(A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘people with dis-
abilities and Deaf people’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other 
first responders’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro-
viding advocacy and intervention services with-
in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi-
viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities and 
Deaf people’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 205. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
LATER LIFE. 
Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12421)— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ENHANCED 
TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; 
(2) by striking subsection ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
In this section—’’ and all that follows through para-
graph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to 
eligible entities in accordance with the following:’’; 
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(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) of subsection (b) as paragraphs (1) through (4); 
(4) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, including domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
exploitation, and neglect’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘elder 
abuse’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘abuse 
in later life’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘advo-
cates, victim service providers, and courts 
to better serve victims of abuse in later 
life’’ and inserting ‘‘leaders, victim advo-
cates, victim service providers, courts, and 
first responders to better serve older vic-
tims’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
other community-based organizations in recog-
nizing and addressing instances of abuse in 
later life’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based or-
ganizations, or other professionals who may 
identify or respond to abuse in later life’’; and 
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(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iv). by striking ‘‘with 
demonstrated experience in assisting indi-
viduals over 50 years of age’’; and 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘with 
demonstrated experience in addressing do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘at a minimum’’ and inserting 
‘‘at least two of’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end, and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘in 
later life;’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age 
or over.’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
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SEC. 206. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle Q—Trauma-informed 
Training for Law Enforcement 
‘‘SEC. 41701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Attorney General’ means the At-
torney General, acting through the Director of the 
Office on Violence Against Women; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in-
dividual who interfaces with victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including— 
‘‘(A) an individual working for or on behalf 
of an eligible entity; 
‘‘(B) a school or university administrator 
or personnel; and 
‘‘(C) an emergency services or medical em-
ployee; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘demonstration site’, with respect 
to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section, means— 
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‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a law enforce-
ment agency described in paragraph (4)(A), the 
area over which the eligible entity has jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is an organiza-
tion or agency described in paragraph (4)(B), 
the area over which a law enforcement agency 
described in paragraph (4)(A) that is working 
in collaboration with the eligible entity has ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(B) a national, regional, or local victim 
services organization or agency working in col-
laboration with a law enforcement agency de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti-
ties to carry out the demonstration program under 
this section by implementing evidence-based or 
promising policies and practices to incorporate trau-
ma-informed techniques designed to— 
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‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic-
tim; 
‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use 
evidence-based practices to respond to and in-
vestigate cases of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(C) improve communication between vic-
tims and law enforcement officers in an effort 
to increase the likelihood of the successful in-
vestigation and prosecution of the reported 
crime in a manner that protects the victim to 
the greatest extent possible; 
‘‘(D) increase collaboration among stake-
holders who are part of the coordinated commu-
nity response to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the 
training process and content by measuring— 
‘‘(i) investigative and prosecutorial 
practices and outcomes; and 
‘‘(ii) the well-being of victims and 
their satisfaction with the criminal justice 
process. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants under this section for each of the first 2 fis-
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cal years beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants under this section to multiple eli-
gible entities for use in a variety of settings and 
communities, including— 
‘‘(A) urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and 
rural areas; 
‘‘(B) college campuses; or 
‘‘(C) traditionally underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant to— 
‘‘(1) train covered individuals within the dem-
onstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence- 
based, trauma-informed techniques and knowledge of 
crime victims’ rights throughout an investigation 
into domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, including by— 
‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about 
the domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
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‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the 
victim; 
‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that 
mirror best and promising practices available at 
the time of the investigation; 
‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches 
to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate approach to the community being served; 
‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding 
and responding to complex cases, including 
cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; 
‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; 
‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger; 
‘‘(iv) committed by an individual of 
the same sex as the victim; 
‘‘(v) involving a victim with a dis-
ability; 
‘‘(vi) involving a male victim; or 
‘‘(vii) involving a lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, or transgender (commonly referred to 
as ‘LGBT’) victim; 
‘‘(E) developing collaborative relationships 
between— 
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‘‘(i) law enforcement officers and 
other members of the response team; and 
‘‘(ii) the community being served; and 
‘‘(F) developing an understanding of how 
to define, identify, and correctly classify a re-
port of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to 
improve the response of covered individuals to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking through various communication channels, 
such as the website of the eligible entity, social 
media, print materials, and community meetings, in 
order to ensure that all covered individuals within 
the demonstration site of the eligible entity are 
aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to 
the extent practicable. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
TRAININGS
ON 
TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES.— 
‘‘(1) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
EXISTING 
TRAININGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall identify trainings for law enforcement offi-
cers, in existence as of the date on which the 
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Attorney General begins to solicit applications 
for grants under this section, that— 
‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed ap-
proach to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— 
‘‘(I) trauma responses; and 
‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on 
victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall select 
one or more of the approaches employed by a 
training identified under subparagraph (A) to 
test within the demonstration site of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with 
the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in 
order to seek input from and cultivate consensus 
among outside practitioners and other stakeholders 
through facilitated discussions and focus groups on 
best practices in the field of trauma-informed care 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking. 
