PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006
119 STAT. 2967
a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil order was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection; and ‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visitation provisions, orders, remedies, or relief issued as part of a protection order, restraining order, or stay away injunction pursuant to State, tribal, territorial, or local law authorizing the issuance of protection orders, restraining orders, or injunctions for the protection of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. ‘‘(21) RURAL AREA AND RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘rural area’ and ‘rural community’ mean— ‘‘(A) any area or community, respectively, no part of which is within an area designated as a standard metropolitan statistical area by the Office of Management and Budget; or ‘‘(B) any area or community, respectively, that is— ‘‘(i) within an area designated as a metropolitan statistical area or considered as part of a metropolitan statistical area; and ‘‘(ii) located in a rural census tract. ‘‘(22) RURAL STATE.—The term ‘rural State’ means a State that has a population density of 52 or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than 150,000 people, based on the most recent decennial census. ‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual assault’ means any conduct prescribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim. ‘‘(24) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to— ‘‘(A) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; or ‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional distress. ‘‘(25) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several States and the District of Columbia, and except as otherwise provided, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. ‘‘(26) STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.—The term ‘State domestic violence coalition’ means a program determined by the Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b)). ‘‘(27) STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term ‘State sexual assault coalition’ means a program determined by the Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.). ‘‘(28) TERRITORIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term ‘territorial domestic violence or sexual
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