title and the programs and activities supported by such funds. Makes the grant program on research of effective interventions in the health care setting permissible, rather than required. Authorizes the Secretary to use not more than 20% of funds available under this title for research and evaluation of: (1) grants awarded under this title; and (2) other training for health professionals and effective interventions in the health care setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault across the lifespan, prevent the health effects of such violence, and improve the safety and health of individuals who are currently being victimized. Allows research grant funds to be used to research the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult experience with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and adult health outcomes, including how to reduce or prevent the impact of adverse childhood experiences through the health care setting. Removes provisions permitting research grant funds to be used for: (1) research and testing of best messages and strategies to mobilize public and health care provider action concerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or sexual violence; or (2) measuring the comparative effectiveness and outcomes of efforts to reduce violence and increase women's safety. Title VI: Safe Homes for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - (Sec. 601) Amends VAWA with respect to housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Prohibits denial or termination of housing assistance on the basis of being such a victim under specified federal housing programs (covered programs), including the low-income housing tax credit program, if the applicant or tenant otherwise qualifies for such admission, assistance, participation, or occupancy. Prohibits denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to assisted housing based solely on certain criminal activity directly related to domestic violence engaged in by a member of the individual's household or by any guest or other person under the individual's control, if the tenant or an affiliated individual is the victim or threatened victim. Defines "affiliated individual" as: (1) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of that individual, or someone to whom such individual stands in loco parentis; or (2) any other individual, tenant, or lawful occupant living in the individual's household. Allows a public housing agency (PHA) or an owner or manager of assisted housing to bifurcate a housing lease in order to evict, remove, or terminate assistance to any tenant or lawful occupant who engages in criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against an affiliated individual or other individual, without evicting or otherwise penalizing a victim of such criminal activity who is also a tenant or lawful occupant. Requires specified accommodation of any tenants remaining after the eviction of the sole tenant eligible to receive assistance under a covered housing program. Authorizes a PHA or an owner or manager of assisted housing to: (1) require certified documentation from any applicant claiming protection under this Act, or (2) deny or terminate any assistance if such documentation is not produced. Requires each appropriate agency to adopt a model emergency relocation and transfer plan, meeting specified criteria, for PHAs and owners or managers of assisted housing to use voluntarily in allowing tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to relocate or transfer to another available and safe dwelling unit of assisted housing. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish policies and procedures under which a victim requesting such a transfer may receive section 8 (voucher program) assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Makes conforming amendments to the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 602) Revises eligibility requirements for transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to specify that any victims are eligible. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grants, but at decreased levels, for FY2013-FY2017. (Sec. 603) Extends the authorization of appropriations, but also at decreased levels, for FY2013-FY2017 for: (1) collaborative grants to increase the long-term stability of victims, and (2) grants to combat violence against women in public and assisted housing. Title VII: Economic Security for Victims of Violence - (Sec. 701) Amends VAWA to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for the grant program to establish and operate a national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence. Title VIII: Immigration Provisions - (Sec. 801) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty. Provides that: (1) permanent resident self-petitions for a battered spouse, child, or parent shall be adjudicated at local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices and shall include an in-person interview with the petitioning alien; (2) a petition shall not be granted unless it is supported by a preponderance of the evidence; (3) a local office shall determine whether any federal, state, territorial, tribal, or local law enforcement agency has undertaken an investigation or prosecution of the abusive conduct alleged by the self-petitioning alien, and if so, shall obtain and use appropriate information in adjudicating the self-petition; and (4) adjudication of the self-petition shall be stayed pending the conclusion of such an investigation or prosecution. (Sec. 802) Requires that a certification for a nonimmigrant U-visa (victims of certain crimes) confirm under oath that the criminal activity is under investigation or a prosecution has commenced and that the alien seeking a U-visa has provided law enforcement with information that will assist in identifying the responsible criminals (unless their identity is already known). (Sec. 803) Requires a petition filed by a U.S. citizen for a nonimmigrant K-visa (fiancee/fiance) to contain information on whether the petitioner has been convicted of attempting to commit abuse or stalking and whether any permanent protection or restraining orders have been issued against such petitioner. (Sec. 804) Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress regarding the (DOJ component responsible for prosecuting violations of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005. Amends the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 to prohibit an international marriage broker from providing any individual or entity with personal contact information about an individual under the age of 18. Requires a broker to obtain, and keep for five years, a valid copy of each foreign national client's birth certificate or other official proof of age documented by the appropriate government entity. (Sec. 805) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the approval processes for U-visa petitions and self-petitions for permanent residence filed by battered aliens in order to assess fraud and abuse safeguards. (Sec. 806) Limits authority to adjust U-visa recipients to permanent resident status to circumstances where the criminal perpetrator was an alien, was convicted of the crime that was the basis for the U-visa's issuance, and was removed to the same home country as the victim. (Sec. 807) Requires DHS to report to Congress each year regarding: (1) the U-visa program, the T-visa program (victims of trafficking) and the self-petition process for battered aliens; and (2) each type of criminal activity by reason of which aliens received U-visas. (Sec. 808) Makes the surviving child of an alien who was a VAWA self-petitioner who filed a pending or approved petition for classification or application for status adjustment or other benefit eligible for lawful permanent resident status under such alien's petition. (Sec. 809) Excludes from the public charge bar to admission an alien who is: (1) a VAWA self-petitioner, (2) a U-visa applicant, or (3) a battered spouse or child. (Sec. 810) States that an unmarried alien who seeks to accompany, or follow to join, a parent granted U-visa status who was under 21 years of age on the date on which the parent petitioned for such status shall continue to be classified as a child if the alien attains 21 years of age after the parent's petition was filed but while it was pending. (Sec. 811) Extends the conditions under which the waiver of the two-year waiting period for permanent resident status application may be granted to a battered alien spouse. (Sec. 812) Authorizes DOJ, the Department of State, and DHS to disclose information to national security officials solely for national security use in a manner that protects the confidentiality of such information. (Sec. 813) Requires GAO to report to Congress on the adjudication of U-visa petitions. (Sec. 814) Authorizes DOJ, in determining whether the conviction of an alien on grounds of domestic violence meets the deportation requirement, to consider other evidence such as sentencing reports and police reports in circumstances where the conviction records do not conclusively answer whether such requirement has been met. Title IX: Safety for Indian Women - (Sec. 901) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include sex trafficking