DATING VIOLENCE.

SEC. 1109. DATING VIOLENCE. (a) Definitions.— (1) Section 2003.—Section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3996gg-2) is amended— (A) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting and”; and 114 STAT. 1503 (B) by adding at the end the following: “(9) the term ‘dating violence’ means violence committed by a person— “(A) who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and “(B) where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: “(i) the length of the relationship; “(ii) the type of relationship; and “(iii) the frequency of interaction between the per sons involved in the relationship.”. (2) Section 2105.—Section 2105 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) the term ‘dating violence’ means violence committed by a person— “(A) who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and “(B) where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: “(i) the length of the relationship; “(ii) the type of relationship; and “(iii) the frequency of interaction between the per sons involved in the relationship.”. (b) STOP Grants.—Section 2001(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “sexual assault and domestic violence” and inserting “sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence”; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking “sexual assault and domestic violence” and inserting “sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence”. (c) Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies.—Section 2101(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and dating violence” after “domestic violence”; and (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting “and dating violence” after “domestic violence”. (d) Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement.—Section 40295(a) of the Safe Homes for Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and dating violence (as defined in section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3996gg-2))” after “domestic violence”; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and dating violence (as defined in section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3996gg-2))” after “domestic violence”.