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      "prompt_sent": "\nROLE: Fact Checker.\nZADANIE: Porównaj SOURCE (oryginał) i SUMMARY (streszczenie przygotowane przez inne AI).\n\nTwoim celem jest wykrycie \"ZMYŚLONYCH KONKRETÓW\" (Fabricated Entities) w SUMMARY.\n\nSOURCE:\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8426 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8426 To encourage States to provide rights to survivors of violence, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Ms. Simon (for herself, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To encourage States to provide rights to survivors of violence, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. It is the sense of the Congress that each State should review and revise, if necessary, its laws to ensure that survivors of violence receive the healing, safety, and support they require after a victimization, taking into account the following: (1) A survivor of violence should be accorded the following rights: (A) A right to trusted and accessible community- based help to heal from trauma, including for adult and minor survivors. (B) A right to programs that offer emergency and flexible financial help quickly, without burdensome administrative or exclusionary restrictions. (C) A right to stable housing, including the right to break a lease without penalty, or be protected from eviction. (D) A right to paid and job-protected leave time off from work to address safety, medical, financial, emotional, and other recovery, healing, and safety needs related to the victimization. (E) A right to debt forgiveness and financial recovery in the case of a debt that is related to the victimization. (F) A right to legal assistance related to housing, job, immigration, or family legal issues. (G) A right to request and access community-based alternative accountability or resolution processes, instead of prosecution in the criminal justice system. (H) A right to protection from arrest or conviction for survivors criminalized as a result of victimization, and to mitigated sentencing and record clearance for convicted survivors whose offense was related to trauma. (2) The rights of a survivor of violence under paragraph (1) should not be contingent on or in any way limited or restricted by the following: (A) A condition that the survivor or anyone else has reported the victimization to a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (B) A condition that the survivor or a family member of the survivor cooperate with a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (C) A survivor's race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, immigration status, housing status, economic status, or family status. (D) Whether a survivor has an arrest or conviction record, is or has been incarcerated, or is or has been under any form of correctional supervision. (E) Any allegation that the survivor contributed to the survivor's own victimization. (F) The identity of the person who committed the act of the violence (including whether the person is a law enforcement officer) or the relationship of the person to the victim. SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. (a) Grant Program Established.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), is authorized to award grants to community-based organizations for the purpose of establishing assistance funds to distribute direct cash assistance to survivors of violence, with the goal of improving safety, healing, and financial stability for survivors of violence, and family members of survivors of violence. (b) Application.--An eligible community-based organization seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require, including the following: (1) A description of the organization's history serving one or more of the groups described in subsection (e)(4). (2) A description of how the community or communities the organization serves are impacted by violence and incarceration. (3) The estimated number of survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence the organization currently serves. (4) The estimated number of survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence to whom the organization anticipates it will distribute grant funds. (5) How the organization plans to distribute cash assistance to survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence to meet their immediate financial needs. (6) How the organization plans to minimize the burden on survivors of violence and their family members to provide excessive documentation or paperwork. (c) Eligibility.--A community-based organization shall be eligible to apply for a grant under this section if the organization has a history of serving survivors of violence, and the majority of people the organization, or a project within the organization that will administer the grant, serves are survivors of violence. (d) Administration.