[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7318 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7318

       To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2024

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 the Workforce, 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 2024''.

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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