116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.
January 11, 2019
Mr. Calvert (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act” or the “CARE Act”.
SEC. 2. Reauthorization of grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.
Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 20122) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e), by striking “2018” and inserting “2024”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(f) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report identifying and describing best practices for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving the victimization of individuals with disabilities.”.