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US CodeTitle 34Chapter 101§ 10442

§ 10442

Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women

34 U.S.C. § 10442.
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Subchapter: GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
((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 ; 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 ); ((B)) the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of ); ((C)) the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (; ); ((D)) the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (; ); and ((E)) the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

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