S.Amdt. 1994

SA 1994. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms.
Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation
Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XI, insert the following:

SEC. 11__. AIRPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION GRANTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish within the
Office of the Secretary a grant program to provide grants to
airports described in subsection (b)(1) to address human
trafficking awareness, education, and prevention efforts,
including by--
(1) coordinating human trafficking prevention efforts
across multimodal transportation operations within a
community; and
(2) accomplishing the best practices and recommendations
provided by the Department of Transportation Advisory
Committee on Human Trafficking.
(b) Distribution.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute amounts
made available for grants under this section to--
(A) the 75 airports in the United States with the highest
number of passenger enplanements annually, based on the most
recent data available; and
(B) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, an
airport not described in subparagraph (A) that serves an area
with a high prevalence of human trafficking, on application
of the airport.
(2) Priority; considerations.--In distributing amounts made
available for grants under this section, the Secretary
shall--
(A) give priority in grant amounts to airports referred to
in paragraph (1) that serve regions with a higher prevalence
of human trafficking; and
(B) take into consideration the effect the amounts would
have on surrounding areas.
(3) Consultation.--In distributing amounts made available
for grants under this section, the Secretary shall consult
with the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on
Human Trafficking in determining the amounts to be
distributed to each grant recipient to ensure the best use of
the funds.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Office of the Secretary to carry
out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025
through 2028.
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