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sexual assault, and stalking, by contracting with or hiring 
domestic or sexual assault advocates to provide the serv-
ices, or to model other services appropriate to the 
geographic and cultural needs of a site. 
‘‘(C) The evaluation of practice and the institutionaliza-
tion of identification, intervention, and documentation 
including quality improvement measurements. 
‘‘(D) The provision of training and followup technical 
assistance to health care professionals, behavioral and 
public health staff, and allied health professionals to iden-
tify, assess, treat, and refer clients who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(3) 
PERMISSIVE
STRATEGIES.—Strategies 
implemented 
under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Where appropriate, the development of training 
modules and policies that address the overlap of child 
abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking and elder abuse as well as childhood exposure 
to domestic violence. 
‘‘(B) The creation, adaptation, and implementation of 
public 
education 
campaigns 
for 
patients 
concerning 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking prevention. 
‘‘(C) The development, adaptation, and dissemination 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking education materials to patients and health care 
professionals and behavioral and public health staff. 
‘‘(D) The promotion of the inclusion of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking into 
health professional training schools, including medical, 
dental, nursing school, social work, and mental health cur-
riculum. 
‘‘(E) The integration of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking into health care 
accreditation and professional licensing examinations, such 
as medical, dental, social work, and nursing boards. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be distributed equally between State and local pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to award grants under this section, $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
SEC. 
505. 
RESEARCH 
ON 
EFFECTIVE 
INTERVENTIONS 
IN 
THE 
HEALTHCARE SETTING. 
Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902 et seq.), as amended by the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1491 et seq.), and as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘CHAPTER 11—RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVEN-
TIONS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
‘‘SEC. 40297. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN THE 
HEALTH CARE SETTING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director 
of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, shall award 
grants and contracts to fund research on effective interventions 
in the health care setting that prevent domestic violence, dating 
violence, and sexual assault across the lifespan and that prevent 
the health effects of such violence and improve the safety and 
health of individuals who are currently being victimized. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Research conducted with amounts received 
under a grant or contract under this section shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to the authority of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention— 
‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and childhood exposure to 
domestic, dating, or sexual violence, on health behaviors, 
health conditions, and the health status of individuals, 
families, and populations; 
‘‘(B) research and testing of best messages and strate-
gies to mobilize public and health care provider action 
concerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or sexual 
violence; and 
‘‘(C) measure the comparative effectiveness and out-
comes of efforts under this Act to reduce violence and 
increase women’s safety. 
‘‘(2) With respect to the authority of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality— 
‘‘(A) research on the impact on the health care system, 
health care utilization, health care costs, and health status 
of domestic violence, dating violence, and childhood expo-
sure to domestic and dating violence, sexual violence and 
stalking and childhood exposure; and 
‘‘(B) research on effective interventions within primary 
care and emergency health care settings and with health 
care settings that include clinical partnerships within 
community domestic violence providers for adults and chil-
dren exposed to domestic or dating violence. 
‘‘(c) USE OF DATA.—Research funded under this section shall 
be utilized by eligible entities under section 399O of the Public 
Health Service Act. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’.
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TITLE 
VI—HOUSING 
OPPORTUNITIES 
AND SAFETY FOR BATTERED WOMEN 
AND CHILDREN 
SEC. 601. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
N—Addressing 
the 
Housing 
Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence, 
Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and 
Stalking 
‘‘SEC. 41401. FINDINGS. 
‘‘Congress finds that: 
‘‘(1) There is a strong link between domestic violence and 
homelessness. Among cities surveyed, 44 percent identified 
domestic violence as a primary cause of homelessness. 
‘‘(2) Ninety-two percent of homeless women have experi-
enced severe physical or sexual abuse at some point in their 
lives. Of all homeless women and children, 60 percent had 
been abused by age 12, and 63 percent have been victims 
of intimate partner violence as adults. 
‘‘(3) Women and families across the country are being 
discriminated against, denied access to, and even evicted from 
public and subsidized housing because of their status as victims 
of domestic violence. 