as a target of the grants to Indian tribal governments to combat violent crime against Indian women. Allows those grants to be used to: (1) address the needs of youth who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking; and (2) develop and promote best practices for responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. (Sec. 902) Allows tribal coalition grants to be used to develop and promote state, local, or tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women. (Sec. 903) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to include the Secretary of the Interior, in addition to the HHS Secretary and the Attorney General, as a participant in consultations with Indian tribes regarding the administration of tribal funds and programs, enhancement of Indian women's safety, and federal response to violent crimes against Indian women. Directs the Attorney General to report annually to Congress on the recommendations made by Indians on those subjects during consultations. (Sec. 904) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to require the National Institute of Justice to include women in Alaska Native Villages and sex trafficking in its study of violence against Indian women. Reauthorizes appropriations for the study for FY2013-FY2014. Reauthorizes appropriations for the national tribal sex offender registry and the tribal protection order registry for FY2013-FY2017. (Sec. 905) Authorizes and encourages the Attorney General to appoint the Assistant United States Attorney Tribal Liaison in each judicial district that includes Indian country to also serve as a domestic violence tribal liaison. Requires domestic violence tribal liaisons to: (1) facilitate arrests and federal prosecution for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes that occur in Indian country; (2) ensure that law enforcement personnel in Indian country understand their arrest authority over non-Indian offenders; (3) develop multi-disciplinary teams to combat domestic and sexual violence offenses against Indians by non-Indians; and (4) develop a working relationship with tribal officials and victims' advocates to share information and address any backlog in the prosecution of crimes. Title X: Criminal Provisions - (Sec. 1001) Amends the federal criminal code to expand sexual abuse provisions involving a ward in official detention and any person who has supervisory or custodial authority over such ward and who knowingly engages or attempts to engage in a sexual act with such ward. Extends the period during which the prohibition against sexual abuse applies to include the period: (1) during arrest; (2) during pretrial release; (3) while in official detention or custody; or (4) while on probation, supervised release, or parole. Allows prosecutions for sexual abuse of a ward if it occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or if the ward was under the professional custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary control or authority of the person engaging or attempting to engage in a sexual act. Increases penalties for criminal civil rights violations involving sexual abuse. (Sec. 1002) Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to allow a prisoner in federal custody to bring a suit against the United States for a mental or emotional injury if such injury resulted from the commission of a sexual act (currently, requires a prior showing of a physical injury). Amends the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 to direct the DHS Secretary to publish a final rule adopting national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of rapes and sexual assaults in detention facilities against aliens detained for a violation of U.S. immigration laws. Requires the HHS Secretary to publish a similar final rule for the protection of unaccompanied alien children in custodial facilities. (Sec. 1003) Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the crime of stalking to impose additional penalties for violating a protective order or for stalking a person under the age of 18 years or over the age of 65 years. (Sec. 1004) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include sexual abuse crimes in provisions prohibiting assault with intent to commit murder or other felonies in a federal jurisdiction, and (2) increase penalties for other assault crimes. Subjects individuals who: (1) commit an assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner to a fine, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both; and (2) assault a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or attempting to strangle or suffocate to a fine, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both. Makes federal felony assault penalties applicable to Indians. (Sec. 1005) Amends the federal criminal code to impose a mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years for aggravated sexual abuse by force or threat and 5 years for such abuse by other means, including the use of drugs or intoxicants. (Sec. 1006) Allows the victim of an act of domestic violence, or an Indian tribe acting on behalf of such victim, to petition a U.S. district court for a protection order if: (1) the victim is an Indian or a minor who resides with or is in the care and custody of an Indian, (2) the victim resides or is employed in Indian country, and (3) the person against whom a protection order is sought is alleged to have committed the act of domestic violence in Indian country. Sets forth provisions relating to the content and scope of such protection orders, emergency ex parte orders, and penalties for violating a protection order.

violence_against_women_reauthorization_act sec amends violence women act vawa add expand definitions terms purposes act including underserved populations mean populations face barriers accessing sexual assault victim services geographic location religious racial ethnic identity special needs personally identifying information personal information respect victim domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking youth mean person years old rape crisis center mean governmental nongovernmental entity provides intervention related assisted victims sexual assault regard age victims modifies expands grant conditions act including requirements relating nondisclosure personally identifying information victim information information sharing grantees subgrantees civil rights nondiscrimination sec requires applicant grant department_of_justice doj submit list federal grant applied year date grant application list federal grant received years date imposes enhanced audit requirements vawa grant recipients including requiring inspectors general department_of_defense dod department_of_health_and_human_services hhs beginning fy2013 audit fewer vawa grant recipients prevent waste fraud abuse funds imposes new requirements funding dod hhs conferences prohibits vawa grantees subgrantees lobbying federal state representative award vawa grant requires attorney general hhs secretary develop standards protocols sample tools provide guidance training vawa grantees subgrantees financial record keeping accounting practices prevent misuse grant funds sec makes specified provisions act effective beginning fiscal year following enactment act title enhancing judicial law enforcement tools combat violence women sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize appropriations fy2017 grants combat violent crime women stop grants expands scope grant program include dating violence stalking expands purposes stop grants include training law enforcement personnel prosecutors appropriate treatment sexual assault victims addressing backlogs sexual assault evidence collection kits funding prevention educational programming address sexual assault crimes revises application process stop grants requires states receiving funds stop grant program develop submit attorney general implementation plans grant funds sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act expand grant program encourage governmental entities treat domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking violations criminal law requires entities use grant funds training programs respect domestic violence sexual assaults women developing best practices responding domestic violence sexual assault crimes developing implementing enhancing sexual assault nurse examiner programs sexual_assault_response_teams providing human immunodeficiency virus testing programs identifying inventorying backlogs sexual assault evidence collection kits requires grant funding projects address sexual assault authorizes appropriations fy2017 sec amends violence women act expand availability competent pro bono legal assistance victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking authorize appropriations assistance fy2017 sec revises grant programs supporting families history domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking authorize attorney general grants improve response civil criminal justice system families train court personnel assisting families sec extends fy2017 program sec amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act revise reauthorize fy2017 grant program outreach services adult youth victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking underserved