; or (ii) imposes a penalty on such a victim because of criminal activity at the property in which the victim resides. . (2) Additional authorized use of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (22), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (24) to develop and implement alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive programs or policies (as such term is defined in section 501(a)(1)(I)). . (3) Additional authorized use of grants to encourage arrest policies Section 2101(b) of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10461(b) ) is amended by adding after paragraph (22) the following: (23) To develop and implement alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a program or policy that (A) imposes a penalty on a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a request by the victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; or (B) imposes a penalty on such a victim because of criminal activity at the property in which the victim resides. . 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12351 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking the Director of the Violence Against Women Office and inserting the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women ; and (B) by inserting after , other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations the following: , population-specific organizations