[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S802-S803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            JENNA QUINN LAW

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from 
further consideration of S. 1147, and the Senate proceed to its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A 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.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged and the Senate 
proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn substitute 
amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as 
amended, be considered read a third time and

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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. 1594), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to, as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

        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.

  The bill (S. 1147), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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