populations sec eliminates requirement recipients grants combat violent sex crimes women include linguistically specific services administering grants sec amends dna analysis backlog elimination act increase grant funding fy2013 fy2014 dna analyses samples crime scenes sec authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 training programs assist probation parole officers personnel work released sex offenders sec amends victims child abuse act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 child abuse neglect training programs personnel practitioners juvenile family courts title improving services victims domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault stalking sec amends vawa extend fy2017 grant programs assist states indian tribes territories establish maintain expand rape crisis centers programs assist victims sexual assault assist victims domestic violence sexual assault crimes rural areas sec amends victims_of_trafficking_and_violence_protection_act extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grants end violence women disabilities sec amends vawa authorize appropriations fy2017 grant program end elder abuse including domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking provide training law enforcement agencies officials better serve victims abuse later life directs attorney general awarding grants end elder abuse priority proposals providing culturally specific population specific services title iii services protection justice young victims violence sec amends public_health_service_act include tribal territorial sexual assault coalitions grant program rape prevention education extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grants rape prevention education programs conducted rape crisis centers establishes minimum allocation grant funding state territory district_of_columbia sec amends vawa replace certain grant programs protection young victims violent crimes program requiring attorney general collaboration hhs secretary secretary education award grants enhance safety youth children victims exposed domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking prevent future violence authorizes appropriations fy2013 fy2017 sec amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act revise expand reauthorize fy2017 grant program combatting violent crimes college campuses sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act establish national_center_for_campus_public_safety provide training information promote campus safety institutions higher education title violence reduction practices sec amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 grants centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc academic institutions organizations conduct research examines best practices reducing preventing violence women children reduces funding level fy2007-fy2011 sec amends vawa authorize attorney general award grants prevent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking taking comprehensive approach focuses youth children exposed violence men leaders influencers social norms smart_prevention grants authorizes appropriations fy2017 title strengthening health care system response domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault stalking sec amends public_health_service_act reauthorize revise consolidate grant programs address domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking developing enhancing implementing interdisciplinary training health professionals public health staff allied health professionals education programs health profession students prevent respond domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking comprehensive statewide strategies improve response clinics public health facilities hospitals health settings domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking permits grant funds development expansion implementation sexual assault forensic medical examination sexual assault nurse examiner programs requires grantees provide patients advance notice circumstances information disclosed mandatory reporting laws patients option receive information referrals affirmatively disclosing abuse requires hhs secretary preference grant applicants based strength evaluation strategies priority given outcome based evaluations revises requirements training education grants require grantees nonprofit organization history effective work field training health professionals understanding clinical skills pertinent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking lifetime exposure violence abuse accredited school allopathic osteopathic medicine psychology nursing dentistry social work allied health health care provider membership professional organization health care system state tribal territorial local entity currently grantees school allopathic osteopathic medicine requires grantees represent team entities include accredited school allopathic osteopathic medicine psychology nursing dentistry social work health field health care facility system government nonprofit entity history effective work fields domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking revises training education grant program remove matching requirement revises public health response grant program remove requirements grant award exceed years funds distributed equally state local programs authorizes secretary grants enter contracts provide technical assistance respect planning development operation program activity service carried title requires secretary publicly available materials developed grantees title including materials training best practices research evaluation publish biennial report distribution funds title programs activities supported funds makes grant program research effective interventions health care setting permissible required authorizes secretary use funds available title research evaluation grants awarded title training health professionals effective interventions health care setting prevent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault lifespan prevent health effects violence improve safety health individuals currently victimized allows research grant funds research impact adverse childhood experiences adult experience domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking adult health outcomes including reduce prevent impact adverse childhood experiences health care setting removes provisions permitting research grant funds research testing best messages strategies mobilize public health care provider action concerning prevention domestic dating sexual violence measuring comparative effectiveness outcomes efforts reduce violence increase women safety title safe homes victims domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault stalking sec amends vawa respect housing rights victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking prohibits denial termination housing assistance basis victim specified federal housing programs covered programs including low income housing tax credit program applicant tenant qualifies admission assistance participation occupancy prohibits denial assistance tenancy occupancy rights assisted housing based solely certain criminal activity directly related domestic violence engaged member individual household guest person individual control tenant affiliated individual victim threatened victim defines affiliated individual spouse parent brother sister child individual individual stands loco parentis individual tenant lawful occupant living individual household allows public housing agency pha owner manager assisted housing bifurcate housing lease order evict remove terminate assistance tenant lawful occupant engages criminal activity directly relating domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking affiliated individual individual evicting penalizing victim criminal activity tenant lawful occupant requires specified accommodation tenants remaining eviction sole tenant eligible receive assistance covered housing program authorizes pha owner manager assisted housing require certified documentation applicant claiming protection act deny terminate assistance documentation produced requires appropriate agency adopt model emergency relocation transfer plan meeting specified criteria phas owners managers assisted housing use voluntarily allowing tenants victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking relocate transfer available safe dwelling unit assisted housing requires secretary housing_and_urban_development hud establish policies procedures victim requesting transfer receive section voucher program assistance united_states housing act makes conforming amendments united_states housing act sec revises eligibility requirements transitional housing assistance grants child victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking specify victims eligible extends authorization appropriations grants decreased levels fy2013 fy2017 sec extends authorization appropriations decreased levels fy2013 fy2017 collaborative grants increase long term stability victims grants combat violence women public assisted housing title vii economic security victims violence sec amends vawa extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grant program establish operate national resource center workplace