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STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
(THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN COORDINATED BY OMB
WITH THE CONCERNED AGENCIES.)
September 26, 2000
(House)
H.R. 1248 - Violence Against Women Act of 2000
(Rep. Morella (R) Maryland and 239 cosponsors)
The Administration strongly supports H.R. 1248, which would reauthorize the
critically important programs created by the original Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA) and by subsequent legislation. VAWA has been an important
tool in the Nation's effort to combat domestic violence, stalking, and
sexual assault and has made a crucial difference in the lives of countless
women and children. The Administration is pleased that the bill would make
important improvements to VAWA, including reauthorizing critical grant
programs at higher funding levels, expanding the Act to include dating
violence, and creating a set-aside of five percent of grant funds for
tribes under the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Formula
Grant Program and three other discretionary grant programs.
Congress and the Administration have the opportunity to build on the strong
record made possible by the original VAWA of helping States, tribes, and
communities to prevent and fight violence against women and to improve
community responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The Administration is deeply committed to continuing the progress that has
been made under VAWA. The Administration would like to work with Congress
to address issues such as providing protections to battered immigrant women
and reauthorizing the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. The
Administration is pleased that the House has decided to consider this
important bill and urges the Senate to immediately pass its version of
VAWA, S. 2787. The two versions must be quickly reconciled to ensure that
VAWA authorization does not lapse on September 30th.
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