,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #d1         
#bjah,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,o',hall]an7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban    
,developm5t to improve s]vices =        
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+       
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,help ,end ,abusive ,liv+ ,situations   
,act or ! ,,heals ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m dome/ic      
viol5ce has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5   
,act ( #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acibe7;a772
  7#b7 ! t]m dome/ic viol5ce project    
means a project adm9i/]$ by a victim    
s]vice provid] design$ to meet ! ne$s ( 
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+       
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+2  7#c7
 ! t]m homeless individual has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajc ( !           

,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb72  7#d7 !    
t]ms homeless individual ) a disability1
 p]man5t h\s+1 t5ant-bas$1 transitional 
h\s+1 & victim s]vice provid] h ! mean+s
 giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #dja ( !        
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj72  7#e7 ! t]m
 rapid re-h\s+ project means supportive 
s]vices & %ort- or m$ium-t]m t5ant-bas$ 
r5tal assi/ance1 z necess>y1 to help a  
homeless individual1 ) or )\t a         
disability1 move into p]man5t h\s+2 &   
7#f7 ! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (
 ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  #c4       
,/r5g!n+ h\s+ res\rces protections =    
victims ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1
 sexual assault1 & /alk+ ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all take ! foll[+    
measures to improve s]vices provid$ to  
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+       
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+3  7#a7 
,/rategic plan ,! ,secret>y %all create 
a section 9 ! next /rategic plan ( !    

,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
requir$ "u section #cjf ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t--  7,a7 outl9es a
 ?or\gh response to ! h\s+ ne$s (       
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+       
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+ & _!   
families2  7,b7 provides t1 = purposes (
 scor+ applicants 9 ! notice ( fund+    
availability = ! ,cont9uum ( ,c>e       
program au?oriz$ "u subtitle ,c ( title 
,,iv ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless     
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et
 seq47 9 any fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y    
%all give equal consid]ation to--  7i7  
rapid re-h\s+ projects2  7ii7 projects t
 provide p]man5t supportive h\s+2 &     
7iii7 dome/ic viol5ce projects t        
maximize cli5t *oice1 includ+           
transitional h\s+2  7,c7 au?orizes any  
defund$ transitional h\s+ project to    
reapply = fund+2 &  7,d7 au?orizes rapid
 re-reh\s+ projects to provide n less   
?an #f mon?s & n m ?an #bd mon?s (      
assi/ance4  7#b7 ,evaluation ,!         
,secret>y %all develop-- 7,a7 measurable

 crit]ia ^u :i* applicants are evaluat$ 
to demon/rate _! collaboration ) victim 
s]vice provid]s to develop local policy 
priorities focus$ on survivors ( dome/ic
 viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1 
or /alk+1 includ+ survivor-c5t]$        
coord9at$ entry processes t             
appropriately assess & prioritize ^?    
survivors & take into acc\nt ! safety & 
confid5tiality ne$s ( ^? survivors2 &   
7,b7 me*anisms t promote ! provision (  
te*nical assi/ance & support = programs 
to improve outcomes in/ead ( reallocat+ 
or n aw>d+ funds4  7#c7 ,rese>* ag5da ,!
 ,secret>y %all develop a rese>* ag5da t
 focuses on survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1
 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+ &
 ! h\s+ modalities t be/ support !m1    
especially ! critical safety conc]ns & !
 l9k betwe5 trauma & resid5tial         
/ability4  #d4 ,increas+ access to safe 
h\s+ = survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+
 viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+       
,section #dbg7;b7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to  
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4

 #aachf;a7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a77;,f7--  7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by     
/rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 
by /rik+ & & ! end & ins]t+ or2 &  7,c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7       
success 9 meet+ ! safety & trauma ne$s (
 survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+      
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+1      
includ+ access to safe h\s+2 &  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7   
,crit]ia = victim s]vices provid]s ,)   
respect to recipi5ts t are victim s]vice
 provid]s1 ! ,secret>y %all evaluate !  
provid] bas$ on ! ability to meet !     
safety & trauma ne$s ( victims s]v$ by !
 provid]1 includ+ access to safe h\s+4  
4  #e4 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on--  7#a7 ! tr5ds 9 
allocat+ res\rces beg9n+ aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ! ,homeless ,em]g5cy         
,assi/ance & ,rapid ,transition to ,h\s+
 ,act ( #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-bb2    
#abc ,/at4 #affc7 to address ! h\s+ ne$s

 ( survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+    
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+2 &     
7#b7 ! increase 9 ! allocation (        
res\rces = dome/ic viol5ce projects     
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4