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Code · PUBLIC-PRIVATE-LAW · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-315

Public Law 117-315. VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022

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An Act To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.Dec. 27, 2022[[S. 7](/us/bill/117/s/7)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022.[34 USC 10101 note](/us/usc/t34/s10101). ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the “VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022”. ## SEC. 2 GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ###
(a)Amendment Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ([34 U.S.C. 10441(d)](/us/usc/t34/s10441/d)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; #####
(B)in subparagarph (B), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; #####
(C)in subparagraph (C)— ######
(i)by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “tribal communities”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “Indian”; and #####
(D)in subparagraph (D)— ######
(i)by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “against Indian”; ####
(2)in paragraph (2)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and #####
(B)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “Indian tribes”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(6) Native hawaiian defined > > In this subsection, the term ‘**Native Hawaiian**’ has the meaning given that term in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ([25 U.S.C. 4221](/us/usc/t25/s4221)).” > . ###
(b)Technical and Conforming Amendment Section 40002(a)(42) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ([34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(42)](/us/usc/t34/s12291/a/42)) is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (A)—¨136STAT. 4405­ #####
(A)by inserting “, Native Hawaiian organizations, or the Native Hawaiian community” after “Indian service providers”; #####
(B)by inserting “, organizations, or communities” after “member providers”; and #####
(C)by inserting “or Native Hawaiian” after “designed to assist Indian”; and ####
(2)in subparagraph (B)— #####
(A)in clause (i), by inserting “, organizations, or communities” after “member service providers”; and #####
(B)in clause (ii), by inserting “or Native Hawaiian communities” after “tribal communities”. ## SEC. 3 EFFECTIVE DATE [34 USC 10441 note](/us/usc/t34/s10441). This Act shall become effective one day after enactment. Approved December 27, 2022.
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