[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4781-S4785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2463. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

       Subtitle G--International Trafficking Victims Protection 
                      Reauthorization Act of 2024

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``International 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

               PART I--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD

     SEC. 1292. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATION OF ANTI-
                   TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERVENTIONS IN 
                   MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State acting through the 
     Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
     Persons, shall instruct the United States Executive Director 
     of each multilateral development bank (as defined in section 
     110(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7107(d))) to encourage the inclusion of a counter-
     trafficking strategy, including risk assessment and 
     mitigation efforts as needed, in proposed projects in 
     countries listed--
       (1) on the Tier 2 Watch List (required under section 
     110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A)), as amended by section 
     104(a));
       (2) under subparagraph (C) of section 110(b)(1) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7107(b)(1)) (commonly referred to as ``tier 3''); and
       (3) as Special Cases in the most recent report on 
     trafficking in persons required under such section (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Trafficking in Persons Report'').
       (b) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
     implementation of this section.
       (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that details the activities of the United 
     States relating to combating human trafficking, including 
     forced labor, within multilateral development projects.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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     SEC. 1293. EXPANDING PREVENTION EFFORTS AT THE UNITED STATES 
                   AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--In order to strengthen prevention efforts 
     by the United States abroad, the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Administrator'') shall, to the extent 
     practicable and appropriate--
       (1) encourage the integration of activities to counter 
     trafficking in persons (referred to in this section as ``C-
     TIP'') into broader assistance programming;
       (2) determine a reasonable definition for the term ``C-TIP 
     Integrated Development Programs,'' which shall include any 
     programming to address health, food security, economic 
     development, education, democracy and governance, and 
     humanitarian assistance that includes a sufficient C-TIP 
     element; and
       (3) ensure that each mission of the United States Agency 
     for International Development (referred to in this section as 
     ``USAID'')--
       (A) integrates a C-TIP component into development programs, 
     project design, and methods for program monitoring and 
     evaluation, as necessary and appropriate, when addressing 
     issues, including--
       (i) health;
       (ii) food security;
       (iii) economic development;
       (iv) education;
       (v) democracy and governance; and
       (vi) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) continuously adapts, strengthens, and implements 
     training and tools related to the integration of a C-TIP 
     perspective into the work of development actors; and
       (C) encourages USAID Country Development Cooperation 
     Strategies to include C-TIP components in project design, 
     implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, as necessary and 
     appropriate.
       (b) Reports and Briefings Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on obligations 
     and expenditures of all funds managed by the Department of 
     State and USAID in the prior fiscal year to combat human 
     trafficking and forced labor, including integrated C-TIP 
     activities.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of funding aggregated by program, 
     project, and activity; and
       (B) a description of the management structure at the 
     Department of State and USAID used to manage such programs.
       (3) Biennial briefing.--Not later than 6 months of after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
     thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with the Administrator, shall brief the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     on the implementation of subsection (a).
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1294. COUNTER-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS EFFORTS IN 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE POLICY.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 102(b)(4)(22 U.S.C. 2151-1(b)(4))--
       (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) effective counter-trafficking in persons policies and 
     programs.''; and
       (2) in section 492(d)(1)(22 U.S.C. 2292a(d)(1))--
       (A) by striking ``that the funds'' and inserting the 
     following: ``that--
       ``(A) the funds'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as added by subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph, by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the 
     President shall, to the greatest extent possible--
       ``(i) ensure that assistance made available under this 
     section does not create or contribute to conditions that can 
     be reasonably expected to result in an increase in 
     trafficking in persons who are in conditions of heightened 
     vulnerability as a result of natural and manmade disasters; 
     and
       ``(ii) integrate appropriate protections into the planning 
     and execution of activities authorized under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 1295. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TIER RANKINGS.

