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34 U.S.C. § 10444 — Duties and functions of Director of Office on Violence Against Women
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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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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 Department of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to violence against women, including the litigation of civil and criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws;
(B) other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide technical assistance, synchronize Federal definitions and protocols, and improve coordination among agencies carrying out efforts to eliminate violence against women, including Indian or indigenous women; and
(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence against women and to provide support and assistance to victims of such violence.
(7) Exercising such other powers and functions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney General.
(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out any function of the Office.
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**(a) Nonmonetary assistance** In addition to the assistance provided under this subchapter, the Attorney General may request any Federal agency to use its authorities and the resources granted to it under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory services) in support of State, tribal, and local assistance efforts.
**(b) Reporting** Not later than 1 month after the end of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes, for each State and for each grantee Indian tribe—
(1) the number of grants made and funds distributed under this subchapter;
(2) a summary of the purposes for which those grants were provided and an evaluation of their progress;
(3) a statistical summary of persons served, detailing the nature of victimization, and providing data on age, sex, relationship of victim to offender, geographic distribution, race, ethnicity, language, and disability, and the membership of persons served in any underserved population; and
(4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded under this subchapter.
**(c) Regulations or guidelines** Not later than 120 days after September 13, 1994, the Attorney General shall publish proposed regulations or guidelines implementing this subchapter. Not later than 180 days after September 13, 1994, the Attorney General shall publish final regulations or guidelines implementing 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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**(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) 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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### 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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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10444
see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 90 days after Nov. 2, 2002, see section
403 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section
10442 of this title.
§ 10444. Duties and functions of Director of Of-
fice on Violence Against Women
The Director shall have the following duties:
(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial
branches of the Federal and State Govern-
ments 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 Depart-
ment of Justice on domestic task forces, com-
mittees, 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 Govern-
ment 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 Depart-
ment 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 Vio-
lence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice 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 Re
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