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‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section to identify a research partner, 
preferably a local research partner, to— 
‘‘(1) design a system for generating and col-
lecting the appropriate data to facilitate an inde-
pendent process or impact evaluation of the use of 
the grant funds; 
‘‘(2) periodically conduct an evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) periodically make publicly available, during 
the grant period— 
‘‘(A) preliminary results of the evaluations 
conducted under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for improving the 
use of the grant funds. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The At-
torney General shall carry out this section using amounts 
otherwise available to the Attorney General. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process 
rights of any individual.’’. 
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TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG VICTIMS 
SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 
Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig-
ital services (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘profes-
sionals’’ and inserting ‘‘professionals, including 
school-based professionals, to identify and refer 
students who may have experienced or are at 
risk of experiencing sexual violence’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual 
assault, and sexual harassment’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib-
al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) through (d) 
as subsections (d) through (e), respectively; 
(4) by inserting the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF STATE SEXUAL 
ASSAULT COALITIONS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANI-
ZATIONS, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—In grant-
ing funds to States, the Secretary shall set forth proce-
dures designed to ensure meaningful involvement of the 
State or territorial sexual assault coalitions, culturally spe-
cific organizations, and representatives from underserved 
communities in the application for and implementation of 
funding.’’. 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$110,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Not less than 80 percent of the 
total amount made available under this sub-
section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL SEX-
UAL ASSAULT COALITION ALLOTMENT.—Of the total 
amount made available under this subsection in each 
fiscal year, not less than 15 percent shall be avail-
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able to state, territorial, and tribal sexual assault 
coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and pro-
viding prevention activities, providing assistance to 
prevention programs, and collaborating and coordi-
nating with Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities 
engaged 
in 
sexual 
violence 
prevention. 
From 
amounts appropriated for grants under this sub-
section for each fiscal year, not less than 10 percent 
of funds shall be available for grants to tribal sexual 
assault coalitions, and the remaining funds shall be 
available for grants to State and territorial coali-
tions, and the Attorney General shall allocate an 
amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amounts so appropriated 
to each of those State and territorial coalitions. Re-
ceipt of an award under this subsection by each sex-
ual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition 
from receiving additional grants or administering 
funds to carry out the purposes described in sub-
section (a).’’. 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2021, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall submit to Congress, the Committee on Appro-
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priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the activi-
ties funded by grants awarded under this section and best 
practices relating to rape prevention and education.’’. 
SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR 
CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 
Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf-
ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be 
used to address sex trafficking or bullying as 
part of a comprehensive program focused pri-
marily on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘target youth who 
are victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘target youth, including youth in un-
derserved populations who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, and sex traf-
ficking’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘specific serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘specific services, 
restorative practices’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re-
porting policies and practices regarding peer-to- 
peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking; or 
‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen cul-
turally specific programs and projects to pro-
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vide culturally specific services regarding, re-
sponses to, and prevention of female genital 
mutilation, female genital cutting, or female cir-
cumcision.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital 
mutilation, female genital cutting, or fe-
male circumcision’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the semicolon and inserting the following 
‘‘, and restorative practices;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 
and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 
populations,’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘stalk-
ing, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk-
ing’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘stalking, 
and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in-
cluding training on working with youth in under-
served populations (and, where intervention or pro-
gramming will include a focus on female genital mu-
tilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci-
sion, or on sex trafficking, sufficient training on 
those topics)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) To develop, strengthen, and implement 
campus policies, protocols, and services that more ef-
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fectively identify and respond to the crimes of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking, including the use of technology to commit 
these crimes, and to train campus administrators, 
campus security personnel, and all participants in 
the resolution process, including the Title IX coordi-
nator’s office and student conduct office on campus 
disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, pro-
tocols, and services.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro-
gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, including technological 
abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is 
age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv-
ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro-
motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social 
norm, and engages men and boys. Such program-
ming should be developed in partnership or collabo-
ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual 
violence prevention and intervention.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
‘‘improve delivery of’’ the following: ‘‘primary 
prevention training and’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 
provide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi-
nate’’; 
(E) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 
‘‘or adapt’’ the following ‘‘and disseminate’’; 
and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and ap-
propriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors 
or professionals who deal with students on a daily 
basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including training health providers on how to 
provide universal education to all members of the 
campus community on the impacts of violence on 
health and unhealthy relationships and how pro-
viders can support ongoing outreach efforts. 