--In administering the grant program under this section, the Director shall do all of the following: (1) Strive to minimize the paperwork burden on grant applicants and grantees. (2) Strive to develop application, awards, and reporting processes that are accessible to community-based organizations without past experience receiving a Federal grant award. (3) Develop a plan to publicize the grant program in advance of an application deadline. (4) Provide technical assistance and training opportunities to applicants and grantees. (5) Develop tools to support applicants applying for a grant under this section, including, templates and sample applications, which shall be posted prominently on the website of the Office for Victims of Crimes. (6) Develop a website where survivors of violence and members of the public can locate contact information for community-based organizations receiving grants under this section. (e) Priority.--When considering grant applications, the Director shall give priority to community-based organizations that-- (1) are located in, serve, and directly employ members of communities that experience disproportionately high rates of gun violence and imprisonment, as compared to such rates nationally, as evidenced by, during the prior 3-year period-- (A) disproportionately high rates of individuals who have been injured or killed by a firearm, as compared to such rates nationally; and (B) disproportionately high rates of individuals who have been arrested or sent to jail or prison, as compared to such rates nationally; (2) are led by, or employ, individuals who are survivors of violence or who are formerly incarcerated; (3) are led by individuals who have proven ties to the community in which the organization operates; (4) have a history of providing services focusing on vulnerable survivors of violence, including-- (A) survivors of color; (B) survivors with disabilities; (C) survivors who are transgender or gender nonconforming; (D) survivors who have faced disproportionate police contact; (E) survivors who are formerly incarcerated or who have past arrests or convictions; (F) immigrant survivors; (G) Native American survivors; (H) survivors who are unhoused; (I) survivors of firearm injuries; (J) survivors who have lost a family member to homicide; (K) low-income survivors; or (L) geographically underserved survivors; and (5) have leadership that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the community in which the organization operates. (f) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting grant recipients, the Director shall ensure that, collectively, grantees represent a diversity of geographic areas. (g) Use of Funds.-- (1) Distribution of funds.--An organization receiving a grant under this section may use the funds as follows: (A) Distributing unrestricted cash assistance to survivors of violence to meet the financial needs of survivors or to cover the expenses of survivors, which assistance-- (i) may be distributed at the discretion of the organization and in amounts determined by the organization based on the needs of survivors, and in a way that minimizes or eliminates the burden on survivors to provide external documentation of their needs or expenses; (ii) may be distributed directly to a survivor, to the parent or guardian of a survivor if the survivor is a minor or dependent adult, or if the survivor or the parent or guardian of a minor or dependent survivor requests, to a vendor, business, or another third party to pay for an expense or purchase a product on a survivor's behalf; or (iii) may be distributed in the form of cash, electronic transfer, check, direct deposit, prepaid card, or in another similar manner at the discretion of the organization and based on the needs of survivors. (B) To establish and maintain a program to distribute the assistance described under subparagraph (A), including staffing, training, operational, and evaluation expenses, except that not more than 20 percent of the grant may be used for the purposes under this subparagraph. (2) Policies and procedures.--A community-based organization receiving a grant under this section shall establish and maintain policies and procedures for distributing cash assistance to survivors of violence that-- (A) promote the distribution of cash assistance to survivors in a manner that meets the immediate needs of survivors quickly; (B) do not require survivors to engage in other services or programs as a condition of receiving cash assistance; (C) do not require survivors to provide or maintain burdensome documentation of their need or spending; (D) do not require survivors to report a crime to a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, Tribal, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence as a condition of receiving cash assistance; (E) do not exclude survivors on the basis of citizenship or immigration status; and (F) do not exclude survivors on the basis of an arrest or conviction record, nor on the basis of a survivor's status under correctional control or supervision. (h) Grant Duration.--A grant awarded under this section shall be for a 4-year period. (i) First Award.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall make the first grant award under this section. (j) Exclusion From Income, Resources, and Assets.-- (1) Flexible cash assistance payments excluded from income, resources, and assets for purposes of means tests.