Public Law 117–315: To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.Public Law315Public Law 117–315136 Stat. 44042022-12-272022-12-27United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02117publicPUBLIC LAW 117–315—DEC. 27, 2022136 STAT. 4404Public Law117–315117th CongressAn ActTo make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
Dec. 27, 2022
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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.
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)) 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).”.(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—Section 40002(a)(42) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(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.
34 USC 10441 note.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall become effective one day after enactment.ApprovedDecember 27, 2022.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 7:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):