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SEC. 604. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Violence Against 
Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations’’ the following: ‘‘, population-specific 
organizations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
and 
(D) in paragraph (2)(B), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘0.25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’. 
SEC. 605. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—The 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 103 (42 U.S.C. 11302), by amending sub-
section (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 
STALKING, AND OTHER DANGEROUS, TRAUMATIC, OR LIFE-THREAT-
ENING CONDITIONS RELATING TO SUCH VIOLENCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider 
to be homeless any individual or family who— 
‘‘(1) is experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related 
to, or fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous, trau-
matic, or life-threatening conditions related to the violence 
against the individual or a family member in the individual’s 
or family’s current housing situation, including where the 
health and safety of children are jeopardized; 
‘‘(2) has no other safe residence; and 
‘‘(3) lacks the resources to obtain other safe permanent 
housing.’’; and 
(2) in section 423(a) (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to ensure 
compliance with subsection (e) of section 41411 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) and monitoring 
compliance with the confidentiality protections of subsection 
(c)(4) of such section.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM STA-
BILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’.
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(c) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PUBLIC 
AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 41405 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12475) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Director of the 
Violence Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director 
of the Office on Violence Against Women’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after ‘‘linguistically 
and culturally specific service providers,’’ the following: ‘‘popu-
lation-specific organizations,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
(d) VAWA TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
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 amended by inserting after section 41415 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41416. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to be used for training and 
technical assistance to support the implementation of this chapter, 
including technical assistance agreements with entities whose pri-
mary purpose and expertise is assisting survivors of sexual assault 
and domestic violence or providing culturally specific services to 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking.’’. 
SEC. 606. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF 
SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT RISK 
FOR TRAFFICKING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SURVIVOR OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING.—The 
term ‘‘survivor of a severe form of trafficking’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘victim of a severe form of trafficking’’ in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(2) SURVIVOR OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘survivor of traf-
ficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ 
in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall conduct a study assessing the availability 
and accessibility of housing and services for individuals experi-
encing homelessness or housing instability who are— 
(A) survivors of trafficking, including survivors of a 
severe form of trafficking; or 
(B) at risk of being trafficked. 
(2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In conducting the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate with— 
(i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and 
Combat Trafficking established under section 105 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7103); 
(ii) the United States Advisory Council on Human 
Trafficking;
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(iii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; 
and 
(iv) the Attorney General; and 
(B) consult with— 
(i) the National Advisory Committee on the Sex 
Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States; 
(ii) survivors of trafficking; 
(iii) direct service providers, including— 
(I) organizations serving runaway and home-
less youth; 
(II) organizations serving survivors of traf-
ficking through community-based programs; and 
(III) organizations providing housing services 
to survivors of trafficking; and 
(iv) housing and homelessness assistance pro-
viders, including recipients of grants under— 
(I) the Continuum of Care program authorized 
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); 
and 
(II) the Emergency Solutions Grants program 
authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 
(3) CONTENTS.—The study conducted pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) with respect to the individuals described in such 
paragraph— 
(i) an evaluation of formal assessments and out-
reach methods used to identify and assess the housing 
and service needs of such individuals, including out-
reach methods— 
(I) to ensure effective communication with 
individuals with disabilities; and 
(II) to reach individuals with limited English 
proficiency; 
(ii) a review of the availability and accessibility 
of homelessness or housing services for such individ-
uals, including the family members of such individuals 
who are minors involved in foster care systems, that 
identifies the disability-related needs of such individ-
uals, including the need for housing with accessibility 
features; 
(iii) an analysis of the effect of any policies and 
procedures of mainstream homelessness or housing 
services that facilitate or limit the availability of such 
services 
and 
accessibility 
for 
such 
individuals, 
including those such individuals who are involved in 
the legal system, as such services are in effect as 
of the date on which the study is conducted; 
(iv) a determination of the best practices in 
meeting the housing and service needs of such individ-
uals; and 
(v) an assessment of barriers to fair housing and 
housing discrimination against survivors of trafficking 
who are members of a protected class under the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
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(B) an assessment of the ability of mainstream 
homelessness or housing services to meet the specialized 
needs of survivors of trafficking, including trauma respon-
sive approaches specific to labor and sex trafficking sur-
vivors; and 
(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and infrastruc-
ture considerations for, housing and service-delivery models 
that are specific to survivors of trafficking, including sur-
vivors of severe forms of trafficking, including emergency 
rental assistance models. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall— 
(1) submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives that contains 
the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
of subsection (b)(3); and 
(2) make the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
available to the public. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual violence, and 
1 in 5 women have survived completed or attempted rape. 
Such violence has a devastating impact on women’s physical 
and emotional health, financial security, and ability to maintain 
their jobs, and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic 
security. 
