Sec. 3. Strengthening housing resources protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall take the following measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking: The Secretary shall create a section in the next strategic plan of the Department of Housing and Urban Development required under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, that— outlines a thorough response to the housing needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their families; provides that, for purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability for 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.) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall give equal consideration to— rapid re-housing projects; projects that provide permanent supportive housing; and domestic violence projects that maximize client choice, including transitional housing; authorizes any defunded transitional housing project to reapply for funding; and authorizes rapid re-rehousing projects to provide not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months of assistance.
The Secretary shall develop— measurable criteria upon which applicants are evaluated to demonstrate their collaboration with victim service providers to develop local policy priorities focused on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including survivor-centered coordinated entry processes that appropriately assess and prioritize those survivors and take into account the safety and confidentiality needs of those survivors; and mechanisms that promote the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes instead of reallocating or not awarding funds.
The Secretary shall develop a research agenda that focuses on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the housing modalities that best support them, especially the critical safety concerns and the link between trauma and residential stability.
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Strengthening housing resources protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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