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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Part L · Chapter 121 — Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement

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

Statutory text

(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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–322 title IV § 41413 · 108 Stat. 1796

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12493

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

    Source evidence

    Code 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.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VI, § 602, which directed the addition of this section to chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.), was executed by adding this section to chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after , see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41413, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VI, § 602, , 136 Stat. 883.)

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