; (7) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); (8) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Training and referrals (1) Training for staff of covered housing programs (A) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with domestic and sexual violence experts, shall develop mandatory in-person or electronic training for staff of covered housing providers to provide a basic understanding of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate implementation of this section. (B) Appropriate staff Each covered housing provider shall identify— (i) appropriate staff to attend the basic understanding training described in subparagraph (A) periodically; and (ii) appropriate staff engaged in tenant services to attend both the basic understanding training and the implementation training described in subparagraph (A) as necessary. (2) Referrals The appropriate agency with respect to each covered housing program and the local Continuum of Care shall supply all appropriate staff of the covered housing providers with a referral listing of public contact information for all domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking service providers offering services in its coverage area. (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. ; and (9) by inserting after subsection (h), as so redesignated, the following: (i) Rules of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed— (1) to limit any right, remedy, or procedure otherwise available to enforce the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ; 119 Stat. 2960) and subsequent amendments prior to the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019