       (a) Modifications to Tier 2 Watch List.--Section 110(b)(2) 
     of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7107(b)(2)), is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Special'' and 
     inserting ``Tier 2''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``of the following countries'' and all that 
     follows through ``annual report, where--''and inserting ``of 
     countries that have been listed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) 
     pursuant to the current annual report, in which--''; and
       (B) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses (as so 
     redesignated) 2 ems to the left.
       (b) Modification to Special Rule for Downgraded and 
     Reinstated Countries.--Section 110(b)(2)(F) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``special watch list described in subparagraph (A)(iii) for 
     more than 1 consecutive year after the country'' and 
     inserting ``Tier 2 watch list described in subparagraph (A) 
     for more than one year immediately after the country 
     consecutively'';
       (2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
     by striking ``special watch list described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii)'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list described in 
     subparagraph (A)''; and
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``in the year following 
     such waiver under subparagraph (D)(ii)'' after ``paragraph 
     (1)(C)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Trafficking victims protection act of 2000.--Section 
     110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7107(b)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
     further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``special watch list'' 
     and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``special 
     watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''; and
       (II) by striking ``special watch list'' and inserting 
     ``Tier 2 watch list''; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``special 
     watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``special watch list'' and 
     inserting ``Tier 2 watch list'';

       (B) in paragraph (3)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``each country described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``each country described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``the Special 
     Watch List'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list''.
       (2) Frederick douglass trafficking victims prevention and 
     protection reauthorization act of 2018.--Section 204(b)(1) of 
     the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-425) 
     is amended by striking ``special watch list'' and inserting 
     ``Tier 2 watch list''.
       (3) Bipartisan congressional trade priorities and 
     accountability act of 2015.--Section 106(b)(6)(E)(iii) of the 
     Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
     Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)(E)(iii) is amended by 
     striking ``under section'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``under section 110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A))''.

     SEC. 1296. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM TO END MODERN 
                   SLAVERY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1298 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the International Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2024'';
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by striking ``Appropriations'' in the heading and all 
     that follows through ``There is authorized'' and inserting 
     ``Appropriations .--There is authorized''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``Not later than 
     September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2020'' and inserting 
     ``Not later than September 30, 2024, and September 30, 
     2028''.
       (b) Award of Funds.--All grants issued under the Program to 
     End Modern Slavery of the Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons shall be--
       (1) awarded on a competitive basis; and
       (2) subject to the regular congressional notification 
     procedures applicable with respect to grants made available 
     under section 1298(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114(b)).

     SEC. 1297. CLARIFICATION OF NONHUMANITARIAN, NONTRADE-RELATED 
                   FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Clarification of Scope of Withheld Assistance.--Section 
     110(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Withholding of assistance.--The President has 
     determined that--
       ``(A) the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian, 
     nontrade-related foreign assistance to the central government 
     of the country or funding to facilitate the participation by 
     officials or employees of such central government in 
     educational and cultural exchange programs, for the 
     subsequent fiscal

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     year until such government complies with the minimum 
     standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself into 
     compliance; and
       ``(B) the President will instruct the United States 
     Executive Director of each multilateral development bank and 
     of the International Monetary Fund to vote against, and to 
     use the Executive Director's best efforts to deny, any loan 
     or other utilization of the funds of the respective 
     institution to that country (other than for humanitarian 
     assistance, for trade-related assistance, or for development 
     assistance that directly addresses basic human needs, is not 
     administered by the central government of the sanctioned 
     country, and is not provided for the benefit of that 
     government) for the subsequent fiscal year until such 
     government complies with the minimum standards or makes 
     significant efforts to bring itself into compliance.''.
       (b) Definition of Non-Humanitarian, Nontrade Related 
     Assistance.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(10) Nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign 
     assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
     related foreign assistance' means--
       ``(i) United States foreign assistance, other than--

       ``(I) with respect to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961--

       ``(aa) assistance for international narcotics and law 
     enforcement under chapter 8 of part I of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2291 et seq.);
       ``(bb) assistance for International Disaster Assistance 
     under subsections (b) and (c) of section 491 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2292);
       ``(cc) antiterrorism assistance under chapter 8 of part II 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.); and
       ``(dd) health programs under chapters 1 and 10 of part I 
     and chapter 4 of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.);

       ``(II) assistance under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1691 et seq.);
       ``(III) assistance under sections 2(a), (b), and (c) of the 
     Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
     2601(a), (b), (c)) to meet refugee and migration needs;
       ``(IV) any form of United States foreign assistance 
     provided through nongovernmental organizations, international 
     organizations, or private sector partners--

       ``(aa) to combat human and wildlife trafficking;
       ``(bb) to promote food security;
       ``(cc) to respond to emergencies;
       ``(dd) to provide humanitarian assistance;
       ``(ee) to address basic human needs, including for 
     education;
       ``(ff) to advance global health security; or
       ``(gg) to promote trade; and

       ``(V) any other form of United States foreign assistance 
     that the President determines, by not later than October 1 of 
     each fiscal year, is necessary to advance the security, 
     economic, humanitarian, or global health interests of the 
     United States without compromising the steadfast U.S. 
     commitment to combatting human trafficking globally; or

       ``(ii) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), other than sales 
     or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes 
     following notification in accordance with the prior 
     notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant 
     to section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2394-1).
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
     related foreign assistance' shall not include payments to or 
     the participation of government entities necessary or 
     incidental to the implementation of a program that is 
     otherwise consistent with section 110.''.