(2) Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for 
women on the job. Domestic partners or relatives commit 43 
percent of workplace homicides against women. One study 
found that intimate partner violence resulted in 142 homicides 
among women at work in the United States from 2003 to 
2008, a figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 workplace 
homicides among women during the period. In fact, in 2010, 
homicides against women at work increased by 13 percent 
despite continuous declines in overall workplace homicides in 
recent years. 
(3) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the survivor 
of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 percent of surveyed 
employed adults experienced the effect of domestic violence 
in the workplace, and 64 percent indicated their workplace 
performance was affected by such violence. Another recent 
survey found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace 
resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or threaten 
a survivor. Sexual assault, whether occurring in or out of the 
workplace, can impair an employee’s work performance, require 
time away from work, and undermine the employee’s ability 
to maintain a job. Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault survivors 
lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the 
assaults.
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(4) Studies find that 60 percent of single women lack eco-
nomic security and 81 percent of households with single moth-
ers live in economic insecurity. Significant barriers that sur-
vivors confront include access to housing, transportation, and 
child care. Ninety-two percent of homeless women have experi-
enced domestic violence, and more than 50 percent of such 
women cite domestic violence as the direct cause for homeless-
ness. Survivors are deprived of their autonomy, liberty, and 
security, and face tremendous threats to their health and safety. 
(5) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 
that survivors of severe intimate partner violence lose nearly 
8,000,000 days of paid work, which is the equivalent of more 
than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of house-
hold productivity each year. Therefore, women disproportion-
ately need time off to care for their health or to find safety 
solutions, such as obtaining a restraining order or finding 
housing, to avoid or prevent further violence. 
(6) Annual costs of intimate partner violence are estimated 
to be more than $8,300,000,000. According to the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the costs of intimate partner 
violence against women in 1995 exceeded an estimated 
$5,800,000,000. These costs included nearly $4,100,000,000 in 
the direct costs of medical and mental health care and nearly 
$1,800,000,000 in the indirect costs of lost productivity. These 
statistics are generally considered to be underestimated because 
the costs associated with the criminal justice system are not 
included. 
(7) Fifty-five percent of senior executives recently surveyed 
said domestic violence has a harmful effect on their company’s 
productivity, and more than 70 percent said domestic violence 
negatively affects attendance. Seventy-eight percent of human 
resources professionals consider partner violence a workplace 
issue. However, more than 70 percent of United States work-
places have no formal program or policy that addresses work-
place violence, let alone domestic violence. In fact, only 4 per-
cent of employers provided training on domestic violence. 
(8) Harassment is a persistent and significant problem 
in the workplace in the United States, and the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission found that not less than 25 
percent, and as many as 85 percent, of women surveyed report 
having experienced sexual harassment at work. 
(9) For decades, survivors of sexual violence have come 
forward to seek justice and demand their right to be free 
from violence, harassment, and other forms of discrimination. 
These calls for change reached a tipping point after October 
2017 as a result of Tarana Burke’s work and #MeToo going 
viral. Thousands of courageous individuals, from Hollywood 
to the halls of Congress and the military, to restaurants, agri-
cultural fields, and factory floors, shined a light on the perva-
sive and insidious nature of workplace harassment and sexual 
assault. 
(10) Working people can be subjected to multiple forms 
of harassment in the workplace at the same time. 
(11) According to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, approximately 3 out of 4 individuals who experi-
ence harassment never talked to a supervisor, manager, or 
union representative about the harassing conduct.
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(12) The impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking on the workplace is a part of the challenge 
of workplace harassment. 
(13) Studies indicate that one of the best predictors of 
whether a survivor will be able to stay away from his or 
her abuser is the degree of his or her economic independence. 
However, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking often negatively impact a survivor’s ability to 
maintain employment. 
(14) Abusers frequently seek to exert financial control over 
their partners by actively interfering with their ability to work, 
including preventing their partners from going to work, 
harassing their partners at work, limiting their partners’ access 
to cash or transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ child 
care arrangements. 
(15) Economic abuse refers to behaviors that control an 
intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, and maintain access 
to money, credit, ownership of assets, or governmental or pri-
vate financial benefits, including defaulting on joint obligations 
(such as school loans, credit card debt, mortgages, or rent). 
Other forms of such abuse may include preventing someone 
from attending school, threatening to or actually terminating 
employment, controlling or withholding access to cash, 
checking, or credit accounts, and attempting to damage or 
sabotage the creditworthiness of an intimate partner, including 
forcing an intimate partner to write bad checks, forcing an 
intimate partner to default on payments related to household 
needs, such as housing, or forcing an intimate partner into 
bankruptcy. 
(16) This title aims to empower survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to be free 
from violence, hardship, and control, which restrains basic 
human rights to freedom and safety in the United States. 
