S. 5113 – Reading Mode

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5113

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 16, 2022

Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022.

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)—

(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.