,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bcg  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gfg
  ,report ,no4 #aae-cbg  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #ca1 #bjag ,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and     
,mrs4 ,wagner7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,september #be1 #bjag ,additional       
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,ms4 ,kuster of 
,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,ms4     
,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4  
,blumenauer1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 and ,ms4    
,lofgren  ,september #be1 #bjag         
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed ,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,january #ca1 #bjag  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish the ,stop1        
,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health 

and ,wellness ,training pilot program to
 address human trafficking in the health
 care system4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,stop1         
,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health 
and ,wellness ,act of #bjag or the      
,,soar to ,health and ,wellness ,act of 
#bjag4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,human trafficking ,the term human 
trafficking has the meaning given the   
term severe forms of trafficking in     
persons as defined in section #ajc of   
the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection   
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services4  #c4 ,program         
establishment  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary shall establish a program to 
be known as the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1  
and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness   
,training ,program or the ,,soar to     
,health and ,wellness ,training ,program
 7in this ,act referred to as the       
,program7 to provide training to health 

care providers and other related        
providers1 at all levels1 on human      
trafficking in accordance with the      
purpose described in subsection 7c74    
7b7 ,grants ,the ,secretary may carry   
out the ,program through the award of   
grants to health care sites and health  
care professional organizations that    
represent diversity in--  7#a7          
geography2  7#b7 the demographics of the
 population served2  7#c7 the           
predominant types of human trafficking  
cases2 and  7#d7 health care provider   
profiles4  7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose of 
the ,program shall be to train health   
care providers and other related        
providers to enable such providers to-- 
7#a7 identify potential human           
trafficking victims2  7#b7 implement    
proper protocols and procedures for     
working with law enforcement to report1 
and facilitate communication with1 such 
victims1 in accordance with all         
applicable ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and 
tribal requirements1 including legal    

confidentiality requirements for        
patients and health care providers2     
7#c7 implement proper protocols and     
procedures for referring such victims to
 appropriate health care1 social1 or    
victims service agencies or             
organizations2  7#d7 provide such       
victims care that is-- 7,a7 coordinated2
  7,b7 victim centered2  7,c7 culturally
 relevant2  7,d7 comprehensive2  7,e7   
evidence-based2  7,f7 gender responsive2
  7,g7 age-appropriate1 with a focus on 
care for youth2 and  7,h7               
trauma-informed2 and  7#e7 consider the 
potential for integrating the training  
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#d7 with training programs1 in effect  
on the date of enactment of this ,act1  
for victims of domestic violence1 dating
 violence1 sexual assault1 stalking1    
child abuse1 child neglect1 child       
maltreatment1 and child sexual          
exploitation4  7d7 ,functions  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the functions of the ,program  
shall include the functions of the      

,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to  
,health and ,wellness ,training program 
that was operating on the day before the
 date of enactment of this ,act and the 
authorized initiatives described in     
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,authorized       
initiatives ,the authorized initiatives 
of the ,program shall include--  7,a7   
engaging stakeholders1 including victims
 of human trafficking and any ,federal1 
,state1 local1 or tribal partners1 to   
develop a flexible training module-- 7i7
 for achieving the purpose described in 
subsection 7c72 and  7ii7 that adapts to
 changing needs1 settings1 health care  
providers1 and other related providers2 
7,b7 providing technical assistance for 
health education programs and health    
care professional organizations to      
implement health care protocols1 or     
develop continuing education training   
materials1 that assist in achieving the 
purpose described in subsection 7c72    
7,c7 facilitating the dissemination of  
best practices and recommendations as   

the ,secretary determines appropriate2  
and  7,d7 developing a reliable         
methodology for collecting data1 and    
reporting such data1 on the number of   
human trafficking victims identified and
 served in health care settings or other
 related provider settings4  #d4 ,data  
collection and reporting requirements   
7a7 ,data collection  7#a7 ,in general  
,during each of fiscal years #bjah      
through #bjbb1 the ,secretary shall     
collect data on each of the following3  
7,a7 ,the total number of grantees      
operating under the ,program4  7,b7 ,the
 total number of health care providers  
and other related providers trained     
through the ,program4  7#b7 ,initial    
report ,in addition to the data required
 to be collected under paragraph 7#a71  
for purposes of the initial report to be
 submitted under subsection 7b71 the    
,secretary shall collect data on the    
total number of facilities and health   
care professional organizations that    
were operating under1 and the total     

number of health care providers and     
other related providers trained through1
 the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond
 to ,health and ,wellness ,training     
program that was operating before the   
establishment under section #c7;a7 of   
the ,program4  7b7 ,reporting ,not later
 than #ij days after the first day of   
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjbc1 the ,secretary shall prepare and 
submit to ,congress a report on the data
 collected under subsection 7a74  #e4   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act #d1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb4    
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to establish the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 
and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness   
,training ,program to address human     
trafficking in the health care system44 
,september #be1 #bjag ,reported with    
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed