,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cidb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1         
#bjag,mrs4 ,hartzler 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,bordallo1 and ,mrs4 ,noem7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,financial ,services1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,violence      
,against ,women ,act of #aiid to include
 sex trafficking victims in the         
transitional housing assistance grant   
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,housing for ,survivors of ,sex    
,trafficking ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of   
,sex ,trafficking ,victims in           
,transitional ,housing ,grant ,programs 
7a7 ,in ,general ,section #djbii of the 
,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 

7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abcea7 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7--  7i7  
by inserting 1 sex trafficking1 after   
and other organizations1 including      
domestic violence2  7ii7 by inserting 1 
sex trafficking1 after providers1       
domestic violence2 and  7iii7 by        
inserting sex trafficking1 after dating 
violence1 sexual assault12 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting sex        
trafficking1 after sexual assault12     
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by 
inserting sex trafficking1 after sexual 
assault12 and  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7,c71 by inserting 1 except as provided 
in subsection 7e7 after shall be        
voluntary2  7#c7 in subsection          
7d77#b77;,b71 by inserting 1 except as  
provided in subsection 7e7 after the    
victim's housing2  7#d7 by redesignating
 subsections 7e71 7f7 and 7g7 as        
subsections 7f71 7g7 and 7h71           
respectively2  7#e7 by inserting after  

subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7      
,exceptions ,a grant recipient under    
this section may condition the receipt  
of benefits or the provision of housing 
on a program participant's participation
 in certain programs1 including         
counseling and evaluations1 that are    
necessary to ensure the accurate        
placement of the victim in the program1 
provided that any communication provided
 in the course of such counseling or    
evaluation remains confidential4  2     
7#f7 in subsection 7g77#a71 as so       
redesignated1 by striking under         
subsection 7e7 and inserting under      
subsection 7f72 and  7#g7 in subsection 
7g77#c77;,d77iii71 by inserting sex     
trafficking1 after sexual assault14  7b7
 ,clerical ,amendment ,the heading for  
section #djbii of the ,violence ,against
 ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#abcea7 is amended by inserting sex     
trafficking1 after sexual assault14