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under subparagraph (A)(iv) that the 
laws, regulations, and policies identi-
fied by the State fail to satisfy such 
requirements, 2 years after the date 
of such notification. 
(iii) PROVISIONS RELATING TO DOCU-
MENTATION REQUIRED.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a)(3) shall apply with 
respect to weeks of unemployment begin-
ning on or after the date that is 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) TANF AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 
subsection (c) shall be applicable in the next 
State plan submitted after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
STATE
LAW
AMENDMENT.—In the case of a 
State plan under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act which the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services determines requires State ac-
tion (including legislation, regulation, or other 
administrative action) in order for the plan to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by 
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the amendment made by subsection (c), the 
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to 
comply with the requirements of such amend-
ment on the basis of its failure to meet these 
additional requirements before the first day of 
the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
close of the first regular session of the State 
legislature that begins after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2- 
year legislative session, each year of the session 
is considered to be a separate regular session of 
the State legislature. 
SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SUR-
VIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
throughout the United States experience in maintaining 
economic security, including the impact of the COVID– 
19 pandemic on such victims’ ability to maintain economic 
security, as a result of issues related to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
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(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report 
to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 
section shall include— 
(1) identification of geographic areas in which 
State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong 
impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
exercise— 
(A) any rights under this Act without com-
promising personal safety or the safety of oth-
ers, including family members and excluding 
the abuser; and 
(B) other components of economic security, 
including financial empowerment, affordable 
housing, transportation, healthcare access, cred-
it history, and quality education and training 
opportunities; 
(2) identification of geographic areas with 
shortages in resources for such survivors, with an 
accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of 
such shortage; 
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(3) analysis of the unique barriers faced by sur-
vivors living in rural communities; 
(4) analysis of factors related to industries, 
workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and 
other elements that impact the ability of such sur-
vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without 
compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 
including family members; 
(5) the recommendations of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en-
forcement tools to ensure successful implementation 
of the provisions of this Act in order to support the 
economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
(6) best practices for States, employers, health 
carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad-
dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
(7) barriers that impede victims’ ability to pur-
sue legal action, including legal costs and filing fees, 
and complexities of the jurisdiction of law enforce-
ment agencies. 
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SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
report that examines, with respect to survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who 
are, or were, enrolled at institutions of higher education 
and borrowed a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.) for which the survivors have not repaid the 
total interest and principal due, each of the following: 
(1) The implications of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor-
rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans. 
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re-
garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear-
ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus-
pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in-
stitution of higher education due to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(3) The adequacy of institutional policies and 
practices regarding retention or transfer of credits 
when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the 
survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu-
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cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking. 
(4) The availability or any options for a sur-
vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking who attended an institution of 
higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, 
or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan-
tially misrepresented information to students, to be 
able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s 
Federal student loan. 
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the 
survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use 
of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 
actions. 
SEC. 706. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR 
SURVIVORS. 
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (though the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention), the Attorney 
General (through the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women), and the grant recipient 
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under section 41501 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 that establishes the national resource 
center on workplace responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence, shall coordinate and 
provide for a national public outreach and education 
campaign to raise public awareness of the workplace 
impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, including outreach and edu-
cation for employers, service providers, teachers, and 
other key partners. This campaign shall pay special 
attention to ensure that survivors are made aware of 
the existence of the following types of workplace 
laws (Federal and/or State): anti-discrimination laws 
that bar treating survivors differently; leave laws, 
both paid and unpaid that are available for use by 
survivors; unemployment insurance laws and policies 
that address survivor eligibility. The provision of 
outreach and education under this paragraph shall 
be conducted in a manner that is equally effective 
for and accessible to people with disabilities and peo-
ple without disabilities. 
(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Labor, 
in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Attorney General, as de-
scribed in paragraph (1), may disseminate informa-
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tion through the public outreach and education cam-
paign on the resources and rights referred to in this 
subsection directly or through arrangements with 
health agencies, professional and nonprofit organiza-
tions, consumer groups, labor organizations, institu-
tions of higher education, clinics, the media, and 
Federal, State, and local agencies. 
(3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min-
imum, a description of— 
(A) the resources and rights that are— 
(i) available to survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
(ii) established in this Act and the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); 
(B) guidelines and best practices on pre-
vention of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, and sexual assault; 
(C) resources that promote healthy rela-
tionships and communication skills; 
(D) resources that encourage bystander 
intervention in a situation involving domestic vi-
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olence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as-
sault; 
(E) resources that promote workplace poli-
cies that support and help maintain the eco-
nomic security of survivors of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in-
cluding guidelines and best practices to promote 
the creation of effective employee assistance 
programs; and 
(F) resources and rights that the heads of 
Federal agencies described in paragraph (2) de-
termine are appropriate to include. 
(4) COMMON
LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall ensure that the information dissemi-
nated to survivors under paragraph (2) is made 
available in commonly encountered languages. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employee’’ 
means any individual employed by an employer. 
In the case of an individual employed by a pub-
lic agency, such term means an individual em-
ployed as described in section 3(e)(2) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(e)(2)). 
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(B) BASIS.—The term includes a person 
employed as described in subparagraph (A) on 
a full- or part-time basis, for a fixed time pe-
riod, on a temporary basis, pursuant to a detail, 
or as a participant in a work assignment as a 
condition of receipt of Federal or State income- 
based public assistance. 
(2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 
(A) means any person engaged in com-
merce or in any industry or activity affecting 
commerce who employs 15 or more individuals; 
and 
(B) includes any person acting directly or 
indirectly in the interest of an employer in rela-
tion to an employee, and includes a public agen-
cy that employs individuals as described in sec-
tion 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938, but does not include any labor organiza-
tion (other than when acting as an employer) or 
anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent 
of such labor organization. 
(3) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and 
‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec-
tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203). 
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within 
the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not 
subsumed by any other office’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public Law 
103–322) or the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title 
VII of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 
386), the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 
113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Violence Against 
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2003. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director 
for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this title 
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