Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 10702 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 10702 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 98-620, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3336;
Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-
690, title VII, Sec. 7321(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4466;
Pub. L. 100-702, title VI, Sec. 601, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4652;
Pub. L. 102-528, Sec. 3(1), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3462.)
AMENDMENTS
1992 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-528 struck out at end "The
publication of a substantive rule shall not be made less than
thirty days before the effective date of such rule, except as
otherwise provided by the Institute for good cause found and
published with the rule."
1988 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-690 and Pub. L. 100-702 made
substantially identical amendments, striking out ", at least thirty
days prior to their effective date," after "Federal Register" and
inserting sentence at end relating to publication of a substantive
rule.
1986 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal Revenue
Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954" wherever
appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as
"title 26" thus requiring no change in text.
BATTERED WOMEN'S TESTIMONY
Pub. L. 102-527, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3459, provided that:
"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Battered Women's Testimony Act of
1992'.
"SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.
"The State Justice Institute shall -
"(1) collect nationwide and analyze information regarding -
"(A) the admissibility and quality of expert testimony on the
experiences of battered women offered as part of the defense in
criminal cases under State law, and
"(B) sources of, and methods to obtain, funds to pay costs
incurred to provide such testimony, particularly in cases
involving indigent women defendants,
"(2) develop training materials to assist -
"(A) battered women, operators of domestic violence shelters,
battered women's advocates, and attorneys to use such expert
testimony in appropriate cases, particularly appropriate cases
involving indigent women defendants, and
"(B) individuals with expertise in the experiences of
battered women to develop skills appropriate to providing such
expert testimony, and
"(3) disseminate such information and such training materials,
and provide related technical assistance, to battered women, such
operators, such advocates, such attorneys, and such individuals.
"SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
"For purposes of this Act -
"(1) subsections (d) and (e) of section 206 of the State
Justice Institute Act of 1984 [42 U.S.C. 10705(d), (e)], and
"(2) subsections (a) and (b) of section 207 of such Act [42
U.S.C. 10706(a), (b)],
shall apply in the same manner as such subsections apply with
respect to grants and contracts made under such Act [42 U.S.C.
10701 et seq.].
"SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
"There is authorized to be appropriated $600,000 to carry out
this Act."