Jenna Quinn Law
Bill: S.734 | Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX)
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Jenna Quinn Law
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program.

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for 
   grants in support of training and education to teachers and other 
  school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, 
recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and 
                       secondary school students.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jenna Quinn Law''.

SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS FIELD INITIATED GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(8) Child sexual abuse awareness field-initiated 
        grants.--The Secretary may award grants under this subsection 
        to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of field-
        initiated innovation projects that advance, establish, or 
        implement comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based or 
        evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention 
        programs by--
                    ``(A) improving student awareness of child sexual 
                abuse in an age-appropriate manner, including how to 
                recognize, prevent, and safely report child sexual 
                abuse;
                    ``(B) training teachers, school employees, and 
                other mandatory reporters and adults who work with 
                children in a professional or volunteer capacity, 
                including with respect to recognizing child sexual 
                abuse and safely reporting child sexual abuse; or
                    ``(C) providing information to parents and 
                guardians of students about child sexual abuse 
                awareness and prevention, including how to prevent, 
                recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse 
                and how to discuss child sexual abuse with a child.''.
     (b) Report on Effectiveness of Expenditures.--The Inspector 
General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall--
            (1) prepare a report that describes the projects for which 
        funds are expended under section 105(a)(8) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(8)) and 
        evaluates the effectiveness of those projects; and
            (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress.
    (c) Report on Duplicative Nature of Expenditures.--The Inspector 
General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall--
            (1) prepare a report that examines whether the projects 
        described in subsection (b) are duplicative of other activities 
        supported by Federal funds; and
            (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress.

            Passed the Senate August 3, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 734

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