‘‘(12) To train campus personnel in how to use 
a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
nique, which means asking questions of a student or 
a campus employee who is reported to be a victim 
of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that 
is focused on the experience of the reported victim, 
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that does not judge or blame the reported victim for 
the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence- 
based research on the neurobiology of trauma. To 
the extent practicable, campus personnel shall allow 
the reported victim to participate in a recorded 
interview and to receive a copy of the recorded inter-
view. 
‘‘(13) To develop and implement restorative 
practices (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘for 
all incoming students’’ and inserting ‘‘for all 
students’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici-
pants in the resolution process, including the 
Title IX coordinator’s office and student con-
duct office, to respond effectively to situations 
involving domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender 
identity,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS-
SAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which in-
cludes— 
(1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu-
cational materials related to domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
(2) an assessment of best practices and guid-
ance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), 
which shall be made publicly available online to uni-
versities and college campuses to use as a resource. 
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TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION PRACTICES 
SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 280b–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘violence 
against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against 
adults, youth,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
(SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) strategies within each of these areas 
addressing the unmet needs of underserved pop-
ulations.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘cul-
turally specific,’’ after ‘‘after-school,’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) include a focus on the unmet needs of 
underserved populations.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not 
made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be 
used for any set of purposes described in paragraphs 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project 
that fulfills two or more of such sets of purposes.’’. 
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TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEMS 
RE-
SPONSE 
SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYS-
TEMS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING. 
Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘com-
munity health workers, violence prevention ad-
vocates working with health providers,’’ after 
‘‘health staff,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including midwives 
and doulas)’’ after ‘‘residents’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘response’’ after ‘‘im-
prove the’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 
to’’ after ‘‘(including behavioral and men-
tal health programs) to’’; and 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘, including labor and 
sex trafficking’’ after ‘‘other forms of vio-
lence and abuse’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘culturally competent 
clinical’’ after ‘‘plan and develop’’; 
(iii) by inserting after ‘‘training com-
ponents’’ the following; ‘‘that center the 
experiences of and are developed in col-
laboration with Black and Indigenous peo-
ple and People of Color, and include com-
munity-defined practices such as the use of 
doulas, midwives, and traditional healers,’’; 
and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘disparities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘inequities’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) are designed to be inclusive of 
the experiences of all individuals including 
LGBTQ+ individuals and include training 
on equity and anti-racism approaches to 
health services delivery; disparities in ac-
cess to health-care services and prevention 
resources; and current and historic sys-
temic racism in health care services; and 
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‘‘(iv) include training on the use of 
universal prevention education approach to 
both prevent and respond to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in health care settings;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘response’’ after ‘‘im-
prove the’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 
to’’ after ‘‘system to’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and promoting pre-
vention of’ ’’’ after ‘‘responding to’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 
virtual visits and’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after ‘‘follow-up 
care’’ the following: ‘‘ and to maximize vic-
tim choice on the use and sharing of their 
health information’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘patients by increas-
ing’’ and all that follows through the semi-
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colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients 
by— 
‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of 
existing health care professionals, in-
cluding professionals who specialize in 
trauma and in behavioral and mental 
health care (including substance abuse 
disorder), community health workers, 
and public health staff to address do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, and children exposed 
to violence; 
‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring 
advocates for victims of domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault to provide such 
services; or 
‘‘(III) providing funding to State 
domestic and sexual violence coalitions 
to improve the capacity of such coali-
tions to coordinate and support health 
advocates and other health system 
partnerships;’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘identification’’ after 
‘‘practice of’’ and inserting ‘‘prevention’’; 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 
virtual visits,’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(H) in subparagraph (B)(iv)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and promote preven-
tion during in person or virtual visits,’’ 