‘‘(4) A recent survey of legal service providers around the 
country found that these providers have responded to almost 
150 documented eviction cases in the last year alone where 
the tenant was evicted because of the domestic violence crimes 
committed against her. In addition, nearly 100 clients were 
denied housing because of their status as victims of domestic 
violence. 
‘‘(5) Women who leave their abusers frequently lack ade-
quate emergency shelter options. The lack of adequate emer-
gency options for victims presents a serious threat to their 
safety and the safety of their children. Requests for emergency 
shelter by homeless women with children increased by 78 per-
cent of United States cities surveyed in 2004. In the same 
year, 32 percent of the requests for shelter by homeless families 
went unmet due to the lack of available emergency shelter 
beds. 
‘‘(6) The average stay at an emergency shelter is 60 days, 
while the average length of time it takes a homeless family 
to secure housing is 6 to 10 months. 
‘‘(7) Victims of domestic violence often return to abusive 
partners because they cannot find long-term housing. 
‘‘(8) There are not enough Federal housing rent vouchers 
available to accommodate the number of people in need of
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long-term housing. Some people remain on the waiting list 
for Federal housing rent vouchers for years, while some lists 
are closed. 
‘‘(9) Transitional housing resources and services provide 
an essential continuum between emergency shelter provision 
and independent living. A majority of women in transitional 
housing programs stated that had these programs not existed, 
they would have likely gone back to abusive partners. 
‘‘(10) Because abusers frequently manipulate finances in 
an effort to control their partners, victims often lack steady 
income, credit history, landlord references, and a current 
address, all of which are necessary to obtain long-term perma-
nent housing. 
‘‘(11) Victims of domestic violence in rural areas face addi-
tional barriers, challenges, and unique circumstances, such as 
geographical isolation, poverty, lack of public transportation 
systems, shortages of health care providers, under-insurance 
or lack of health insurance, difficulty ensuring confidentiality 
in small communities, and decreased access to many resources 
(such as advanced education, job opportunities, and adequate 
childcare). 
‘‘(12) Congress and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development have recognized in recent years that families 
experiencing domestic violence have unique needs that should 
be addressed by those administering the Federal housing pro-
grams. 
‘‘SEC. 41402. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to reduce domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to prevent 
homelessness by— 
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in 
homeless shelters, public housing, assisted housing, tribally 
designated housing, or other emergency, transitional, perma-
nent, or affordable housing, and ensuring that such victims 
have meaningful access to the criminal justice system without 
jeopardizing such housing; 
‘‘(2) creating long-term housing solutions that develop 
communities and provide sustainable living solutions for victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; 
‘‘(3) building collaborations among victim service providers, 
homeless service providers, housing providers, and housing 
agencies to provide appropriate services, interventions, and 
training to address the housing needs of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(4) enabling public and assisted housing agencies, tribally 
designated 
housing 
entities, 
private 
landlords, 
property 
management companies, and other housing providers and agen-
cies to respond appropriately to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, while maintaining a 
safe environment for all housing residents. 
