§12492 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

§12492 Compliance Reviews

Title 34 › Subtitle 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 2— housing rights › § 12492

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each agency that runs covered housing must set up a way to check if the rules in this part are being followed. They should use existing review systems when they can and talk with the Gender-based Violence Prevention Office, the Violence Against Women Act Director, and other relevant officials. Reviews must look at six things: bans on denying help or housing because of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; confidentiality rules; required notices; what documents are accepted; emergency transfer rules; and protection against retaliation. Agencies must do these reviews on a regular schedule. No later than 2 years after March 15, 2022, each agency must write rules using the rule-making process in section 553 of title 5. The rules must set clear compliance standards, require detailed reports (including how many emergency transfers were requested and granted and how long transfers took), and set standards for corrective action when programs fail to meet the standards. Agencies must consult experts on victims’ housing needs and housing program managers when making the rules. Each agency must also prepare an assessment of the review results that covers each topic above and make that assessment public.

Title 34, §12492

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(a)(1)Each appropriate agency shall establish a process by which to review compliance with the requirements of this part, which shall—

(A)where possible, be incorporated into other existing compliance review processes of the appropriate agency, in consultation with the Gender-based Violence Prevention Office and Violence Against Women Act Director described in section 12493 of this title and any other relevant officials of the appropriate agency; and

(B)examine—

(i)compliance with requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;

(ii)compliance with confidentiality provisions set forth in section 12491(c)(4) of this title;

(iii)compliance with the notification requirements set forth in section 12491(d)(2) of this title;

(iv)compliance with the provisions for accepting documentation set forth in section 12491(c) of this title;

(v)compliance with emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 12491(e) of this title; and

(vi)compliance with the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 12494 of this title.

(2)Each appropriate agency shall conduct the review described in paragraph (1) on a regular basis, as determined by the appropriate agency.

(b)(1)Not later than 2 years after March 15, 2022, each appropriate agency shall issue regulations in accordance with section 553 of title 5 to implement subsection (a) of this section, which shall—

(A)define standards of compliance under covered housing programs;

(B)include detailed reporting requirements, including the number of emergency transfers requested and granted, as well as the length of time needed to process emergency transfers; and

(C)include standards for corrective action plans where compliance standards have not been met.

(2)In developing the regulations under paragraph (1), an appropriate agency shall engage in additional consultation with appropriate stakeholders including, as appropriate—

(A)individuals and organizations with expertise in the housing needs and experiences of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; and

(B)individuals and organizations with expertise in the administration or management of covered housing programs, including industry stakeholders and public housing agencies.

(c)Each appropriate agency shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the information collected during the compliance review process completed pursuant to this subsection—

(1)includes an evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a); and

(2)is made publicly available.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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 Mar. 15, 2022, 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.