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 PUBLIC LAW 109–271—AUG. 12, 2006

120 STAT. 761

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.’’; (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘access to control’’ and inserting ‘‘access or control’’; and (iii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘terminate,’’ and inserting ‘‘terminate’’; and (C) in paragraph (20)(D)(ii), by striking ‘‘distribution’’ and inserting ‘‘distribution or’’; and (5) in subsection (ee)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the owner, manager, or public housing agency requests such certification’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual receives a request for such certification from the owner, manager, or public housing agency’’; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking ‘‘the owner, manager, public housing agency, or assisted housing provider has requested such certification in writing’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual has received a request in writing for such certification for the owner, manager, or public housing agency’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘manager, public housing’’ and inserting ‘‘manager or public housing’’ each place that term appears; and (iii) by striking ‘‘, or assisted housing provider’’ each place that term appears; (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sexual assault,’’; (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sexual assault,’’; and (E) in subparagraph (E)— (i) by striking ‘‘manager, public housing’’ and inserting ‘‘manager or public housing’’ each place that term appears; and (ii) by striking ‘‘, or assisted housing provider’’ each place that term appears. (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6 OF UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937.—Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended— (1) in subsection (l)(6), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a public housing agency 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 and such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy

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