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stance use disorder treatment programs 
and harm reduction programs for people 
who use substances to address domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
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)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘strategies for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(I) strategies for’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and generations’’ after 
‘‘lifespan’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘settings;’’ and inserting 
‘‘settings; and’’; 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)(iv) by inserting 
‘‘(including culturally specific organizations)’’ after 
‘‘service providers’’; 
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(14) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health’’ 
after ‘‘of health’’; 
(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 
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(17) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and 
‘‘provided for’’. 
SEC. 502. MATERNAL MORTALITY OR MORBIDITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in collaboration with the Center for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention and in consultation with the Attorney 
General, the Director of the Indian Health Service, and 
other stakeholders (including community based organiza-
tions), shall conduct a study on the whether victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing throughout the United States are more at risk of ma-
ternal mortality or morbidity as a result of issues related 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Director of the Indian Health Service, and other 
stakeholders (including community based organizations), 
shall report to Congress on the study conducted under 
subsection (a). The report shall include: 
(1) An analysis of the extent in which domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
result in pregnancy related death. 
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(2) An analysis of the impact of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking on 
access to health care. 
(3) A breakdown of individuals particularly im-
pacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, by race and ethnicity. 
(4) An analysis of the impact of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on 
Tribal communities and among Native Americans. 
(5) An assessment of the factors that increase 
risks for infant and maternal mortality or morbidity 
among survivors of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(6) Recommendations for legislative or policy 
changes to help reduce infant and maternal mor-
tality rates. 
(7) Best practices to reduce pregnancy related 
deaths among survivors of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(8) Any other information on maternal mor-
tality or morbidity the the Secretary determine ap-
propriate to include in the report. 
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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); 
‘‘(P) the program under Chapter 11 of 
subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351 et seq.); and 
‘‘(Q) 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.). 
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‘‘(6) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term 
‘covered housing provider’— 
‘‘(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’— 
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‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), means a transfer under subsection 
(e) from a unit of a covered housing provider 
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 
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or a recipient or subrecipient of an Emergency 
Solutions Grant, means the facilitation of a 
move from a unit of a covered housing provider 
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), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered housing provider 
shall prioritize the safety of victims when making 
housing and housing-related decisions, including ad-
missions, terminations of assistance, evictions, trans-
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fers, referrals, family break-ups, and income deter-
minations.’’; 
(3) 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 
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-
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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-
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 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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-
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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-
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 
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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 
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.’’; 
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(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)— 
(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 
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(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— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(bb) has experienced a sexual 
assault that occurred on the premises 
during the 90-day period preceding 
the request for lease termination; 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-
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.’’; 
(4) 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 
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(B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 
the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov-
ered housing program’’; 
(5) 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 
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: 
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‘‘(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.’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(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-
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 
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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 
‘‘(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) the tenant, program participant, 
or resident experienced a sexual assault 
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that occurred on the premises during the 
90-day period preceding the request for the 
emergency transfer or National VAWA 
Victims Relocation 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 
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 
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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-
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— 