     SEC. 1298. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY FOREIGN MISSION 
                   OFFICIALS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Section 203(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1375c(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
     following:
       ``(5) National expansion of in-person registration 
     program.--The Secretary shall administer the Domestic Worker 
     In-Person Registration Program for employees with A-3 visas 
     or G-5 visas employed by accredited foreign mission members 
     or international organization employees and shall expand this 
     program nationally, which shall include--
       ``(A) after the arrival of each such employee in the United 
     States, and annually during the course of such employee's 
     employment, a description of the rights of such employee 
     under applicable Federal and State law; and
       ``(B) provision of a copy of the pamphlet developed 
     pursuant to section 202 to the employee with an A-3 visa or a 
     G-5 visa; and
       ``(C) information on how to contact the National Human 
     Trafficking Hotline.
       ``(6) Monitoring and training of a-3 and g-5 visa employers 
     accredited to foreign missions and international 
     organizations.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) inform embassies, international organizations, and 
     foreign missions of the rights of A-3 and G-5 domestic 
     workers under the applicable labor laws of the United States, 
     including the fair labor standards described in the pamphlet 
     developed pursuant to section 202. Information provided to 
     foreign missions, embassies, and international organizations 
     should include material on labor standards and labor rights 
     of domestic worker employees who hold A-3 and G-5 visas;
       ``(B) inform embassies, international organizations, and 
     foreign missions of the potential consequences to individuals 
     holding a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A)(i), (A)(ii), (G)(i), (G)(ii), or (G)(iii) of section 
     101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)) who violate the laws described in subclause 
     (I)(aa), including (at the discretion of the Secretary)--
       ``(i) the suspension of A-3 visas and G-5 visas;
       ``(ii) request for waiver of immunity;
       ``(iii) criminal prosecution;
       ``(iv) civil damages; and
       ``(v) permanent revocation of or refusal to renew the visa 
     of the accredited foreign mission or international 
     organization employee; and
       ``(C) require all accredited foreign mission and 
     international organization employers of individuals holding 
     A-3 visas or G-5 visas to report the wages paid to such 
     employees on an annual basis.''.

     SEC. 1299. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       Sections 1295(b) and 1297 and the amendments made by those 
     sections take effect on the date that is the first day of the 
     first full reporting period for the report required by 
     section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                PART II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 1299A. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 
                   2000.

       Section 113 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2018 through 2021, 
     $13,822,000'' and inserting ``2024 through 2028, 
     $17,000,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``2018 through 2021, $65,000,000'' and inserting ``2024 
     through 2028, $102,500,000, of which $22,000,000 shall be 
     made available each fiscal year to the United States Agency 
     for International Development and the remainder of'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) to fund programs to end modern slavery, in an amount 
     not to exceed $37,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 
     through 2028.''.

     SEC. 1299B. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW.

       Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent 
     Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced 
     Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders (34 U.S.C. 21509) is 
     amended by striking ``2018 through 2021'' and inserting 
     ``2024 through 2028''.

                          PART III--BRIEFINGS

     SEC. 1299C. BRIEFING ON ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSON'S 
                   REPORT.

       Not later than 30 days after the public designation of 
     country tier rankings and subsequent publishing of the 
     Trafficking in Persons Report, the Secretary of State shall 
     brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives on--
       (1) countries that were downgraded or upgraded in the most 
     recent Trafficking in Persons Report; and
       (2) the efforts made by the United States to improve 
     counter-trafficking efforts in those countries, including 
     foreign government efforts to better meet minimum standards 
     to eliminate human trafficking.

     SEC. 1299D. BRIEFING ON USE AND JUSTIFICATION OF WAIVERS.

       Not later than 30 days after the President has determined 
     to issue a waiver under section 110(d)(5) of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(5)), the 
     Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives on--
        (a) each country that received a waiver;
       (b) the justification for each such waiver; and
       (c) a description of the efforts made by each country to 
     meet the minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.