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102)), for the purpose of any maximum allowed income, resource, or asset eligibility requirement in any Federal, State, or local government program using Federal funds that provides medical or other assistance (or payment or reimbursement of the cost of such assistance), any amount of cash assistance received by a survivor of violence through the grant program established under this section shall not be included for purposes of calculating income, resources, or assets of the survivor, nor shall that amount reduce the amount of the assistance available to the survivor from Federal, State, or local government programs using Federal funds. (2) Flexible cash assistance payments not considered gross income.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any cash assistance received by a survivor of violence through the grant program established under this section shall be excluded from gross income under section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (k) Reports.-- (1) Reports to the director.--Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant under this section, and annually thereafter, each community-based organization that receives a grant under this section shall submit a report on the use of such grant funds to the Director, as required by the Director. Such report shall, at a minimum, include-- (A) the aggregate number of survivors of violence who received cash assistance through the grant program; and (B) the average amount of assistance each such survivor received through the grant program. (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first 4-year grant period under this section ends, and every 4 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that, at a minimum, includes-- (A) any findings resulting from reports submitted to the Director under paragraph (1); and (B) best practices for grantees under this section to implement flexible cash assistance programs for survivors of violence. (l) Administration and Evaluation.--The Director may reserve up to 8 percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program each year for the costs of administering the grant program, including, without limitation, employing personnel, providing technical assistance or training to grantees or prospective grantees, contracting with independent researchers to evaluate the impact of the program, and issuing a report on the impact of the grant program. (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to implement this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. SEC. 4. STATE LEVEL SUPPLEMENTAL VICTIM SURVEYS. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), shall make grants to States to administer surveys to survivors of violence to determine their needs related to having been survivors of violence. (b) Priority.--The Director shall prioritize awarding grants to recipients that solicit information about one or more of the following: (1) The types of services survivors of violence received related to having been victimized, and the experiences of such survivors while receiving such services. (2) Whether survivors wanted services that they did not receive. (3) The experiences of survivors with relocation, eviction, immigration, and housing following victimization. (4) The experiences of survivors with the use of force by and injury caused by law enforcement officers. (5) The prevalence of victimization and the post- victimization needs of-- (A) individuals who have been arrested or convicted of crimes; (B) individuals who are unhoused; or (C) individuals who are living in institutions, including prisons, jails, medical or nursing facilities, or mental health facilities. (c) Reports.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Director a report documenting the results and findings from the survey funded by the grant. (2) Publication by director.--The Director shall make publicly available on the website of the Bureau of Justice Statistics the reports submitted under paragraph (1). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2031. SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community- based organization'' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or Tribal organization that serves a specific geographic community. Such term does not include any law enforcement agency or any court, or any other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (2) Family member.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ``family member'' means, with respect to an individual, any of the following: (i) A child (whether a biological, foster, adoptive, or step relationship), or a person who is under the legal guardianship of the individual or to whom the individual stands in loco parentis or has stood in loco parentis. (ii) A biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an individual or an individual's spouse or domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the individual or the individual's spouse or domestic partner was a minor child. (iii) A person to whom the individual is legally married under the laws of any State, or a domestic partner. (iv) A grandparent, grandchild, or sibling (whether a biological, foster, adoptive, or step relationship) of the individual or of the individual's spouse or domestic partner. (v) A person who lives in the same household as the individual. (vi) Any other individual related by blood, adoption, or marriage or whose close association with the individual is the equivalent of a family relationship. (B) Exclusion.--Such term does not include a person who has committed an act or conduct described in clause (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A) against the individual. (3) Survivor of violence.