responses assist victims domestic sexual violence title viii immigration provisions sec amends immigration nationality act direct secretary homeland_security dhs consider credible relevant evidence including evidence submitted accused national permanent resident adjudicating application cancellation removal alien battered subjected extreme cruelty provides permanent resident self petitions battered spouse child parent shall adjudicated local offices shall include person interview petitioning alien petition shall granted supported preponderance evidence local office shall determine federal state territorial tribal local law enforcement agency undertaken investigation prosecution abusive conduct alleged self petitioning alien shall obtain use appropriate information adjudicating self petition adjudication self petition shall pending conclusion investigation prosecution sec requires certification nonimmigrant visa victims certain crimes confirm oath criminal activity investigation prosecution commenced alien seeking visa provided law enforcement information assist identifying responsible criminals identity known sec requires petition filed citizen nonimmigrant visa fiancee fiance contain information petitioner convicted attempting commit abuse stalking permanent protection restraining orders issued petitioner sec directs attorney general report congress doj component responsible prosecuting violations international_marriage_broker_regulation_act amends international_marriage_broker_regulation_act prohibit international marriage broker providing individual entity personal contact information individual age requires broker obtain years valid copy foreign national client birth certificate official proof age documented appropriate government entity sec requires government_accountability_office gao report congress approval processes visa petitions self petitions permanent residence filed battered aliens order assess fraud abuse safeguards sec limits authority adjust visa recipients permanent resident status circumstances criminal perpetrator alien convicted crime basis visa issuance removed home country victim sec requires dhs report congress year visa program visa program victims trafficking self petition process battered aliens type criminal activity reason aliens received visas sec makes surviving child alien vawa self petitioner filed pending approved petition classification application status adjustment benefit eligible lawful permanent resident status alien petition sec excludes public charge bar admission alien vawa self petitioner visa applicant battered spouse child sec states unmarried alien seeks accompany follow join parent granted visa status years age date parent petitioned status shall continue classified child alien attains years age parent petition filed pending sec extends conditions waiver year waiting period permanent resident status application granted battered alien spouse sec authorizes doj department_of_state dhs disclose information national security officials solely national security use manner protects confidentiality information sec requires gao report congress adjudication visa petitions sec authorizes doj determining conviction alien grounds domestic violence meets deportation requirement consider evidence sentencing reports police reports circumstances conviction records conclusively answer requirement met title safety indian women sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act include sex trafficking target grants indian tribal governments combat violent crime indian women allows grants address needs youth victims exposed domestic violence dating violence sexual assault sex trafficking stalking develop promote best practices responding domestic violence dating violence sexual assault sex trafficking stalking sec allows tribal coalition grants develop promote state local tribal legislation policies enhance best practices responding violent crimes indian women sec amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act include secretary interior addition hhs secretary attorney general participant consultations indian tribes administration tribal funds programs enhancement indian women safety federal response violent crimes indian women directs attorney general report annually congress recommendations indians subjects consultations sec amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act require national_institute_of_justice include women alaska_native_villages sex trafficking study violence indian women reauthorizes appropriations study fy2013 fy2014 reauthorizes appropriations national tribal sex offender registry tribal protection order registry fy2013 fy2017 sec authorizes encourages attorney general appoint attorney judicial district includes indian country serve domestic violence tribal liaison requires domestic violence tribal liaisons facilitate arrests federal prosecution domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking crimes occur indian country ensure law enforcement personnel indian country understand arrest authority non indian offenders develop multi disciplinary teams combat domestic sexual violence offenses indians non indians develop working relationship tribal officials victims advocates share information address backlog prosecution crimes title criminal provisions sec amends federal criminal code expand sexual abuse provisions involving ward official detention person supervisory custodial authority ward knowingly engages attempts engage sexual act ward extends period prohibition sexual abuse applies include period arrest pretrial release official detention custody probation supervised release parole allows prosecutions sexual abuse ward occurs special maritime territorial jurisdiction united_states ward professional custodial supervisory disciplinary control authority person engaging attempting engage sexual act increases penalties criminal civil rights violations involving sexual abuse sec amends civil rights institutionalized persons act allow prisoner federal custody bring suit united_states mental emotional injury injury resulted commission sexual act currently requires prior showing physical injury amends prison_rape_elimination_act direct dhs secretary publish final rule adopting national standards detection prevention reduction punishment rapes sexual assaults detention facilities aliens detained violation immigration laws requires hhs secretary publish similar final rule protection unaccompanied alien children custodial facilities sec amends federal criminal code revise provisions relating crime stalking impose additional penalties violating protective order stalking person age years age years sec amends federal criminal code include sexual abuse crimes provisions prohibiting assault intent commit murder felonies federal jurisdiction increase penalties assault crimes subjects individuals commit assault resulting substantial bodily injury spouse intimate partner dating partner fine imprisonment years assault spouse intimate partner dating partner strangling suffocating attempting strangle suffocate fine imprisonment years makes federal felony assault penalties applicable indians sec amends federal criminal code impose mandatory minimum prison term years aggravated sexual abuse force threat years abuse means including use drugs sec allows victim act domestic violence indian tribe acting behalf victim petition district court protection order victim indian minor resides care custody indian victim resides employed indian country person protection order sought alleged committed act domestic violence indian country sets forth provisions relating content scope protection orders emergency parte orders penalties violating protection order


Summary: End Abuse in Later Life Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for and revise provisions governing the grant program to end abuse of individuals age 50 and over that is authorized to be conducted by the Attorney General through the Director of the Office of Violence Against Women. Makes currently listed activities mandatory for grant recipients and sets forth as additional permissible activities: (1) providing training programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, or other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of such abuse; and (2) conducting outreach activities and public awareness campaigns to ensure that abuse victims receive appropriate assistance. Includes as eligible entities: (1) a population-specific organization with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals over 50 years of age; (2) a victim service provider with demonstrated experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or (3) a state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition. Requires each eligible entity to demonstrate that it is a part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes a law enforcement agency, a prosecutor's office, a victim service provider, and a nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals in later life. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to proposals providing population-specific services to racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations. Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to replace the term "elder law" with "abuse in later life."

