Public Law 102–528

in paragraph (6) by striking “and” at the end,

in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”, and

by adding at the end the following:

“(8)“(8)

‘domestic violence’ means—

“(A)“(A)

any action that constitutes—

“(i)“(i)

attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;

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“(ii)“(ii)

rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse;

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“(iii)“(iii)

placing by physical menace another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or

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“(iv)“(iv)

the infliction of false imprisonment;

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if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological parenthood of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are stepparents of a minor child; or

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“(B)“(B)

physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or partners.”.

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in paragraph (12) by striking “and” at the end,

by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14), and

by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:

“(13)“(13)

conduct not more than 5 projects at an aggregate cost of not to exceed $600,000—

“(A)“(A)

to investigate, and carry out research regarding State judicial decisions relating to child custody litigation involving domestic violence;

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“(B)“(B)

to develop training curricula to assist State courts to develop an understanding of, and appropriate responses to, child custody litigation involving domestic violence; and

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“(C)“(C)

to disseminate the results of the investigation and research carried out under subparagraph (A), and the curricula developed under subparagraph (B), to State courts; and”.

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in section 203(f) by striking the last sentence,

in section 206(c), as amended by section 2—