118 STAT. 2276 PUBLIC LAW 108–405—OCT. 30, 2004 SEC. 310. TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall award grants to tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions for purposes of— ‘‘(A) increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women; ‘‘(B) enhancing the response to violence against Amer ican Indian and Alaska Native women at the tribal, Fed eral, and State levels; and ‘‘(C) identifying and providing technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to American Indian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence. ‘‘(2) GRANTS TO TRIBAL COALITIONS.—The Attorney General shall award grants under paragraph (1) to— ‘‘(A) established nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal coalitions addressing domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women; and ‘‘(B) individuals or organizations that propose to incor porate as nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal coalitions to address domestic violence and sexual assault against Amer ican Indian and Alaska Native women. ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER GRANTS.—Receipt of an award under this subsection by tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions shall not preclude the coalition from receiving additional grants under this title to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b).’’. (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Effective as of November 2, 2002, and as if included therein as enacted, Public Law 107–273 (116 Stat. 1789) is amended in section 402(2) by striking ‘‘sections 2006 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2007 through 2011’’. (c) AMOUNTS.—Section 2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as redesignated by section 402(2) of Public Law 107–273, as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by amending subsection (b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(b)(4)) to read as follows: ‘‘(4) 1 54 shall be available for grants under section 2001(d);’’. SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. (a) FORENSIC BACKLOG ELIMINATION GRANTS.—Section 2804 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797m) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘shall use the grant to carry out’’ and inserting ‘‘shall use the grant to do any one or more of the following: ‘‘(1) To carry out’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) To eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic science evidence, including firearms examination, latent prints, 42 USC 3796gg–1— 3796gg–5, 3796–1 note.
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