Sec. 3. Strengthening housing resources protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
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Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended— in section 422 ( 42 U.S.C. 11382 )— in subsection (a)— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability, the Secretary shall neither prioritize nor deprioritize the following categories of projects solely on the basis of the category: Rapid re-housing.
Permanent supportive housing. Transitional housing. Short-term emergency shelter. ; and in section 428(d)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 11386b(d)(2) )— in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (D); and by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following: transitional housing for various populations, including, for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, projects providing transitional or permanent housing that provide trauma-informed services, maximize client choice, and address the special needs of those survivors; and . In the next strategic plan required after the date of enactment of this Act under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall include as a goal or objective— responding, including allocating appropriate resources, to the housing needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families; and collaborating with the Office of Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to ensure that there is no conflict between the rapid re-housing requirements of that Office and of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop— in accordance with the selection criteria under section 427(b)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386a(b)(1) ), as amended by section 4, measurable criteria upon which applicants for a grant under section subtitle C of title IV of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) are evaluated to demonstrate their local policy priorities focused on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, 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 their families; and mechanisms that promote the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes and maintain grant funding. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a research agenda that— works and collaborates with the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice; and focuses on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, concentrating on the housing modalities that best support them and the mechanisms that best facilitate their efforts to secure housing, while also paying attention to the critical safety concerns and the link between trauma and residential stability.
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Strengthening housing resources protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
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