after ‘‘or stalking,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end; 
(I) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(v) the development, implementation, 
dissemination, and evaluation of best prac-
tices, tools, and training materials, includ-
ing culturally relevant tools, for behavioral 
health professionals to identify and re-
spond to domestic violence, sexual violence, 
stalking, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(vi) the development and provision of 
culturally relevant training and follow-up 
technical assistance to health care profes-
sionals, and public health staff, and allied 
health professionals to identify, assess, 
treat, and refer clients who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking from culturally specific 
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communities 
and 
promote 
prevention, 
using tools and training materials, devel-
oped by and for culturally specific commu-
nities, with priority given to trainings pro-
vided by culturally specific organizations; 
and’’; and 
(J) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) design and implement comprehensive 
strategies to prevent domestic or sexual violence 
including through the use of universal education 
in clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics and other health settings.’’. 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHILD 
AND
ELDER
ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER 
LIFE’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘child abuse or abuse in 
later life’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘elder 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in later life’’; 
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(5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘programs that promote the prevention of sexual as-
sault as well as’’ after ‘‘implementation of’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and exposure to violence 
against generations’’ after ‘‘abuse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(7) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after 
‘‘dental,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting 
‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 
(8) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 
clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v) providing funding to culturally 
specific organizations to improve the ca-
pacity of such organizations to engage and 
partner with healthcare providers to sup-
port victims and meet increased referrals 
from health systems; 
‘‘(vi) development of a State-level pilot 
program to— 
‘‘(I) improve the response of sub-
stance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
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people who use substances, and sys-
tems to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(II) improve the capacity of 
substance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
people who use substances, and sys-
tems to serve survivors of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking dealing with substance 
use disorder; and 
‘‘(III) improve the capacity of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking programs to 
serve survivors who has substance use 
history with substance abuse disorder; 
or 
‘‘(vii) development and utilization of 
existing technical assistance and training 
resources to improve the capacity of sub-
stance use disorder treatment programs 
and harm reduction programs for people 
who use substances to address domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
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stalking among patients the programs 
serve.’’; 
(9) in subsection (c)(3)(A) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘and— 
‘‘(i) culturally specific and population 
specific organizations, and specifically or-
ganizations whose leadership include Black 
or Indigenous people, People of Color, or 
LGBTQ+ individuals; and 
‘‘(ii) programs developing and imple-
menting community-driven solutions to ad-
dress domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, instead of 
carceral and law enforcement interven-
tion’’; 
(10) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i)(III) by inserting 
after ‘‘nonprofit entity’’ the following ‘‘, including a 
culturally-specific organization or community-based 
organization working to address the social deter-
minants of health,’’; 
(11) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘strategies for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(I) strategies for’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and generations’’ after 
‘‘lifespan’’; 
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(C) by striking ‘‘settings;’’ and inserting 
‘‘settings; and’’ 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) strategies to address pri-
mary prevention of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking over the lifespan and genera-
tions including strategies that address 
related social determinants of health 
and center economic justice, anti-rac-
ism, and that are inclusive of all gen-
ders 
and 
identities 
including 
LGBTQ+ individuals;’’; 
(12) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘culturally specific organi-
zations’’ after ‘‘advocacy organizations’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘State or tribal law en-
forcement task forces (where appropriate)’’; 
(13) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(v) by inserting 
‘‘(including culturally specific organizations)’’ after 
‘‘service providers’’; 
(14) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health’’ 
after ‘‘of health’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘behavioral’’ after ‘‘phys-
ical or’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘mental’’ before ‘‘health 
care’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘, including substance use 
disorder treatment’’ before ‘‘; or’’; 
(15) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and in-
serting ‘‘behavioral health treatment system’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘mental’’ and inserting 
‘‘behavioral’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or a community-based 
organization with a history of partnership with 
programs in the domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking and health 
care, including physical, mental, or behavioral 
health care’’ before the period at the end; 
(16) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(17) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and 
‘‘provided for’’. 
