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34 U.S.C. § 10442 — Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women
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**(a) In general** There is hereby established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office on Violence Against Women (in this subchapter referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) Separate office** The Office shall be a separate and distinct office within the Department of Justice, not subsumed by any other office, headed by a Director, who shall report to the Attorney General and serve as Counsel to the Attorney General on the subject of violence against women, and who shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Office.
**(c) Jurisdiction** Under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office—
(1) shall have sole jurisdiction over all duties and functions described in [section 10444 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10444&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) shall be solely responsible for coordination with other departments, agencies, or offices of all activities authorized or undertaken under—
(A) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322);
(B) the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386);
(C) the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960);
(D) the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54); and
(E) the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.
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**(a) In general** There is hereby established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office on Violence Against Women (in this subchapter referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) Separate office** The Office shall be a separate and distinct office within the Department of Justice, not subsumed by any other office, headed by a Director, who shall report to the Attorney General and serve as Counsel to the Attorney General on the subject of violence against women, and who shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Office.
**(c) Jurisdiction** Under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office—
(1) shall have sole jurisdiction over all duties and functions described in [section 10444 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10444&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) shall be solely responsible for coordination with other departments, agencies, or offices of all activities authorized or undertaken under—
(A) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322);
(B) the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386);
(C) the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960);
(D) the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54); and
(E) the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796ff–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 10425 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10425&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796gg–0b was editorially reclassified as [section 10444 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10444&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Commercial pornographic content** — The term “commercial pornographic content” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under [section 2257 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2257&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Consent** — The term “consent” means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion.
(3) **Depicted individual** — The term “depicted individual” means an individual whose body appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from information displayed in connection with the visual depiction.
(4) **Disclose** — The term “disclose” means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible.
(5) **Intimate visual depiction** — The term “intimate visual depiction”—
(A) means a visual depiction, as that term is defined in [section 2256(5) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2256/5&num=0&edition=prelim), that depicts—
(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual; or
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids—
(I) on to any part of the body of an identifiable individual;
(II) from the body of an identifiable individual; or
(III) an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct and 11 So in original.
(B) includes any visual depictions described in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifiable individual wa
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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**(a) General grants** The Attorney General may make grants to States, for use by States, State and local courts (including juvenile courts), units of local government, victim service providers, and Indian tribal governments for the purposes described in [section 10441(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amounts** Of the amounts appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) 10 percent shall be available for grants under the program authorized by [section 10452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10452&num=0&edition=prelim), which shall not otherwise be subject to the requirements of this subchapter (other than [section 10447 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10447&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State domestic violence coalitions under [section 10441(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/c&num=0&edition=prelim), with the coalition for each State, the coalition for the District of Columbia, the coalition for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the coalition for Guam, the coalition for American Samoa, the coalition for the United States Virgin Islands, and the coalition for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.,11 So in original. each receiving an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the total amount made available under this paragraph for each fiscal year;
(3) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State sexual assault coalitions under [section 10441(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/c&
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The Director shall have the following duties:
(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal and State Governments on matters relating to violence against women.
(2) Providing information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal governments, and the general public on matters relating to violence against women.
(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney General, as the representative of the Department of Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or commissions addressing policy or issues relating to violence against women.
(4) Serving, at the request of the President, acting through the Attorney General, as the representative of the United States Government on human rights and economic justice matters related to violence against women in international fora, including, but not limited to, the United Nations.
(5) Carrying out the functions of the Department of Justice under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, including with respect to those functions—
(A) the development of policy, protocols, and guidelines;
(B) the development and management of grant programs and other programs, and the provision of technical assistance under such programs; and
(C) the award and termination of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
(6) Providing technical assistance, coordination, and support to—
(A) other components of the Departmen
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**(a) Appointment** The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this subchapter referred to as the “Director”) to be responsible, under the general authority of the Attorney General, for the administration, coordination, and implementation of the programs and activities of the Office.
**(b) Other employment** The Director shall not—
(1) engage in any employment other than that of serving as Director; or
(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other agreement under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.
**(c) Vacancy** In the case of a vacancy, the President may designate an officer or employee who shall act as Director during the vacancy.
**(d) Compensation** The Director shall be compensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under [section 5316 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5316&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Attorney General shall ensure that the Director has adequate staff to support the Director in carrying out the Director’s responsibilities under this subchapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796gg–0 was editorially reclassified as [section 10442 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10442&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10442
10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘STOP Vi-
olence Against Women Formula Grant Program’).
‘‘(2) GRANT INCREASE.—The Attorney General shall
increase the amount of the covered formula grant
provided to a State in accordance with this sub-
section if the State has in effect a law that provides
to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum,
under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—A State seeking an increase to a
covered formula grant under this subsection shall
submit an application to the Attorney General at
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Attorney General may reasonably
require, including information about the law de-
scribed in paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) PERIOD
OF
INCREASE.—The Attorney General
may not provide an increase in the amount of the
covered formula grant provided to a State under this
subsection more than 4 times.
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this sub-
section.’’
STANDARDS, PRACTICE, AND TRAINING FOR SEXUAL
ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS
Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title IV, § 1405, Oct. 28, 2000, 114
Stat. 1515, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—
‘‘(1) evaluate existing standards of training and
practice for licensed health care professionals per-
forming sexual assault forensic examinations and de-
velop a national recommended standard for training;
‘‘(2) recommend sexual assault forensic examina-
tion training for all health care students to improve
the recognition of injuries suggestive of rape and sex-
ual assault and baseline knowledge of appropriate re-
ferr
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