Requirement that low-income housing credit-supported housing protect victims of domestic abuse

(a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (v), by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting, and, and by adding at the end the following new clause: (vii) which— (I) prohibits the refusal to lease to, or termination of a lease by, a person solely on the basis of criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking that is engaged in by a member of the household of the tenant or any guest or other person under the control of the tenant, if the tenant or an affiliated individual of the tenant is the victim or threatened victim of such domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and (II) allows prospective, present, or former occupants of the building the right to enforce in any State court the prohibition of subclause (I).. (b) Bifurcation (1) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: For purposes of clause (vii)(I), rules similar to the rules of section 41411(b)(3)(B) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply with respect to the owner or manager of a building.. (2) Effect of bifurcation Paragraph (2) of section 42(g) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) Treatment of bifurcation in cases of domestic violence In any case in which— (i) an occupant is evicted or removed from a low-income unit because such occupant has engaged in criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against an affiliated individual or other individual on the basis of criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and (ii) the lease on such unit is bifurcated as provided in the last sentence of subsection (h)(6)(B), then the remaining occupants of such low-income unit shall not be treated as a new tenant for purposes of this section.. (c) Clarification of general public use requirement Paragraph (9) of section 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting, or, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) who are victims or threatened victims of criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.. (d) Effective dates (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to agreements executed or modified on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Public use requirement The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to buildings placed in service before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.