‘‘SEC. 41403. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘assisted housing’ means housing assisted—
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‘‘(A) under sections 213, 220, 221(d)(3), 221(d)(4), 
223(e), 231, or 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715l(d)(3), (d)(4), or 1715z–1); 
‘‘(B) under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
‘‘(C) under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q); 
‘‘(D) under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
‘‘(E) under title II of the Cranston-Gonzales National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 
et seq.); 
‘‘(G) under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or 
‘‘(H) under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘continuum of care’ means a community plan 
developed to organize and deliver housing and services to meet 
the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move 
to stable housing and achieve maximum self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘low-income housing assistance voucher’ 
means housing assistance described in section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘public housing’ means housing described 
in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘public housing agency’ means an agency 
described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)); 
‘‘(6) the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’, and ‘home-
less person’— 
‘‘(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, 
and adequate nighttime residence; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is sharing the housing of other persons 
due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a 
similar reason; 
‘‘(II) is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, 
or campground due to the lack of alternative ade-
quate accommodations; 
‘‘(III) is living in an emergency or transitional 
shelter; 
‘‘(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; or 
‘‘(V) is awaiting foster care placement; 
‘‘(ii) an individual who has a primary nighttime 
residence that is a public or private place not designed 
for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommoda-
tion for human beings; or 
‘‘(iii) migratory children (as defined in section 1309 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965; 20 U.S.C. 6399) who qualify as homeless under 
this section because the children are living in cir-
cumstances described in this paragraph;
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‘‘(7) the term ‘homeless service provider’ means a nonprofit, 
nongovernmental homeless service provider, such as a homeless 
shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, a tribal 
organization serving homeless individuals, or coalition or other 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization carrying out a commu-
nity-based homeless or housing program that has a documented 
history of effective work concerning homelessness; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘tribally designated housing’ means housing 
assistance described in the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(9) the term ‘tribally designated housing entity’ means 
a housing entity described in the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4103(21)); 
‘‘SEC. 41404. COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM 
STABILITY OF VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Administration of Children and 
Families, in partnership with the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, shall award grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements for a period of not less than 2 years to eligible 
entities to develop long-term sustainability and self-sufficiency 
options for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are currently home-
less or at risk for becoming homeless. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall award funds in amounts— 
‘‘(A) not less than $25,000 per year; and 
‘‘(B) not more than $1,000,000 per year. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive funds under 
this section, an entity shall demonstrate that it is a coalition or 
partnership, applying jointly, that— 
‘‘(1) shall include a domestic violence victim service pro-
vider; 
‘‘(2) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a homeless service provider; 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit, nongovernmental community housing 
development organization or a Department of Agriculture 
rural housing service program; or 
‘‘(C) in the absence of a homeless service provider 
on tribal lands or nonprofit, nongovernmental community 
housing development organization on tribal lands, a tribally 
designated housing entity or tribal housing consortium; 
‘‘(3) may include a dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking victim service provider; 
‘‘(4) may include housing developers, housing corporations, 
State housing finance agencies, other housing agencies, and 
associations representing landlords; 
‘‘(5) may include a public housing agency or tribally des-
ignated housing entity; 
‘‘(6) may include tenant organizations in public or tribally 
designated housing, as well as nonprofit, nongovernmental ten-
ant organizations;
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‘‘(7) 
may 
include 
other 
nonprofit, 
nongovernmental 
organizations participating in the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development’s Continuum of Care process; 
‘‘(8) may include a State, tribal, territorial, or local govern-
ment or government agency; and 
‘‘(9) may include any other agencies or nonprofit, non-
governmental organizations with the capacity to provide effec-
tive help to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking funds under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may require. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded to eligible entities under 
subsection (a) shall be used to design or replicate and imple-
ment new activities, services, and programs to increase the 
stability and self-sufficiency of, and create partnerships to 
develop long-term housing options for adult and youth victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
and their dependents, who are currently homeless or at risk 
of becoming homeless. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, PROGRAMS.—Such activities, 
services, or programs described in paragraph (1) shall develop 
sustainable long-term living solutions in the community by— 
‘‘(A) coordinating efforts and resources among the var-
ious groups and organizations comprised in the entity to 
access existing private and public funding; 
‘‘(B) assisting with the placement of individuals and 
families in long-term housing; and 
‘‘(C) providing services to help individuals or families 
find and maintain long-term housing, including financial 
assistance and support services; 
‘‘(3) may develop partnerships with individuals, organiza-
tions, corporations, or other entities that provide capital costs 
for the purchase, preconstruction, construction, renovation, 
repair, or conversion of affordable housing units; 
‘‘(4) may use funds for the administrative expenses related 
to the continuing operation, upkeep, maintenance, and use 
of housing described in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(5) may provide to the community information about 
housing and housing programs, and the process to locate and 
obtain long-term housing. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Funds provided under paragraph (a) shall 
not be used for construction, modernization or renovation. 
‘‘(f) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND PRIORITIES.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to linguistically and culturally specific 
services; 
‘‘(2) give priority to applications from entities that include 
a sexual assault service provider as described in subsection 
(b)(3); and 
‘‘(3) award a minimum of 15 percent of the funds appro-
priated under this section in any fiscal year to tribal organiza-
tions.
