Sec. 101. Human trafficking prevention education grants
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Section 106(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(b)(2) ) is amended— by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows: ; Frederick Douglass human trafficking prevention education grants in subparagraph (A)— in clause (iii), by striking 103(9)(B) and inserting 103(11)(B) ; and in clause (v), by striking 103(9)(A) and inserting 103(12) ; in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , under a program to be known as after Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants , may award grants ; and in clause (ii), by inserting , linguistically accessible, and culturally responsive after age-appropriate ; in subparagraph (C), by amending the subparagraph heading to read as follows: ; and Program requirements for frederick douglass human trafficking prevention education grants by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: In awarding Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants under this paragraph, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall give priority to local educational agencies that— serve a high-intensity child sex or labor trafficking area; partner with nonprofit organizations specializing in human trafficking prevention education, law enforcement, and technology or social media companies to assist in training efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse, including grooming, child sex or labor trafficking, child sexual abuse materials, and human trafficking transmitted through technology; consult with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General, as appropriate, to identify the geographic areas in the United States with the highest prevalence of populations that are at high risk for being trafficked, including children who are members of a racial or ethnic minority, homeless youth, foster youth, youth involved in the child welfare system, and children and youth who have run away from home or are in an out-of-home placement; or consult with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General, as appropriate, to identify the geographic areas in the United States with the highest levels of child sex trafficking and child labor trafficking. Grantees under this paragraph should be selected based on their demonstrated ability— to engage stakeholders, including survivors of human trafficking, and Federal, State, Tribal, and local partners, to develop programs described in subparagraph (B); to train the trainers, parents or guardians, elementary and secondary school students, teachers, and other school personnel, particularly specialized instructional support personnel, such as a scientifically validated brief screening tool to quickly detect and serve trafficking survivors in a linguistically accessible, culturally responsive, age-appropriate and trauma-informed fashion; and to create a scalable, repeatable program that uses proven and tested best practices by researchers and employs appropriate technological tools and methodologies, including linguistically accessible, culturally responsive, age appropriate and trauma-informed approach and measurement and training curricula adapted for trainers, guardians, educators, and elementary and secondary school students, to prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse, including grooming, child labor trafficking, the creation or distribution of child sexual abuse materials, and trafficking transmitted through technology. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor shall consult with the Secretary of Education to determine the appropriate demographics of the recipients or of students at risk of being trafficked or exploited, to be collected and reported with respect to grants awarded under this paragraph. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives , the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that identifies— the total number of entities that received a Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grant during the preceding year; the total number of partnerships or consultants that included survivors, nonprofit organizations specialized in human trafficking prevention education, law enforcement, or technology or social media companies; the total number of elementary and secondary schools that established and implemented proper protocols and procedures through programs developed using grants received under this paragraph; the total number and geographic distribution of trainers, guardians, students, teachers, and other school personnel trained assisted through grants received under this paragraph; the results of pre-training and post-training surveys to gauge trainees’ increased understanding of— the scope and signs of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse; how to interact with potential victims and survivors of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse using age-appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, and trauma-informed approaches; and the manner in which to respond to potential child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse; the number of potential victims and survivors of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse identified and served by grantees under this paragraph, excluding any individually identifiable information about such children, in full compliance with all applicable privacy laws and regulations; the number of students in elementary or secondary school identified by grantees under this paragraph as being at risk of being trafficked or sexually exploited and abused, excluding any individually identifiable information about such students; the demographic characteristics of child trafficking survivors and victims, sexually exploited and abused children, and students at risk of being trafficked or sexually exploited and abused described in clauses
(vi)and (vii), excluding any individually identifiable information about such children, in full compliance with the standards established by the Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics with respect to at-risk students; and any service gaps and best practices identified by grantees under this paragraph. . Section 107(c)(4)(A) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting in order to fulfill the purposes described in section 111 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( before the period at the end. 34 U.S.C. 20708 )
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