victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. Such review 
shall include consideration of— 
‘‘(I) the nature and severity of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time that 
has elapsed since the occurrence of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(III) if the tenant engaged in 
more than one instance of criminal ac-
tivity, the frequency and duration of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(IV) whether the criminal activ-
ity was related to a symptom of a dis-
ability, including a substance use dis-
order; 
‘‘(V) whether the victim was co-
erced by the perpetrator of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(VI) whether the victim has 
taken affirmative steps to reduce the 
likelihood that the criminal activity 
will recur; and 
‘‘(VII) any mitigating factors. 
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The covered housing program must provide 
the tenant with a written summary of its 
review and the tenant shall have the oppor-
tunity to invoke the covered housing pro-
gram’s grievance policy to dispute the find-
ings.’’; 
(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 
redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph) the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break- 
up results from an occurrence of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re-
sides in the unit and was the sole tenant 
eligible to receive assistance under a cov-
ered housing program, the covered housing 
provider shall— 
‘‘(I) provide any other tenant or 
resident the opportunity to establish 
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eligibility for the covered housing pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(II) provide that tenant or resi-
dent with at least 180 days to remain 
in the unit under the same terms and 
conditions as the perpetrator and find 
new housing or establish eligibility for 
another covered housing program.’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by 
clause (ii) of this subparagraph)— 
(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, Continuums of 
Care, grantees,’’; and 
(v) by striking clause (iii) (as redesig-
nated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph); 
(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 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) to limit any right, remedy, or 
procedure otherwise available under the Vi-
olence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat. 
2960) prior to the date of enactment of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2019.’’; and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) EARLY
TERMINATION.—A covered 
housing provider shall permit a tenant assisted 
under the covered housing program to termi-
nate the lease at any time prior to the end date 
of the lease, without penalty, if the tenant has 
been a victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ten-
ant— 
‘‘(i) sends notice of the early lease ter-
mination 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; 
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‘‘(ii)(I) reasonably believes that the 
tenant is threatened with imminent harm 
if the tenant remains within the same 
dwelling unit subject to the lease; or 
‘‘(II) is a victim of sexual assault, the 
sexual assault occurred on the premises 
during the 180-day period preceding the 
request for lease termination; and 
‘‘(iii) provides a form of documenta-
tion consistent with the requirements out-
lined in subsection (c)(3). 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 
to preclude any automatic termination of a 
lease by operation of law.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub-
mitted to a public housing agency or owner or 
manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro-
viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 
the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov-
ered housing program’’; 
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(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Tenants who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking shall be transferred to another available and 
safe dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing 
program if— 
‘‘(A) the tenant expressly requests the 
transfer from the covered housing provider; and 
‘‘(B)(i) the tenant reasonably believes that 
the tenant is threatened with imminent harm 
from further violence if the tenant remains 
within the same dwelling unit assisted under a 
covered housing program; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a tenant who is a victim 
of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on 
the premises during the 180-day period pre-
ceding the request for transfer. 
A tenant who is not in good standing retains 
the right to an emergency transfer if they meet 
the eligibility requirements in this section and 
the eligibility requirements of the program to 
which the tenant intends to transfer. 
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‘‘(2) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall 
adopt an emergency transfer policy to be overseen by 
the Department for Housing and Urban Develop-
ment for use by the covered housing programs with-
in the jurisdiction of a regional office of the Depart-
ment. Such emergency transfer policies shall reflect 
the variations in program operation and administra-
tion by covered housing program type. The policies 
must, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) describe a process to permit tenants 
who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking an internal 
transfer to another available and safe dwelling 
unit assisted under the same covered housing 
program; 
‘‘(B) describe a process to permit tenants 
who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking to complete an 
emergency external transfer to another available 
and safe dwelling unit of a covered housing pro-
vider; 
‘‘(C) mandate that emergency internal and 
external transfers take priority over non-emer-
gency transfers; 
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‘‘(D) mandate that emergency internal and 
external transfers take priority over existing 
waiting lists for a covered housing program; 
‘‘(E) ensure a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is 
transferred into a comparable covered housing 
program if available; 
‘‘(F) incorporate confidentiality measures 
to ensure that the appropriate regional office of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as a ‘HUD regional office’) and the covered 
housing provider do not disclose any informa-
tion regarding a tenant who is victim of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, including the location of a new dwell-
ing unit to any person or entity without the 
written authorization of the tenant; and 
‘‘(G) mandate a uniform policy for how a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking requests an emergency 
internal or external transfer. 
