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34 U.S.C. § 12493Department of Housing and Urban Development Gender-based Violence Prevention Office and Violence Against Women Act Director

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 103-322 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 241 words · no verdicts yet

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HUD must create a Gender-based Violence Prevention Office led by a VAWA Director. The Director coordinates with agencies, states, and housing providers on victim housing protections. The Director also tracks compliance failures and addresses sexual harassment in housing.

(a) Establishment: HUD's Secretary must create a Gender-based Violence Prevention Office, led by a Violence Against Women Act Director (called "the Director"). (b) Duties: Among other things, the Director must: (1) support carrying out this subpart; (2) coordinate with federal agencies on laws and other issues affecting these housing protections; (3) coordinate with state and local governments, including housing finance agencies, on expanding housing protections for victims; (4) make sure appropriate agencies and housing providers get technical help implementing this part, including on compliance; (5) set up internal systems to track, watch, and fix compliance failures; and (6) address the housing needs and barriers faced by victims of sexual assault, sexual coercion, and sexual harassment by a housing provider. (c) Authorization of appropriations: Congress authorized whatever money is necessary for this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
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(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 subpart;

(2)

coordinate with Federal agencies on legislation, implementation, and other issues affecting the housing provisions under this part, as well as other issues related to advancing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(3)

coordinate with State and local governments and agencies, 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 provided to each appropriate agency and housing providers regarding implementation of this part, 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 part;

(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 harassment 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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41413, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VI, § 602, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 883.)

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  • 2022Enacted · Pub. L. 103-322 · 136 Stat. 883

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-322 on 2022-03-15.

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