[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 129 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3857-S3858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JENNA QUINN LAW
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged and
the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 734.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 734) to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training
and education to teachers and other school employees,
students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize,
respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and
secondary school students.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no objection, the committee was
discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the Hassan for Cornyn
amendment be considered and agreed to and that the bill be considered
read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 5193) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To require reports on the program of child sexual abuse
awareness field-initiated grants)
At the end, insert the following:
(b) Report on Effectiveness of Expenditures.--The Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services
shall--
(1) prepare a report that describes the projects for which
funds are expended under section 105(a)(8) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(8)) and
evaluates the effectiveness of those projects; and
(2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of
Congress.
(c) Report on Duplicative Nature of Expenditures.--The
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human
Services shall--
(1) prepare a report that examines whether the projects
described in subsection (b) are duplicative of other
activities supported by Federal funds; and
(2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of
Congress.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read
the third time.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the
question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (S. 734), as amended, was passed as follows:
(The bill (S. 734) will be printed in a future edition of the
Record.)
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider
be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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