US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 20111

Establishment of Office for Victims of Crime

(a)

Office established within Department of Justice

There is established within the Department of Justice an Office for Victims of Crime (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Office”).

(b)

Appointment of Director; authority; restrictions

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1 See References in Text note below.
The Office shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this subchapter as the “Director”), who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Office. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director 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 this subchapter.

(c)

Duties of Director

The Director shall have the following duties:
(1)
section 20101 of this title Administering funds made available by .
(2)
Providing funds to eligible States pursuant to sections 20102 and 20103 of this title.
(3)
section 20103(c) of this title Establishing programs in accordance with on terms and conditions determined by the Director to be consistent with that subsection.
(4)
Cooperating with and providing technical assistance to States, units of local government, and other public and private organizations or international agencies involved in activities related to crime victims.
(5)
Such other functions as the Attorney General may delegate.

Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1411Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7123(a)102 Stat. 4420Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(h)(5)126 Stat. 1285(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 98–473Pub. L. 98–473This subchapter, the last place it appears in subsec. (b), was in the original “this part”, which has been translated as reading in the original “this chapter” meaning chapter XIV of title II of to reflect the probable intent of Congress because chapter XIV of title II of , which comprises this subchapter, does not contain parts.

Codification

section 10605 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–1662012—Subsec. (b). struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end of first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–166section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166section 113 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.

Effective Date

section 7129 of Pub. L. 100–690section 20101 of this titleSection not applicable with respect to a State compensation program that was an eligible State crime victim compensation program on , until , see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under .