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 114 STAT. 1506 PUBLIC LAW 106-386--OCT. 28, 2000 "(2) each State shall be allotted for payment in a grant authorized under section 303(a), $600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the population of all States."; (2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting "and available" before "for grants"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(e) In subsection (a)(2), the term "State" does not include any jurisdiction specified in subsection (a)(1).". SEC. 1203. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 10419. "SEC. 319. 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 DESCRIBED.—Assistance 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 GENERAL.— Subject 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) WAIVER.— The 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 GENERAL. — An 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.

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