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TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41411 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘brother, sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program 
under such section’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the program under subtitle A of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the programs under’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (I)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘sections 514, 
515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 
1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 514, 515, 516, 
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533, 538, and 542 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 1486, 
1490m, 1490p–2, 1490r)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the 
Housing Trust Fund established under section 
1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4501); 
‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for hous-
ing under the Comprehensive Service Programs 
for Homeless Veterans program under sub-
chapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for hous-
ing and facilities under the grant program for 
homeless veterans with special needs under sec-
tion 2061 of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for perma-
nent housing under the program for financial 
assistance for supportive services for very low- 
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income veteran families in permanent housing 
under section 2044 of title 38, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(O) housing assisted under the rent sup-
plement program under section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
(12 U.S.C. 1701s); and 
‘‘(P) any other Federal housing programs 
providing affordable housing to low- and mod-
erate-income persons by means of restricted 
rents or rental assistance as identified by the 
appropriate agency.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) COLLABORATIVE
APPLICANT.—The term 
‘collaborative applicant’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360). 
‘‘(5) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘Con-
tinuum of Care’ means the Federal program author-
ized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(6) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term 
‘covered housing provider’— 
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‘‘(A) means the individual or entity under 
a covered housing program that has responsi-
bility for the administration or oversight of 
housing assisted under a covered housing pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) includes public housing agencies, 
sponsors, owners, mortgagors, managers, grant-
ees under the Continuum of Care, State and 
local governments or agencies thereof, and non-
profit or for-profit organizations or entities. 
‘‘(7) DRUG-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘drug-related criminal activity’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3(b)(9) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(9)). 
‘‘(8) EMERGENCY
SOLUTIONS
GRANT.—The 
term ‘emergency solutions grant’ means a grant pro-
vided under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(9) EMERGENCY TRANSFER.—The term ‘emer-
gency transfer’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), means a transfer under subsection 
(e) from a unit of a covered housing provider 
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to any other unit of the same principal, affil-
iate, or management agent of the covered hous-
ing provider; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a project funded 
under the Continuum of Care, means a transfer 
under subsection (e) to any unit of the same 
covered housing provider under the same cov-
ered housing program. 
‘‘(10) EXTERNAL REFERRAL.—The term ‘exter-
nal referral’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), means a referral provided to a vic-
tim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking by a covered housing pro-
vider to the applicable regional office of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development 
to facilitate a move from a unit of a covered 
housing provider under the same or a different 
covered housing program; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a project funded 
under the Continuum of Care, including any 
local system funding by the Continuum of Care 
or a recipient or subrecipient of an Emergency 
Solutions Grant, means the facilitation of a 
move from a unit of a covered housing provider 
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to a unit of a different covered housing provider 
under the same covered housing program. 
‘‘(11) HUD REGIONAL
OFFICE.—The term 
‘HUD regional office’ means a regional office of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘(12) NATIONAL
VAWA
VICTIMS
RELOCATION 
POOL VOUCHER.—The term ‘National VAWA Vic-
tims Relocation Pool voucher’ means a housing 
voucher provided under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
‘‘(13) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘pro-
gram participant’ means an individual (including an 
unaccompanied youth) or family who is assisted by 
programs under the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
after ‘‘CRIMINAL ACTIVITY’’ the following: ‘‘AND 
FAMILY BREAK-UP’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE, TENANCY, 
AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A tenant, program 
participant, or resident of a unit who is an 
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unreported member of the household be-
cause of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking 
shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or 
occupancy rights to housing assisted under 
a covered housing program solely on the 
basis of criminal activity directly relating 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking that is engaged in 
by a member of the household of the ten-
ant, program participant, resident, or any 
guest or other person under the control of 
the tenant, program participant, or resi-
dent, if the tenant, program participant, 
resident or an affiliated individual of the 
tenant, program participant, or resident is 
the victim or threatened victim of such do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
‘‘(ii) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN 
BY PERPETRATOR OF ABUSE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A tenant, 
program participant, or resident of a 
unit who is an unreported member of 
the household because of domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence, or stalking shall not 
be denied assistance, tenancy, or occu-
pancy rights to housing assisted under 
a covered housing program solely on 
the basis of criminal activity, includ-
ing drug-related criminal activity, en-
gaged in by the perpetrator of the do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(II) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in subclause (I) shall 
be construed to limit the authority to 
terminate assistance to a tenant or 
program participant or evict or termi-
nate a tenant or program participant 
from housing assisted under a covered 
housing program if a public housing 
agency or an owner, recipient or sub-
recipient, or a manager of the housing 
demonstrates an actual and imminent 
threat to other tenants, program par-
ticipants, or individuals employed at 
or providing service to the housing if 
the assistance is not terminated or the 
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tenant or program participant is not 
evicted. 
‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO TERMINATION 
FOR CURRENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.— 
Before terminating assistance, tenancy, or 
occupancy rights to housing assisted under 
a covered housing program to a tenant or 
program participant who is a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking on the basis of criminal 
activity of the tenant or program partici-
pant, including drug-related criminal activ-
ity— 
‘‘(I) the covered housing provider 
shall consider— 
‘‘(aa) the seriousness of the 
case; 
‘‘(bb) the extent of partici-
pation or culpability of the ten-
ant or program participant, in-
cluding whether the tenant or 
program participant was coerced 
by the perpetrator of the domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; 
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‘‘(cc) whether the criminal 
activity was related to a symptom 
of a disability, including a sub-
stance use disorder; 
‘‘(dd) 
in 
cases 
involving 
drug-related criminal activity or 
criminal activity involving alcohol 
abuse, whether the tenant or pro-
gram participant is participating 
in, or has successfully completed, 
a supervised drug or alcohol re-
habilitation program, or has oth-
erwise been rehabilitated success-
fully; and 
‘‘(ee) any other relevant 
mitigating circumstances; and 
‘‘(II) the covered housing pro-
gram shall provide the tenant or pro-
gram participant with— 
‘‘(aa) a written summary of 
the review conducted by the cov-
ered housing program; and 
‘‘(bb) an opportunity to in-
voke the applicable grievance pol-
icy of the covered housing pro-
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gram to dispute the findings of 
the review.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BI-
FURCATION’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘FAMILY 
BREAK-UP’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 
(iii) by inserting before clause (ii), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break- 
up results from an occurrence of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re-
sides in the unit and was the sole tenant 
or program participant eligible to receive 
assistance under a covered housing pro-
gram, the covered housing provider shall— 
‘‘(I) provide any other tenant, 
program participant, or resident of 
the unit who is an unreported member 
of the household because of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, or stalking the 
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opportunity to establish eligibility for 
the covered housing program; or 
‘‘(II) provide a tenant, program 
participant, or resident described in 
subclause (I) with not less than 180 
days— 
‘‘(aa) to remain in the unit 
under the same terms and condi-
tions as the perpetrator; and 
‘‘(bb) find new housing or 
establish eligibility for another 
covered housing program.’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVIC-
TION’’; and 
(II) by inserting after ‘‘a public 
housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, par-
ticipating jurisdictions, grantees under 
the Continuum of Care, grantees,’’; 
and 
(v) by striking clause (iii), as so re-
designated; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) to be limited by any provision in 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) that provides less 
protection than subparagraph (A) for vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) EARLY TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered housing 
provider shall permit a tenant or program 
participant assisted under the covered 
housing program to terminate the lease at 
any time prior to the end date of the lease, 
without penalty, if the tenant or program 
participant has been a victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking and the tenant or program partici-
pant— 
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‘‘(I) sends notice of the early 
lease termination to the landlord in 
writing prior to or within 3 days of 
vacating the premises unless a shorter 
notice period is provided for under 
State law; 
‘‘(II)(aa) reasonably believes that 
the tenant or program participant is 
threatened with imminent harm if the 
tenant or program participant re-
mains within the same dwelling unit 
subject to the lease; or 
‘‘(bb) is a victim of sexual as-
sault, the sexual assault occurred on 
the premises during the 90-day period 
preceding the request for lease termi-
nation; and 
‘‘(III) provides a form of docu-
mentation consistent with the require-
ments outlined in subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(ii) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
strued to preclude any automatic termi-
nation of a lease by operation of law. 
