34 U.S.C. § 12493: Department of Housing and…

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

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 2 — housing rights › § 12493

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Gender-based Violence Prevention Office at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a Violence Against Women Act Director. The Director must help carry out the related rules, work with federal, state, and local agencies and housing providers, give technical help to agencies and landlords, set up systems to track and fix compliance problems, and handle housing barriers for victims of sexual assault, sexual coercion, or sexual harassment in public or federally assisted housing. Money may be funded as needed for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Title 34, §12493

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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.

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.