119-s520

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 520 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 520

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement 
 domestic violence prevention training for cosmetologists and barbers, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 11, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hirono, 
Mr. Boozman, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement 
 domestic violence prevention training for cosmetologists and barbers, 
 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 ``Supporting the Abused by Learning 
Options to Navigate Survivor Stories Act'' or the ``SALONS Stories 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT INCREASES.

 Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

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SEC. 2019. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING FOR COSMETOLOGISTS 
 AND BARBERS.

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    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
 State that has in effect a law that requires each individual 
 seeking licensure from the State as a cosmetologist or barber 
 to undergo qualifying training.
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    (2) Qualifying training.--The term `qualifying training', 
 with respect to training for individuals seeking licensure from 
 a State as a cosmetologist or barber, means online or in-person 
 training, at no cost to the individual, provided by a victim 
 service provider that--
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        (A) focuses on how to--
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            (i) recognize the signs of domestic 
 violence;
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            (ii) respond to the signs of domestic 
 violence; and
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            (iii) refer a client of the individual to 
 resources for victims of domestic violence; and
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        (B) may include a component focused on sexual 
 assault, stalking, and dating violence.
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    (b) Grant Increase.--Subject to the availability of funds 
pursuant to subsection

    (e) , the Attorney General shall increase the 
amount of a grant awarded under 

section 2007

    (a) to an eligible State by 
an amount that is not more than 10 percent of the average of the total 
amount of funding provided to the State under 

section 2007

    (a) under the 
3 most recent awards to the State.
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            (c) Application.--An eligible State seeking a grant increase 
under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about 
the law of the eligible State described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) .
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            (d) Grant Increase Term.--
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    (1) In general.--The term of a grant increase under this 
 section shall be for 1 year.
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    (2) Renewal.--An eligible State that receives a grant 
 increase under this section may submit an application for a 
 renewal of such grant increase at such time, in such manner, 
 and containing such information as the Attorney General may 
 reasonably require.
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    (3) Limit.--An eligible State may not receive a grant 
 increase under this section for more than 3 years.
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    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2027 through 2033, which shall remain available until 
expended.''.
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