2009 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 110 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES
Sec. 10419 - Transitional housing assistance
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 110 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES Sec. 10419 - Transitional housing assistance |
Contains | section 10419 |
Date | 2009 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | February 1, 2010 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-457, title III, §319, as added Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title II, §1203, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1506; amended Pub. L. 108-36, title IV, §414, June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 830. |
Statutes at Large References | 114 Stat. 1506 117 Stat. 830 |
Public Law References | Public Law 98-457, Public Law 106-386, Public Law 108-36 |
§10419. Transitional housing assistance (a) In general
The Secretary shall award grants under this section to carry out programs to provide assistance to individuals, and their dependents—
(1) who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and
(2) for whom emergency shelter services are unavailable or insufficient.
(b) Assistance describedAssistance provided under this section may include—
(1) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses, such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing, in cases in which assistance described in this paragraph is necessary to prevent homelessness because an individual or dependent is fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and
(2) support services designed to enable an individual or dependent who is fleeing a situation of domestic violence to locate and secure permanent housing, and to integrate the individual or dependent into a community, such as transportation, counseling, child care services, case management, employment counseling, and other assistance.
(c) Term of assistance (1) In generalSubject to paragraph (2), an individual or dependent assisted under this section may not receive assistance under this section for a total of more than 12 months.
(2) WaiverThe recipient of a grant under this section may waive the restrictions of paragraph (1) for up to an additional 6-month period with respect to any individual (and dependents of the individual) who has made a good-faith effort to acquire permanent housing and has been unable to acquire the housing.
(d) Reports (1) Report to Secretary (A) In generalAn entity that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the number of individuals and dependents assisted, and the types of housing assistance and support services provided, under this section.
(B) ContentsEach report shall include information on—
(i) the purpose and amount of housing assistance provided to each individual or dependent assisted under this section;
(ii) the number of months each individual or dependent received the assistance;
(iii) the number of individuals and dependents who were eligible to receive the assistance, and to whom the entity could not provide the assistance solely due to a lack of available housing; and
(iv) the type of support services provided to each individual or dependent assisted under this section.
(2) Report to CongressThe Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of the information contained in reports submitted under paragraph (1).
(e) Evaluation, monitoring, and administrationOf the amount appropriated under subsection (f) of this section for each fiscal year, not more than 1 percent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and administrative costs under this section.
(f) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section ,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008.
(Pub. L. 98–457, title III, §319, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title II, §1203, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1506; amended Pub. L. 108–36, title IV, §414, June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 830.)
Amendments2003—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–36 substituted “each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008” for “fiscal year 2001”.
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