Sec. 611. Housing rights
768 words·~3 min read·
/bill/116/s/2920/pcs/section-611A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking brother, sister, and inserting sibling, ; in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (D), by striking the program under subtitle A and inserting ‘‘the programs under subtitles B through D’’; by redesignating subparagraphs
(I)and
(J)as subparagraphs
(J)and (K), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph
(H)the following: the program under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4568 ); ; in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (K), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: housing assisted under the Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans program under subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code ( 38 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); housing and facilities assisted under the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs under section 2061 of title 38, United States Code; permanent housing for which assistance is provided 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; to the extent practicable, such other Federal housing programs or Federally subsidized units providing affordable housing to low-income persons by means of restricted rents or rental assistance as identified by the appropriate agency; and ; by amending subsection
(e)to read as follows: Each appropriate agency shall adopt a model emergency transfer plan for use by public housing agencies and owners or managers of housing assisted under covered housing programs that— allows tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to transfer to another available and safe dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing program if— the tenant expressly requests the transfer; and 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 in the case of a tenant who is a victim of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on the premises during the 90 day period preceding the request for transfer; and incorporates reasonable confidentiality measures, subject to other Federal and State law, to ensure that the public housing agency or owner or manager does not disclose the location of the dwelling unit of a tenant to a person that commits an act of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against the tenant. A public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program may permit the tenant of any covered housing program to transfer to an available unit without regard to any waiting list or preference required or permitted under Federal law if the tenant meets the Federal eligibility requirements for the program and qualifies for an emergency transfer under this subsection. The public housing agency or owner or manager choosing to implement this provision must do so pursuant to a written policy that is set forth in the public housing agency plan or under a written policy adopted by the owner or manager. For purposes of this paragraph, the term housing assisted under a covered housing program includes housing for which the assistance under the covered housing program was provided before the effective date of this provision. ; and by amending subsection
(g)to read as follows: The appropriate agency shall develop, in consultation with national service providers, training for public housing agencies or owners or managers of housing assisted under a covered housing program to provide a basic understanding of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate implementation of this section. Such training will be provided by the public housing agencies or owners or managers to the extent practicable. Public housing agencies or owners or managers of housing assisted under a covered housing program shall supply all their appropriate staff with public contact information for all domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking service providers offering services in its local area, including interagency providers and private providers, including faith-based organizations. The appropriate agency with respect to each covered program shall implement this section, as this section applies to the covered housing program. The Secretary of each appropriate agency shall issue proposed regulations to carry out this section not later than 545 days after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 . .
Connectionstraces to 3
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources