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                                                 Union Calendar No. 237
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 767

                          [Report No. 115-327]

To establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care 
                                system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2017

 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Cardenas, and Mrs. Wagner) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

                           September 25, 2017

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Meehan, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
Hudson, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Beatty, 
                            and Ms. Lofgren

                           September 25, 2017

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               31, 2017]


_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care 
                                system.


 


    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 ``Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to 
Health and Wellness Act of 2017'' or the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in 
        persons'' as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
        Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to be 
known as the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
Training Program or the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program 
(in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to provide training to 
health care providers and other related providers, at all levels, on 
human trafficking in accordance with the purpose described in 
subsection (c).
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary may carry out the Program through the 
award of grants to health care sites and health care professional 
organizations that represent diversity in--
            (1) geography;
            (2) the demographics of the population served;
            (3) the predominant types of human trafficking cases; and
            (4) health care provider profiles.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be to train health 
care providers and other related providers to enable such providers 
to--
            (1) identify potential human trafficking victims;
            (2) implement proper protocols and procedures for working 
        with law enforcement to report, and facilitate communication 
        with, such victims, in accordance with all applicable Federal, 
        State, local, and tribal requirements, including legal 
        confidentiality requirements for patients and health care 
        providers;
            (3) implement proper protocols and procedures for referring 
        such victims to appropriate health care, social, or victims 
        service agencies or organizations;
            (4) provide such victims care that is--
                    (A) coordinated;
                    (B) victim centered;
                    (C) culturally relevant;
                    (D) comprehensive;
                    (E) evidence-based;
                    (F) gender responsive;
                    (G) age-appropriate, with a focus on care for 
                youth; and
                    (H) trauma-informed; and
            (5) consider the potential for integrating the training 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4) with training programs, 
        in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, for victims of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
        child abuse, child neglect, child maltreatment, and child 
        sexual exploitation.
    (d) Functions.--
            (1) In general.--The functions of the Program shall include 
        the functions of the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health 
        and Wellness Training program that was operating on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act and the authorized 
        initiatives described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Authorized initiatives.--The authorized initiatives of 
        the Program shall include--
                    (A) engaging stakeholders, including victims of 
                human trafficking and any Federal, State, local, or 
                tribal partners, to develop a flexible training 
                module--
                            (i) for achieving the purpose described in 
                        subsection (c); and
                            (ii) that adapts to changing needs, 
                        settings, health care providers, and other 
                        related providers;
                    (B) providing technical assistance for health 
                education programs and health care professional 
                organizations to implement health care protocols, or 
                develop continuing education training materials, that 
                assist in achieving the purpose described in subsection 
                (c);
                    (C) facilitating the dissemination of best 
                practices and recommendations as the Secretary 
                determines appropriate; and
                    (D) developing a reliable methodology for 
                collecting data, and reporting such data, on the number 
                of human trafficking victims identified and served in 
                health care settings or other related provider 
                settings.

SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Data Collection.--
            (1) In general.--During each of fiscal years 2018 through 
        2022, the Secretary shall collect data on each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The total number of grantees operating under 
                the Program.
                    (B) The total number of health care providers and 
                other related providers trained through the Program.
            (2) Initial report.--In addition to the data required to be 
        collected under paragraph (1), for purposes of the initial 
        report to be submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary 
        shall collect data on the total number of facilities and health 
        care professional organizations that were operating under, and 
        the total number of health care providers and other related 
        providers trained through, the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond 
        to Health and Wellness Training program that was operating 
        before the establishment under section 3(a) of the Program.
    (b) Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after the first day of each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a report on the data collected under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish the 
        Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training 
        Program to address human trafficking in the health care 
        system.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 237

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 767

                          [Report No. 115-327]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care 
                                system.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 25, 2017

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed