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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’.
TITLE VI—HOUSING OPPORTUNI-
TIES AND SAFETY FOR BAT-
TERED 
WOMEN 
AND 
CHIL-
DREN
SEC. 601. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle N—Addressing the Hous-
ing Needs of Victims of Domestic
Violence, Dating Violence, Sex-
ual Assault, and Stalking
‘‘SEC. 41401. FINDINGS.
‘‘Congress finds that:
‘‘(1) There is a strong link between domestic vio-
lence and homelessness. Among cities surveyed, 44
percent identified domestic violence as a primary
cause of homelessness.
‘‘(2) Ninety-two percent of homeless women have
experienced severe physical or sexual abuse at some
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point in their lives. Of all homeless women and chil-
dren, 60 percent had been abused by age 12, and 63
percent have been victims of intimate partner violence
as adults.
‘‘(3) Women and families across the country are
being discriminated against, denied access to, and
even evicted from public and subsidized housing be-
cause of their status as victims of domestic violence.
‘‘(4) A recent survey of legal service providers
around the country found that these providers have
responded to almost 150 documented eviction cases in
the last year alone where the tenant was evicted be-
cause of the domestic violence crimes committed
against her. In addition, nearly 100 clients were de-
nied housing because of their status as victims of do-
mestic violence.
‘‘(5) Women who leave their abusers frequently
lack adequate emergency shelter options. The lack of
adequate emergency options for victims presents a se-
rious threat to their safety and the safety of their chil-
dren. Requests for emergency shelter by homeless
women with children increased by 78 percent of
United States cities surveyed in 2004. In the same
year, 32 percent of the requests for shelter by homeless
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families went unmet due to the lack of available emer-
gency shelter beds.
‘‘(6) The average stay at an emergency shelter is
60 days, while the average length of time it takes a
homeless family to secure housing is 6 to 10 months.
‘‘(7) Victims of domestic violence often return to
abusive partners because they cannot find long-term
housing.
‘‘(8) There are not enough Federal housing rent
vouchers available to accommodate the number of peo-
ple in need of long-term housing. Some people remain
on the waiting list for Federal housing rent vouchers
for years, while some lists are closed.
‘‘(9) Transitional housing resources and services
provide an essential continuum between emergency
shelter provision and independent living. A majority
of women in transitional housing programs stated
that had these programs not existed, they would have
likely gone back to abusive partners.
‘‘(10) Because abusers frequently manipulate fi-
nances in an effort to control their partners, victims
often lack steady income, credit history, landlord ref-
erences, and a current address, all of which are nec-
essary to obtain long-term permanent housing.
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‘‘(11) Victims of domestic violence in rural areas
face additional barriers, challenges, and unique cir-
cumstances, such as geographical isolation, poverty,
lack of public transportation systems, shortages of
health care providers, under-insurance or lack of
health insurance, difficulty ensuring confidentiality
in small communities, and decreased access to many
resources (such as advanced education, job opportuni-
ties, and adequate childcare).
‘‘(12) Congress and the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development have recognized in recent
years that families experiencing domestic violence
have unique needs that should be addressed by those
administering the Federal housing programs.
‘‘SEC. 41402. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to reduce domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to
prevent homelessness by—
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
who reside in homeless shelters, public housing, as-
sisted housing, tribally designated housing, or other
emergency, transitional, permanent, or affordable
housing, and ensuring that such victims have mean-
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ingful access to the criminal justice system without
jeopardizing such housing;
‘‘(2) creating long-term housing solutions that
develop communities and provide sustainable living
solutions for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(3) building collaborations among victim serv-
ice providers, homeless service providers, housing pro-
viders, and housing agencies to provide appropriate
services, interventions, and training to address the
housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
‘‘(4) enabling public and assisted housing agen-
cies, tribally designated housing entities, private
landlords, property management companies, and
other housing providers and agencies to respond ap-
propriately to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, while maintaining a safe
environment for all housing residents.
‘‘SEC. 41403. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle—
‘‘(1) the term ‘assisted housing’ means housing
assisted—
‘‘(A) under sections 213, 220, 221(d)(3),
221(d)(4), 223(e), 231, or 236 of the National
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Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3), (d)(4), or
1715z–1);
‘‘(B) under section 101 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C.
