Congressional Record, Senate, October 27, 2021, Page S7428
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated October 27, 2021, at page S7428, carrying amendment text. The text sets up a pilot program in which members of the Armed Forces leaving service are scheduled for a follow-up appointment with a social worker or behavioral health provider within 90 days of contact, with an assessment and a medical treatment plan, and asks the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to recommend whether to expand or extend it. It also lists members for a National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth, including survivors and providers serving runaway and homeless youth. SA 3931, submitted by Mr. Brown, is an amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3867.
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S7428 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 27, 2021
Armed Forces, a contact of the member by a such report have reduced the incidence of (i) the National Advisory Committee on
social worker or behavioral health coordi- suicide among members who participated in the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in
nator from the Department of Veterans Af- the pilot program within one year of dis- the United States;
fairs to schedule a follow-up appointment charge or release from the Armed Forces. (ii) survivors of trafficking;
with a social worker or behavioral health (E) Such recommendations as the Sec- (iii) direct service providers, including—
provider at the facility applicable to the retary of Defense and the Secretary of Vet- (I) organizations serving runaway and
member under subsection (b)(2) to occur not erans Affairs jointly consider appropriate re- homeless youth;
later than 90 days after such contact. garding expansion of the pilot program, ex- (II) organizations serving survivors of traf-
(2) During the appointment scheduled pur- tension of the pilot program, or both. ficking through community-based programs;
suant to paragraph (1)— (h) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DE- and
(A) an assessment of the member to deter- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Transition (III) organizations providing housing serv-
mine the experiences of the member with Assistance Program’’ means the program of ices to survivors of trafficking; and
events during service in the Armed Forces assistance and other transitional services (iv) housing and homelessness assistance
that could lead, whether individually or cu- carried out pursuant to section 1144 of title providers, including recipients of grants
mulatively, to physical, psychological, or 10, United States Code. under—
neurological issues, including issues de- (I) the continuum of care program author-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B); and ized under subtitle C of title IV of the
SA 3931. Mr. BROWN submitted an
(B) the development of a medical treat- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
ment plan for the member, including treat- amendment intended to be proposed to
(42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); and
ment for issues identified pursuant to the as- amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. (II) the Emergency Solutions Grants Pro-
sessment under subparagraph (A). REED and intended to be proposed to gram authorized under subtitle B of title IV
(d) LOCATIONS.— the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appro- of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
(1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall be priations for fiscal year 2022 for mili- Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.).
carried out at not fewer than 10 Transition tary activities of the Department of (3) CONTENTS.—The study required under
Assistance Centers of the Department of De- paragraph (1) shall include—
Defense, for military construction, and
fense that serve not fewer than 300 members (A) with respect to the individuals de-
of the Armed Forces annually that are joint- for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military scribed in such paragraph—
ly selected by the Secretary of Defense and (i) an evaluation of formal assessments and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for pur- personnel strengths for such fiscal outreach methods used to identify and assess
poses of the pilot program. year, and for other purposes; which was the housing and service needs of such indi-
(2) MEMBERS SERVED.—The centers selected ordered to lie on the table; as follows: viduals, including outreach methods—
under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent prac- At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the (I) to ensure effective communication with
ticable, be centers that, whether individually following: individuals with disabilities; and
or in aggregate, serve all the Armed Forces (II) to reach individuals with limited
SEC. 1054. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND
and both the regular and reserve components English proficiency;
SERVICE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF
of the Armed Forces. TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT (ii) a review of the availability and accessi-
(e) SELECTION AND COMMENCEMENT.—The RISK FOR TRAFFICKING. bility of homelessness or housing services for
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of such individuals, including the family mem-
Veterans Affairs shall jointly select the loca- (a) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section: bers of such individuals who are minors in-
tions of the pilot program under subsection
(A) SURVIVOR OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAF- volved in foster care systems, that identifies
(d)(1) and commence carrying out activities
FICKING.—The term ‘‘survivor of a severe the disability-related needs of such individ-
under the pilot program by not later than 120
form of trafficking’’ has the meaning given uals, including the need for housing with ac-
days after the date of the enactment of this
the term ‘‘victim of a severe form of traf- cessibility features;
Act.
(f) DURATION.— ficking’’ in section 103 of the Trafficking (iii) the effect of any policies and proce-
(1) IN GENERAL.—The duration of the pilot Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. dures of mainstream homelessness or hous-
program shall be five years. 7102). ing services that facilitate or limit the avail-
(2) CONTINUATION.—If the Secretary of De- (B) SURVIVOR OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ability of such services and accessibility for
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ‘‘survivor of trafficking’’ has the meaning such individuals, including individuals who
recommend in the report under subsection given the term ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ in are involved in the legal system, as such
(g) that the pilot program be extended be- section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Pro- services are in effect as of the date on which
yond the date otherwise provided by para- tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). the study is initiated;
graph (1), the Secretaries may jointly con- (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 103 of (iv) an identification of best practices in
tinue the pilot program for such period be- the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of meeting the housing and service needs of
yond such date as the Secretaries jointly 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended— such individuals; and
consider appropriate. (A) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘para- (v) an assessment of barriers to fair hous-
(g) REPORTS.— graph (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (11)’’; ing and housing discrimination against sur-
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year and vivors of trafficking who are members of a
after the date of the enactment of this Act, (B) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘para- protected class under the Fair Housing Act
and every 180 days thereafter during the du- graph (9) or (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
ration of the pilot program, the Secretary of (11) or (12)’’. (B) an assessment of the ability of main-
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- (b) STUDY.— stream homelessness or housing services to
fairs shall jointly submit to Congress a re- (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Inter- meet the specialized needs of survivors of
port on the activities under the pilot pro- agency Council on Homelessness (referred to trafficking, including trauma responsive ap-
gram. in this section as the ‘‘Council’’) shall con- proaches specific to labor and sex trafficking
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by duct a study assessing the availability and survivors; and
paragraph (1) shall include the following: accessibility of housing and services for indi- (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of,
(A) A description of the members of the viduals experiencing homelessness or hous- and infrastructure considerations for, hous-
Armed Forces who participated in the pilot ing instability who are— ing and service-delivery models that are spe-
program during the 180-day period ending on (A) survivors of trafficking, including sur- cific to survivors of trafficking, including
the date of such report, disaggregated by the vivors of a severe form of trafficking; or survivors of severe forms of trafficking, in-
following: (B) at risk of being trafficked. cluding emergency rental assistance models.
(i) Sex. (2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after
(ii) Branch of the Armed Forces in which conducting the study required under para- the date of the enactment of this Act, the
served. graph (1), the Council shall— Council shall—
(iii) Diagnosis of, or other symptoms con- (A) coordinate with— (1) submit a report to the Committee on
sistent with, military sexual trauma, post- (i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain and Combat Trafficking established pursuant Senate and the Committee on Financial
injury, depression, or bipolar disorder in con- to section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Pro- Services of the House of Representatives
nection with service in the Armed Forces. tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103); that contains the information described in
(B) A description of the activities under (ii) the United States Advisory Council on subsection (b)(3); and
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the pilot program during such period. Human Trafficking; (2) make the report submitted under para-
(C) An assessment of the benefits of the ac- (iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban graph (1) publicly available.
tivities under the pilot program during such Development;
period to veterans and family members of (iv) the Secretary of Health and Human SA 3932. Ms. HASSAN (for herself,
veterans. Services; and Ms. ERNST, and Mr. COONS) submitted
(D) An assessment of whether the activi- (v) the Attorney General; and an amendment intended to be proposed
ties under the pilot program as of the date of (B) consult with— to amendment SA 3867 submitted by
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