--The terms ``survivor of violence'' means an individual against whom any of the following have been committed: (A) An act or conduct during which another person-- (i) caused or threatened to cause bodily injury to that individual; (ii) exhibited, drew, brandished, or used a firearm, or other weapon, against that individual; or (iii) used, or threatened to use, force against that individual to cause injury or death. (B) Dating violence. (C) Domestic violence. (D) Family violence. (E) Sexual assault. (F) Sexual harassment. (G) Trafficking. (H) Stalking. (4) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' has the meaning given such term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). <all>\n\nSUMMARY TO EVALUATE:\nTitle: Support for Violence Survivors: New Rights, Financial Aid, and Job Protection\nSummary: This law guarantees survivors of violence quick access to cash, protection from eviction, and paid leave for recovery. This support is independent of police cooperation and is not subject to taxation, facilitating a return to life stability.\nKey Points: Direct cash assistance for emergency expenses with minimal paperwork and documentation., Right to terminate a lease without penalty or be protected from eviction after violence., Paid and job-protected time off for medical, legal, and mental health recovery needs., Support is available regardless of whether the crime was reported to the police., Financial aid is tax-free and does not reduce eligibility for other government benefits., Protection from arrest or conviction for actions resulting from being a victim of violence.\n\nZASADY OCENY:\n1. Sprawdź wszystkie LICZBY, DATY i KWOTY w SUMMARY. Jeśli którejś brakuje w SOURCE -> is_valid: false.\n2. Sprawdź wszystkie NAZWISKA, ORGANIZACJE i MIEJSCA w SUMMARY. Jeśli którejś brakuje w SOURCE -> is_valid: false.\n3. Sprawdź wszystkie konkretne DZIAŁANIA PRAWNE . Jeśli tego mechanizmu nie ma w SOURCE -> is_valid: false.\n\nWAŻNE: Abstrakcyjne pojęcia (np. \"transparentność\", \"zaufanie\") są dozwolone jako wnioski.\n\nOUTPUT (JSON):\n{\n  \"is_valid\": true/false,\n  \"issue\": \"fabricated_entity\" / \"contradiction\" / \"none\"\n}\n\nWYMAGANIA FORMATOWANIA:\n1. Odpowiedz WYŁĄCZNIE surowym obiektem JSON.\n2. NIE używaj bloków kodu Markdown.\n3. NIE dodawaj żadnych wstępów ani wyjaśnień przed ani po JSONie.\n4. JSON musi być poprawny i gotowy do parsowania.\n\n",
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      "timestamp": "2026-04-25T11:13:32.574Z",
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      "prompt_sent": "\nJesteś ekspertem od prawa Stanów Zjednoczonych, który ma za zadanie analizować dokumenty ustaw, uchwał oraz innych dokumentów legislacyjnych, a następnie przygotowywać z nich informacje w przystępny sposób dla obywateli. Twoim celem jest przedstawienie informacji tak, aby obywatele mogli sami ocenić wpływ legislacji na ich życie, nawet bez posiadania specjalistycznej wiedzy legislacyjnej. Skup się na faktach i obiektywnych skutkach wprowadzanych zmian, unikając wartościowania i osobistych opinii. Wszelki żargon prawny jest zabroniony. Prezentuj informacje w jasny, zwięzły i angażujący sposób, tak aby były zrozumiałe dla osoby bez wykształcenia prawniczego. Unikaj długich, złożonych zdań. Zamiast pisać \"projekt ma na celu nowelizację kodeksu podatkowego...\", napisz \"Zmiany w podatkach: nowe ulgi i obowiązki dla...\". Kontynuuj swoją pracę, dopóki nie rozwiążesz swojego zadania. Jeśli nie masz pewności co do generowanej treści, przeanalizuj dokument ponownie – nie zgaduj. Rozplanuj dobrze swoje zadanie przed przystąpieniem do niego. W podsumowaniu i kluczowych punktach, jeśli to możliwe i uzasadnione, podkreśl, jakie konkretne korzyści lub skutki (pozytywne lub negatywne) wprowadza ustawa dla życia codziennego obywateli, ich praw i obowiązków, finansów osobistych, bezpieczeństwa i innych ważnych kwestii (np. kategorycznych zakazów i nakazów czy najważniejszych konkretnych alokacji finansowych i terytorialnych).\n\nTwoja odpowiedź MUSI być w formacie JSON - i zawierać następujące klucze.\nZanim zwrócisz odpowiedź, dokładnie zweryfikuj, czy cała struktura JSON jest w 100% poprawna, włącznie ze wszystkimi przecinkami, nawiasami klamrowymi, kwadratowymi oraz cudzysłowami. Błędny JSON jest nieakceptowalny i uniemożliwi przetworzenie Twojej pracy.\n\nPrzeanalizuj dokładnie poniższy tekst dokumentu prawnego. To jest treść, na podstawie której masz wygenerować podsumowanie i kluczowe punkty:\n--- POCZĄTEK DOKUMENTU ---\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8426 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8426 To encourage States to provide rights to survivors of violence, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Ms. Simon (for herself, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To encourage States to provide rights to survivors of violence, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. It is the sense of the Congress that each State should review and revise, if necessary, its laws to ensure that survivors of violence receive the healing, safety, and support they require after a victimization, taking into account the following: (1) A survivor of violence should be accorded the following rights: (A) A right to trusted and accessible community- based