ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.

SEC. 7123. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME. (a) In General.—The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “establishment of office for victims of crime“Sec. 1411. (a) There is established within the Department of Justice an Office for Victims of Crime (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Office’). “(b) The Office shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this chapter as the ‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Office. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director 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 this part. “(c) The Director shall have the following duties: “(1) Administering funds made available by section 1402. “(2) Providing funds to eligible States pursuant to sections 1403 and 1404. 102 STAT. 4421 “(3) Establishing programs in accordance with section 1404(c) on terms and conditions determined by the Director to be consistent with that subsection. “(4) Cooperating with and providing technical assistance to States, units of local government, and other public and private organizations or international agencies involved in activities related to crime victims. “(5) Such other functions as the Attorney General may delegate.”. (b) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Section 1403(a)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (2) Section 1403(a)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (3) Section 1403(b)(6) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (4) Section 1404(a)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (5) Section 1404(a)(2)(C) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (6) Section 1404(c)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Attorney General, acting through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs” and inserting “Director”. (7) Section 1404(c)(3) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs” and inserting “Director”. (8) Section 1404(c)(3)(D) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Attorney General may assign” and inserting “Director deems appropriate”. (9) Section 1404(c)(4) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (10) Section 1407(a) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604) is amended by— (A) striking “Attorney General” each place it appears and inserting “Director”; and (B) striking “and may delegate to any officer or employee of the Department of Justice any such function as the Attorney General deems appropriate”. (11) Section 1407(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604) is amended by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (12) Section 1407(c) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604) is amended by striking “Attorney General or any duly authorized representative of the Attorney General” and inserting “Director”. (13) Section 1407(f) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604) is amended by striking “Attorney General” each place it appears and inserting “Director”. 102 STAT. 4422 (14) Section 1407(g) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604) is amended by— (A) striking “Attorney General” each place it appears and inserting “Director”; and (B) striking “no later than December 31, 1987” and inserting “on December 31, 1990, and on December 31 every 2 years thereafter”.