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PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006 than this section for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.’’; (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(8) the term ‘domestic violence’ has the same meaning given the term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; ‘‘(9) the term ‘dating violence’ has the same meaning given the term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; and ‘‘(10) the term ‘stalking’ means— ‘‘(A)(i) to follow, pursue, or repeatedly commit acts with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person; and ‘‘(ii) to place under surveillance with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person; and ‘‘(B) in the course of, or as a result of, such following, pursuit, surveillance, or repeatedly committed acts, to place a person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to, or to cause substantial emotional harm to— ‘‘(i) that person; ‘‘(ii) a member of the immediate family of that person; or ‘‘(iii) the spouse or intimate partner of that person; and ‘‘(11) the term ‘immediate family member’ means, with respect to a person— ‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother or sister, or child of that person, or an individual to whom that person stands in loco parentis; or ‘‘(B) any other person living in the household of that person and related to that person by blood and marriage.’’; (4) in subsection (o)— (A) by inserting at the end of paragraph (6)(B) the following new sentence: ‘‘That an applicant or participant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking is not an appropriate basis for denial of program assistance by or for denial of admission if the applicant otherwise qualifies for assistance for admission, and that nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this section for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.’’; (B) in paragraph (7)(C), by inserting after ‘‘other good cause’’ the following: ‘‘, and that an incident or incidents of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking shall not be construed as a serious or repeated violation of the lease by the victim or threatened victim of that violence and shall not be good cause for terminating the tenancy or occupancy rights of the victim of such violence’’; (C) in paragraph (7)(D), by inserting after ‘‘termination of tenancy’’ the following: ‘‘; except that (i) criminal activity

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