I 
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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Save Our Girls from 
Sex Trafficking Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC CHILD 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish an interagency task force on domestic child human 
trafficking (as such term is defined in section 203(k)(3) 
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of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20703(k)(3))) with the Secretaries of 
Health and Human Services, Treasury, Labor, Education, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The task force established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) collaborate with industry experts to de-
crease child human trafficking, including through 
demand reduction, prevention, and awareness edu-
cation; and 
(2) coordinate holistic, victim-centered services 
and victim-centered law enforcement response, in-
cluding through education, law enforcement identi-
fication of survivors and connection to service pro-
viders, screening arrested youth to determine wheth-
er they are victims of child sex trafficking, diversion 
of victims of child human trafficking to non-judicial 
rehabilitation services. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a 
study on the child human trafficking, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) how and why children enter the sex trade; 
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(2) profiling sex traffickers, minors vulnerable 
to being trafficked, and those who purchase sex from 
children; 
(3) the physical and psychological effects of 
child human trafficking on survivors; and 
(4) the impact of large events on the child 
human trafficking market. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 
a report that contains the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a) to Congress. 
SEC. 4. SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to make grants to local educational agencies 
to educate children about child human trafficking. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency seek-
ing a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—Recipients of grants under 
this section shall collaborate with organizations that have 
an expertise in a victim-centered approach in identifying 
and responding to child human trafficking. 
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SEC. 5. FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services is authorized to make grants to agencies 
that have custody of, or provide services to, foster children 
to educate children about child human trafficking. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An agency seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—Recipients of grants under 
this section shall collaborate with organizations that have 
an expertise in a victim-centered approach in identifying 
and responding to child human trafficking. 
SEC. 6. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to make grants to States, units of local govern-
ment, and Tribal governments to— 
(1) train law enforcement officers and prosecu-
tors on how to identify victims of child human traf-
ficking; 
(2) create pre-trial diversion programs for vic-
tims of child human trafficking; and 
(3) provide protection for victims of child 
human trafficking who testify against their exploit-
ers. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a State or 
unit of local government seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit to the Attorney General an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED.—The Attor-
ney General may increase the amount by up to 20 percent 
that a grant recipient would otherwise receive under this 
section in the case of a recipient that— 
(1) will collaborate with a victim-centered multi- 
disciplinary team organization with expertise in re-
sponding to child human trafficking; 
(2) have a pre-trial diversion program or a pro-
gram that identifies sex trafficked minors for oper-
ations purposes; or 
(3) have in place a policy not to prosecute or 
otherwise punish victims of child human trafficking. 
SEC. 7. JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Labor is au-
thorized to make grants to nonprofit organizations to pro-
vide job skills training and assistance in finding job oppor-
tunities for survivors of child human trafficking and chil-
dren at risk of being trafficked. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A nonprofit organization seeking 
a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary 
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an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
SEC. 8. LONG-TERM CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Secretary of Health and 
Human Services is authorized to make grants to nonprofit 
organizations to— 
(1) provide long-term care facilities for victims 
of child human trafficking; 
(2) provide long-term counseling and evidence- 
based trauma-informed mental health services for 
victims of child human trafficking; and 
(3) provide long-term and transitional housing 
for victims of child human trafficking. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A nonprofit organization seeking 
a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
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