S.Amdt. 3931

SA 3931. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1054. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF
SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT
RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.

(a) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--In this section:
(A) Survivor of a severe form of trafficking.--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).
(B) 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).
(2) Technical amendments.--Section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (16), by striking ``paragraph (9)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (11)''; and
(B) in paragraph (17), by striking ``paragraph (9) or
(10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (11) or (12)''.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness (referred to in this section as the ``Council'')
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 survivors of a
severe form of trafficking; or
(B) at risk of being trafficked.
(2) Coordination and consultation.--In conducting the study
required under paragraph (1), the Council shall--
(A) coordinate with--
(i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking established pursuant to section 105 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103);
(ii) the United States Advisory Council 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, including--

(I) organizations serving runaway and homeless youth;
(II) organizations serving survivors of trafficking through
community-based programs; and
(III) organizations providing housing services to survivors
of trafficking; and

(iv) housing and homelessness assistance providers,
including recipients of grants under--

(I) the continuum of care program authorized under subtitle
C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 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 McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.).

(3) Contents.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) with respect to the individuals described in such
paragraph--
(i) an evaluation of formal assessments and outreach
methods used to identify and assess the housing and service
needs of such individuals, including outreach methods--

(I) to ensure effective communication with individuals with
disabilities; and
(II) to reach individuals with limited English proficiency;

(ii) a review of the availability and accessibility of
homelessness or housing services for such individuals,
including the family members of such individuals who are
minors involved in foster care systems, that identifies the
disability-related needs of such individuals, including the
need for housing with accessibility features;
(iii) the effect of any policies and procedures of
mainstream homelessness or housing services that facilitate
or limit the availability of such services and accessibility
for such individuals, including individuals who are involved
in the legal system, as such services are in effect as of the
date on which the study is initiated;
(iv) an identification of best practices in meeting the
housing and service needs of such individuals; and
(v) an assessment of barriers to fair housing and housing
discrimination against survivors of trafficking who are
members of a protected class under the Fair Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
(B) an assessment of the ability of mainstream homelessness
or housing services to meet the specialized needs of
survivors of trafficking, including trauma responsive
approaches specific to labor and sex trafficking survivors;
and
(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and
infrastructure considerations for, housing and service-
delivery models that are specific to survivors of
trafficking, including survivors of severe forms of
trafficking, including emergency rental assistance models.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Council shall--
(1) submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives that
contains the information described in subsection (b)(3); and
(2) make the report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly
available.
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