SEC. 702. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES 
TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 
Section 41501 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12501) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and sexual harassment’’ after 
‘‘domestic and sexual violence’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘employers and labor organizations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employers, labor organizations, and victim 
service providers’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and stalking’’ and 
inserting ‘‘stalking, and sexual harassment’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or sexual harassment’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or sexual harass-
ment’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY PILOT PROJECT.—An eligible 
nonprofit nongovernmental entity or tribal organization that 
receives a grant under this section may develop a plan to enhance 
the capacity of survivors to obtain and maintain employment,
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including through the implementation of a demonstration pilot pro-
gram to be known as ‘Pathways to Opportunity’, which shall— 
‘‘(1) build collaborations between and among victim service 
providers, workforce development programs, and educational 
and vocational institutions to provide trauma informed 
programming to support survivors seeking employment; and 
‘‘(2) be centered around culturally specific organizations 
or organizations that primarily serve populations traditionally 
marginalized in the workplace.’’; 
(7) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027’’. 
SEC. 703. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PROVIDE INFORMA-
TION
TO
VICTIMS
OF
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
OR
SURVIVORS
OF 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the chief executive 
officer of the State that the State has established and 
is enforcing standards and procedures to— 
‘‘(i) ensure that applicants and potential applicants 
for assistance under the State program funded under 
this part are notified of assistance made available by 
the State to victims of sexual harassment and survivors 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and other agency 
personnel responsible for administering the State pro-
gram funded under this part are trained in— 
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sexual harass-
ment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; 
‘‘(II) State standards and procedures relating 
to the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals 
who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining and ensuring 
the confidentiality of personal information and 
documentation related to applicants for assistance 
and their children who have provided notice about 
their experiences of sexual harassment, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elected to establish 
and enforce standards and procedures regarding the 
screening for, and identification of, domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to paragraph (7)— 
‘‘(I) the State program funded under this part 
provides information about the options under this 
part to current and potential beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(II) case workers and other agency personnel 
responsible for administering the State program
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funded under this part are provided with training 
regarding State standards and procedures pursu-
ant to paragraph (7). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘sexual harassment’ means hostile, 
intimidating, or oppressive behavior based on sex that 
creates an offensive work environment; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘domestic violence’ has the meaning 
given such term in paragraph (7); and 
‘‘(iii) the terms ‘sexual assault’ and ‘stalking’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291).’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, each State shall submit the certifi-
cation required under paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of section 
402 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), as added by 
paragraph (1), in the form of an amendment to the State’s 
plan submitted under such section. A State shall not be 
regarded as failing to comply with the requirement of such 
paragraph (8) before the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM
FOR DEVELOPING
A MODEL 
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.— 
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) MODEL
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall— 
(i) develop and disseminate a model training pro-
gram (and related materials) for the training required 
under section 402(a)(8) of the Social Security Act, and 
if the State so elects, section 402(a)(7) of such Act; 
and 
(ii) provide technical assistance with respect to 
such model training program to eligible States (as 
defined in section 402 of the Social Security Act). 
(B) GRANTS.—In developing the model training pro-
gram under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary may award 
grants and contracts and may develop such program in 
cooperation with an eligible partner. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNER DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the term ‘‘eligible partner’’ means an entity that is— 
(A) a State or tribal domestic violence coalition or 
sexual assault coalition; or 
(B) a State or local victim service provider with recog-
nized expertise in the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking whose primary mission is to provide 
services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, including a rape crisis center or domestic 
violence program. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate a report on the program established under this 
subsection.
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(B) REPORT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall 
establish procedures for the dissemination to the public 
of the report submitted under subparagraph (A) not later 
than 10 days after the submission of such report to Con-
gress under such subparagraph. Such procedures shall 
include the use of the internet to disseminate such report. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SURVIVORS’ ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY ACCESS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall conduct a study 
on the barriers that survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking throughout the United States experience 
in maintaining economic security, including the impact of the 
COVID–19 pandemic on such victims’ ability to maintain economic 
security, as a result of issues related to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this section shall 
include— 
(1) identification of geographic areas in which State laws, 
regulations, and practices have a strong impact on the ability 
of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking to exercise— 
(A) any rights under this title (including any amend-
ments made by this title) without compromising personal 
safety or the safety of others, including family members 
and excluding the abuser; and 
(B) other components of economic security, including 
financial empowerment, affordable housing, transportation, 
health care access, credit history, and quality education 
and training opportunities; 
(2) identification of geographic areas with shortages in 
resources for such survivors, with an accompanying analysis 
of the extent and impact of such shortage; 
(3) analysis of the unique barriers faced by such survivors 
living in rural communities; 
(4) analysis of factors related to industries, workplace set-
tings, employer practices, trends, and other elements that 
impact the ability of such survivors to exercise any rights 
under this Act (including any amendments made by this Act) 
without compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 
including family members; 
(5) the recommendations of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor with respect to 
resources, oversight, and enforcement tools to ensure successful 
implementation of the provisions of this Act in order to support 
the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;