; and (3) advise and coordinate with designated officials within the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice concerning legislation, implementation, and other issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions under this subtitle. . 613. VAWA Emergency Transfer Demonstration Program (a) Authority The Secretary shall conduct a demonstration program to test locally or regionally based models of an emergency transfer program to determine how best to design a comprehensive approach to allow victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to quickly, safely, and confidentially access other covered housing through emergency transfers, including how to collect and maintain information on units available for emergency transfers. (b) Waivers and alternative requirements (1) In general The Secretary may, as needed to test the effectiveness of local or regional plans for emergency transfers, waive or provide alternative requirements for any statute administered by the Secretary (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) for communities selected for participation in the demonstration program authorized under this section. (2) Notice required The Secretary shall publish any waivers or alternative requirements provided under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register not later than 10 calendar days before they become effective. (3) Expiration of waivers or alternative requirements Any waivers or alternative requirements provided under this section shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the publication of the notice under subsection (c). (c) Implementation The Secretary may implement the demonstration program under this section through a notice published in the Federal Register. (d) Selection of participants The Secretary shall select participating