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lated to the availability of a safe and suit-
able unit, the tenant or program partici-
pant may appeal the decision through the 
applicable grievance or hearing process of 
the covered housing provider; 
‘‘(D) with respect to a request for a Na-
tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouch-
er— 
‘‘(i) the request may be made to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment by a tenant; program participant; 
resident of the unit who is an unreported 
member of the household because of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, or stalking; a col-
laborative applicant of the local Continuum 
of Care or designee of the collaborative ap-
plicant; Emergency Solutions Grant recipi-
ent or subrecipient; a public housing agen-
cy; or the covered housing provider; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 10 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development receives a request 
for a National VAWA Victims Relocation 
Pool voucher and the selected relocation 
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jurisdiction of the tenant or program par-
ticipant, the Secretary shall process the re-
quest and refer administration of the Na-
tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 
voucher to the appropriate public housing 
agency of the selected jurisdiction of the 
tenant; program participant; or resident of 
the unit who is an unreported member of 
the household because of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, dating vio-
lence, or stalking; 
‘‘(E) allow a victim of domestic violence 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
temporarily relocate, while maintaining eligi-
bility for the covered housing program without 
the loss of their housing status, if there are no 
alternative comparable housing program units 
available, until an emergency transfer, a Na-
tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, 
or an external referral resulting in comparable 
safe housing is obtained; 
‘‘(F) mandate that emergency transfers 
take priority over non-emergency transfers; 
‘‘(G) mandate that emergency transfers 
are not considered new applicants and take pri-
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ority over existing external waiting lists for a 
covered housing program; 
‘‘(H) incorporate confidentiality measures 
to ensure that the appropriate agency and the 
covered housing provider do not disclose any in-
formation regarding a tenant, program partici-
pant, or resident who is victim of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, including the location of a new dwelling 
unit to any person or entity without the time- 
limited written authorization of the tenant or 
program participant, and communication by a 
covered housing provider with a victim must be 
in a form and manner that the victim deter-
mines to be safe; and 
‘‘(I) mandate that when a tenant or pro-
gram participant submits an emergency trans-
fer request to a covered housing provider, the 
covered housing provider shall provide contact 
information for— 
‘‘(i) local organizations offering assist-
ance to tenants and other housing pro-
viders who may have safe and available 
housing; or 
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‘‘(ii) contact information for the re-
gional HUD office or applicable public 
housing agency. 
‘‘(5) DUTIES OF COLLABORATIVE APPLICANTS 
OF A LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In addition to 
adopting the policies described in paragraph (4) in 
an emergency transfer policy, the collaborative appli-
cant of each local Continuum of Care, or a designee 
of the collaborative applicant, shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and facilitate emergency 
transfers and external referrals across projects 
funded under the Continuum of Care; 
‘‘(B) prioritize an external referral across 
projects funded under the Continuum of Care 
for the next available safe housing option for 
which a tenant or program participant may be 
eligible; 
‘‘(C) coordinate external referrals with the 
collaborative applicant of the local Continuum 
of Care, or designee of the collaborative appli-
cant, in other jurisdictions in cases where a ten-
ant or program participant requests an out-of- 
jurisdiction transfer; 
‘‘(D) ensure that a tenant or program par-
ticipant is not required to be reassessed and re-
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tains chronically homeless status, if applicable, 
through the local Continuum of Care intake 
process when seeking an emergency transfer or 
external referral placement; and 
‘‘(E) ensure costs associated with tem-
porary relocations described in paragraph (4) 
are considered eligible costs of supportive serv-
ices under the Continuum of Care program. 
‘‘(6) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each HUD regional 
office shall— 
‘‘(A) in collaboration with public housing 
agencies and the entities described in paragraph 
(2), develop and implement a regional emer-
gency transfer and external referral plan, which 
shall— 
‘‘(i) set forth how covered housing 
providers shall coordinate external referrals 
with the HUD regional office; 
‘‘(ii) be submitted to the Violence 
Against Women Director described in sec-
tion 41413 and made publicly available; 
and 
‘‘(iii) include any additional policies, 
priorities, and strategies set by the entities 
described in paragraph (5); and 
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‘‘(B) in consultation with the Violence 
Against Women Director described in section 
41413, facilitate external referral requests for 
tenants or program participants who are vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking if the tenant or program 
participant cannot obtain an emergency trans-
fer or a National VAWA Victims Relocation 
Pool voucher. 
‘‘(7) COVERED
HOUSING
PROVIDERS.—Each 
covered housing provider shall develop and imple-
ment an emergency transfer and external referral 
plan consistent with the requirements in paragraph 
(4) or (5).’’; 
(7) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY 
TRANSFER AND NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION 
POOL VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the Violence Against 
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall es-
tablish policies and procedures under which a ten-
ant, program participant, or resident of a unit who 
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is an unreported member of the household because 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence, or stalking may receive, under sub-
section (e), subject to the availability of funds, a Na-
tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021, 
the head of each appropriate agency shall establish 
the policies required under subsection (e) with re-
spect to emergency transfers and external referrals. 
