[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JENNA QUINN LAW
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the
previous actions on S. 734.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from
further consideration of S. 734 and the Senate proceed to its immediate
consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn
amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as
amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the
motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 5195) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To require reports on the program of child sexual abuse
awareness field-initiated grants)
In section 2, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section
105(a)''.
At the end of section 2, 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 (S. 734), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 734
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 ``Jenna Quinn Law''.
SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS FIELD INITIATED GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Child sexual abuse awareness field-initiated
grants.--The Secretary may award grants under this subsection
to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of
field-initiated innovation projects that advance, establish,
or implement comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based or
evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention
programs by--
``(A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in
an age-appropriate manner, including how to recognize,
prevent, and safely report child sexual abuse;
``(B) training teachers, school employees, and other
mandatory reporters and adults who work with children in a
professional or volunteer capacity, including with respect to
recognizing child sexual abuse and safely reporting child
sexual abuse; or
``(C) providing information to parents and guardians of
students about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention,
including how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report
child sexual abuse and how to discuss child sexual abuse with
a child.''.
(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.
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