[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S802]
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SA 1594. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Cornyn) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 1147, 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; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
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.--
``(A) In general.--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--
``(i) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in
an age-appropriate manner, including how to recognize,
prevent, and safely report child sexual abuse;
``(ii) 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
``(iii) 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) Reporting.--Each entity receiving a grant under
subparagraph (A) shall submit an annual report to the
Secretary, for the duration of the grant period, on the
projects carried out using such grant, including the number
of participants, the services provided, and the outcomes of
the projects, including participant evaluations.''.
(b) Report on Effectiveness of Expenditures.--Not later
than 5 years after the date on which the first grant is
awarded under paragraph (8) of section 105(a) of the Child
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)), as
added by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall--
(1) prepare a report that describes the projects for which
funds are expended under paragraph (8) of such section
105(a)(8) and evaluates the effectiveness of those projects;
and
(2) submit the report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Report on Duplicative Nature of Expenditures.--Not
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Comptroller General of the United States 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 Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.
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