‘‘(3) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each HUD regional 
office shall develop and implement an external emer-
gency transfer plan for all covered housing providers 
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within the regional office’s jurisdictional reach. 
HUD regional offices shall develop and implement 
such plans in collaboration with the local Continua 
of Care and shall defer to emergency transfer prior-
ities and strategies set by local Continua of Care. In 
addition to reflecting the policies of the appropriate 
agencies as defined by paragraph (2), the plan shall, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) set forth policies and procedures to 
identify an emergency external transfer a com-
parable covered housing program, if available, 
within 30 days of an approved request; and 
‘‘(B) set forth policies and procedures for 
the local Continua of Care to— 
‘‘(i) coordinate emergency external 
transfers among all covered housing pro-
viders participating in the Continuum of 
Care; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate emergency transfers 
with Continua of Care in other jurisdic-
tions in cases where the victim requests an 
out-of-jurisdiction transfer; and 
‘‘(iii) ensure a victim is not required 
to be reassessed through the local Con-
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tinuum of Care intake process when seek-
ing an emergency transfer placement. 
‘‘(4) COVERED
HOUSING
PROVIDERS.—Each 
covered housing provider shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking re-
siding in a dwelling unit assisted under a cov-
ered housing program an internal transfer to 
another safe dwelling unit assisted under the 
same covered housing program, if available, not 
later than 10 days after an approved request 
for an emergency transfer; 
‘‘(B) if an internal transfer described 
under subparagraph (A) is unavailable or if the 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking determines that a dwell-
ing unit provided by an internal transfer de-
scribed under subparagraph (A), contact the re-
gional office of the appropriate agency within 
10 days of an approved request for an emer-
gency transfer for an external emergency trans-
fer under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(C) allow a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
temporarily relocate, and maintain eligibility for 
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the covered housing program without the loss of 
their housing status, to housing not eligible for 
assistance under a covered housing program or 
to housing assisted under another covered hous-
ing program if there are no alternative com-
parable housing program units available until a 
safe internal or external housing unit under the 
covered housing program is available.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall establish these poli-
cies and procedures within 60 days after passage of 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2019.’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (j); and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY TRANSFER VOUCHERS.—Provision 
of emergency transfer vouchers to victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under 
subsection (e), shall be considered an eligible use of any 
funding for tenant protection voucher assistance available 
under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
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‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out emergency 
transfers under this section, $20,000,000 under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS-
ING
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, in partnership with domestic 
violence experts, shall develop mandatory training 
for staff of covered housing providers to provide a 
basic understanding of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate 
implementation of this section. All staff of covered 
housing providers shall attend the basic under-
standing training once annually; and all staff and 
managers engaged in tenant services shall attend 
both the basic understanding training and the imple-
mentation training once annually. 
‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency 
with respect to each covered housing program shall 
supply all appropriate staff of the covered housing 
providers with a referral listing of public contact in-
formation for all domestic violence, dating violence, 
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sexual assault, and stalking service providers offer-
ing services in its coverage area. 
‘‘(3) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
appropriate 
agency with respect to each covered housing pro-
gram shall implement this section, as this section 
applies to the covered housing program.’’. 
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) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.—Each appro-
priate agency administering a covered housing program 
shall establish a process by which to review compliance 
with the requirements of this subtitle, on an annual basis, 
of the covered housing providers administered by that 
agency. Such a review shall examine the following topics: 
‘‘(1) Covered housing provider compliance with 
requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, 
tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
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‘‘(2) Covered housing provider compliance with 
confidentiality provisions set forth in section 
41411(c)(4). 
‘‘(3) Covered housing provider compliance with 
the notification requirements set forth in section 
41411(d)(2). 
‘‘(4) Covered housing provider compliance with 
accepting 
documentation 
set 
forth 
in 
section 
41411(c). 
