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handle is hein.crs/crsahya0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS21259 Updated April 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Violence Against Women Office: Background and Current Issues Garrine P. Laney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Policy Division Summary The 107th Congress passed H.R. 2215 and President Bush signed it into law on November 2, 2002 (P.L. 107-273). Among other provisions, the statute provides for the placement of the Violence Against Women Office (VAWO) within the Department of Justice (DOJ). Despite enactment of this law, the placement of VAWO continues to be an issue. VAWO remains in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and reports to an Assistant Attorney General. Reportedly, DOJ insists that the statute's language on placement of VAWO is open to interpretation. DOJ, however, states that VAWO will be moved, but details of its placement are still being reviewed. VAWO was created in 1995 to address legal and policy issues concerning violence against women. That same year, Attorney General Reno delegated grant authority for the Violence Against Women Act to the Assistant Attorney General of DOJ' s Office of Justice Programs. The Assistant Attorney General then created a Violence Against Women Grants Office in OJP. In 1999, the Violence Against Women Office in DOJ and the Violence Against Women Grants Office were merged to form the current Violence Against Women Office of OJP. The Violence Against Women Act of 2000 reauthorized many programs of the original Act and created some new grant programs to, among other purposes, stop sexual assaults on campuses, stem the abuse of the elderly and disabled, offer transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse, and assist victims of violence. This report will be updated as legislative activity requires. Background History of Violence Against Women Act. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted in 1994 as Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (P.L. 103-322). VAWA established formula and discretionary grant programs for state, local, and Indian tribal governments, as well as private entities, which were to be administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). VAWA grants under DOJ were designed to assist law enforcement officers and prosecutors, encourage arrest policies, address domestic violence and child abuse, provide training programs for victim advocates and counselors, Congressional Research Service **o The Library of Congress

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