end abuse later life act amends violence women act authorize appropriations revise provisions governing grant program end abuse individuals age authorized conducted attorney general director makes currently listed activities mandatory grant recipients sets forth additional permissible activities providing training programs assist attorneys health care providers faith based leaders community based organizations recognizing addressing instances abuse conducting outreach activities public awareness campaigns ensure abuse victims receive appropriate assistance includes eligible entities population specific organization demonstrated experience assisting individuals years age victim service provider demonstrated experience addressing domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking state tribal territorial domestic violence sexual assault coalition requires eligible entity demonstrate multidisciplinary partnership includes law enforcement agency prosecutor office victim service provider nonprofit program government agency demonstrated experience assisting individuals later life directs attorney general priority proposals providing population specific services racial ethnic minorities underserved populations amends violence women act replace term elder law abuse later life


Summary: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including: (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (3) "youth" to mean a person who is 11 to 24 years old. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements relating to: (1) nondisclosure of personally identifying information or other client information, (2) information sharing between grantees and subgrantees, (3) civil rights and nondiscrimination, (4) audits, and (5) nonprofit organizations. Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a biennial conferral process with state and tribal coalitions, technical assistance providers, and other key stakeholders on the administration of grants and related matters. Makes specified provisions of this Act effective at the beginning of the fiscal year following the enactment of this Act. Title I: Enhancing Judicial and Law Enforcement Tools to Combat Violence Against Women - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for grants to combat violent crime against women (STOP grants). Expands the purposes for which STOP grants may be used to include training of law enforcement personnel and prosecutors, addressing backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits, and providing protections for male victims of sexual assault crimes. Revises the application process for STOP grants. Requires states receiving funds under the STOP grant program to develop and submit to the Attorney General implementation plans for using grant funds. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the grant program to encourage governmental entities to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law. Requires such entities to use grant funds for: (1) training programs with respect to domestic violence and sexual assaults against women; (2) developing best practices for responding to domestic violence and sexual assault crimes; (3) developing, implementing, or enhancing sexual assault nurse examiner programs and Sexual Assault Response Teams; (4) providing human immunodeficiency virus testing programs; and (5) identifying and inventorying backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits. Requires not less than 25% of grant funding to be used for projects that address sexual assault. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grant program through FY2017. Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to expand the availability of competent pro bono legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to authorize appropriations for such assistance through FY2017. Revises the grant programs for supporting families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to such families and to train court personnel in assisting such families. Extends through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the training of probation and parole officers to manage sex offenders, and (2) the Court-Appointed Special Advocate program. Amends the federal criminal code with respect to the crime of stalking to prohibit the use of any interactive computer or electronic communication service to stalk victims. Revises and reauthorizes through FY2017 the grant program for outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations. Eliminates the requirement that recipients of grants to combat violent sex crimes against women include linguistically specific services in administering such grants. Title II: Improving Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - Amends VAWA to extend through FY2017 grant programs to: (1) assist states, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories to establish, maintain, and expand rape crisis centers and other programs to assist victims of sexual assault; and (2) assist victims of domestic violence and other sexual assault crimes in rural areas. Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for grants to end violence against women with disabilities. Amends VAWA to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for the grant program to end elder abuse, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect, and to provide training for law enforcement agencies to better serve victims of abuse in later life. Directs the Attorney General in awarding grants to end elder abuse to give priority to proposals for serving culturally specific and underserved populations. Title III: Services, Protection, and Justice for Young Victims of Violence - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include tribal or territorial sexual assault coalitions in the grant program for rape prevention and education, and (2) extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for grants for rape prevention and education programs conducted by rape crisis centers. Establishes a minimum allocation of grant funding for states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each U.S. territory. Amends VAWA to replace certain grant programs for the protection of young victims of violent crimes with a program requiring the Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Secretary of Education, to award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to prevent future violence. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2017. Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to revise, expand, and reauthorize through FY2017 the grant program for combatting violent crimes on college campuses. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand requirements for the disclosure of campus security policies and crime statistics by institutions of higher education to require education programs to: (1) promote the awareness of rape and other violent sex crimes, (2) require disclosure of disciplinary proceedings, and (3) establish procedures for the protection of the confidentiality of crime victims. Title IV: Violence Reduction Practices - Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to academic institutions and organizations to conduct research that examines best practices for reducing and preventing violence against women and children. Reduces the amount of such funding by 50% of the level for FY2007-FY2011. Amends VAWA to authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the HHS Secretary and the Secretary of Education, to award grants to prevent 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 (SMART Prevention grants). Authorizes appropriations for such grant program through FY2017. Title V: Strengthening the Healthcare System's Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize, revise, and consolidate grant programs that address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by developing or enhancing and implementing: (1) interdisciplinary training for health professionals, public health staff, and allied health professionals; (2) education programs for health profession students to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (3) comprehensive statewide strategies to improve the response of clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, and other health settings to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Permits grant funds to be used for the development, expansion, and implementation of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs. Requires grantees to: (1) provide patients with advance notice about any circumstances under which information may be disclosed, such as mandatory reporting laws; and (2) give patients the option to receive information and referrals without affirmatively disclosing abuse. Requires the HHS Secretary to give preference to grant applicants based on the strength of their evaluation strategies, with priority given to outcome-based evaluations. Revises requirements for training and education grants to require that grantees be: (1) a nonprofit organization with a history of effective work in the field of training health professionals with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and lifetime exposure to violence and abuse; (2) an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry, social work, or allied health; (3) a health care provider membership or professional organization or a health care system; or (4) a state, tribal, territorial, or local entity (currently, grantees must be a school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine). Requires grantees to represent a team of entities that include at least one of each of: (1) an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry, social work, or other health field; (2) a health care facility or system; and (3) a government or nonprofit entity with a history of effective work in the fields of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. Revises the training and education grant program to remove the matching requirement. Revises the public health response grant program to remove requirements that: (1) a grant award cannot exceed two years, and (2) funds must be distributed equally between state and local programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts to provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of any program, activity, or service carried out under this title. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make publicly available materials developed by grantees under this title, including materials on training, best practices, and research and evaluation; and (2) publish a biennial report on the distribution of funds under this title and the programs and activities supported by such funds. Makes the grant program on research of effective interventions in the health care setting permissible, rather than required. Authorizes the Secretary to use not more than 20% of funds available under this title for research and evaluation of: (1) grants awarded under this title; and (2) other training for health professionals and effective interventions in the health care setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault across the lifespan, prevent the health effects of such violence, and improve the safety and health of individuals who are currently being victimized. Allows research grant funds to be used to research the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult experience with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and adult health outcomes, including how to reduce or prevent the impact of adverse childhood experiences through the health care setting. Removes provisions permitting research grant funds to be used for: (1) research and testing of best messages and strategies to mobilize public and health care provider action concerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or sexual violence; or (2) measuring the comparative effectiveness and outcomes of efforts to reduce violence and increase women's safety. Title VI: Safe Homes for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking - Amends VAWA with respect to housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Prohibits denial or termination of housing assistance on the basis of being such a victim under specified federal housing programs (covered programs), including the low-income housing tax credit program, if the applicant or tenant otherwise qualifies for such admission, assistance, participation, or occupancy. Prohibits denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to assisted housing based solely on certain criminal activity directly related to domestic violence engaged in by a member of the individual's household or by any guest or other person under the individual's control, if the tenant or an affiliated individual is the victim or threatened victim. Defines "affiliated individual" as: (1) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of that individual, or someone to whom such individual stands in loco parentis; or (2) any other individual, tenant, or lawful occupant living in the individual's household. Allows a public housing agency (PHA) or an owner or manager of assisted housing to bifurcate a housing lease in order to evict, remove, or terminate assistance to any tenant or lawful occupant who engages in criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against an affiliated individual or other individual, without evicting or otherwise penalizing a victim of such criminal activity who is also a tenant or lawful occupant. Requires specified accommodation of any tenants remaining after the eviction of the sole tenant eligible to receive assistance under a covered housing program. Authorizes a PHA or an owner or manager of assisted housing to: (1) require certified documentation from any applicant claiming protection under this Act, or (2) deny or terminate any assistance if such documentation is not produced. Requires each executive department carrying out a covered housing program to adopt a model emergency transfer plan, meeting specified criteria, for PHAs and owners or managers of assisted housing to use in allowing tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to transfer to another available and safe dwelling unit of assisted housing. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish policies and procedures under which a victim requesting such a transfer may receive section 8 (voucher program) assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Makes conforming amendments to the United States Housing Act of 1937. Revises eligibility requirements for transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to specify that any victims are eligible. Authorizes the use of such grants for support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent to secure employment, including employment counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, and counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grants, but at decreased levels, for FY2013-FY2017. Extends the authorization of appropriations, but also at decreased levels, for FY2013-FY2017 for: (1)  collaborative grants to increase the long-term stability of victims, and (2) grants to combat violence against women in public and assisted housing. Title VII: Economic Security for Victims of Violence - Amends VAWA to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for the grant program to establish and operate a national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence. Title VIII: Protection of Battered Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of nonimmigrant U-visa (victims of certain crimes) to include victims of stalking. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress regarding the number of aliens: (1) applying for and granted or not granted nonimmigrant status based upon being victims of trafficking or other criminal activities such as domestic violence or sexual exploitation, and (2) granted continued U.S. presence. Makes a child of an alien who was a self-petitioner under VAWA who filed a pending or approved petition for classification or application for adjustment of status or other benefit eligible for lawful permanent resident status under such alien's petition. Excludes from the public charge bar to admission an alien who is: (1) a VAWA self-petitioner, (2) a U-visa applicant, or (3) a battered spouse or child. Expands the scope of criminal-related information that must be disclosed by a U.S. citizen petitioning for a nonimmigrant K-visa (alien fiancee or fiance). Amends the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 to require DHS to: (1) conduct a background check of the National Crime Information Center's Protection Order Database on each K-visa petitioner, and (2) include any appropriate information in the criminal background information provided to the alien fiance/fiancee. Prohibits an international marriage broker from providing any individual or entity with information about an individual under the age of 18. Requires a broker to obtain a valid copy of each foreign national client's birth certificate or other official proof of age document. Establishes criminal penalties for specified broker violations. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of this section on the K-visa process. Amends the the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to permit U- and T-visa (victims of human trafficking) holders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to count their time physically present in the Commonwealth toward the three-year continuous U.S. presence required for adjustment to permanent resident status. Title IX: Safety for Indian Women - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include sex trafficking as a target of the grants to Indian tribal governments to combat violent crime against Indian women. Allows those grants to be used to: (1) address the needs of youth who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking; and (2) develop and promote best practices for responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. Allows tribal coalition grants to be used to develop and promote state, local, or tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women. Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to include the Secretary of the Interior, in addition to the HHS Secretary and the Attorney General, as a participant in consultations with Indian tribes regarding the administration of tribal funds and programs, enhancement of Indian women's safety, and federal response to violent crimes against Indian women. Directs the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the recommendations made by Indians on those subjects during consultations. Gives Indian tribes criminal jurisdiction over domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protective orders that occur on their lands. Makes that jurisdiction concurrent with federal and state jurisdiction. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to Indian tribes to assist them in exercising such jurisdiction, providing indigent defendants with free legal counsel, and securing the rights of victims of such crimes. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for such grant program, and to provide participating Indian tribes with training, technical assistance, data collection, and an evaluation of their criminal justice systems. Gives Indian courts civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders. Denies such jurisdiction to Indian courts in Alaska, except with respect to the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve. Amends the federal criminal code to increase the maximum federal penalties for assault convictions. Subjects individuals who commit an assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or a dating partner to a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both. Subjects individuals who assault a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or attempting to strangle or suffocate, by a fine or imprisonment up to 10 years, or both. Makes federal felony assault penalties applicable to Indians. Subjects individuals convicted under tribal law of repeat domestic violence or stalking offenses to maximum federal penalty provisions for repeat offenders. Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to require the National Institute of Justice to include women in Alaska Native Villages and sex trafficking in its study of violence against Indian women. Reauthorizes appropriations for the study for FY2013-FY2014. Reauthorizes appropriations for the national tribal sex offender registry and the tribal protection order registry for FY2013-FY2017. Makes Indian tribes' criminal jurisdiction over domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders that occur on their lands effective two years after this Act's enactment. Gives them the opportunity to participate in a pilot project that allows them to exercise that jurisdiction sooner. Title X: Other Matters - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that the prohibition against sexual abuse of a ward in official detention or under official supervision or control shall apply: (1) during or after arrest; (2) after release pretrial; (3) while on bail, probation, supervised release, or parole; or (4) after release following a finding of juvenile delinquency or pending any further judicial proceedings. Increases penalties for criminal civil rights violations involving sexual abuse. Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to allow a prisoner in federal custody to bring a suit against the United States for a mental or emotional injury if such injury resulted from the commission of a sexual act (currently, requires a prior showing of a physical injury). Amends the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 to direct the DHS Secretary to publish a final rule adopting national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of rapes and sexual assaults in detention facilities against aliens detained for a violation of U.S. immigration laws. Requires the HHS Secretary to publish a similar final rule for the protection of unaccompanied alien children in custodial facilities. Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1934, with respect to obscene or harassing telephone calls, to: (1) remove the intent to annoy requirement in the definition of such crime; and (2) include any specific person as an intended victim of such crime (currently, any person at the called number or who receives the communication). Amends VAWA to extend through FY2017 the grant programs for: (1) improving and implementing processes for entering data on stalking and domestic violence into crime information databases, and (2) appointing victim/witness counselors for the prosecution of sex crimes and domestic violence crimes. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for child abuse and neglect technical assistance and training programs for judicial personnel and attorneys practicing in juvenile and family courts. Amends the federal criminal code to impose a mandatory five-year minimum prison term for aggravated sexual abuse. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of "aggravated felony," for purposes of removing an alien from the United States, a third drunk driving conviction.