Each appropriate agency shall also establish agency- 
specific policies and procedures in accordance with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s 
National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouchers 
policies and procedures.’’; 
(8) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); 
(9) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) TRAINING AND REFERRALS.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS-
ING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, in partner-
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ship with domestic and sexual violence experts, 
shall develop mandatory in-person or electronic 
training for staff of covered housing providers 
to provide a basic understanding of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, and to facilitate implementation of 
this section. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE STAFF.—Each covered 
housing provider shall identify— 
‘‘(i) appropriate staff to attend the 
basic understanding training described in 
subparagraph (A) periodically; and 
‘‘(ii) appropriate staff engaged in ten-
ant, program participant, or resident serv-
ices to attend both the basic understanding 
training and the implementation training 
described in subparagraph (A) as nec-
essary. 
‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency 
with respect to each covered housing program and 
the local Continuum of Care shall supply all appro-
priate staff of the covered housing providers with a 
referral listing of public contact information for all 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
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and stalking service providers offering services in its 
coverage area. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 
(10) by inserting after subsection (h), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to limit any right, remedy, or procedure 
otherwise available to enforce the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 
Stat. 2960) and subsequent amendments prior to 
the date of enactment of the Violence Against 
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021; or 
‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, or local law that provides greater protection 
than this section for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION POOL 
VOUCHERS.—Section 8(o) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(21) NATIONAL
VAWA
VICTIMS
RELOCATION 
POOL VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
set aside, from amounts made available for 
rental 
assistance 
under 
this 
subsection, 
amounts for use only for providing such assist-
ance for the creation of a National VAWA Vic-
tims Relocation Pool, which shall provide rental 
assistance on behalf of tenants, program par-
ticipants, or residents who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking eligible for assistance under sec-
tion 41411(e) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(e)). 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON 
TURNOVER.—A public housing agency shall not 
reissue assistance that is made available from 
appropriated funds under this subsection for a 
tenant, program participant, or resident when 
the assistance for the tenant, program partici-
pant, or resident is lawfully terminated, unless 
specifically authorized by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Beginning in fiscal year 2022 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be 
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appropriated $20,000,000 to provide vouchers 
for rental assistance under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 602. ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; 
PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VIC-
TIMS. 
Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 41411 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41412. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 
‘‘(a) REGULAR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each appropriate agency 
shall establish a process by which to review compli-
ance with the requirements of this subtitle, which 
shall— 
‘‘(A) in consultation with the Violence 
Against Women Director described in section 
41413 and any other relevant officials of the 
appropriate agency, be incorporated into other 
existing compliance review processes of the ap-
propriate agency; and 
‘‘(B) examine— 
‘‘(i) covered housing provider compli-
ance with requirements prohibiting the de-
nial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy 
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rights on the basis of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) covered housing provider compli-
ance with confidentiality provisions set 
forth in section 41411(c)(4); 
‘‘(iii) covered housing provider compli-
ance with the notification requirements set 
forth in section 41411(d)(2); 
‘‘(iv) covered housing provider compli-
ance with accepting documentation set 
forth in section 41411(c); 
‘‘(v) covered housing provider compli-
ance with emergency transfer, external re-
ferral, and National VAWA Victims Relo-
cation Pool Voucher requirements set forth 
in section 41411(e); and 
‘‘(vi) covered housing provider compli-
ance with the prohibition on retaliation set 
forth in section 41414. 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Each appropriate agency 
shall conduct the review described in paragraph (1) 
on a regular basis, as determined by the appropriate 
agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Re-
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authorization Act of 2021, each appropriate agency shall 
issue regulations to implement subsection (a), which 
shall— 
‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered 
housing providers; 
‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in-
cluding the number of emergency transfers, external 
referrals, and National VAWA Victims Relocation 
Pool vouchers requested and granted, as well as the 
length of time needed to process emergency trans-
fers, National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 
vouchers, and external referrals; and 
‘‘(3) include standards for corrective action 
plans where a covered housing provider has failed to 
meet compliance standards. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agen-
cy shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the in-
formation collected during the compliance review process 
completed pursuant to this subsection— 
‘‘(1) includes an evaluation of each topic identi-
fied in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) is made publicly available. 