help to heal from trauma, including for adult and minor survivors. (B) A right to programs that offer emergency and flexible financial help quickly, without burdensome administrative or exclusionary restrictions. (C) A right to stable housing, including the right to break a lease without penalty, or be protected from eviction. (D) A right to paid and job-protected leave time off from work to address safety, medical, financial, emotional, and other recovery, healing, and safety needs related to the victimization. (E) A right to debt forgiveness and financial recovery in the case of a debt that is related to the victimization. (F) A right to legal assistance related to housing, job, immigration, or family legal issues. (G) A right to request and access community-based alternative accountability or resolution processes, instead of prosecution in the criminal justice system. (H) A right to protection from arrest or conviction for survivors criminalized as a result of victimization, and to mitigated sentencing and record clearance for convicted survivors whose offense was related to trauma. (2) The rights of a survivor of violence under paragraph (1) should not be contingent on or in any way limited or restricted by the following: (A) A condition that the survivor or anyone else has reported the victimization to a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (B) A condition that the survivor or a family member of the survivor cooperate with a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (C) A survivor's race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, immigration status, housing status, economic status, or family status. (D) Whether a survivor has an arrest or conviction record, is or has been incarcerated, or is or has been under any form of correctional supervision. (E) Any allegation that the survivor contributed to the survivor's own victimization. (F) The identity of the person who committed the act of the violence (including whether the person is a law enforcement officer) or the relationship of the person to the victim. SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. (a) Grant Program Established.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), is authorized to award grants to community-based organizations for the purpose of establishing assistance funds to distribute direct cash assistance to survivors of violence, with the goal of improving safety, healing, and financial stability for survivors of violence, and family members of survivors of violence. (b) Application.--An eligible community-based organization seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require, including the following: (1) A description of the organization's history serving one or more of the groups described in subsection (e)(4). (2) A description of how the community or communities the organization serves are impacted by violence and incarceration. (3) The estimated number of survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence the organization currently serves. (4) The estimated number of survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence to whom the organization anticipates it will distribute grant funds. (5) How the organization plans to distribute cash assistance to survivors of violence or family members of survivors of violence to meet their immediate financial needs. (6) How the organization plans to minimize the burden on survivors of violence and their family members to provide excessive documentation or paperwork. (c) Eligibility.--A community-based organization shall be eligible to apply for a grant under this section if the organization has a history of serving survivors of violence, and the majority of people the organization, or a project within the organization that will administer the grant, serves are survivors of violence. (d) Administration.--In administering the grant program under this section, the Director shall do all of the following: (1) Strive to minimize the paperwork burden on grant applicants and grantees. (2) Strive to develop application, awards, and reporting processes that are accessible to community-based organizations without past experience receiving a Federal grant award. (3) Develop a plan to publicize the grant program in advance of an application deadline. (4) Provide technical assistance and training opportunities to applicants and grantees. (5) Develop tools to support applicants applying for a grant under this section, including, templates and sample applications, which shall be posted prominently on the website of the Office for Victims of Crimes. (6) Develop a website where survivors of violence and members of the public can locate contact information for community-based organizations receiving grants under this section. (e) Priority.