34 U.S.C. 12291: Definitions and grant provisions

2022

• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(A), substituted "In this subchapter, for the purpose of grants authorized under this subchapter" for "In this subchapter" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(N), (O), added par. (1) and redesignated former par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (7). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a), (2)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(M), redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as (5) and (4), respectively, and transferred par. (4) to appear after par. (3). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a), (5)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(P), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (8). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(L), redesignated par. (2) as (7) and transferred it to appear before par. (8). Former par. (7) redesignated (9). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(K), redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (8) and (9), respectively. Former pars. (8) and (9) redesignated (12) and (10), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a), (9)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(I), redesignated pars. (9) and (10) as (10) and (11), respectively. Former par. (11) redesignated (14). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a), (11)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(Q), substituted "includes felony or misdemeanor crimes committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim under the family or domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant funding and, in the case of victim services, inc… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(J), redesignated par. (8) as (12) and transferred it to appear after par. (11). Former par. (12) redesignated (17). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(H), (R), (S), added pars. (13), (15) and (16) and redesignated par. (11) as (14). Former pars. (13) to (16) redesignated (18) to (20) and (22), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(T), added par. (17) and struck out former par. (17). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'homeless' has the meaning provided in section 12473(6) of this title." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(G), redesignated par. (12) as (17). Former par. (17) redesignated (21). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(F), (G), redesignated pars. (13) to (15) and (17) as (18) to (21), respectively. Former pars. (18) to (21) redesignated (23) to (26), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(U), inserted "; Indian Tribe" after "tribe" in heading and substituted "terms 'Indian tribe' and 'Indian Tribe' mean" for "term 'Indian tribe' means" in text. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(F), redesignated par. (16) as (22) and transferred it to appear before par. (23). Former par. (22) redesignated (27). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (18) as (23). Former par. (23) redesignated (28). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(V), added par. (24) and struck out former par. (24). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'legal assistance' includes assistance to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in— (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (19) as (24). Former par. (24) redesignated (29). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (20) to (25) as (25) to (30), respectively. Former pars. (26) to (30) redesignated (32) to (36), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(W), added par. (31). Former par. (31) redesignated (37). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(D), redesignated pars. (26) to (33) as (32) to (39), respectively. Former pars. (34) to (39) redesignated (41) to (46), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(X), added par. (40). Former par. (40) redesignated (47). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(C), redesignated pars. (34) and (35) as (41) and (42), respectively. Former pars. (41) and (42) redesignated (48) and (49), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a), (42)
• Pub. L. 117–315, §2(b)(1), inserted ", Native Hawaiian organizations, or the Native Hawaiian community" after "Indian service providers", ", organizations, or communities" after "member providers", and "or Native Hawaiian" after "designed to assist Indian". Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–315, §2(b)(2)(A), inserted ", organizations, or communities" after "member service providers". Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–315, §2(b)(2)(B), inserted "or Native Hawaiian communities" after "tribal communities". Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(C), redesignated pars. (36) to (42) as (43) to (49), respectively. Former pars. (43) to (45) redesignated (50) to (52), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(B), redesignated par. (43) as (50). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(Y), inserted "legal assistance and" before "legal advocacy". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(B), redesignated par. (44) as (51). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(1)(B), redesignated par. (45) as (52). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(A), added subpar. (H). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(B), substituted "if—" and subpars. (A) and (B) for period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(C), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading and added subpar. (B). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(D), substituted "to—" for "to", inserted subpar. (A) designation before "victims of domestic violence", and added subpars. (B) and (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(E), (F), redesignated par. (16) as (15) and struck out former par. (15) which related to establishment of biennial conferral process. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(G)(i), added cl. (iii) and struck out former cl. (iii). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A recipient of grant funds under this Act that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this A… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(G)(ii), substituted "$100,000" for "$20,000" and, which directed the insertion of "the Director or Principal Deputy Director of the Office on Violence Against Women or" before "the Deputy Attorney General", was executed by making the insertion before… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–103, §2(a)(2)(H), added par. (16). Former par. (16) redesignated (15). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)