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‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI-
RECTOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be, within the 
Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, a Violence Against Women Director 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) support implementation of the provisions 
of this subtitle; 
‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula-
tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re-
lating to the implementation of this subtitle, at each 
agency administering a covered housing program; 
‘‘(3) advise and coordinate with designated offi-
cials within the United States Interagency Council 
on Homelessness, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Department of the Treas-
ury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department 
of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice 
concerning legislation, implementation, and other 
issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to each appropriate agency regarding 
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advancing housing protections and access to housing 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(5) ensure that adequate technical assistance 
is made available to covered housing providers re-
garding implementation of this subtitle, as well as 
other issues related to advancing housing protections 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(6) act as a liaison with the judicial branches 
of Federal, State, and local governments on matters 
relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; 
‘‘(7) implement a quality control system and a 
corrective action plan system for those covered hous-
ing providers that fail to comply with this subtitle, 
wherein— 
‘‘(A) covered housing providers completing 
corrective action plans shall be required to con-
sult with national, State, or local programs fo-
cused on victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
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‘‘(B) the corrective action plans shall in-
clude provisions requiring covered housing pro-
viders to review and develop appropriate no-
tices, procedures, and staff training to improve 
compliance with this subtitle, in consultation 
with national, State, or local programs focused 
on victims described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(8) establish a formal reporting process to re-
ceive individual complaints concerning noncompli-
ance with this subtitle; 
‘‘(9) coordinate the development of interagency 
guidelines to improve the availability of centralized 
information concerning available dwelling units for 
use in facilitating the emergency transfer process; 
‘‘(10) coordinate the process for tracking of re-
quests, notice, and approval of National VAWA Vic-
tims Relocation Pool vouchers, and further imple-
ment, as necessary, any policies or procedures relat-
ing to the National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 
vouchers; 
‘‘(11) work with HUD regional offices to de-
velop a mechanism to implement regional external 
referral plans and officials at each appropriate agen-
cy relating to the development of Federal regula-
tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines regarding uni-
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form timeframes for the completion of emergency 
transfers, National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 
vouchers, and external referrals; 
‘‘(12) coordinate with each appropriate agency 
to ensure that standardized documents relating to 
the implementation of this title are translated into 
and made available in multiple languages, are acces-
sible to persons with disabilities, and made acces-
sible to covered housing providers within a reason-
able time upon adoption of the documents by the ap-
propriate agency; 
‘‘(13) ensure that the documents described in 
paragraph (11), including guidance and notices to 
victims, are distributed in commonly encountered 
languages by covered housing providers consistent 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and any guidance issued by 
the appropriate agencies in accordance with Execu-
tive Order 13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 note; relating 
to access to services for persons with limited English 
proficiency); and 
‘‘(14) in consultation with each appropriate 
agency, identify existing compliance review processes 
that could incorporate the compliance reviews re-
quired under section 41412(a). 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 
‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—No cov-
ered housing provider shall discriminate against any per-
son because that person has opposed any act or practice 
made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that individual 
testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related 
to this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No covered hous-
ing provider shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere 
with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or 
enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised 
or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or 
encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoy-
ment of, any rights or protections under this subtitle, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be-
cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in-
dividual entitled to claim the rights or protections 
under this subtitle; and 
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‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that 
person has participated in any investigation or ac-
tion to enforce this subtitle. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY.—The authority of the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and the Office for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity to enforce this section shall be the same as 
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title 
IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12491 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amend-
ed by inserting after section 41414 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
governmental entity’ means any municipal, county, or 
State government that receives funding under section 106 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(b) RIGHT TO REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, 
residents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants 
for, housing— 
‘‘(A) shall have the right to seek law en-
forcement or emergency assistance on their own 
behalf or on behalf of another person in need 
of assistance; and 
‘‘(B) shall not be penalized based on their 
requests for assistance or based on criminal ac-
tivity of which they are a victim or otherwise 
not at fault under statutes, ordinances, regula-
tions, or policies adopted or enforced by covered 
governmental entities. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED PENALTIES.—Penalties that 
are prohibited under paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) actual or threatened assessment of 
penalties, fees, or fines; 
‘‘(B) actual or threatened eviction; 
‘‘(C) actual or threatened refusal to rent 
or renew tenancy; 
‘‘(D) actual or threatened refusal to issue 
an occupancy permit or landlord permit; and 
‘‘(E) actual or threatened closure of the 
property, or designation of the property as a 
nuisance or a similarly negative designation. 