1701s);
‘‘(C) under section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
‘‘(D) under section 811 of the Cranston-
Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 8013);
‘‘(E) under title II of the Cranston-Gonzales
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12701 et seq.);
‘‘(F) under subtitle D of title VIII of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
‘‘(G) under title I of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.); or
‘‘(H) under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
‘‘(2) the term ‘continuum of care’ means a com-
munity plan developed to organize and deliver hous-
ing and services to meet the specific needs of people
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who are homeless as they move to stable housing and
achieve maximum self-sufficiency;
‘‘(3) the term ‘low-income housing assistance
voucher’ means housing assistance described in section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f);
‘‘(4) the term ‘public housing’ means housing de-
scribed in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1));
‘‘(5) the term ‘public housing agency’ means an
agency described in section 3(b)(6) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6));
‘‘(6) the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’,
and ‘homeless person’—
‘‘(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed,
regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
‘‘(B) includes—
‘‘(i) an individual who—
‘‘(I) is sharing the housing of
other persons due to loss of housing,
economic hardship, or a similar rea-
son;
‘‘(II) is living in a motel, hotel,
trailer park, or campground due to the
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lack of alternative adequate accom-
modations;
‘‘(III) is living in an emergency
or transitional shelter;
‘‘(IV) is abandoned in a hospital;
or
‘‘(V) is awaiting foster care place-
ment;
‘‘(ii) an individual who has a primary
nighttime residence that is a public or pri-
vate place not designed for or ordinarily
used as a regular sleeping accommodation
for human beings; or
‘‘(iii) migratory children (as defined
in section 1309 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C.
6399) who qualify as homeless under this
section because the children are living in
circumstances described in this paragraph;
‘‘(7) the term ‘homeless service provider’ means
a nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service pro-
vider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service or
advocacy program, a tribal organization serving
homeless individuals, or coalition or other nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization carrying out a com-
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munity-based homeless or housing program that has
a documented history of effective work concerning
homelessness;
‘‘(8) the term ‘tribally designated housing’ means
housing assistance described in the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and
‘‘(9) the term ‘tribally designated housing entity’
means a housing entity described in the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(21));
‘‘SEC. 41404. COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE
LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services, acting through the Administration
of Children and Families, in partnership with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall
award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for
a period of not less than 2 years to eligible entities
to develop long-term sustainability and self-suffi-
ciency options for adult and youth victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing who are currently homeless or at risk for becom-
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‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall award funds in amounts—
‘‘(A) not less than $25,000 per year; and
‘‘(B) not more than $1,000,000 per year.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive
funds under this section, an entity shall demonstrate that
it is a coalition or partnership, applying jointly, that—
‘‘(1) shall include a domestic violence victim
service provider;
‘‘(2) shall include—
‘‘(A) a homeless service provider;
‘‘(B) a nonprofit, nongovernmental commu-
nity housing development organization or a De-
partment of Agriculture rural housing service
program; or
‘‘(C) in the absence of a homeless service
provider on tribal lands or nonprofit, nongovern-
mental community housing development organi-
zation on tribal lands, a tribally designated
housing entity or tribal housing consortium;
‘‘(3) may include a dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking victim service provider;
‘‘(4) may include housing developers, housing
corporations, State housing finance agencies, other
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housing agencies, and associations representing land-
lords;
‘‘(5) may include a public housing agency or
tribally designated housing entity;
‘‘(6) may include tenant organizations in public
or tribally designated housing, as well as nonprofit,
nongovernmental tenant organizations;
‘‘(7) may include other nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations participating in the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development’s Con-
tinuum of Care process;
‘‘(8) may include a State, tribal, territorial, or
local government or government agency; and
‘‘(9) may include any other agencies or non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations with the ca-
pacity to provide effective help to adult and youth
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking funds
under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
of Health and Human Services may require.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded to eligible
entities under subsection (a) shall be used to design
or replicate and implement new activities, services,
and programs to increase the stability and self-suffi-
ciency of, and create partnerships to develop long-
term housing options for adult and youth victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, and their dependents, who are currently
homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, PROGRAMS.—Such
activities, services, or programs described in para-
graph (1) shall develop sustainable long-term living
solutions in the community by—
‘‘(A) coordinating efforts and resources
among the various groups and organizations
comprised in the entity to access existing private
and public funding;
‘‘(B) assisting with the placement of indi-
viduals and families in long-term housing; and
‘‘(C) providing services to help individuals
or families find and maintain long-term hous-
ing, including financial assistance and support
services;
‘‘(3) may develop partnerships with individuals,
organizations, corporations, or other entities that pro-
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vide capital costs for the purchase, preconstruction,
construction, renovation, repair, or conversion of af-
fordable housing units;
‘‘(4) may use funds for the administrative ex-
penses related to the continuing operation, upkeep,
maintenance, and use of housing described in para-
graph (3); and
‘‘(5) may provide to the community information
about housing and housing programs, and the process
to locate and obtain long-term housing.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Funds provided under paragraph
(a) shall not be used for construction, modernization or ren-
ovation.