‘‘(5) Covered housing provider compliance with 
emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 
41411(e). 
‘‘(6) Covered housing provider compliance with 
the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 
41414. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Each appropriate agency shall 
issue regulations to implement subsection (a) not later 
than one year after the effective date of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. These regu-
lations shall— 
‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered 
housing providers; 
‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in-
cluding the number of emergency transfers re-
quested and granted, as well as the length of time 
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needed 
to 
process 
emergency 
transfers, 
disaggregated by external and internal transfers; 
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 is made publicly 
available. This agency-level assessment shall include an 
evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 
commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth-
erwise available under the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 
119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 
such date of enactment; or 
‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, or local law that provides greater protection 
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than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘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 
(hereinafter 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 
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issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to each appropriate agency regarding 
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— 
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‘‘(A) such corrective action plans shall be 
developed in partnership with national, State, 
or local programs focused on child or adult vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(B) such 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 partnership 
with national, State, or local programs focused 
on child or adult victims; 
‘‘(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 ensure that information concerning 
available dwelling units is forwarded to the Director 
by all covered housing providers for use by the Sec-
retary in facilitating the emergency transfer process; 
‘‘(10) coordinate with HUD regional offices and 
officials at each appropriate agency the development 
of Federal regulations, policy, protocols, and guide-
lines regarding uniform timeframes for the comple-
tion of emergency transfers; and 
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‘‘(11) ensure that the guidance and notices to 
victims are distributed in commonly encountered lan-
guages. 
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY TRANSFER DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall main-
tain a database of information about dwelling units 
that are available for occupancy or that will be avail-
able for occupancy for tenants who are transferred 
under section 41411(e) and establish the format for 
its use. The emergency transfer database may be a 
new system or a modification of an existing data-
base. The database shall incorporate information 
from all covered housing providers. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 
than 3 business days after a covered housing pro-
vider becomes aware of an available dwelling or a 
dwelling that will imminently become available, the 
covered housing provider shall report information 
about that dwelling to the Director, including the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Project name, if applicable. 
‘‘(B) Dwelling address. 
‘‘(C) Date of availability. 
‘‘(D) Number of bedrooms. 
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‘‘(E) Restrictions on eligibility of potential 
tenants under the covered housing program for 
that dwelling. 
‘‘(F) Accessibility, including whether the 
dwelling is accessible by elevator. 
‘‘(G) Smoking policy. 
‘‘(H) Pet policy. 
‘‘(I) Monthly rent and estimated utilities. 
‘‘(J) Eligibility of the dwelling for assist-
ance under other covered housing programs. 
‘‘(K) Property manager contact informa-
tion. 
‘‘(L) Legal owner. 
‘‘(3) DATA ACCESS.—The Director shall have 
access to all information in the database and shall 
regularly monitor its usage. The Director shall de-
termine how covered housing providers shall have ac-
cess to the database, and establish policies for the 
coordination of emergency transfers across jurisdic-
tions. 
‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 
commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
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with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth-
erwise available under the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 
119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 
such date of enactment; or 
‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, or local law that provides greater protection 
than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘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— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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
SEC-
RETARY.—The authority of 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) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, resi-
dents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, hous-
ing assisted under a covered housing program shall have 
the right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance 
on their own behalf or on behalf of another person in need 
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of assistance, and shall not be penalized based on their 
requests for assistance or based on criminal activity of 
which they are a victim or otherwise not at fault under 
statutes, ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted or en-
forced by covered governmental entities as defined in sub-
section (d). Penalties that are prohibited include— 
‘‘(1) actual or threatened assessment of pen-
alties, fees, or fines; 
‘‘(2) actual or threatened eviction; 
‘‘(3) actual or threatened refusal to rent or 
renew tenancy; 
‘‘(4) actual or threatened refusal to issue an oc-
cupancy permit or landlord permit; and 
‘‘(5) actual or threatened closure of the prop-
erty, or designation of the property as a nuisance or 
a similarly negative designation. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process pro-
vided for 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 
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(12) in subsection (i) (as redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 
Violence Against Women’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within 
the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not 
subsumed by any other office’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public 103– 
322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 
(Division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI1 of 
Public 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act 
of 2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–386), the 
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
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