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Central ......................................................................................................
Southern ....................................................................................................
13.’’;
(B) by striking the item relating to North
Carolina and inserting the following:
‘‘North Carolina:
Eastern ......................................................................................................
Middle .......................................................................................................
Western .....................................................................................................
4.’’;
and
(C) by striking the item relating to Texas
and inserting the following:
‘‘Texas:
Northern ....................................................................................................
Southern ....................................................................................................
Eastern ......................................................................................................
Western .....................................................................................................
13.’’.
(b) DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF ILLINOIS.—
(1) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO
PERMANENT
JUDGESHIPS.—The 
existing 
district
judgeships for the central district and the southern
district of Illinois authorized by section 203(c) (3)
and (4) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990
(Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as
of the date of the enactment of this Act, be authorized
under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and
the incumbents in such offices shall hold the offices
under section 133 of title 28, United States Code (as
amended by this section).
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(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table contained in section 133(a) of title
28, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to Illinois and inserting the following:
‘‘Illinois:
Northern ....................................................................................................
Central ......................................................................................................
Southern ....................................................................................................
4.’’.
(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.—The President shall ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
1 additional district judge for the western district of North
Carolina. The first vacancy in the office of district judge
in the western district of North Carolina, occurring 7 years
or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to
fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district
by this subsection, shall not be filled.
(d) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL DISTRICT
COURT JUDGESHIP
FOR
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
OF
OHIO.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(c) of the Judicial
Improvement Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note) is
amended—
(A) in the first sentence following para-
graph (12), by striking ‘‘and the eastern district
of Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘, the eastern
district of Pennsylvania, and the northern dis-
trict of Ohio’’; and
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(B) by inserting after the third sentence fol-
lowing paragraph (12) ‘‘The first vacancy in the
office of district judge in the northern district of
Ohio occurring 15 years or more after the con-
firmation date of the judge named to fill the tem-
porary judgeship created under this subsection
shall not be filled.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the earlier of—
(A) the date of enactment of this Act; or
(B) November 15, 2001.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section, including such sums as may
be necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for
the judicial positions created by this section.
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against
Women Office Act’’.
SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Depart-
ment of Justice a Violence Against Women Office (in this
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title referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) under the general authority
of the Attorney General.
(b) SEPARATE OFFICE.—The Office—
(1) shall not be part of any division or compo-
nent of the Department of Justice; and
(2) shall be a separate office headed by a Direc-
tor who shall report to the Attorney General through
the Associate Attorney General of the United States,
and who shall also serve as Counsel to the Attorney
General.
SEC. 403. JURISDICTION.
The Office—
(1) shall have jurisdiction over all matters re-
lated to administration, enforcement, coordination,
and implementation of all responsibilities of the At-
torney General or the Department of Justice related
to violence against women, including formula and
discretionary grant programs authorized under the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Pub-
lic Law 103–322) and the Violence Against Women
Act of 2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–386); and
(2) shall be solely responsible for coordination
with other offices or agencies of administration, en-
forcement, and implementation of the programs,
grants, and activities authorized or undertaken under
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the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of
Public Law 103–322) and the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–
386).
SEC. 404. DIRECTOR OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OF-
FICE.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director
for the Violence Against Women Office (in this title referred
to as the ‘‘Director’’) to be responsible for the administra-
tion, coordination, and implementation of the programs
and activities of the office.
(b) OTHER EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall not—
(1) engage in any employment other than that of
serving as Director; or
(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity for,
any organization, agency, or institution with which
the Office makes any contract or other agreement
under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title
IV of Public Law 103–322) or the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–
386).
(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the President
may designate an officer or employee who shall act as Di-
rector during the vacancy.
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(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com-
pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 405. REGULATORY AUTHORIZATION.
The Director may, after appropriate consultation with
representatives of States and units of local government, es-
tablish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are nec-
essary to the exercise of the functions of the Office, and are
consistent with the stated purposes of this Act and those
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Pub-
lic Law 103–322) and the Violence Against Women Act of
2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–386).
SEC. 406. OFFICE STAFF.
The Attorney General shall ensure that there is ade-
quate staff to support the Director in carrying out the re-
sponsibilities of the Director under this title.
SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this title.
Calendar No. 206
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 2215
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Department of
Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other pur-
poses.
OCTOBER 30, 2001
Reported with an amendment