[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 184 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3866. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2792, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1013. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF 
                   SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT 
                   RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--In this section:
       (A) Survivor of a severe form of trafficking.--The term 
     ``survivor of a severe form of trafficking'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' in 
     section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (B) Survivor of trafficking.--The term ``survivor of 
     trafficking'' has the meaning given the term ``victim of 
     trafficking'' in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (2) Technical amendments.--Section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (16), by striking ``paragraph (9)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (11)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (17), by striking ``paragraph (9) or 
     (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (11) or (12)''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness (referred to in this section as the ``Council'') 
     shall conduct a study assessing the availability and 
     accessibility of housing and services for individuals 
     experiencing homelessness or housing instability who are--
       (A) survivors of trafficking, including survivors of a 
     severe form of trafficking; or
       (B) at risk of being trafficked.
       (2) Coordination and consultation.--In conducting the study 
     required under paragraph (1), the Council shall--
       (A) coordinate with--
       (i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking established pursuant to section 105 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103);
       (ii) the United States Advisory Council on Human 
     Trafficking;
       (iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
       (iv) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       (v) the Attorney General; and
       (B) consult with--
       (i) the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking 
     of Children and Youth in the United States;
       (ii) survivors of trafficking;
       (iii) direct service providers, including--

       (I) organizations serving runaway and homeless youth;
       (II) organizations serving survivors of trafficking through 
     community-based programs; and
       (III) organizations providing housing services to survivors 
     of trafficking; and

       (iv) housing and homelessness assistance providers, 
     including recipients of grants under--

       (I) the continuum of care program authorized under subtitle 
     C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); and
       (II) the Emergency Solutions Grants Program authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.).

       (3) Contents.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) with respect to the individuals described in such 
     paragraph--
       (i) an evaluation of formal assessments and outreach 
     methods used to identify and assess the housing and service 
     needs of such individuals, including outreach methods--

       (I) to ensure effective communication with individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       (II) to reach individuals with limited English proficiency;

       (ii) a review of the availability and accessibility of 
     homelessness or housing services for such individuals, 
     including the family members of such individuals who are 
     minors involved in foster care systems, that identifies the 
     disability-related needs of such individuals, including the 
     need for housing with accessibility features;
       (iii) the effect of any policies and procedures of 
     mainstream homelessness or housing services that facilitate 
     or limit the availability of such services and accessibility 
     for such individuals, including individuals who are involved 
     in the legal system, as such services are in effect as of the 
     date on which the study is initiated;
       (iv) an identification of best practices in meeting the 
     housing and service needs of such individuals; and
       (v) an assessment of barriers to fair housing and housing 
     discrimination against survivors of trafficking who are 
     members of a protected class under the Fair Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
       (B) an assessment of the ability of mainstream homelessness 
     or housing services to meet the specialized needs of 
     survivors of trafficking, including trauma responsive 
     approaches specific to labor and sex trafficking survivors; 
     and
       (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and 
     infrastructure considerations for, housing and service-
     delivery models that are specific to survivors of 
     trafficking, including survivors of severe forms of 
     trafficking, including emergency rental assistance models.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Council shall--
       (1) submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives that 
     contains the information described in subsection (b)(3); and
       (2) make the report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly 
     available.

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