‘‘(f) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND PRIORITIES.—
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall—
‘‘(1) give priority to linguistically and culturally
specific services;
‘‘(2) give priority to applications from entities
that include a sexual assault service provider as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3); and
‘‘(3) award a minimum of 15 percent of the
funds appropriated under this section in any fiscal
year to tribal organizations.
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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‘‘(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘afford-
able housing’ means housing that complies with the
conditions set forth in section 215 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12745).
‘‘(2) LONG-TERM HOUSING.—The term ‘long-term
housing’ means housing that is sustainable, accessible,
affordable, and safe for the foreseeable future and is—
‘‘(A) rented or owned by the individual;
‘‘(B) subsidized by a voucher or other pro-
gram which is not time-limited and is available
for as long as the individual meets the eligibility
requirements for the voucher or program; or
‘‘(C) provided directly by a program, agen-
cy, or organization and is not time-limited and
is available for as long as the individual meets
the eligibility requirements for the program,
agency, or organization.
‘‘(h) EVALUATION, MONITORING, ADMINISTRATION,
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—For purposes of this
section—
‘‘(1) up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated
under subsection (i) for each fiscal year may be used
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for
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evaluation, monitoring, and administration costs
under this section; and
‘‘(2) up to 8 percent of the funds appropriated
under subsection (i) for each fiscal year may be used
to provide technical assistance to grantees under this
section.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this
section.
‘‘SEC. 41405. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to as-
sist eligible grantees in responding appropriately to domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
so that the status of being a victim of such a crime is not
a reason for the denial or loss of housing. Such assistance
shall be accomplished through—
‘‘(1) education and training of eligible entities;
‘‘(2) development and implementation of appro-
priate housing policies and practices;
‘‘(3) enhancement of collaboration with victim
service providers and tenant organizations; and
‘‘(4) reduction of the number of victims of such
crimes who are evicted or denied housing because of
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crimes and lease violations committed or directly
caused by the perpetrators of such crimes.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting
through the Director of the Violence Against Women
Office of the Department of Justice (‘Director’), and
in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (‘Secretary’), and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
(‘ACYF’), shall award grants and contracts for not
less than 2 years to eligible grantees to promote the
full and equal access to and use of housing by adult
and youth victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—Not less than 15 percent of the
funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be
available for grants to tribally designated housing en-
tities.
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General shall
award grants and contracts under this section on a
competitive basis.
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Appropriated funds may
only be used for the purposes described in subsection
(f).
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Eligible grantees are—
‘‘(A) public housing agencies;
‘‘(B) principally managed public housing
resident management corporations, as deter-
mined by the Secretary;
‘‘(C) public housing projects owned by pub-
lic housing agencies;
‘‘(D) tribally designated housing entities;
and
‘‘(E) private, for-profit, and nonprofit own-
ers or managers of assisted housing.
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
REQUIRED
FOR
ALL
GRANT-
EES.—To receive assistance under this section, an eli-
gible grantee shall certify that—
‘‘(A) its policies and practices do not pro-
hibit or limit a resident’s right to summon police
or other emergency assistance in response to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking;
‘‘(B) programs and services are developed
that give a preference in admission to adult and
youth victims of such violence, consistent with
local housing needs, and applicable law and the
Secretary’s instructions;
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‘‘(C) it does not discriminate against any
person—
‘‘(i) because that person is or is per-
ceived to be, or has a family or household
member who is or is perceived to be, a vic-
tim of such violence; or
‘‘(ii) because of the actions or threat-
ened actions of the individual who the vic-
tim, as certified in subsection (e), states has
committed or threatened to commit acts of
such violence against the victim, or against
the victim’s family or household member;
‘‘(D) plans are developed that establish
meaningful consultation and coordination with
local victim service providers, tenant organiza-
tions, linguistically and culturally specific serv-
ice providers, State domestic violence and sexual
assault coalitions, and, where they exist, tribal
domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions;
and
‘‘(E) its policies and practices will be in
compliance with those described in this para-
graph within the later of 1 year or a period se-
lected by the Attorney General in consultation
with the Secretary and ACYF.
