PUBLIC LAW 106-386—OCT. 28, 2000 114 STAT. 1517 (1) SECTION 40411.—Section 40411 of the Equal Justice for Women in Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C 13991) is amended by inserting "dating violence," after "domestic violence,". (2) SECTION 40412.— Section 40412 of such Act (42 U.S.C 13992) is amended— (A) in paragraph (10), by inserting "and dating violence (as defined in section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3996gg- 2))" before the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (11), by inserting "and dating violence" after "domestic violence"; (C) in paragraph (13), by inserting "and dating violence" after "domestic violence" in both places that it appears; (D) in paragraph (17), by inserting "or dating violence" after "domestic violence" in both places that it appears; and (E) in paragraph (18), by inserting "and dating violence" after "domestic violence". SEC. 1407. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 1902 et seq.) (as amended by section 1209(a) of this division) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Subtitle I—Domestic Violence Task Force "SEC. 40901. TASK FORCE. 42 USC 14042. "(a) ESTABLISH.— 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) USES OF FUNDS. —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) REPORT.^ —The Task Force shall report to Congress annually on its work under subsection (b). "(d) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this section, the term 'domestic violence' has the meaning given such term by section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2(l)). "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.".
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