Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/791

 120 STAT. 760

PUBLIC LAW 109–271—AUG. 12, 2006

occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical violence against family members or others, without evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and local law for the termination of leases or assistance under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.’’; (2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following: ‘‘(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I) or any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a public housing agency may terminate assistance to, or an owner or manager may bifurcate a lease under this section, or remove a household member from a lease under this section, without regard to whether a household member is a signatory to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical violence against family members or others, without evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and local law for the termination of leases or assistance under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.’’; (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (10)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘blood and marriage’’ and inserting ‘‘blood or marriage’’; (4) in subsection (o)— (A) in the second sentence of paragraph (6)(B)— (i) by striking ‘‘by’’ after ‘‘denial of program assistance’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘for admission for’’ and inserting ‘‘for admission or’’; and (iii) by striking ‘‘admission, and that nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘admission. Nothing’’; (B) in paragraph (7)(D)— (i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding clause (i) or any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a public housing agency may terminate assistance to, or an owner or manager may bifurcate a lease under this section, or remove a household member from a lease under this section, without regard to whether a household member is a signatory to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical violence against family members or others,

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