VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022
PL 117-315 (S.7), enacted 12/27/2022

[117th Congress Public Law 315]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-315
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 
       and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 2022 -  [S. 7]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: 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)--

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                    (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. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10441 note.>>  EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall become effective one day after enactment.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 7:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

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