[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4543]
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SA 2971. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 subtitle D of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1038. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025''.
(b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``anti-
trafficking recommendations'' means the recommendations set
forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office
entitled ``Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public
Awareness and Survivor Support'', which was published on
December 11, 2023.
(c) In General.--The Office for Victims of Crime of the
Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on
Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and
Families, shall continue implementing the anti-trafficking
recommendations by--
(1) working together, in accordance with the leading
collaboration practices referenced in GAO-24-106038, to
develop and implement strategies to prevent child trafficking
and support child trafficking survivors; and
(2) establishing achievable performance goals and targets
for anti-trafficking programs for children that reflect
leading practices, such as being objective, measurable, and
quantifiable, using baseline data from program grantees.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office for Victims
of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps
taken pursuant to subsection (c).
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