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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2049 

To require a study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors 

of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2021 

Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To require a study and report on the housing and service 

needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk 

for trafficking. 

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 ‘‘Trafficking Survivors 

5 Housing Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE 

7 NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND 

8 INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR TRAFFICKING. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) SURVIVOR OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAF2 FICKING.—The term ‘‘survivor of a severe form of 

3 trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘victim 

4 of a severe form of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the 

5 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

6 U.S.C. 7102). 

7 (2) SURVIVOR OF TRAFFICKING.—The term 

8 ‘‘survivor of trafficking’’ has the meaning given the 

9 term ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the 

10 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

11 U.S.C. 7102). 

12 (b) STUDY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Inter14 agency Council on Homelessness shall conduct a 

15 study assessing the availability and accessibility of 

16 housing and services for individuals experiencing 

17 homelessness or housing instability who are— 

18 (A) survivors of trafficking, including sur19 vivors of severe forms of trafficking; or 

20 (B) at risk of being trafficked. 

21 (2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In 

22 conducting the study required under paragraph (1), 

23 the United States Interagency Council on Homeless24 ness shall— 

25 (A) coordinate with— 


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1 (i) the Interagency Task Force to 

2 Monitor and Combat Trafficking estab3 lished under section 105 of the Trafficking 

4 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

5 7103); 

6 (ii) the United States Advisory Coun7 cil on Human Trafficking; 

8 (iii) the Secretary of Housing and 

9 Urban Development; 

10 (iv) the Secretary of Health and 

11 Human Services; and 

12 (v) the Attorney General; and 

13 (B) consult with— 

14 (i) the National Advisory Committee 

15 on the Sex Trafficking of Children and 

16 Youth in the United States; 

17 (ii) survivors of trafficking; 

18 (iii) direct service providers, includ19 ing— 

20 (I) organizations serving runaway 

21 and homeless youth; 

22 (II) organizations serving sur23 vivors of trafficking through commu24 nity-based programs; and 


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1 (III) organizations providing 

2 housing services to survivors of traf3 ficking; and 

4 (iv) housing and homelessness assist5 ance providers, including recipients of 

6 grants under— 

7 (I) the continuum of care pro8 gram authorized under subtitle C of 

9 title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home10 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 

11 et seq.); and 

12 (II) the Emergency Solutions 

13 Grants Program authorized under 

14 subtitle B of title IV of the McKin15 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 

17 (3) CONTENTS.—The study conducted under 

18 paragraph (1) shall include— 

19 (A) with respect to the individuals de20 scribed in that paragraph— 

21 (i) an evaluation of formal assess22 ments and outreach methods used to iden23 tify and assess the housing and service 

24 needs of those individuals, including out25 reach methods to— 


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1 (I) ensure effective communica2 tion with individuals with disabilities; 

3 and 

4 (II) reach individuals with lim5 ited English proficiency; 

6 (ii) a review of the availability and ac7 cessibility of homelessness or housing serv8 ices for those individuals, including the 

9 family members of those individuals who 

10 are minors involved in foster care systems, 

11 that identifies the disability-related needs 

12 of those individuals, including the need for 

13 housing with accessibility features; 

14 (iii) the effect of any policies and pro15 cedures of mainstream homelessness or 

16 housing services that facilitate or limit the 

17 availability of those services and accessi18 bility for those individuals, including those 

19 individuals who are involved in the legal 

20 system, as those services are in effect as of 

21 the date on which the study is conducted; 

22 (iv) an identification of best practices 

23 in meeting the housing and service needs 

24 of those individuals; and 


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1 (v) an assessment of housing discrimi2 nation against survivors of trafficking who 

3 are members of a protected class under the 

4 Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et 

5 seq.); 

6 (B) an assessment of the ability of main7 stream homelessness or housing services to 

8 meet the specialized needs of survivors of traf9 ficking, including trauma responsive approaches 

10 specific to labor and sex trafficking survivors; 

11 and 

12 (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, 

13 and infrastructure considerations for, housing 

14 and service-delivery models that are specific to 

15 survivors of trafficking, including survivors of 

16 severe forms of trafficking, including emergency 

17 rental assistance models. 

18 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, the United States Interagency 

20 Council on Homelessness shall— 

21 (1) submit to the Committee on Banking, 

22 Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

24 Representatives a report containing the information 


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1 described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of sub2 section (b)(3); and 

3 (2) make the report submitted under paragraph 

4 (1) publicly available. 

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