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Attorney General at such a time, in such a manner, and
containing such information as the Attorney General may
require.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A public housing agency,
tribally designated housing entity, or assisted housing
provider receiving funds under this section may re-
quest that an individual claiming relief under this
section certify that the individual is a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking. The individual shall provide a copy of such
certification to the public housing agency, tribally
designated housing entity, or assisted housing pro-
vider within a reasonable period of time after the
agency or authority requests such certification.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An individual may satisfy the
certification requirement of paragraph (1) by—
‘‘(A) providing the public housing agency,
tribally designated housing entity, or assisted
housing provider with documentation, signed by
an employee, agent, or volunteer of a victim
service provider, an attorney, a member of the
clergy, a medical professional, or any other pro-
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fessional from whom the victim has sought assist-
ance in addressing domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking, or the effects of
abuse; or
‘‘(B) producing a Federal, State, tribal, ter-
ritorial, or local police or court record.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to require any housing agency, as-
sisted housing provider, tribally designated housing
entity, owner, or manager to demand that an indi-
vidual produce official documentation or physical
proof of the individual’s status as a victim of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, in order to receive any of the benefits provided
in this section. A housing agency, assisted housing
provider, tribally designated housing entity, owner, or
manager may provide benefits to an individual based
solely on the individual’s statement or other corrobo-
rating evidence.
‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—All information pro-
vided to any housing agency, assisted housing
provider, tribally designated housing entity,
owner, or manager pursuant to paragraph (1),
including the fact that an individual is a victim
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of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, shall be retained in confidence
by such agency, and shall neither be entered into
any shared database, nor provided to any related
housing agency, assisted housing provider, trib-
ally designated housing entity, owner, or man-
ager, except to the extent that disclosure is—
‘‘(i) requested or consented to by the
individual in writing; or
‘‘(ii) otherwise required by applicable
law.
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Public housing agen-
cies must provide notice to tenants of their rights
under this section, including their right to con-
fidentiality and the limits thereof, and to owners
and managers of their rights and obligations
under this section.
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants and contracts awarded
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide to eligible entities
personnel, training, and technical assistance to develop and
implement policies, practices, and procedures, making
physical improvements or changes, and developing or en-
hancing collaborations for the purposes of—
‘‘(1) enabling victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking with other-
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wise disqualifying rental, credit, or criminal histories
to be eligible to obtain housing or housing assistance,
if such victims would otherwise qualify for housing or
housing assistance and can provide documented evi-
dence that demonstrates the causal connection between
such violence or abuse and the victims’ negative his-
tories;
‘‘(2) permitting applicants for housing or hous-
ing assistance to provide incomplete rental and em-
ployment histories, otherwise required as a condition
of admission or assistance, if the victim believes that
providing such rental and employment history would
endanger the victim’s or the victim children’s safety;
‘‘(3) protecting victims’ confidentiality, includ-
ing protection of victims’ personally identifying infor-
mation, address, or rental history;
‘‘(4) assisting victims who need to leave a public
housing, tribally designated housing, or assisted hous-
ing unit quickly to protect their safety, including
those who are seeking transfer to a new public hous-
ing unit, tribally designated housing unit, or assisted
housing unit, whether in the same or a different
neighborhood or jurisdiction;
‘‘(5) enabling the public housing agency, tribally
designated housing entity, or assisted housing pro-
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vider, or the victim, to remove, consistent with appli-
cable State law, the perpetrator of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking without
evicting, removing, or otherwise penalizing the victim;
‘‘(6) enabling the public housing agency, tribally
designated housing entity, or assisted housing pro-
vider, when notified, to honor court orders addressing
rights of access to or control of the property, includ-
ing civil protection orders issued to protect the victim
and issued to address the distribution or possession of
property among the household members in cases where
a family breaks up;
‘‘(7) developing and implementing more effective
security policies, protocols, and services;
‘‘(8) allotting not more than 15 percent of funds
awarded under the grant to make modest physical
improvements to enhance safety;
‘‘(9) training personnel to more effectively iden-
tify and respond to victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
‘‘(10) effectively providing notice to applicants
and residents of the above housing policies, practices,
and procedures.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of
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fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions
of this section.
