1. (a) Purposes The Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control ¹ Prevention shall make grants to entities, including domestic and sexual assault coalitions and programs, research organizations, tribal organizations, and academic institutions to support research to examine prevention and intervention programs to further the understanding of sexual and domestic violence by and against adults, youth, and children.
2. (b) Use of funds The research conducted under this section shall include evaluation and study of best practices for reducing and preventing violence against adults, youth, and children addressed by the strategies included in Department of Health and Human Services-related provisions ² this title,³ including strategies addressing underserved communities.
3. (c) Authorization of appropriations There shall be authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title ³ $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

(Pub. L. 109–162, title IV, § 402, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3023; Pub. L. 113–4, title IV, § 401, Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title IV, § 401, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 869.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), is title IV of Pub. L. 109–162, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3017, which enacted this section and part L (§ 14043d et seq.) of subchapter III of chapter 136 and section 14045c of this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 280b–4 to 280b–11 were repealed by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879.

Section 280b–4, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 393, formerly § 394, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1062; amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(b), 10(d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 63, 67; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 107(a), 87 Stat. 92; renumbered § 393 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 203(a), 204, 88 Stat. 372, 373, related to grants for training in medical library sciences.

Section 280b–5, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 394, formerly § 395, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1062; amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(c), (d), 4(a), 5(a), 10(c)(1)(A), (B), (2)(A)–(C), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 63, 64, 66, 67; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 107(b), (c), 87 Stat. 92; renumbered § 394 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 203(b), 204, 88 Stat. 372, 373, related to assistance for special scientific projects; research and development in medical library science and related fields.

Section 280b–6, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 396, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1063, was redesignated as subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 280b–5 of this title by Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(c)(2), Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 66.

Section 280b–7, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 395, formerly § 397, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1063; renumbered § 396 and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(e), 6(a)(1), (2), 10(c)(3), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 63, 64, 67; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 107(d), 87 Stat. 92; renumbered § 395 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 203(c), 204, 88 Stat. 372, 373, related to grants for establishing, expanding, and improving basic medical library or related resources.

Section 280b–8, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 396, formerly § 398, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1065; renumbered § 397 and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(f), 7, 10(c)(3), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 63, 65, 67; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 107(e), 87 Stat. 92; renumbered § 396 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 202(e), (f), 203(d), 204, 88 Stat. 372, 373, related to grants for establishment of regional medical libraries.

Section 280b–9, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 397, formerly § 399, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066; renumbered § 398 and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(g), 8, 10(c)(3), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 63, 65, 67; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 107(f), 87 Stat. 92; renumbered § 397 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 203(e), 204, 88 Stat. 372, 373, related to grants to provide support for biomedical scientific publications.

Section 280b–10, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 398, formerly § 399a, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066; renumbered § 399, Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(c)(3), 84 Stat. 67; renumbered § 398, July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, § 204, 88 Stat. 373, related to the continuing availability of appropriated funds.

Section 280b–11, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399, formerly § 399b, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066; renumbered § 399a and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(c)(3), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 67; renumbered § 399, July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, § 204, 88 Stat. 373; Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), 93 Stat. 695, related to the maintenance of records by recipients of grants and audits thereof by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States.

A prior section 280b–12, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399b, as added Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, § 9, 84 Stat. 65, related to transfer of funds, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–353, title II, § 204, July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 373, applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1974.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–103, § 401(1), substituted “violence against adults, youth,” for “violence against women”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–103, § 401(2), substituted “fiscal years 2023 through 2027” for “the fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.

2013—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018” for “$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 117–103 not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 113–4 not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. 7, 2013, see section 4 of Pub. L. 113–4, set out as a note under section 2261 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by “and”.

² So in original. Probably should be followed by “of”.

³ See References in Text note below.