I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3891 
To require a study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors 
of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2021 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require a study and report on the housing and service 
needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk 
for trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking Survivors 
Housing Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE 
NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND 
INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR TRAFFICKING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) SURVIVOR OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAF-
FICKING.—The term ‘‘survivor of a severe form of 
trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘victim 
of a severe form of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
(2) SURVIVOR
OF
TRAFFICKING.—The term 
‘‘survivor of trafficking’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness shall conduct a 
study assessing the availability and accessibility of 
housing and services for individuals experiencing 
homelessness or housing instability who are— 
(A) survivors of trafficking, including sur-
vivors of severe forms of trafficking; or 
(B) at risk of being trafficked. 
(2) COORDINATION
AND
CONSULTATION.—In 
conducting the study required under paragraph (1), 
the United States Interagency Council on Homeless-
ness shall— 
(A) coordinate with— 
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(i) the Interagency Task Force to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking estab-
lished under section 105 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103); 
(ii) the United States Advisory Coun-
cil on Human Trafficking; 
(iii) the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development; 
(iv) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(v) the Attorney General; and 
(B) consult with— 
(i) the National Advisory Committee 
on the Sex Trafficking of Children and 
Youth in the United States; 
(ii) survivors of trafficking; 
(iii) direct service providers, includ-
ing— 
(I) organizations serving runaway 
and homeless youth; 
(II) organizations serving sur-
vivors of trafficking through commu-
nity-based programs; and 
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(III) 
organizations 
providing 
housing services to survivors of traf-
ficking; and 
(iv) housing and homelessness assist-
ance providers, including recipients of 
grants under— 
(I) the continuum of care pro-
gram authorized under subtitle C of 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 
et seq.); and 
(II) the Emergency Solutions 
Grants Program authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 
(3) CONTENTS.—The study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) with respect to the individuals de-
scribed in that paragraph— 
(i) an evaluation of formal assess-
ments and outreach methods used to iden-
tify and assess the housing and service 
needs of those individuals, including out-
reach methods to— 
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(I) ensure effective communica-
tion with individuals with disabilities; 
and 
(II) reach individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency; 
(ii) a review of the availability and ac-
cessibility of homelessness or housing serv-
ices for those individuals, including the 
family members of those individuals who 
are minors involved in foster care systems, 
that identifies the disability-related needs 
of those individuals, including the need for 
housing with accessibility features; 
(iii) the effect of any policies and pro-
cedures of mainstream homelessness or 
housing services that facilitate or limit the 
availability of those services and accessi-
bility for those individuals, including those 
individuals who are involved in the legal 
system, as those services are in effect as of 
the date on which the study is conducted; 
(iv) an identification of best practices 
in meeting the housing and service needs 
of those individuals; and 
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