--When considering grant applications, the Director shall give priority to community-based organizations that-- (1) are located in, serve, and directly employ members of communities that experience disproportionately high rates of gun violence and imprisonment, as compared to such rates nationally, as evidenced by, during the prior 3-year period-- (A) disproportionately high rates of individuals who have been injured or killed by a firearm, as compared to such rates nationally; and (B) disproportionately high rates of individuals who have been arrested or sent to jail or prison, as compared to such rates nationally; (2) are led by, or employ, individuals who are survivors of violence or who are formerly incarcerated; (3) are led by individuals who have proven ties to the community in which the organization operates; (4) have a history of providing services focusing on vulnerable survivors of violence, including-- (A) survivors of color; (B) survivors with disabilities; (C) survivors who are transgender or gender nonconforming; (D) survivors who have faced disproportionate police contact; (E) survivors who are formerly incarcerated or who have past arrests or convictions; (F) immigrant survivors; (G) Native American survivors; (H) survivors who are unhoused; (I) survivors of firearm injuries; (J) survivors who have lost a family member to homicide; (K) low-income survivors; or (L) geographically underserved survivors; and (5) have leadership that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the community in which the organization operates. (f) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting grant recipients, the Director shall ensure that, collectively, grantees represent a diversity of geographic areas. (g) Use of Funds.-- (1) Distribution of funds.--An organization receiving a grant under this section may use the funds as follows: (A) Distributing unrestricted cash assistance to survivors of violence to meet the financial needs of survivors or to cover the expenses of survivors, which assistance-- (i) may be distributed at the discretion of the organization and in amounts determined by the organization based on the needs of survivors, and in a way that minimizes or eliminates the burden on survivors to provide external documentation of their needs or expenses; (ii) may be distributed directly to a survivor, to the parent or guardian of a survivor if the survivor is a minor or dependent adult, or if the survivor or the parent or guardian of a minor or dependent survivor requests, to a vendor, business, or another third party to pay for an expense or purchase a product on a survivor's behalf; or (iii) may be distributed in the form of cash, electronic transfer, check, direct deposit, prepaid card, or in another similar manner at the discretion of the organization and based on the needs of survivors. (B) To establish and maintain a program to distribute the assistance described under subparagraph (A), including staffing, training, operational, and evaluation expenses, except that not more than 20 percent of the grant may be used for the purposes under this subparagraph. (2) Policies and procedures.--A community-based organization receiving a grant under this section shall establish and maintain policies and procedures for distributing cash assistance to survivors of violence that-- (A) promote the distribution of cash assistance to survivors in a manner that meets the immediate needs of survivors quickly; (B) do not require survivors to engage in other services or programs as a condition of receiving cash assistance; (C) do not require survivors to provide or maintain burdensome documentation of their need or spending; (D) do not require survivors to report a crime to a law enforcement agency, court, or other local, State, Tribal, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence as a condition of receiving cash assistance; (E) do not exclude survivors on the basis of citizenship or immigration status; and (F) do not exclude survivors on the basis of an arrest or conviction record, nor on the basis of a survivor's status under correctional control or supervision. (h) Grant Duration.--A grant awarded under this section shall be for a 4-year period. (i) First Award.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall make the first grant award under this section. (j) Exclusion From Income, Resources, and Assets.-- (1) Flexible cash assistance payments excluded from income, resources, and assets for purposes of means tests.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102)), for the purpose of any maximum allowed income, resource, or asset eligibility requirement in any Federal, State, or local government program using Federal funds that provides medical or other assistance (or payment or reimbursement of the cost of such assistance), any amount of cash assistance received by a survivor of violence through the grant program established under this section shall not be included for purposes of calculating income, resources, or assets of the survivor, nor shall that amount reduce the amount of the assistance available to the survivor from Federal, State, or local government programs using Federal funds. (2) Flexible cash assistance payments not considered gross income.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any cash assistance received by a survivor of violence through the grant program established under this section shall be excluded from gross income under section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (k) Reports.-- (1) Reports to the director.--Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant under this section, and annually thereafter, each community-based organization that receives a grant under this section shall submit a report on the use of such grant funds to the Director, as required by the Director. Such report shall, at a minimum, include-- (A) the aggregate number of survivors of violence who received cash assistance through the grant program; and (B) the average amount of assistance each such survivor received through the grant program. (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first 4-year grant period under this section ends, and every 4 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that, at a minimum, includes-- (A) any findings resulting from reports submitted to the Director under paragraph (1); and (B) best practices for grantees under this section to implement flexible cash assistance programs for survivors of violence. (l) Administration and Evaluation.--The Director may reserve up to 8 percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program each year for the costs of administering the grant program, including, without limitation, employing personnel, providing technical assistance or training to grantees or prospective grantees, contracting with independent researchers to evaluate the impact of the program, and issuing a report on the impact of the grant program. (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to implement this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. SEC. 4. STATE LEVEL SUPPLEMENTAL VICTIM SURVEYS. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), shall make grants to States to administer surveys to survivors of violence to determine their needs related to having been survivors of violence. (b) Priority.--The Director shall prioritize awarding grants to recipients that solicit information about one or more of the following: (1) The types of services survivors of violence received related to having been victimized, and the experiences of such survivors while receiving such services. (2) Whether survivors wanted services that they did not receive. (3) The experiences of survivors with relocation, eviction, immigration, and housing following victimization. (4) The experiences of survivors with the use of force by and injury caused by law enforcement officers. (5) The prevalence of victimization and the post- victimization needs of-- (A) individuals who have been arrested or convicted of crimes; (B) individuals who are unhoused; or (C) individuals who are living in institutions, including prisons, jails, medical or nursing facilities, or mental health facilities. (c) Reports.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Director a report documenting the results and findings from the survey funded by the grant. (2) Publication by director.--The Director shall make publicly available on the website of the Bureau of Justice Statistics the reports submitted under paragraph (1). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2031. SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community- based organization'' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or Tribal organization that serves a specific geographic community. Such term does not include any law enforcement agency or any court, or any other local, State, or Federal agency designated to investigate or prosecute crimes, abuse, or violence. (2) Family member.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ``family member'' means, with respect to an individual, any of the following: (i) A child (whether a biological, foster, adoptive, or step relationship), or a person who is under the legal guardianship of the individual or to whom the individual stands in loco parentis or has stood in loco parentis. (ii) A biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an individual or an individual's spouse or domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the individual or the individual's spouse or domestic partner was a minor child. (iii) A person to whom the individual is legally married under the laws of any State, or a domestic partner. (iv) A grandparent, grandchild, or sibling (whether a biological, foster, adoptive, or step relationship) of the individual or of the individual's spouse or domestic partner. (v) A person who lives in the same household as the individual. (vi) Any other individual related by blood, adoption, or marriage or whose close association with the individual is the equivalent of a family relationship. (B) Exclusion.--Such term does not include a person who has committed an act or conduct described in clause (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A) against the individual. (3) Survivor of violence.--The terms ``survivor of violence'' means an individual against whom any of the following have been committed: (A) An act or conduct during which another person-- (i) caused or threatened to cause bodily injury to that individual; (ii) exhibited, drew, brandished, or used a firearm, or other weapon, against that individual; or (iii) used, or threatened to use, force against that individual to cause injury or death. (B) Dating violence. (C) Domestic violence. (D) Family violence. (E) Sexual assault. (F) Sexual harassment. (G) Trafficking. (H) Stalking. (4) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' has the meaning given such term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). <all>\n--- KONIEC DOKUMENTU ---\n\nPAMIĘTAJ: Twoja odpowiedź MUSI być wyłącznie poprawnym obiektem JSON. Nie dodawaj żadnych dodatkowych znaków, komentarzy ani tekstu przed znacznikiem '{' ani po znaczniku '}'. 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