Sec. 1313. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 1313 SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS **[**[34 U.S.C. 10112](/us/usc/t34/s10112)**]** ###
(a)Establishment; Duties There shall be a Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs who shall, under the guidance and authority of the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs— ####
(1)advise on the administration of grants related to culturally specific (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a))) services and contracts with culturally specific organizations; ####
(2)coordinate development of Federal policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (as those terms are defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), in culturally specific communities; ####
(3)advise the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legislation, implementation of laws, and other issues relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities; ####
(4)provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to other offices and bureaus in the Department of Justice to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally specific communities; ####
(5)ensure that appropriate technical assistance, developed and provided by entities having expertise in culturally specific communities, is made available to grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities; and ####
(6)ensure access to grants and technical assistance for culturally specific organizations and analyze the distribution of funding in order to identify barriers for culturally specific organizations. ###
(b)Qualifications The Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities shall be an individual with— ####
(1)personal, lived, and work experience from a culturally specific community; and ####
(2)a demonstrated history of and expertise in addressing domestic violence or sexual assault in a nongovernmental agency. ###
(c)Initial Appointment Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs shall appoint an individual as Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities.
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SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
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