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Up to 12 percent of
the amount appropriated under subsection (g) for each fis-
cal year shall be used by the Attorney General for technical
assistance costs under this section.’’.
SEC. 602. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40299 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services,’’ after
‘‘Department of Justice,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault victim service providers,
domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions,
other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations,
or community-based and culturally specific orga-
nizations, that have a documented history of ef-
fective work concerning domestic violence, dating
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violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’ after ‘‘other
organizations’’; and
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’ after
‘‘domestic violence’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by
inserting ‘‘, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking’’ after ‘‘violence’’;
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
redesignated, the following:
‘‘(1) transitional housing, including funding for
the operating expenses of newly developed or existing
transitional housing.’’; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(B) as redesignated,
by inserting ‘‘Participation in the support serv-
ices shall be voluntary. Receipt of the benefits of
the housing assistance described in paragraph
(2) shall not be conditioned upon the participa-
tion of the youth, adults, or their dependents in
any or all of the support services offered them.’’
after ‘‘assistance.’’;
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(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), by strik-
ing ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’;
(4) in subsection (d)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
‘‘(B) provide assurances that any sup-
portive services offered to participants in pro-
grams developed under subsection (b)(3) are vol-
untary and that refusal to receive such services
shall not be grounds for termination from the
program or eviction from the victim’s housing;
and’’;
(5) in subsection (e)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘purpose and’’ before ‘‘amount’’;
(B) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by
striking ‘‘and’’;
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
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‘‘(E) the client population served and the
number of individuals requesting services that
the transitional housing program is unable to
serve as a result of a lack of resources.’’; and
(6) in subsection (g)—
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking
‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2004’’
and inserting ‘‘2007’’;
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2008’’
and inserting ‘‘2011’’;
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘not
more than 3 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 5
percent’’;
(E) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘evalua-
tion, monitoring, technical assistance,’’ before
‘‘salaries’’; and
(F) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end
the following new subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—
‘‘(i) A minimum of 7 percent of the
total amount appropriated in any fiscal
year shall be allocated to tribal organiza-
tions serving adult and youth victims of do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, and their dependents.
‘‘(ii) Priority shall be given to projects
developed under subsection (b) that pri-
marily serve underserved populations.’’.
SEC. 603. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY PLANS REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.
Section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) STATEMENT OF GOALS.—The 5-year plan
shall include a statement by any public housing agen-
cy of the goals, objectives, policies, or programs that
will enable the housing authority to serve the needs of
child and adult victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’;
(2) in subsection (d), by redesignating para-
graphs (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), and (18), as para-
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graphs (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), and (19), respec-
tively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(13) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING PROGRAMS.—A de-
scription of—
‘‘(A) any activities, services, or programs
provided or offered by an agency, either directly
or in partnership with other service providers, to
child or adult victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
‘‘(B) any activities, services, or programs
provided or offered by a public housing agency
that helps child and adult victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, to obtain or maintain housing; and
‘‘(C) any activities, services, or programs
provided or offered by a public housing agency
to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, or to enhance victim
safety in assisted families.’’.
SEC. 604. HOUSING STRATEGIES.
Section 105(b)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705(b)(1)) is amended
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by inserting after ‘‘immunodeficiency syndrome,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking’’.
SEC. 605. AMENDMENT TO THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOME-
LESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
Section 423 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(8) CONFIDENTIALITY.—
‘‘(A) VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS.—In the
course of awarding grants or implementing pro-
grams under this subsection, the Secretary shall
instruct any victim service provider that is a re-
cipient or subgrantee not to disclose for purposes
of a Homeless Management Information System
personally identifying information about any
client. The Secretary may, after public notice
and comment, require or ask such recipients and
subgrantees to disclose for purposes of a Home-
less Management Information System non-per-
sonally identifying data that has been de-identi-
fied, encrypted, or otherwise encoded. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to supersede any
provision of any Federal, State, or local law that
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provides greater protection than this paragraph
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS
‘‘(i) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFOR-
MATION OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The
term ‘personally identifying information’ or
‘personal information’ means individually
identifying information for or about an in-
dividual including information likely to
disclose the location of a victim of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including—
‘‘(I) a first and last name;
‘‘(II) a home or other physical ad-
dress;
‘‘(III) contact information (in-
cluding a postal, e-mail or Internet
protocol address, or telephone or fac-
simile number);
‘‘(IV) a social security number;
and
‘‘(V) any other information, in-
cluding date of birth, racial or ethnic
background, or religious affiliation,
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that, in combination with any other
non-personally identifying information
would serve to identify any individual.
