[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1446]
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SA 294. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on each program or initiative
authorized under this Act and the following statutes and
evaluate whether any program or initiative is duplicative:
(1) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558).
(2) Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.).
(3) Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et
seq.).
(4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et
seq.).
(5) Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et
seq.).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on the study conducted under
subsection (a), which shall include--
(1) a description of the cost of any duplicative program or
initiative studied under subsection (a); and
(2) recommendations on how to achieve cost savings with
respect to each duplicative program or initiative studied
under subsection (a).
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