PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1789 TITLE rV—VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Violence Against Women Office Act". SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE. Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended— (Din section 2002(d)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking "section 2005" and inserting "section 2010"; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking "section 2006" and inserting "section 2011"; (2) by redesignating sections 2002 through 2006 as sections 2006 through 2011, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 2001 the following: "SEC. 2002. ESTABLISHMENT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE. "(a) IN GENERAL.— There is hereby established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Violence Against Women Office (in this part referred to as the "Office"). "(b) SEPARATE OFFICE. —The Office shall be a separate and distinct office within the Department of Justice, 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 2004; and "(2) shall be solely responsible for coordination with other departments, agencies, or offices of all activities 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 Public Law 106-386). "SEC. 2003. DIRECTOR OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE. "(a) APPOINTMENT.— The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director for the Violence Against Women Office (in this title 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) or the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-386). Violence Against Women Office Act. 42 USC 3711 note. 42 USC 3796gg-l. 42 USC 3796gg-l- 3796gg-5. 42 USC 3796gg-0. 42 USC 3796gg-0a. President.
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