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omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize appropriations fy2017 grants combat violent crime women stop grants expands purposes stop grants include training law enforcement personnel prosecutors addressing backlogs sexual assault evidence collection kits providing protections male victims sexual assault crimes revises application process stop grants requires states receiving funds stop grant program develop submit attorney general implementation plans grant funds amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act expand grant program encourage governmental entities treat domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking violations criminal law requires entities use grant funds training programs respect domestic violence sexual assaults women developing best practices responding domestic violence sexual assault crimes developing implementing enhancing sexual assault nurse examiner programs sexual_assault_response_teams providing human immunodeficiency virus testing programs identifying inventorying backlogs sexual assault evidence collection kits requires grant funding projects address sexual assault extends authorization appropriations grant program fy2017 amends violence women act expand availability competent pro bono legal assistance victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking authorize appropriations assistance fy2017 revises grant programs supporting families history domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking authorize attorney general grants improve response civil criminal justice system families train court personnel assisting families extends fy2017 authorization appropriations training probation parole officers manage sex offenders program amends federal criminal code respect crime stalking prohibit use interactive computer electronic communication service stalk victims revises reauthorizes fy2017 grant program outreach strategies targeted adult youth victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking underserved populations eliminates requirement recipients grants combat violent sex crimes women include linguistically specific services administering grants title improving services victims domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault vawa extend fy2017 grant programs assist states indian tribes territories establish maintain expand rape crisis centers programs assist victims sexual assault assist victims domestic violence sexual assault crimes rural areas amends victims_of_trafficking_and_violence_protection_act extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grants end violence women disabilities amends vawa authorize appropriations fy2017 grant program end elder abuse including domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking exploitation neglect provide training law enforcement agencies better serve victims abuse later life directs attorney general awarding grants end elder abuse priority proposals serving culturally specific underserved populations title iii services protection justice young victims include tribal territorial sexual assault coalitions grant program rape prevention education extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grants rape prevention education programs conducted rape crisis centers establishes minimum allocation grant funding states district_of_columbia puerto_rico territory amends vawa replace certain grant programs protection young victims violent crimes program requiring attorney general collaboration secretary health_and_human_services hhs secretary education award grants enhance safety youth children victims exposed domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking prevent future violence authorizes appropriations fy2013 fy2017 amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act revise expand reauthorize fy2017 grant program combatting violent crimes college campuses amends higher education act expand requirements disclosure campus security policies crime statistics institutions higher education require education programs promote awareness rape violent sex crimes require disclosure disciplinary proceedings establish procedures protection confidentiality crime victims title violence reduction practices amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 grants centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc academic institutions organizations conduct research examines best practices reducing preventing violence women children reduces funding level fy2007-fy2011 authorize attorney general consultation hhs secretary secretary education award grants prevent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking taking comprehensive approach focuses youth children exposed violence men leaders influencers social norms smart_prevention grants authorizes appropriations grant program fy2017 title strengthening healthcare_system response domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault reauthorize revise consolidate grant programs address domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking developing enhancing implementing interdisciplinary training health professionals public health staff allied health professionals education programs health profession students prevent respond domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking comprehensive statewide strategies improve response clinics public health facilities hospitals health settings domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking permits grant funds development expansion implementation sexual assault forensic medical examination sexual assault nurse examiner programs requires grantees provide patients advance notice circumstances information disclosed mandatory reporting laws patients option receive information referrals affirmatively disclosing abuse requires hhs secretary preference grant applicants based strength evaluation strategies priority given outcome based evaluations revises requirements training education grants require grantees nonprofit organization history effective work field training health professionals understanding clinical skills pertinent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking lifetime exposure violence abuse accredited school allopathic osteopathic medicine psychology nursing dentistry social work allied health health care provider membership professional organization health care system state tribal territorial local entity currently grantees school allopathic osteopathic medicine requires grantees represent team entities include accredited school allopathic osteopathic medicine psychology nursing dentistry social work health field health care facility system government nonprofit entity history effective work fields domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking revises training education grant program remove matching requirement revises public health response grant program remove requirements grant award exceed years funds distributed equally state local programs authorizes secretary grants enter contracts provide technical assistance respect planning development operation program activity service carried title requires secretary publicly available materials developed grantees title including materials training best practices research evaluation publish biennial report distribution funds title programs activities supported funds makes grant program research effective interventions health care setting permissible required authorizes secretary use funds available title research evaluation grants awarded title training health professionals effective interventions health care setting prevent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault lifespan prevent health effects violence improve safety health individuals currently victimized allows research grant funds research impact adverse childhood experiences adult experience domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking adult health outcomes including reduce prevent impact adverse childhood experiences health care setting removes provisions permitting research grant funds research testing best messages strategies mobilize public health care provider action concerning prevention domestic dating sexual violence measuring comparative effectiveness outcomes efforts reduce violence increase women safety title safe homes victims domestic violence dating violence sexual_assault vawa respect housing rights victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking prohibits denial termination housing assistance basis victim specified federal housing programs covered programs including low income housing tax credit program applicant tenant qualifies admission assistance participation occupancy prohibits denial assistance tenancy occupancy rights assisted housing based solely certain criminal activity directly related domestic violence engaged member individual household guest person individual control tenant affiliated individual victim threatened victim defines affiliated individual spouse parent brother sister child individual individual stands loco parentis individual tenant lawful occupant living individual household allows public housing agency pha owner manager assisted housing bifurcate housing lease order evict remove terminate assistance tenant lawful occupant engages criminal activity directly relating domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking affiliated individual individual evicting penalizing victim criminal activity tenant lawful occupant requires specified accommodation tenants remaining eviction sole tenant eligible receive assistance covered housing program authorizes pha owner manager assisted housing require certified documentation applicant claiming protection act deny terminate assistance documentation produced requires executive department carrying covered housing program adopt model emergency transfer plan meeting specified criteria phas owners managers assisted housing use allowing tenants victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking transfer available safe dwelling unit