Sec. 3. Victim-centered sex trafficking deterrence grant program
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Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 14044b ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (j); by striking subsections
(a)through (f), and inserting the following: The Attorney General may make grants to eligible entities to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child human trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking. Grants awarded under subsection
(a)may be used for— the establishment or enhancement of specialized training programs for law enforcement officers, first responders, health care officials, child welfare officials, juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel to— identify victims and acts of child human trafficking; address the unique needs of victims of child human trafficking; facilitate the rescue of victims of child human trafficking; investigate and prosecute acts of child human trafficking, including the soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing of commercial sex acts from children, as well as training to build cases against complex criminal networks involved in child human trafficking; and implement and provide education on safe harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the criminalization and prosecution of victims of child human trafficking for prostitution offenses; the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti-child human trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to investigate child human trafficking offenses and to rescue victims, including— funding salaries, in whole or in part, for law enforcement officers, including patrol officers, detectives, and investigators, except that the percentage of the salary of the law enforcement officer paid for by funds from a grant awarded under this section shall not be more than the percentage of the officer’s time on duty that is dedicated to working on cases involving child human trafficking; investigation expenses for cases involving child human trafficking, including— wire taps; consultants with expertise specific to cases involving child human trafficking; travel; and other technical assistance expenditures; dedicated anti-child human trafficking prosecution units, including the funding of salaries for State and local prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial expenses for prosecution of child human trafficking offenses, except that the percentage of the total salary of a State or local prosecutor that is paid using an award under this section shall be not more than the percentage of the total number of hours worked by the prosecutor that is spent working on cases involving child human trafficking; and the establishment of child human trafficking victim witness safety, assistance, and relocation programs that encourage cooperation with law enforcement investigations of crimes of child human trafficking by leveraging existing resources and delivering child human trafficking victims’ services through coordination with— child advocacy centers; social service agencies; State governmental health service agencies; housing agencies; legal services agencies; and non-governmental organizations and shelter service providers with substantial experience in delivering services to victims of child human trafficking; the establishment or enhancement of problem solving court programs for child human trafficking victims that include— continuing judicial supervision of victims of child human trafficking who have been identified by a law enforcement or judicial officer as a potential victim of child human trafficking, regardless of whether the victim has been charged with a crime related to human trafficking; the development of specialized and individualized treatment programs for identified victims of child human trafficking, including— State-administered outpatient treatment; life skills training; housing placement; vocational training; education; family support services; and job placement; and collaborative efforts with child advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, shelters, and non-governmental organizations to provide services to victims and encourage cooperation with law enforcement; and the establishment or enhancement of victims’ services programs for victims of child human trafficking, which offer services including— residential care, including temporary or long-term placement, as appropriate; 24-hour emergency social services response systems; and counseling and case management services. An eligible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General for a grant under this section in such form and manner as the Attorney General may require. An application submitted under this subsection shall— disclose— any other grant funding from the Department of Justice or from any other Federal department or agency for purposes similar to those described in subsection
(b)for which the eligible entity has applied, and which application is pending on the date of the submission of an application under this section; and any other such grant funding that the eligible entity has received during the 5 year period prior to the date of the submission of an application under this section; describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; include a detailed plan for the use of funds awarded under the grant; and provide such additional information and assurances as the Attorney General determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section. In reviewing applications submitted in accordance with paragraphs
(1)and (2), the Attorney General shall give preference to grant applications if— the application includes a plan to use awarded funds to engage in all activities described under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection (b); or the application includes a plan by the State or unit of local government to continue funding of all activities funded by the award after the expiration of the award. A grant under this section shall expire 1 year after the date of award of the grant. A grant under this section shall be renewable not more than 3 times and for a period of not greater than 1 year. The Attorney General shall enter into a contract with an academic or non-profit organization that has experience in issues related to child human trafficking and evaluation of grant programs to conduct an annual evaluation of grants made under this section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs funded with grants awarded under this section, and shall submit any such evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section is subject to the requirements of section 10 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014. The cost of administering the grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section. The Federal share of the cost of a program funded by a grant awarded under this section may not exceed— 70 percent in the first year; 60 percent in the second year; and 50 percent in the third year. In this section— the term child means a person under the age of 18; the term child advocacy center means a center created under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq. ); the term child human trafficking means 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 )) involving a victim who is a child; and the term eligible entity means a State or unit of local government that— has significant criminal activity involving child human trafficking; has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in addressing child human trafficking; and has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to combat child human trafficking. ; and in subsection
(j)(as so redesignated)— by striking Secretary of Health and Human Services and inserting Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, ; and by striking fiscal years 2008 through 2011 and inserting fiscal years 2015 through 2019 .
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