[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2049 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2049
To require a study and report on the housing and service needs of
survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2021
Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To require a study and report on the housing and service needs of
survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking.
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 ``Trafficking Survivors Housing Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF
TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Survivor of a severe form of trafficking.--The term
``survivor of a severe form of trafficking'' has the meaning
given the term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' in
section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7102).
(2) Survivor of trafficking.--The term ``survivor of
trafficking'' has the meaning given the term ``victim of
trafficking'' in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness shall conduct a study assessing the availability
and accessibility of housing and services for individuals
experiencing homelessness or housing instability who are--
(A) survivors of trafficking, including survivors
of severe forms of trafficking; or
(B) at risk of being trafficked.
(2) Coordination and consultation.--In conducting the study
required under paragraph (1), the United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness shall--
(A) coordinate with--
(i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking established under
section 105 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103);
(ii) the United States Advisory Council on
Human Trafficking;
(iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development;
(iv) the Secretary of Health and Human
Services; and
(v) the Attorney General; and
(B) consult with--
(i) the National Advisory Committee on the
Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the
United States;
(ii) survivors of trafficking;
(iii) direct service providers, including--
(I) organizations serving runaway
and homeless youth;
(II) organizations serving
survivors of trafficking through
community-based programs; and
(III) organizations providing
housing services to survivors of
trafficking; and
(iv) housing and homelessness assistance
providers, including recipients of grants
under--
(I) the continuum of care program
authorized under subtitle C of title IV
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et
seq.); and
(II) the Emergency Solutions Grants
Program authorized under subtitle B of
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et
seq.).
(3) Contents.--The study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) with respect to the individuals described in
that paragraph--
(i) an evaluation of formal assessments and
outreach methods used to identify and assess
the housing and service needs of those
individuals, including outreach methods to--
(I) ensure effective communication
with individuals with disabilities; and
(II) reach individuals with limited
English proficiency;
(ii) a review of the availability and
accessibility of homelessness or housing
services for those individuals, including the
family members of those individuals who are
minors involved in foster care systems, that
identifies the disability-related needs of
those individuals, including the need for
housing with accessibility features;
(iii) the effect of any policies and
procedures of mainstream homelessness or
housing services that facilitate or limit the
availability of those services and
accessibility for those individuals, including
those individuals who are involved in the legal
system, as those services are in effect as of
the date on which the study is conducted;
(iv) an identification of best practices in
meeting the housing and service needs of those
individuals; and
(v) an assessment of housing discrimination
against survivors of trafficking who are
members of a protected class under the Fair
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
(B) an assessment of the ability of mainstream
homelessness or housing services to meet the
specialized needs of survivors of trafficking,
including trauma responsive approaches specific to
labor and sex trafficking survivors; and
(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and
infrastructure considerations for, housing and service-
delivery models that are specific to survivors of
trafficking, including survivors of severe forms of
trafficking, including emergency rental assistance
models.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness shall--
(1) submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services
of the House of Representatives a report containing the
information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
subsection (b)(3); and
(2) make the report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly
available.
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