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”).
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.
Jurisdiction
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2002Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title IV, § 402(3)116 Stat. 1789Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title IX, § 901(a)136 Stat. 910(, as added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 103–322108 Stat. 1902section 10101 of this titleThe Violence Against Women Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), is title IV of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1994 Act note set out under and Tables.
Pub. L. 106–386114 Stat. 1491section 10101 of this titleThe Violence Against Women Act of 2000, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), is div. B of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Act note set out under and Tables.
Pub. L. 109–162119 Stat. 2960section 1 of Pub. L. 109–162section 10101 of this titleThe Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(C), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see , set out as a Short Title of 2006 Act note under , and Tables.
Pub. L. 113–4127 Stat. 54section 1 of Pub. L. 113–4section 10101 of this titleThe Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(D), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see , set out as a Short Title of 2013 Act note under , and Tables.
Pub. L. 117–103136 Stat. 840section 1 of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103section 10101 of this titleThe Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E), is div. W of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see , set out as a Short Title of 2022 Amendment note under , and Tables.
Codification
section 3796gg–0 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
section 2002 of Pub. L. 90–351section 10446 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 2007 and is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–103, § 901(a)(1)2022—, substituted “Office on Violence Against Women” for “Violence Against Women Office” in section catchline.
Pub. L. 117–103, § 901(a)(2)Subsec. (a). , substituted “an Office on Violence Against Women” for “a Violence Against Women Office”.
Pub. L. 117–103, § 901(a)(3)Subsec. (b). , inserted “, not subsumed by any other office” after “within the Department of Justice”.
Pub. L. 117–103, § 901(a)(4)Public Law 106–386Subsec. (c)(2). , substituted “authorized or undertaken under—” and subpars. (A) to (E) for “authorized or undertaken under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public 103–322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (Division B of ).”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–103section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103section 6851 of Title 15Amendment by not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Commerce and Trade.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title IV, § 403116 Stat. 1791