What the document says“The Office of Justice Programs or the Office on Violence Against Women, in awarding a grant that may be used for legal representation, may not prohibit a recipient from using the grant for legal representation for post-conviction relief.”
Where either the Office of Justice Programs or the Office on Violence Against Women awards a grant that may be used for legal representation, it may not prohibit the recipient from using that grant for legal representation seeking relief after conviction. The section appropriates nothing and creates no grant program. It removes a restriction the awarding office would otherwise be free to impose.
What the document actually says“The Office of Justice Programs or the Office on Violence Against Women, in awarding a grant that may be used for legal representation, may not prohibit a recipient from using the grant for legal representation for post-conviction relief.”
Two offices hand out grant money that can pay for a lawyer. They must not bar a grant from paying for help after a guilty ruling.
One office is the Office of Justice Programs. The other works on crimes against women. This rule adds no new money. It only says how money may be spent.
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