2013

• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(3), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(H), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(4), substituted "serious harm to an unemancipated minor." for "serious harm." (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(H), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(5), substituted "The term 'community-based organization' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization that serves a specific geographic community that—" for "The term 'community-based organization' means an organization that—" in introductory provi… (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(H), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(H), redesignated par. (4) as (5). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (5), which defined "court-based" and "court-related personnel". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(6), added pars. (6) and (7). Former pars. (6) and (7) redesignated (8) and (9), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a), (7)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(7), inserted "or intimate partner" after "former spouse" and after "as a spouse". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(G), redesignated par. (6) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (10). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(G), redesignated pars. (7) to (9) as (9) to (11), respectively. Former pars. (10) and (11) redesignated (13) and (14), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(8), added par. (12). Former par. (12) redesignated (15). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(F), redesignated pars. (10) to (13) as (13) to (16), respectively. Former pars. (14) to (16) redesignated (17) to (19), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(F), redesignated par. (14) as (17). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (17), which defined "linguistically and culturally specific services". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(9), inserted "or Village Public Safety Officers" after "governmental victim services programs". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(F), redesignated par. (15) as (18). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (18), which defined "personally identifying information" or "personal information". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(10), inserted at end "Intake or referral, by itself, does not constitute legal assistance." (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(F), redesignated par. (16) as (19). Former par. (19) redesignated (23). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(11), added pars. (20) to (22). Former pars. (20), (21), and (22) redesignated (24), (26), and (27), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(12), substituted "assistance" for "services". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(E), redesignated par. (19) as (23). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (23), which defined "sexual assault". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(E), redesignated par. (20) as (24). Former par. (24) redesignated (30). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(13), added par. (25). Former par. (25) redesignated (31). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(D), redesignated par. (21) as (26). Former par. (26) redesignated (32). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(14), added subpar. (C). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(15), substituted "57" for "52" and "250,000" for "150,000". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(D), redesignated par. (22) as (27). Former par. (27) redesignated (33). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(16), added par. (28). Former par. (28) redesignated (34). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(16), added par. (29). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (29) which defined "tribal coalition". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(C), redesignated pars. (24) to (26) as (30) to (32), respectively. Former pars. (30) to (32) redesignated (36) to (38), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(C), redesignated par. (27) as (33). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out par. (33) which defined "underserved populations". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(C), redesignated par. (28) as (34). Former par. (34) redesignated (41). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(17), added par. (35). Former par. (35) redesignated (42). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(B), redesignated pars. (30) and (31) as (36) and (37), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a), (37)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(1), struck out pars. (36) and (37), which defined "victim services" or "victim service provider" and "youth", respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a), (37)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(B), redesignated par. (32) as (38). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(18), added pars. (39) and (40). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a), (40)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(2)(A), redesignated pars. (34) and (35) as (41) and (42), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a), (42)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(a)(19), added pars. (43) to (45). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(1)(A), added cls. (i) and (ii) and concluding provisions, and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii) which read as follows: (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(1)(B), amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:"Grantees and subgrantees may share— (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(1)(C)–(E), added subpars. (E) and (G) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(2), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In carrying out the activities under this subchapter, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with and provide information to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territ… (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(3), inserted at end "Final reports of such evaluations shall be made available to the public via the agency's website." (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–4, §3(b)(4), added pars. (12) to (16). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (b)

2010

• Pub. L. 111–320 substituted "under sections 10402 and 10411 of this title" for "under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b))". Law text · (a)

2006

• Pub. L. 109–271, §1(e)(1), substituted "Alaska Native" for "Alaskan". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 109–271, §1(d), substituted "proscribed" for "prescribed". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 109–271, §1(e)(2), (3), added par. (31) and redesignated former pars. (31) to (36) as (32) to (37), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 109–271, §1(f), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "No matching funds shall be required for a grant or subgrant made under this subchapter for any tribe, territory, victim service provider, or any entity that the Attorney General determines … (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–271, §2(e), inserted "Of the total amounts appropriated under this subchapter, not less than 3 percent and up to 8 percent, unless otherwise noted, shall be available for providing training and technical assistance relating to the purposes of this subchapter to improve … (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)