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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9835 

To authorize grants for emotional support services for incarcerated victims 

of sexual abuse, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 

Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. TRONE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CROCKETT, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, 

Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. 

CLEAVER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize grants for emotional support services for 

incarcerated victims of sexual abuse, 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 ‘‘Sexual Abuse Services 

5 in Detention Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE.—The term 

2 ‘‘emotional support service’’— 

3 (A) means emotional support services or 

4 counseling for individuals who have experienced 

5 sexual abuse at any time in their life; and 

6 (B) includes— 

7 (i) crisis intervention services; 

8 (ii) education about dynamics of sex9 ual abuse and sexual harassment; 

10 (iii) sharing resources; 

11 (iv) safety planning and discussion of 

12 reporting options; 

13 (v) telephone hotline services; and 

14 (vi) assistance processing trauma re15 actions and building coping skills. 

16 (2) EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE PRO17 VIDER.—The term ‘‘emotional support service pro18 vider’’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organi19 zation that has— 

20 (A) special expertise and broad experience 

21 in providing sexual abuse and rape crisis coun22 seling services for survivors, including victims of 

23 sexual abuse in correctional settings; and 

24 (B) experience with correctional services, 

25 such as— 


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1 (i) understanding the unique dynam2 ics of custodial sexual abuse; 

3 (ii) understanding correctional prac4 tices and correctional security concerns; or 

5 (iii) providing technical assistance and 

6 training to correctional officers and admin7 istrators. 

8 (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

9 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 

10 is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev11 enue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation 

12 under section 501(a) of such Code. 

13 (4) TRAINING SERVICES.—The term ‘‘training 

14 services’’ means providing education, training, and 

15 technical assistance on providing emotional support 

16 services in corrections settings for incarcerated sur17 vivors and victims of sexual abuse. 

18 SEC. 3. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SEXUAL 

19 ABUSE VICTIMS IN DETENTION FACILITIES. 

20 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 

21 acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of 

22 Crime, may award grants to emotional support service 

23 providers for the purpose of collaborating with Federal, 

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1 port services in corrections settings for incarcerated sur2 vivors and victims of sexual abuse. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 

5 of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to carry out this sec6 tion. 

7 (c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 

8 available under this section shall supplement and not sup9 plant any other authorization, appropriation, or grant. 

10 SEC. 4. TRAINING GRANTS. 

11 (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el12 igible entity’’ means an entity that has experience pro13 viding training services in the manner described in sub14 section (c). 

15 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may award 

16 grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities de17 scribed in subsection (c). 

18 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

19 a grant under subsection (b) shall use amounts received 

20 under the grant to— 

21 (1) provide training services to a corrections 

22 agency or facility seeking to offer emotional support 

23 services at the institution; 

24 (2) provide training services to correctional offi25 cers and administrators; and 


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1 (3) collect and maintain data on a biannual 

2 basis on the usage volume for training services de3 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 

4 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 

6 this section for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. 

7 SEC. 5. SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES IN DETENTION RE8 SOURCE CENTER. 

9 (a) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the 

10 term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means a nonprofit organiza11 tion that has special expertise and broad experience in pro12 viding the information, guidance, and technical assistance 

13 described in subsection (b). 

14 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 

15 establish a national resource center that shall— 

16 (1) provide guidance and training series to cor17 rections agencies, prisons, jails, and other detention 

18 facilities on establishing, administering, operating, 

19 and supporting emotional support services for sexual 

20 abuse victims in correctional or detention facilities; 

21 (2) provide guidance and training services to 

22 emotional support service providers on establishing, 

23 administering, operating, and supporting emotional 

24 support services for sexual abuse victims in correc25 tional or detention facilities; and 


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1 (3) collect, compile, and disseminate resources 

2 on the delivery of emotional support services in cor3 rectional or detention settings, including— 

4 (A) training services; 

5 (B) research; and 

6 (C) best practices. 

7 (c) GRANT.—The Attorney General may make a 

8 grant to an eligible organization to provide for the estab9 lishment, functioning, or implementation of subsection (b). 

10 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of 

12 fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to carry out this section. 

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