assisted housing requires secretary housing_and_urban_development hud establish policies procedures victim requesting transfer receive section voucher program assistance united_states housing act makes conforming amendments united_states housing act revises eligibility requirements transitional housing assistance grants child victims domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking specify victims eligible authorizes use grants support services designed enable minor adult dependent secure employment including employment counseling occupational training job retention counseling counseling concerning entry workforce extends authorization appropriations grants decreased levels fy2013 fy2017 extends authorization appropriations decreased levels fy2013 fy2017 collaborative grants increase long term stability victims grants combat violence women public assisted housing title vii economic security victims violence amends vawa extend fy2017 authorization appropriations grant program establish operate national resource center workplace responses assist victims domestic sexual violence title viii protection battered immigrants amends immigration nationality act expand definition nonimmigrant visa victims certain crimes include victims stalking directs secretary homeland_security dhs report congress number aliens applying granted granted nonimmigrant status based victims trafficking criminal activities domestic violence sexual exploitation granted continued presence makes child alien self petitioner vawa filed pending approved petition classification application adjustment status benefit eligible lawful permanent resident status alien petition excludes public charge bar admission alien vawa self petitioner visa applicant battered spouse child expands scope criminal related information disclosed citizen petitioning nonimmigrant visa alien fiancee fiance amends international_marriage_broker_regulation_act require dhs conduct background check visa petitioner include appropriate information criminal background information provided alien fiance fiancee prohibits international marriage broker providing individual entity information individual age requires broker obtain valid copy foreign national client birth certificate official proof age document establishes criminal penalties specified broker violations requires government_accountability_office gao report congress impact section visa process amends act permit visa victims human trafficking holders commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands count time physically present commonwealth year continuous presence required adjustment permanent resident status title safety indian women amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act include sex trafficking target grants indian tribal governments combat violent crime indian women allows grants address needs youth victims exposed domestic violence dating violence sexual assault sex trafficking stalking develop promote best practices responding domestic violence dating violence sexual assault sex trafficking stalking allows tribal coalition grants develop promote state local tribal legislation policies enhance best practices responding violent crimes indian women amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act include secretary interior addition hhs secretary attorney general participant consultations indian tribes administration tribal funds programs enhancement indian women safety federal response violent crimes indian women directs attorney general submit annual report congress recommendations indians subjects consultations gives indian tribes criminal jurisdiction domestic violence dating violence violations protective orders occur lands makes jurisdiction concurrent federal state jurisdiction authorizes attorney general award grants indian tribes assist exercising jurisdiction providing indigent defendants free legal counsel securing rights victims crimes authorizes appropriations fy2012-fy2016 grant program provide participating indian tribes training technical assistance data collection evaluation criminal justice systems gives indian courts civil jurisdiction issue enforce protection orders denies jurisdiction indian courts alaska respect metlakatla_indian_community islands reserve amends federal criminal code increase maximum federal penalties assault convictions subjects individuals commit assault resulting substantial bodily injury spouse intimate partner dating partner fine imprisonment years subjects individuals assault spouse intimate partner dating partner strangling suffocating attempting strangle suffocate fine imprisonment years makes federal felony assault penalties applicable indians subjects individuals convicted tribal law repeat domestic violence stalking offenses maximum federal penalty provisions repeat offenders amends violence women department_of_justice reauthorization act require national_institute_of_justice include women alaska_native_villages sex trafficking study violence indian women reauthorizes appropriations study fy2013 fy2014 reauthorizes appropriations national tribal sex offender registry tribal protection order registry fy2013 fy2017 makes indian tribes criminal jurisdiction domestic violence dating violence violations protection orders occur lands effective years act enactment gives opportunity participate pilot project allows exercise jurisdiction sooner title matters amends federal criminal code provide prohibition sexual abuse ward official detention official supervision control shall apply arrest release pretrial bail probation supervised release parole release following finding juvenile delinquency pending judicial proceedings increases penalties criminal civil rights violations involving sexual abuse amends civil rights institutionalized persons act allow prisoner federal custody bring suit united_states mental emotional injury injury resulted commission sexual act currently requires prior showing physical injury amends prison_rape_elimination_act direct dhs secretary publish final rule adopting national standards detection prevention reduction punishment rapes sexual assaults detention facilities aliens detained violation immigration laws requires hhs secretary publish similar final rule protection unaccompanied alien children custodial facilities amends telecommunications act respect obscene harassing telephone calls remove intent requirement definition crime include specific person intended victim crime currently person called number receives communication amends vawa extend fy2017 grant programs improving implementing processes entering data stalking domestic violence crime information databases appointing victim witness counselors prosecution sex crimes domestic violence crimes amends victims child abuse act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 child abuse neglect technical assistance training programs judicial personnel attorneys practicing juvenile family courts amends federal criminal code impose mandatory year minimum prison term aggravated sexual abuse amends immigration nationality act include definition aggravated felony purposes removing alien united_states drunk driving conviction


Summary: Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible federally qualified health centers to fund a minimum of 10 demonstration projects to promote: (1) universal access to family centered, evidence-based interventions that prevent child maltreatment by addressing parenting practices and skills; and (2) behavioral health and family well-being for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, including by addressing issues related to sexual orientation and individuals with disabilities. Sets forth permitted uses of grant funds, including to: (1) adapt and implement evidence-based parenting skills training programs for caregivers from all backgrounds who use the health center for health care and child well-visits; (2) adapt instruments and screen caregivers for child maltreatment risk factors such as depression, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence; and (3) provide access to mental health services to caregivers screened positive for child maltreatment risk factors. Requires the Secretary to award a contract for the provision of technical assistance, project coordination, and training for health care professionals for grantees under this Act.

community health centers act requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting director cdc award grants eligible federally qualified health centers fund minimum demonstration projects promote universal access family centered evidence based interventions prevent child maltreatment addressing parenting practices skills behavioral health family families diverse socioeconomic cultural racial ethnic backgrounds including addressing issues related sexual orientation individuals disabilities sets forth permitted uses grant funds including adapt implement evidence based parenting skills training programs caregivers backgrounds use health center health care child visits adapt instruments screen caregivers child maltreatment risk factors depression substance abuse intimate partner violence provide access mental health services caregivers screened positive child maltreatment risk factors requires secretary award contract provision technical assistance project coordination training health care professionals grantees act


Summary: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents. Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties. Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.

improvement act amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act revise requirements states follow contact adult relatives child removed custody parents requires state days making placement decision provide notice decision reasons parent child relative expressed interest caring child guardian specified parties requires state establish procedures allow person receives notice request documentation reasons decision involved allow attorney child petition court involved review decision require court commence review record receiving petition