CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Section 41201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking “target youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking” and inserting “target youth, including youth in underserved populations, who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking”; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “or” at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: “(D) clarify State or local mandatory reporting policies and practices regarding peer-on-peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; or “(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen culturally specific victim services and responses related to, and prevention of, female genital mutilation or cutting.” ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “stalking, or sex trafficking” and inserting “stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital mutilation or cutting”; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “confidential” before “support services”; and (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting after “programming for youth” the following: “, including youth in underserved populations,”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Children exposed to violence and abuse.—To develop, maintain, or enhance programs designed to prevent future incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to children’s exposure to violence in the home, including by— “(A) providing services for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, including— “(i) direct counseling or advocacy; and “(ii) support for the non-abusing parent; and “(B) training and coordination for educational, after-school, and childcare programs on how to— “(i) safely and confidentially identity children and families experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and “(ii) properly refer children exposed and their families to services and violence prevention programs. “(4) Teen dating violence awareness and prevention.—To develop, maintain, or enhance programs that change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide education and skills training to young individuals and individuals who influence young individuals, which— “(A) may include the use evidenced-based, evidence-informed, or innovative strategies and practices focused on youth; and “(B) shall include— “(i) age and developmentally-appropriate education on— “(I) domestic violence; “(II) dating violence; “(III) sexual assault; “(IV) stalking; “(V) sexual coercion; and “(VI) healthy relationship skills, in school, in the community, or in health care settings; “(ii) community-based collaboration and training for individuals with influence on youth, such as parents, teachers, coaches, healthcare providers, faith leaders, older teens, and mentors; “(iii) education and outreach to change environmental factors contributing to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and “(iv) policy development targeted to prevention, including school-based policies and protocols.” ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) by inserting “organization” after “tribal nonprofit”; and (ii) by inserting “Native Hawaiian organization, urban Indian organization,” before “or population-specific community-based organization”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)”; (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, including training on working with youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking in underserved populations, if such youth are among those being served.”; and (4) in subsection (f), by striking “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018” and inserting “$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.