[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3904]
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                            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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