[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5740 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5740
To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2020
Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Girls from Sex Trafficking
Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish an
interagency task force on domestic child human trafficking (as such
term is defined in section 203(k)(3) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20703(k)(3))) with
the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury, Labor,
Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Homeland Security.
(b) Responsibilities.--The task force established under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) collaborate with industry experts to decrease child
human trafficking, including through demand reduction,
prevention, and awareness education; and
(2) coordinate holistic, victim-centered services and
victim-centered law enforcement response, including through
education, law enforcement identification of survivors and
connection to service providers, screening arrested youth to
determine whether they are victims of child sex trafficking,
diversion of victims of child human trafficking to non-judicial
rehabilitation services.
SEC. 3. STUDY ON CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall conduct a study on the child human
trafficking, which shall include--
(1) how and why children enter the sex trade;
(2) profiling sex traffickers, minors vulnerable to being
trafficked, and those who purchase sex from children;
(3) the physical and psychological effects of child human
trafficking on survivors; and
(4) the impact of large events on the child human
trafficking market.
(b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit a report that contains the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a) to Congress.
SEC. 4. SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to
make grants to local educational agencies to educate children about
child human trafficking.
(b) Application.--A local educational agency seeking a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
(c) Collaboration.--Recipients of grants under this section shall
collaborate with organizations that have an expertise in a victim-
centered approach in identifying and responding to child human
trafficking.
SEC. 5. FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services is
authorized to make grants to agencies that have custody of, or provide
services to, foster children to educate children about child human
trafficking.
(b) Application.--An agency seeking a grant under this section
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
(c) Collaboration.--Recipients of grants under this section shall
collaborate with organizations that have an expertise in a victim-
centered approach in identifying and responding to child human
trafficking.
SEC. 6. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Attorney General is authorized to make
grants to States, units of local government, and Tribal governments
to--
(1) train law enforcement officers and prosecutors on how
to identify victims of child human trafficking;
(2) create pre-trial diversion programs for victims of
child human trafficking; and
(3) provide protection for victims of child human
trafficking who testify against their exploiters.
(b) Application.--The chief executive of a State or unit of local
government seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the
Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably
require.
(c) Additional Amount Authorized.--The Attorney General may
increase the amount by up to 20 percent that a grant recipient would
otherwise receive under this section in the case of a recipient that--
(1) will collaborate with a victim-centered multi-
disciplinary team organization with expertise in responding to
child human trafficking;
(2) have a pre-trial diversion program or a program that
identifies sex trafficked minors for operations purposes; or
(3) have in place a policy not to prosecute or otherwise
punish victims of child human trafficking.
SEC. 7. JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Labor is authorized to make
grants to nonprofit organizations to provide job skills training and
assistance in finding job opportunities for survivors of child human
trafficking and children at risk of being trafficked.
(b) Application.--A nonprofit organization seeking a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
SEC. 8. LONG-TERM CARE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--Secretary of Health and Human Services is
authorized to make grants to nonprofit organizations to--
(1) provide long-term care facilities for victims of child
human trafficking;
(2) provide long-term counseling and evidence-based trauma-
informed mental health services for victims of child human
trafficking; and
(3) provide long-term and transitional housing for victims
of child human trafficking.
(b) Application.--A nonprofit organization seeking a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
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