    PART IV--INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. 1299E. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) According to the United Nations Children's Fund 
     (UNICEF), there are approximately 240,000,000 children and 
     youth with disabilities in the world, including approximately 
     53,000,000 children under the age of 5.
       (2) Millions of children, particularly children with 
     intellectual and other developmental disabilities, are placed 
     in large or small residential institutions and most of those 
     children are left to grow up without love, support, and 
     guidance of a family.
       (3) The vast majority of children placed in residential 
     institutions have at least one living parent or have extended 
     family, many of whom would keep their children at home, if 
     they had the support and legal protections necessary to do 
     so.
       (4) Leading child protection organizations have documented 
     that children and adolescents raised without families in 
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     institutions face high risk of violence, trafficking for 
     forced labor or sex, forced abortion or sterilization, and 
     criminal detention.
       (5) According to the Department of State, persons with 
     disabilities face a heightened risk of human trafficking, 
     including children in residential institutions, who may be 
     targeted by traffickers seeking to coerce them to leave or 
     find ways to exploit them.
       (6) According to the Department of State, residential 
     institutions have been complicit or directly involved in 
     human trafficking, even extending to the practice of 
     recruiting children for residential institutions for such 
     purposes.
       (7) Children with disabilities placed in residential 
     institutions remain vulnerable to human trafficking even 
     after leaving, in part due to the physical and psychological 
     damage such children have suffered, social isolation, and 
     inadequate schooling, and traffickers target individuals who 
     leave or age out of institutions.

     SEC. 1299F. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) stigma and discrimination against children with 
     disabilities, particularly intellectual and other 
     developmental disabilities, and lack of support for community 
     inclusion have left people with disabilities and their 
     families economically and socially marginalized;
       (2) organizations of persons with disabilities and family 
     members of persons with disabilities are often too small to 
     apply for or obtain funds from domestic or international 
     sources or ineligible to receive funds from such sources;
       (3) as a result of the factors described in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), key stakeholders have often been left out of public 
     policymaking on matters that affect children with 
     disabilities; and
       (4) financial support, technical assistance, and active 
     engagement of persons with disabilities and their families is 
     needed to ensure the development of effective policies that 
     protect families, ensure the full inclusion in society of 
     children with disabilities, and promote the ability of 
     persons with disabilities to live in the community with 
     choices equal to others.

     SEC. 1299G. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (2) Eligible implementing partner.--The term ``eligible 
     implementing partner'' means a nongovernmental organization 
     or other civil society organization that--
       (A) has the capacity to administer grants directly or 
     through subgrants that can be effectively used by local 
     organizations of persons with disabilities; and
       (B) has international expertise in the rights of persons 
     with disabilities, including children with disabilities and 
     their families.
       (3) Organization of persons with disabilities.--The term 
     ``organization of persons with disabilities'' means a 
     nongovernmental civil society organization run by and for 
     persons with disabilities and families of children with 
     disabilities.

     SEC. 1299H. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States to--
       (1) assist partner countries in developing policies and 
     programs that recognize, support, and protect the civil and 
     political rights of and enjoyment of fundamental freedoms by 
     persons with disabilities, including children, such that the 
     latter may grow and thrive in supportive family environments 
     and make the transition to independent living as adults, and 
     to counter human trafficking of children with disabilities 
     within residential institutions;
       (2) promote the development of advocacy and leadership 
     skills among persons with disabilities and their families in 
     a manner that enables effective civic engagement, including 
     at the local, national, and regional levels, and promote 
     policy reforms and programs that support full economic and 
     civic inclusion of persons with disabilities and their 
     families;
       (3) promote the development of laws and policies that--
       (A) strengthen families and protect against the unnecessary 
     institutionalization of children with disabilities; and
       (B) create opportunities for children and youth with 
     disabilities to access the resources and support needed to 
     achieve their full potential to live independently in the 
     community with choices equal to others;
       (4) promote the participation of persons with disabilities 
     and their families in advocacy efforts and legal frameworks 
     to recognize, support, and protect the civil and political 
     rights of and enjoyment of fundamental freedoms by persons 
     with disabilities; and
       (5) promote the sustainable action needed to bring about 
     changes in law, policy, and programs to ensure full family 
     inclusion of children with disabilities and the transition of 
     children with disabilities to independent living as adults.

