34 USC § 10445 - Staff of Office on Violence Against Women

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10445"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 10445 - Staff of Office on Violence Against Women"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10445"
section_name: "Staff of Office on Violence Against Women"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XIX"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2005, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title IV, § 402(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1791; amended Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title IX, § 901(d), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 911.)"
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# § 10445. Staff of Office on Violence Against Women

The Attorney General shall ensure that the Director has adequate staff to support the Director in carrying out the Director’s responsibilities under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2005, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title IV, § 402(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1791; amended Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title IX, § 901(d), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 911.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 2010 and is classified to .

### Amendments

2022— substituted “Office on Violence Against Women” for “Violence Against Women Office” in section catchline.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Amendment by  not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Commerce and Trade.

### Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .