§2.Grants to combat violence against women reporting requirements
This section establishes annual reporting requirements under the Violence Against Women Act grants program (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) for chief prosecuting officers in jurisdictions of 100,000 or more persons that receive such funds. Reports to the Attorney General must detail, for the prior fiscal year and segregated by covered offense (i.e., rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, child sex abuse material production/possession/sale/distribution, child abuse/neglect, sexual abuse, forcible sodomy, sex-offense-related murder/manslaughter/incest/burglary/voyeurism/solicitation/endangerment, and attempts/conspiracies thereto): (1) cases referred, declined (with reasons), and initiated against defendants with specified criminal histories (e.g., prior arrests/convictions, pending cases, probation/parole, sex offender registry); (2) bail data, including releases, prosecutor/court requests and impositions (types/amounts/non-monetary conditions), pretrial detention, and post-release outcomes (e.g., failure to appear, rearrest); (3) dispositions (e.g., trial/plea convictions, acquittals, mistrials, dismissals/diversions with reasons); and (4) plea and trial conviction details (e.g., charges, defendant histories, sentencing recommendations/imposed). The Attorney General must issue uniform standards for these reports (segregated by prosecutions, bail, pleas, and sentencing), submit compiled data to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, and publish it online.