     SEC. 1299I. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES 
                   PROTECTION PROGRAM AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

       (a) International Children With Disabilities Protection 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established 
     within the Department of State a program to be known as the 
     ``International Children with Disabilities Protection 
     Program'' (in this section referred to as the ``Program'') to 
     carry out the policy described in section 1299H.
       (2) Criteria.--In carrying out the Program under this 
     section, the Secretary of State, in consultation with leading 
     civil society groups with expertise in the protection of 
     civil and political rights of and enjoyment of fundamental 
     freedoms by persons with disabilities, may establish criteria 
     for priority activities under the Program in selected 
     countries.
       (3) Disability inclusion grants.--The Secretary of State 
     may award grants to eligible implementing partners to 
     administer grant amounts directly or through subgrants.
       (4) Subgrants.--An eligible implementing partner that 
     receives a grant under paragraph (3) should provide subgrants 
     and, in doing so, shall prioritize local organizations of 
     persons with disabilities working within a focus country or 
     region to advance the policy described in section 1299H.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Of funds made available in fiscal years 
     2025 through 2030 to carry out the purposes of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part amounts 
     as follows:
       (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
       (2) Capacity-building and technical assistance programs.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph 
     (1), not less than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
     through 2030 should be available for capacity-building and 
     technical assistance programs to--
       (A) develop the leadership skills of persons with 
     disabilities, legislators, policymakers, and service 
     providers in the planning and implementation of programs to 
     advance the policy described in section 1299H;
       (B) increase awareness of successful models of the 
     promotion of civil and political rights and fundamental 
     freedoms, family support, and economic and civic inclusion 
     among organizations of persons with disabilities and allied 
     civil society advocates, attorneys, and professionals to 
     advance the policy described in section 1299H; and
       (C) create online programs to train policymakers, 
     advocates, and other individuals on successful models to 
     advance reforms, services, and protection measures that 
     enable children with disabilities to live within supportive 
     family environments and become full participants in society, 
     which--
       (i) are available globally;
       (ii) offer low-cost or no-cost training accessible to 
     persons with disabilities, family members of such persons, 
     and other individuals with potential to offer future 
     leadership in the advancement of the goals of family 
     inclusion, transition to independent living as adults, and 
     protection measures for children with disabilities; and
       (iii) should be targeted to government policymakers, 
     advocates, and other potential allies and supporters among 
     civil society groups.

     SEC. 1299J. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than annually through 
     fiscal year 2030, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on--
       (A) the programs and activities carried out to advance the 
     policy described in section 1299H; and
       (B) any broader work of the Department in advancing that 
     policy.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include, with respect to each program carried out under 
     section 1299I--
       (A) the rationale for the country and program selection;
       (B) the goals and objectives of the program, and the kinds 
     of participants in the activities and programs supported;
       (C) a description of the types of technical assistance and 
     capacity building provided; and
       (D) an identification of any gaps in funding or support 
     needed to ensure full participation of organizations of 
     persons with disabilities or inclusion of children with 
     disabilities in the program.
       (3) Consultation.--In preparing each report required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
     organizations of persons with disabilities.

     SEC. 1299K. PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 
                   FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Programming and Programs.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all programming of the Department and the United States 
     Agency for International Development related to health 
     systems; countering human trafficking, strengthening, primary 
     and secondary education, and the protection of civil and 
     political rights of persons with disabilities should seek to 
     be consistent with the policy described in section 1299H; and
       (2) programs of the Department and the United States Agency 
     for International Development related to children, global 
     health, countering human trafficking, and education--
       (A) should--
       (i) engage organizations of persons with disabilities in 
     policymaking and program implementation; and
       (ii) support full inclusion of children with disabilities 
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       (B) should aim to avoid support for residential 
     institutions for children with disabilities except in 
     situations of conflict or emergency in a manner that protects 
     family connections as described in subsection (b).
       (b) Sense of Congress on Conflict and Emergencies.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that--
       (1) programs of the Department and the United States Agency 
     for International Development serving children in situations 
     of conflict or emergency, among displaced or refugee 
     populations, or in natural disasters should seek to ensure 
     that children with and without disabilities can maintain 
     family ties; and
       (2) in situations of emergency, if children are separated 
     from parents or have no family, every effort should be made 
     to ensure that children are placed with extended family, in 
     kinship care, or in an adoptive or foster family.
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