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
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strued to supersede any provision of any 
Federal, State, or local law regarding the 
early termination of leases that provides 
greater protection than this subsection for 
victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub-
mitted to a public housing agency or owner or 
manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro-
viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 
the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov-
ered housing program’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘an applicant for or 
tenants of’’ and inserting ‘‘all individuals 
and families seeking housing or services 
from programs under title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), all program 
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participants of, all adult members of appli-
cant households for, and all adult tenants 
of’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘guidance issued by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development’’ and in-
serting ‘‘title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and any 
guidance issued by the appropriate agen-
cies related to language access for persons 
with limited English proficiency’’;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) TRANSLATION
AND
AVAILABILITY
OF 
STANDARDIZED
DOCUMENTS.—Each 
appropriate 
agency shall ensure that standardized documents re-
lating to the implementation of this title are— 
‘‘(A) translated into and made available in 
multiple languages and are available in formats 
accessible to persons with disabilities; and 
‘‘(B) made accessible to covered housing 
providers within a reasonable time after adop-
tion of the documents by the appropriate agen-
cy.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(e) EMERGENCY
TRANSFERS
AND
NATIONAL 
VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION POOL POLICIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A tenant, program partici-
pant, or resident of a unit who is an unreported 
member of the household because of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, dating vio-
lence, or stalking who is a victim of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
may apply for an emergency transfer or a National 
VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or both. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.—A covered 
housing provider shall grant an emergency 
transfer to a tenant or program participant de-
scribed in paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(i) the covered housing provider and 
the tenant or program participant deter-
mine that a safe dwelling unit is available; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the tenant or program partici-
pant meets the eligibility criteria described 
in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) VOUCHERS.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development and a covered 
housing provider authorized to determine eligi-
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bility for National VAWA Victims Relocation 
Pool vouchers under policies and procedures es-
tablished under subsection (f)(1) shall approve 
a National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 
voucher for a tenant, program participant, or 
resident of a unit who is an unreported member 
of the household because of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, dating violence, 
or stalking described in paragraph (1) if the 
tenant, program participant, or resident meets 
the eligibility criteria described in paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable respon-
sible entity under paragraph (2) shall approve 
an application submitted by a tenant, program 
participant, or resident described in paragraph 
(1) for an emergency transfer, a National 
VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or 
both, if— 
‘‘(i) the tenant, program participant, 
or resident expressly requests the emer-
gency transfer or National VAWA Victims 
Relocation Pool voucher, or both, from the 
applicable responsible entity; and 
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‘‘(ii)(I) the tenant, program partici-
pant, or resident reasonably believes that 
the tenant or program participant is 
threatened with imminent harm from fur-
ther violence if the tenant or program par-
ticipant remains within the same dwelling 
unit assisted under a covered housing pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a tenant, program 
participant, or resident who is a victim of 
sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred 
on the premises during the 90-day period 
preceding the request for the emergency 
transfer or National VAWA Victims Relo-
cation Pool voucher. 
‘‘(B) GOOD
STANDING.—Regardless of 
whether a tenant, program participant, or resi-
dent is in good standing, the tenant, program 
participant, or resident retains the right to an 
emergency transfer or a National VAWA Vic-
tims Relocation Pool voucher if the tenant, pro-
gram participant, or resident otherwise meets 
the eligibility requirements in this subsection. 
The tenant, program participant, or resident 
shall also meet the eligibility requirements of 
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the program to which the tenant, program par-
ticipant, or resident intends to transfer unless 
the eligibility requirement is waived by the cov-
ered housing program. 
‘‘(4) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall, 
in the timeframe outlined in subsection (f)(2), adopt 
emergency transfer, external referral, and National 
VAWA Victim Relocation Pool voucher policies for 
use by covered housing programs, which shall— 
‘‘(A) reflect the variations in program op-
eration and administration by covered housing 
program type and are in accordance with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s 
National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouch-
ers policies and procedures issued within the 
timeframe outlined in subsection (f)(1); 
‘‘(B) at a minimum, describe a process 
that— 
‘‘(i) permits tenants, program partici-
pants, or residents who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking to move to another avail-
able and safe dwelling quickly through an 
emergency transfer, a National VAWA Vic-
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tims Relocation Pool voucher, or an exter-
nal referral; and 
‘‘(ii) provides that the tenant, pro-
gram participant, or resident can request 
an emergency transfer or a National 
VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or 
both, whichever is safe and available for 
the tenant, program participant, or resi-
dent; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to a request for an emer-
gency transfer, provide that— 
‘‘(i) not later than 5 days after the 
date on which a covered housing provider 
receives an emergency transfer request 
from a tenant or program participant, the 
covered housing provider shall determine 
whether the tenant or program participant 
can be transferred to a safe and available 
unit; 
‘‘(ii) if a safe unit is available, an 
emergency transfer shall occur not later 
than 10 days after the date on which the 
covered housing provider approves the re-
quest; 
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