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‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process de-
scribed in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered 
governmental entities shall— 
‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies, or, as 
applicable, the laws or policies adopted by sub-
grantees, that impose penalties on landlords, home-
owners, residents, occupants, guests, or housing ap-
plicants based on requests for law enforcement or 
emergency assistance or based on criminal activity 
that occurred at a property; and 
‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with 
the protections under this subtitle or describe the 
steps the covered governmental entities will take 
within 180 days to come into compliance, or to en-
sure compliance among subgrantees. 
‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—Oversight and accountability 
mechanisms provided for under title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall be avail-
able to address violations of this section. 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered govern-
mental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, com-
pliance with subsection (c)(1) includes inquiring about the 
existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that 
impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, residents, oc-
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cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests 
for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on 
criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’. 
(b) SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CRIME REDUCTION 
METHODS.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE- 
JAG FUNDS.—Section 501(a)(1) of subpart 1 of part 
E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Programs for the development and im-
plementation of methods of reducing crime in 
communities, to supplant punitive programs or 
policies. For purposes of this subparagraph, a 
punitive program or policy is a program or pol-
icy that— 
‘‘(i) imposes a penalty described in 
section 
41415(b)(2) 
of 
the 
Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 on the basis 
of a request for law enforcement or emer-
gency assistance; or 
‘‘(ii) imposes a penalty described in 
section 
41415(b)(2) 
of 
the 
Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 on a landlord, 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 
relative to which notice and opportunity to 
be heard are provided— 
‘‘(I) within the time required by 
State, Tribal, or territorial law; and 
‘‘(II) in any event within a rea-
sonable time after the order is issued, 
sufficient to protect the due process 
rights of the person; 
‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 
‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat-
ening an intimate partner of such person 
or child of such intimate partner or person, 
or engaging in other conduct that would 
place an intimate partner in reasonable 
fear of bodily injury to the partner or 
child; or 
‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and 
‘‘(C) that— 
‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per-
son represents a credible threat to the 
physical safety of such individual described 
in subparagraph (B); or 
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family- violence laws of an Indian Tribe 
that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violence occurs.’’; 
(G) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(1) ASSAULT
OF
A
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OR 
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.—The term ‘assault of a 
law enforcement or correctional officer’ means any 
criminal violation of the law of the Indian Tribe that 
has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the 
violation occurs that involves the threatened, at-
tempted, or actual harmful or offensive touching of 
a law enforcement or correctional officer.’’; and 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as 
redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(5) OBSTRUCTION
OF
JUSTICE.—The term 
‘obstruction of justice’ means any violation of the 
criminal law of the Indian Tribe that has jurisdic-
tion over the Indian country where the violation oc-
curs, and the violation involves interfering with the 
administration or due process of the Tribe’s laws in-
cluding any Tribal criminal proceeding or investiga-
tion of a crime.’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the 
powers of self-government of a participating Tribe’’ 
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