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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5740 

To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2020 

Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 

Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our Girls from 

5 Sex Trafficking Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC CHILD 

7 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab9 lish an interagency task force on domestic child human 

10 trafficking (as such term is defined in section 203(k)(3) 


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1 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

2 of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20703(k)(3))) with the Secretaries of 

3 Health and Human Services, Treasury, Labor, Education, 

4 Housing and Urban Development, and Homeland Secu5 rity. 

6 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The task force established 

7 under subsection (a) shall— 

8 (1) collaborate with industry experts to de9 crease child human trafficking, including through 

10 demand reduction, prevention, and awareness edu11 cation; and 

12 (2) coordinate holistic, victim-centered services 

13 and victim-centered law enforcement response, in14 cluding through education, law enforcement identi15 fication of survivors and connection to service pro16 viders, screening arrested youth to determine wheth17 er they are victims of child sex trafficking, diversion 

18 of victims of child human trafficking to non-judicial 

19 rehabilitation services. 

20 SEC. 3. STUDY ON CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the 

22 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a 

23 study on the child human trafficking, which shall in24 clude— 

25 (1) how and why children enter the sex trade; 


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1 (2) profiling sex traffickers, minors vulnerable 

2 to being trafficked, and those who purchase sex from 

3 children; 

4 (3) the physical and psychological effects of 

5 child human trafficking on survivors; and 

6 (4) the impact of large events on the child 

7 human trafficking market. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and 

10 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 

11 a report that contains the results of the study conducted 

12 under subsection (a) to Congress. 

13 SEC. 4. SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education is 

15 authorized to make grants to local educational agencies 

16 to educate children about child human trafficking. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency seek18 ing a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec19 retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

20 containing such information as the Secretary may reason21 ably require. 

22 (c) COLLABORATION.—Recipients of grants under 

23 this section shall collaborate with organizations that have 

24 an expertise in a victim-centered approach in identifying 

25 and responding to child human trafficking. 


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1 SEC. 5. FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health and 

3 Human Services is authorized to make grants to agencies 

4 that have custody of, or provide services to, foster children 

5 to educate children about child human trafficking. 

6 (b) APPLICATION.—An agency seeking a grant under 

7 this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 

8 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor9 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

10 (c) COLLABORATION.—Recipients of grants under 

11 this section shall collaborate with organizations that have 

12 an expertise in a victim-centered approach in identifying 

13 and responding to child human trafficking. 

14 SEC. 6. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General is au16 thorized to make grants to States, units of local govern17 ment, and Tribal governments to— 

18 (1) train law enforcement officers and prosecu19 tors on how to identify victims of child human traf20 ficking; 

21 (2) create pre-trial diversion programs for vic22 tims of child human trafficking; and 

23 (3) provide protection for victims of child 

24 human trafficking who testify against their exploit25 ers. 


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1 (b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a State or 

2 unit of local government seeking a grant under this section 

3 shall submit to the Attorney General an application at 

4 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa5 tion as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 

6 (c) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED.—The Attor7 ney General may increase the amount by up to 20 percent 

8 that a grant recipient would otherwise receive under this 

9 section in the case of a recipient that— 

10 (1) will collaborate with a victim-centered multi11 disciplinary team organization with expertise in re12 sponding to child human trafficking; 

13 (2) have a pre-trial diversion program or a pro14 gram that identifies sex trafficked minors for oper15 ations purposes; or 

16 (3) have in place a policy not to prosecute or 

17 otherwise punish victims of child human trafficking. 

18 SEC. 7. JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Labor is au20 thorized to make grants to nonprofit organizations to pro21 vide job skills training and assistance in finding job oppor22 tunities for survivors of child human trafficking and chil23 dren at risk of being trafficked. 

24 (b) APPLICATION.—A nonprofit organization seeking 

25 a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary 


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1 an application at such time, in such manner, and con2 taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 

3 require. 

4 SEC. 8. LONG-TERM CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Secretary of Health and 

6 Human Services is authorized to make grants to nonprofit 

7 organizations to— 

8 (1) provide long-term care facilities for victims 

9 of child human trafficking; 

10 (2) provide long-term counseling and evidence11 based trauma-informed mental health services for 

12 victims of child human trafficking; and 

13 (3) provide long-term and transitional housing 

14 for victims of child human trafficking. 

15 (b) APPLICATION.—A nonprofit organization seeking 

16 a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary 

17 an application at such time, in such manner, and con18 taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 

19 require. 

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