‘‘(ii) VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The
term ‘victim service provider’ or ‘victim
service providers’ means a nonprofit, non-
governmental organization including rape
crisis centers, battered women’s shelters, do-
mestic violence transitional housing pro-
grams, and other programs whose primary
mission is to provide services to victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.’’.
SEC. 606. AMENDMENTS TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING AS-
SISTANCE VOUCHER PROGRAM.
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(9)(A) That an applicant or participant is or
has been a victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, or stalking is not an appropriate basis for de-
nial of program assistance or for denial of admission,
if the applicant otherwise qualifies for assistance or
admission.
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‘‘(B) An incident or incidents of actual or
threatened domestic violence, dating violence, or stalk-
ing will not be construed as a serious or repeated vio-
lation of the lease by the victim or threatened victim
of that violence and shall not be good cause for termi-
nating the assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights of
the victim of such violence.
‘‘(C)(i) Criminal activity directly relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, engaged
in by a member of a tenant’s household or any guest
or other person under the tenant’s control shall not be
cause for termination of assistance, tenancy, or occu-
pancy rights if the tenant or an immediate member
of the tenant’s family is the victim or threatened vic-
tim of that domestic violence, dating violence, or
stalking.
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), an owner or
manager may bifurcate a lease under this section, in
order to evict, remove, or terminate assistance to any
individual who is a tenant or lawful occupant and
who engages in criminal acts of physical violence
against family members or others, without evicting,
removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise pe-
nalizing the victim of such violence who is also a ten-
ant or lawful occupant.
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‘‘(iii) Nothing in clause (i) may be construed to
limit the authority of a public housing agency, owner,
or manager, when notified, to honor court orders ad-
dressing rights of access to or control of the property,
including civil protection orders issued to protect the
victim and issued to address the distribution or pos-
session of property among the household members in
cases where a family breaks up.
‘‘(iv) Nothing in clause (i) limits any otherwise
available authority of an owner or manager to evict
or the public housing agency to terminate assistance
to a tenant for any violation of a lease not premised
on the act or acts of violence in question against the
tenant or a member of the tenant’s household, pro-
vided that the owner or manager does not subject an
individual who is or has been a victim of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, or stalking to a more demand-
ing standard than other tenants in determining
whether to evict or terminate.
‘‘(v) Nothing in clause (i) may be construed to
limit the authority of an owner, manager, or public
housing agency to evict or terminate from assistance
any tenant or lawful occupant if the owner, manager
or public housing agency can demonstrate an actual
and imminent threat to other tenants or those em-
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ployed at or providing service to the property if that
tenant is not evicted or terminated from assistance.
‘‘(vi) Nothing in this section shall be construed
to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or
local law that provides greater protection than this
section for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, or stalking.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting after
‘‘public housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘and that
an applicant or participant is or has been a vic-
tim of domestic violence, dating violence, or
stalking is not an appropriate basis for denial of
program assistance or for denial of admission if
the applicant otherwise qualifies for assistance or
admission’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting
after ‘‘other good cause’’ the following: ‘‘, and
that an incident or incidents of actual or threat-
ened domestic violence, dating violence, or stalk-
ing will not be construed as a serious or repeated
violation of the lease by the victim or threatened
victim of that violence and will not be good
cause for terminating the tenancy or occupancy
rights of the victim of such violence’’; and
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(C) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by inserting
after ‘‘termination of tenancy’’ the following: ‘‘,
except that (I) criminal activity directly relating
to domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking,
engaged in by a member of a tenant’s household
or any guest or other person under the tenant’s
control, shall not be cause for termination of the
tenancy or occupancy rights or program assist-
ance, if the tenant or immediate member of the
tenant’s family is a victim of that domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or stalking; (II) notwith-
standing subclause (I), a public housing agency
may terminate assistance to any individual who
is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages
in criminal acts of physical violence against
family members or others, or an owner or man-
ager under this section may bifurcate a lease, in
order to evict, remove, or terminate assistance to
any individual who is a tenant or lawful occu-
pant and who engages in criminal acts of phys-
ical violence against family members or others,
without evicting, removing, terminating assist-
ance to, or otherwise penalizing the victim of
such violence who is also a tenant or lawful oc-
cupant; (III) nothing in subclause (I) may be