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§12472 Purpose

Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 121 — VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN › Part L — Addressing the Housing Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking › subpart 1 — grant programs › § 12472

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and prevent homelessness by protecting victims who live in shelters, public or assisted housing, tribal housing, or other emergency, transitional, permanent, or affordable homes. It must help victims use the criminal justice system without risking their housing, create long-term housing options, build teamwork between victim, homeless, and housing services, and help landlords and housing agencies respond while keeping everyone safe.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §12472

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The purpose of this subpart is to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to prevent homelessness by—
(1)protecting the safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in homeless shelters, public housing, assisted housing, tribally designated housing, or other emergency, transitional, permanent, or affordable housing, and ensuring that such victims have meaningful access to the criminal justice system without jeopardizing such housing;
(2)creating long-term housing solutions that develop communities and provide sustainable living solutions for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
(3)building collaborations among victim service providers, homeless service providers, housing providers, and housing agencies to provide appropriate services, interventions, and training to address the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
(4)enabling public and assisted housing agencies, tribally designated housing entities, private landlords, property management companies, and other housing providers and agencies to respond appropriately to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, while maintaining a safe environment for all housing residents.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14043e–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “subpart” for “part” in introductory provisions.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12472

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102