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of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 1486, 1490m, 1490p– 
2, 1490r)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the Housing Trust 
Fund established under section 1338 of the Federal 
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501); 
‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for housing under the 
Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans 
program under subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for housing and facili-
ties under the grant program for homeless veterans with 
special needs under section 2061 of title 38, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for permanent housing 
under the program for financial assistance for supportive 
services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 
housing under section 2044 of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(O) the provision of transitional housing assistance 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking under the grant program under chapter 
11 of subtitle B; and 
‘‘(P) any other Federal housing programs providing 
affordable housing to low- and moderate-income persons 
by means of restricted rents or rental assistance, or more 
generally providing affordable housing opportunities, as 
identified by the appropriate agency through regulations, 
notices, or any other means.’’. 
SEC. 602. ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; PROHIB-
ITING RETALIATION AGAINST VICTIMS. 
Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 41411 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41412. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 
‘‘(a) REGULAR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each appropriate agency shall establish 
a process by which to review compliance with the requirements 
of this subtitle, which shall— 
‘‘(A) where possible, be incorporated into other existing 
compliance review processes of the appropriate agency, in 
consultation with the Gender-based Violence Prevention 
Office and Violence Against Women Act Director described 
in section 41413 and any other relevant officials of the 
appropriate agency; and 
‘‘(B) examine— 
‘‘(i) compliance with requirements prohibiting the 
denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights on 
the basis of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) compliance with confidentiality provisions set 
forth in section 41411(c)(4);
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‘‘(iii) compliance with the notification requirements 
set forth in section 41411(d)(2); 
‘‘(iv) compliance with the provisions for accepting 
documentation set forth in section 41411(c); 
‘‘(v) compliance with emergency transfer require-
ments set forth in section 41411(e); and 
‘‘(vi) compliance with the prohibition on retaliation 
set forth in section 41414. 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Each appropriate agency shall conduct 
the review described in paragraph (1) on a regular basis, as 
determined by the appropriate agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2022, each appropriate agency shall issue regulations 
in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
to implement subsection (a) of this section, which shall— 
‘‘(A) define standards of compliance under covered 
housing programs; 
‘‘(B) include detailed reporting requirements, including 
the number of emergency transfers requested and granted, 
as well as the length of time needed to process emergency 
transfers; and 
‘‘(C) include standards for corrective action plans where 
compliance standards have not been met. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the regulations under 
paragraph (1), an appropriate agency shall engage in additional 
consultation with appropriate stakeholders including, as appro-
priate— 
‘‘(A) individuals and organizations with expertise in 
the housing needs and experiences of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) individuals and organizations with expertise in 
the administration or management of covered housing pro-
grams, including industry stakeholders and public housing 
agencies. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agency shall ensure 
that an agency-level assessment of the information collected during 
the compliance review process completed pursuant to this sub-
section— 
‘‘(1) includes an evaluation of each topic identified in sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(2) is made publicly available. 
‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION OFFICE AND 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT DIRECTOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall establish a Gender-based Violence Prevention 
Office with a Violence Against Women Act Director (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall, among other duties— 
‘‘(1) support implementation of this chapter; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with Federal agencies on legislation, 
implementation, and other issues affecting the housing provi-
sions under this subtitle, as well as other issues related to
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advancing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(3) coordinate with State and local governments and agen-
cies, including State housing finance agencies, regarding 
advancing housing protections and access to housing for victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; 
‘‘(4) ensure that technical assistance and support are pro-
vided to each appropriate agency and housing providers 
regarding implementation of this subtitle, as well as other 
issues related to advancing housing protections for victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including compliance with this subtitle; 
‘‘(5) implement internal systems to track, monitor, and 
address compliance failures; and 
‘‘(6) address the housing needs and barriers faced by victims 
of sexual assault, as well as sexual coercion and sexual harass-
ment by a public housing agency or owner or manager of 
housing assisted under a covered housing program. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 
‘‘(a) NON-RETALIATION
REQUIREMENT.—No public housing 
agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered 
housing program shall discriminate against any person because 
that person has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by 
this subtitle, or because that person testified, assisted, or partici-
pated in any matter related to this chapter. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No public housing agency or 
owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing 
program shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with, or 
retaliate against, any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, on 
account of the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account 
of the person having aided or encouraged any other person in 
the exercise or enjoyment of, any rights or protections under this 
chapter, including— 
‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person because that 
person is assisting or encouraging a person entitled to claim 
the rights or protections under this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that person 
has participated in any investigation or action to enforce this 
chapter. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce 
this chapter consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the 
rights and remedies provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME FROM ONE’S 
HOME. 
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 41414 the 
following:
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‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES FROM 
ONE’S HOME. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered govern-
mental entity’ means any municipal, county, or State government 
that receives funding under section 106 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(b) RIGHT TO REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, tenants, resi-
dents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, housing— 
‘‘(A) shall have the right to seek law enforcement or 
emergency assistance on their own behalf or on behalf 
of another person in need of assistance; and 
‘‘(B) shall not be penalized based on their requests 
for assistance or based on criminal activity of which they 
are a victim or otherwise not at fault under statutes, ordi-
nances, regulations, or policies adopted or enforced by cov-
ered governmental entities. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED PENALTIES.—Penalties that are prohibited 
under paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) actual or threatened assessment of monetary or 
criminal penalties, fines, or fees; 
‘‘(B) actual or threatened eviction; 
‘‘(C) actual or threatened refusal to rent or renew ten-
ancy; 
‘‘(D) actual or threatened refusal to issue an occupancy 
permit or landlord permit; and 
‘‘(E) actual or threatened closure of the property, or 
designation of the property as a nuisance or a similarly 
negative designation. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process described in sec-
tion 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 subgrantees, that impose pen-
alties on landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, 
guests, or housing applicants based on requests for law enforce-
ment or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity 
that occurred at a property; and 
‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with the protections 
under this subtitle or describe the steps the covered govern-
mental entities will take within 180 days to come into compli-
ance, or to ensure compliance among subgrantees. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce 
this chapter consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the 
same rights and remedies as those provided for in title VIII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered governmental entities 
that distribute funds to subgrantees, compliance with subsection 
(c)(1) includes inquiring about the existence of laws and policies 
adopted by subgrantees that impose penalties on landlords, home-
owners, tenants, residents, occupants, guests, or housing applicants 
based on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance 
or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’.