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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9051 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand trauma-informed training 

for law enforcement personnel related to sexual assault cases, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2024 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. 

CASTEN, Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand traumainformed training for law enforcement personnel related 

to sexual assault cases, 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 ‘‘Compassionate Assault 

5 Response and Empathy Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANDING TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING FOR 

2 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL RELATED 

3 TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES. 

4 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 553. EXPANDING TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING FOR 

8 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL RELATED 

9 TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 

11 to State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to es12 tablish and expand training for law enforcement per13 sonnel— 

14 ‘‘(1) to increase understanding and awareness 

15 of the impact of trauma in sexual assault cases; and 

16 ‘‘(2) to develop and implement strategies for 

17 trauma-informed responses and policies in such 

18 cases. 

19 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—The period of a grant 

20 under this section shall be 1 year. 

21 ‘‘(c) TRAINING DESCRIBED.—The training funded 

22 pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) be trauma-informed, evidence-based, and 

24 victim-centered; 

25 ‘‘(2) focus on the circumstances of individuals 

26 who— 


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1 ‘‘(A) have experienced sexual assault or 

2 other sexual violence; and 

3 ‘‘(B) dealt with related trauma in inter4 acting with law enforcement; and 

5 ‘‘(3) include training on— 

6 ‘‘(A) how contact with law enforcement 

7 can cause or lead to retraumatization of sexual 

8 assault victims; and 

9 ‘‘(B) how law enforcement personnel can 

10 best support victims of sexual assault or other 

11 sexual violence during their interactions with 

12 law enforcement. 

13 ‘‘(d) TRAINER LISTING.—The Secretary shall main14 tain and make available online— 

15 ‘‘(1) a listing of trainers who provide training 

16 described in subsection (c); and 

17 ‘‘(2) make such listing searchable according to 

18 the trainer’s— 

19 ‘‘(A) geographic area; and 

20 ‘‘(B) professional background. 

21 ‘‘(e) DIVERSITY AMONG TRAINERS.—As a condition 

22 on receipt of a grant under this section, a State, Tribal, 

23 or local law enforcement agency shall strive to provide the 

24 training funded through the grant by trainers with— 

25 ‘‘(1) diverse professional backgrounds; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) inclusive racial, ethnic, and gender rep2 resentation. 

3 ‘‘(f) REQUIRED NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS.—As 

4 a condition on receipt of a grant under this section, a 

5 State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency shall agree 

6 to require— 

7 ‘‘(1) individuals enrolled in a law enforcement 

8 academy (or other initial training for law enforce9 ment personnel) of such agency to receive training 

10 described in subsection (c) for at least eight hours; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(2) all other law enforcement personnel of 

13 such agency to receive training described in sub14 section (c) for at least four hours annually. 

15 ‘‘(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

16 collect data and submit annual reports to the Congress 

17 on the grant program under this section. Each such report 

18 shall include— 

19 ‘‘(1) the number of State, Tribal, and local law 

20 enforcement agencies receiving grants under this 

21 section; and 

22 ‘‘(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 

23 grants in improving trauma-informed training for 

24 law enforcement personnel for sexual assault cases. 


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1 ‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘trauma2 informed’ means based on the knowledge and under3 standing of trauma and its far-reaching implications.’’. 

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