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 123STA T . 1 6 6 5PUBLIC LA W 111 – 22 —M A Y 2 0, 200 9‘ ‘ (2)ani n d i v id u a lorf a m il yw i th a p rimary ni g httim e re s i - den c ethatisapu b lic or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings , including a car, par k , abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground ‘‘( 3 ) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by F ederal, S tate, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organi z ations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing); ‘‘( 4 ) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is e x iting an institution where he or she temporarily resided; ‘‘( 5 ) an individual or family who — ‘‘( A ) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government pro- grams for low-income individuals or by charitable organiza- tions, as evidenced by— ‘‘(i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 1 4 days; ‘‘(ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or ‘‘(iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individual or family to stay for more than 14 days, and any oral statement from an individual or family seeking homeless assistance that is found to be credible shall be considered credible evidence for purposes of this clause; ‘‘( B ) has no subse q uent residence identified; and ‘‘( C ) lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing; and ‘‘( 6 ) unaccompanied youth and homeless families with chil- dren and youth defined as homeless under other Federal stat- utes who— ‘‘(A) have experienced a long term period without living independently in permanent housing, ‘‘(B) have experienced persistent instability as meas- ured by frequent moves over such period, and ‘‘(C) can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, sub- stance addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or multiple barriers to employment . ‘‘(b) DOMESTICV IO L E N CE A N DO T H E R DAN G ERO U SOR L I F E- T HREATENING CONDITIONS.— N otwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dan- gerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual ’ s or family’s