Sec. 2018. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES.30
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## SEC. 2018 SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES.30 **[**[34 U.S.C. 10455](/us/usc/t34/s10455)**]** 30The amendment made by section 902 of division W of Public Law 107-103 was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The amendment should have inserted section 2018 at the end of part T of the “Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968” not the “Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act”. ###
(a)Establishment There is established in the Office on Violence Against Women a Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities. ###
(b)Duties The Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities, under the guidance and authority of the Director, shall— ####
(1)advise on the administration of grants related to culturally specific 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 in culturally specific communities; ####
(3)advise the Director on 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 with expertise in culturally specific communities, is made available to grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities; ####
(6)ensure access to grants and technical assistance for culturally specific organizations; and ####
(7)analyze the distribution of grant funding in order to identify barriers for culturally specific organizations. ###
(c)Qualifications Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall hire for the position established under subsection
(a)an individual with personal, lived, and work experience from a culturally specific community, and a demonstrated history and expertise addressing domestic violence or sexual assault in a nongovernmental agency. ### PART U GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE AND ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS
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SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES.30
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-103
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