(i) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.-From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (j) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the total number of students eligible under subsection (f) in such State bears to the total number of such students in all States. (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. PART E-GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT SEC. 826. [20 U.S.C. 1152] GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN ON CAMPUSES. (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— (1) IN GENERAL.-The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, for use by such institutions or consortia consisting of campus personnel, student organizations, campus administrators, security personnel, and regional crisis centers affiliated with the institution, to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat violent crimes against women on campuses, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women on campuses, which may include partnerships with local criminal justice authorities and community-based victim services agencies. (2) AWARD BASIS.-The Attorney General shall award grants and contracts under this section on a competitive basis. (3) EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION.-The Attorney General shall make every effort to ensure (A) the equitable participation of private and public institutions of higher education in the activities assisted under this section; and (B) the equitable geographic distribution of grants under this section among the various regions of the United States. (b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.-Grant funds awarded under this section may be used for the following purposes: (1) To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and other equipment with respect to the increased apprehension, investigation, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women on campus. (2) To train campus administrators, campus security personnel, and personnel serving on campus disciplinary or judicial boards to more effectively identify and respond to violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. (3) To implement and operate education programs for the prevention of violent crimes against women. (4) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen support services programs, including medical or psychological counseling, for victims of sexual offense crimes. (5) To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide assistance and information about victims' options on and off campus to bring disciplinary or other legal action. (6) To develop and implement more effective campus policies, protocols, orders, and services specifically devoted to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. (7) To develop, install, or expand data collection and communication systems, including computerized systems, linking campus security to the local law enforcement for the purpose of identifying and tracking arrests, protection orders, violations of protection orders, prosecutions, and convictions with respect to violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. (8) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim services programs for the campus and to improve delivery of victim services on campus. (9) To provide capital improvements (including improved lighting and communications facilities but not including the construction of buildings) on campuses to address violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. (10) To support improved coordination among campus administrators, campus security personnel, and local law enforcement to reduce violent crimes against women on campus. (c) APPLICATIONS. (1) IN GENERAL.-In order to be eligible to be awarded a grant under this section for any fiscal year, an institution of higher education shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General shall prescribe. (2) CONTENTS.-Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall— (A) describe the need for grant funds and the plan for implementation for any of the purposes described in subsection (b); (B) describe how the campus authorities shall consult and coordinate with nonprofit and other victim services programs, including sexual assault and domestic violence victim services programs; (C) describe the characteristics of the population being served, including type of campus, demographics of the population, and number of students; (D) provide measurable goals and expected results from the use of the grant funds; (E) provide assurances that the Federal funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available by the institution for the purposes described in subsection (b); and (F) include such other information and assurances as the Attorney General reasonably determines to be necessary. (3) COMPLIANCE WITH CAMPUS CRIME REPORTING REQUIRED. No institution of higher education shall be eligible for a grant under this section unless such institution is in compliance with the requirements of section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (d) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (1) NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE.-In addition to the assistance provided under this section, the Attorney General may request any Federal agency to use the agency's authorities and the resources granted to the agency under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory services) in support of campus security, and investigation and victim service efforts. (2) GRANTEE REPORTING. (A) ANNUAL REPORT.-Each institution of higher education receiving a grant under this section shall submit an annual performance report to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall suspend funding under this section for an institution of higher education if the institution fails to submit an annual performance report. (B) FINAL REPORT.-Upon completion of the grant period under this section, the institution shall file a performance report with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education explaining the activities carried out under this section together with an assessment of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the purposes described in subsection (b). (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year for which grants are awarded under this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate responsible for issues relating to higher education and crime, a report that includes (A) the number of grants, and the amount of funds, distributed under this section; (B) a summary of the purposes for which the grants were provided and an evaluation of the progress made under the grant; (C) a statistical summary of the persons served, detailing the nature of victimization, and providing data on age, sex, race, ethnicity, language, disability, relationship to of fender, geographic distribution, and type of campus; and (D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded under this part, including information obtained from reports submitted pursuant to section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (4) REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES.-Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall publish proposed regulations or guidelines implementing this section. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall publish final regula- (1) the term "domestic violence" includes acts or threats of violence, not including acts of self defense, committed by a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any other person against a victim who is protected from that person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction; (2) the term "sexual assault" means any conduct proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, including both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim; and (3) the term "victim services" means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that assists domestic violence or sexual assault victims, including campus women's centers, rape crisis centers, battered women's shelters, and other sexual assault or domestic violence programs, including campus counseling support and victim advocate organizations with domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault programs, whether or not organized and staffed by students. (g)1 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. SEC. 827. [20 U.S.C. 1152 note] STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULTS. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall provide for a national study to examine procedures undertaken after an institution of higher education receives a report of sexual assault. (b) REPORT.-The study required by subsection (a) shall include an analysis of (1) the existence and publication of the institution of higher education's and State's definition of sexual assault; (2) the existence and publication of the institution's policy for campus sexual assaults; (3) the individuals to whom reports of sexual assault are given most often and (A) how the individuals are trained to respond to the reports; and (B) the extent to which the individuals are trained; (4) the reporting options that are articulated to the victim or victims of the sexual assault regarding (A) on-campus reporting and procedure options; and 1So in law. Subsections (f) and (g) probably should be redesignated as subsections (e) and (f). (B) off-campus reporting and procedure options; (5) the resources available for victims' safety, support, medical health, and confidentiality, including (A) how well the resources are articulated both specifically to the victim of sexual assault and generally to the campus at large; and (B) the security of the resources in terms of confidentiality or reputation; (6) policies and practices that may prevent or discourage the reporting of campus sexual assaults to local crime authorities, or that may otherwise obstruct justice or interfere with the prosecution of perpetrators of campus sexual assaults; (7) policies and practices found successful in aiding the report and any ensuing investigation or prosecution of a campus sexual assault; (8) the on-campus procedures for investigation and disciplining the perpetrator of a sexual assault, including— (A) the format for collecting evidence; and (B) the format of the investigation and disciplinary proceeding, including the faculty responsible for running the disciplinary procedure and the persons allowed to attend the disciplinary procedure; and (9) types of punishment for offenders, including— (A) whether the case is directed outside the institution for further punishment; and (B) how the institution punishes perpetrators. (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.-The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted to Congress not later than September 1, 2000. (d) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "campus sexual assaults" means sexual assaults occurring at institutions of higher education and sexual assaults committed against or by students or employees of such institutions. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. PART F-IMPROVING UNITED STATES UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY IN EAST ASIA SEC. 831. [20 U.S.C. 1862 note] IMPROVING UNITED STATES UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY IN EAST ASIA. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-The Director of the National Science Foundation is authorized, beginning in fiscal year 2000, to carry out an interdisciplinary program of education and research on East Asian science, engineering, and technology. The Director shall carry out the interdisciplinary program in consultation with the Secretary of Education. (b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of the program established under this section shall be to |