§12431 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

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The Attorney General must set up a task force, working with national nonprofits that focus on domestic violence. It will include representatives from every federal agency that pays for this research and must coordinate studies and tell Congress where work or spending overlap. Money for the task force must be used to make a plan to strengthen research on education, prevention, and intervention; to track and report all federal research and spending on domestic violence; and to find gaps and duplicate efforts. The task force must report to Congress every year. "Domestic violence" is defined in section 10447. Congress authorized $500,000 for each fiscal year 2001 through 2004.

Title 34, §12431

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(a)The Attorney General, in consultation with national nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations whose primary expertise is in domestic violence, shall establish a task force to coordinate research on domestic violence and to report to Congress on any overlapping or duplication of efforts on domestic violence issues. The task force shall be comprised of representatives from all Federal agencies that fund such research.

(b)Funds appropriated under this section shall be used to—

(1)develop a coordinated strategy to strengthen research focused on domestic violence education, prevention, and intervention strategies;

(2)track and report all Federal research and expenditures on domestic violence; and

(3)identify gaps and duplication of efforts in domestic violence research and governmental expenditures on domestic violence issues.

(c)The Task Force shall report to Congress annually on its work under subsection (b).

(d)For purposes of this section, the term “domestic violence” has the meaning given such term by section 10447 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.

(e)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.

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section 10447 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was subsequently repealed and a new section 10447 enacted which does not define “domestic violence”. However, such term is defined in section 12291 of this title. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14042 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§12431 Task force

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Title 34, §12431

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