; community reinvestment grant program (1) Cannabis justice office Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 109 the following: 110. Cannabis justice office (a) Establishment There is established within the Office of Justice Programs a Cannabis Justice Office. (b) Director The Cannabis Justice Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. The Director shall report to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. The Director shall award grants and may enter into compacts, cooperative agreements, and contracts on behalf of the Cannabis Justice Office. The Director may not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor may 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 arrangement. (c) Employees (1) In general The Director shall employ as many full-time employees as are needed to carry out the duties and functions of the Cannabis Justice Office under subsection (d). Such employees shall be exclusively assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office. (2) Initial hires Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall— (A) hire no less than one third of the total number of employees of the Cannabis Justice Office; and (B) no more than one half of the employees assigned to the Cannabis Justice Office by term appointment that may after 2 years be converted to career appointment. (3) Legal counsel At least one employee hired for the Cannabis Justice Office shall serve as legal counsel to the Director and shall provide counsel to the Cannabis Justice Office. (d) Duties and functions The Cannabis Justice Office is authorized to— (1) administer the Community Reinvestment Grant Program