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‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘affordable housing’ 
means housing that complies with the conditions set forth 
in section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12745). 
‘‘(2) LONG-TERM HOUSING.—The term ‘long-term housing’ 
means housing that is sustainable, accessible, affordable, and 
safe for the foreseeable future and is— 
‘‘(A) rented or owned by the individual; 
‘‘(B) subsidized by a voucher or other program which 
is not time-limited and is available for as long as the 
individual meets the eligibility requirements for the 
voucher or program; or 
‘‘(C) provided directly by a program, agency, or 
organization and is not time-limited and is available for 
as long as the individual meets the eligibility requirements 
for the program, agency, or organization. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION, MONITORING, ADMINISTRATION, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under sub-
section (i) for each fiscal year may be used by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services for evaluation, monitoring, and 
administration costs under this section; and 
‘‘(2) up to 8 percent of the funds appropriated under sub-
section (i) for each fiscal year may be used to provide technical 
assistance to grantees under this section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2011 to carry out the provisions of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 41405. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN 
PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to assist eligible 
grantees in responding appropriately to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking so that the status of being 
a victim of such a crime is not a reason for the denial or loss 
of housing. Such assistance shall be accomplished through— 
‘‘(1) education and training of eligible entities; 
‘‘(2) development and implementation of appropriate 
housing policies and practices; 
‘‘(3) enhancement of collaboration with victim service pro-
viders and tenant organizations; and 
‘‘(4) reduction of the number of victims of such crimes 
who are evicted or denied housing because of crimes and lease 
violations committed or directly caused by the perpetrators 
of such crimes. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting through 
the Director of the Violence Against Women Office of the 
Department of Justice (‘Director’), and in consultation with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (‘Secretary’), 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Administration for Children, Youth and Families 
(‘ACYF’), shall award grants and contracts for not less than 
2 years to eligible grantees to promote the full and equal 
access to and use of housing by adult and youth victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—Not less than 15 percent of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this section shall be available for 
grants to tribally designated housing entities. 
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General shall award 
grants and contracts under this section on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Appropriated funds may only be used 
for the purposes described in subsection (f). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Eligible grantees are— 
‘‘(A) public housing agencies; 
‘‘(B) principally managed public housing resident 
management corporations, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) public housing projects owned by public housing 
agencies; 
‘‘(D) tribally designated housing entities; and 
‘‘(E) private, for-profit, and nonprofit owners or man-
agers of assisted housing. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION REQUIRED FOR ALL GRANTEES.—To receive 
assistance under this section, an eligible grantee shall certify 
that— 
‘‘(A) its policies and practices do not prohibit or limit 
a resident’s right to summon police or other emergency 
assistance in response to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) programs and services are developed that give 
a preference in admission to adult and youth victims of 
such violence, consistent with local housing needs, and 
applicable law and the Secretary’s instructions; 
‘‘(C) it does not discriminate against any person— 
‘‘(i) because that person is or is perceived to be, 
or has a family or household member who is or is 
perceived to be, a victim of such violence; or 
‘‘(ii) because of the actions or threatened actions 
of the individual who the victim, as certified in sub-
section (e), states has committed or threatened to 
commit acts of such violence against the victim, or 
against the victim’s family or household member; 
‘‘(D) plans are developed that establish meaningful con-
sultation and coordination with local victim service pro-
viders, tenant organizations, linguistically and culturally 
specific service providers, State domestic violence and 
sexual assault coalitions, and, where they exist, tribal 
domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions; and 
‘‘(E) its policies and practices will be in compliance 
with those described in this paragraph within the later 
of 1 year or a period selected by the Attorney General 
in consultation with the Secretary and ACYF. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
at such a time, in such a manner, and containing such information 
as the Attorney General may require. 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A public housing agency, tribally des-
ignated housing entity, or assisted housing provider receiving 
funds under this section may request that an individual 
claiming relief under this section certify that the individual 
is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,