,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to provide services to victims of sexual abuse who are incarcerated1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,establishment of ,national ,hotline for ,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention ,the ,prison ,rape ,elimination ,act of #bjjc 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #f the following3 #f;,a4 ,national hotline for sexual abuse services in detention 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible organization ,the term eligible organization means a national nonprofit organization that has-- 7,a7 special expertise and broad1 national-level experience in providing sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services for survivors and victims of sexual abuse in correctional settings2 and 7,b7 experience providing technical assistance and training to correctional officers and administrators1 including-- 7i7 understanding the unique dynamics of custodial sexual abuse2 and 7ii7 understanding correctional practices and correctional security concerns4 7#b7 ,nonprofit organization ,the term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and that is exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 7#c7 ,sexual abuse ,the term sexual abuse has the meaning given the term in section #aae4f of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor thereto4 7#d7 ,sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services ,the term sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services-- 7,a7 means emotional support services for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse at any time in their life2 and 7,b7 includes services such as-- 7i7 crisis intervention2 7ii7 education about dynamics of sexual abuse and sexual harassment2 7iii7 sharing resources2 7iv7 safety planning2 and 7v7 assistance processing trauma reactions and building coping skills4 7#e7 ,sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling service provider ,the term sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling service provider means an organization that-- 7,a7 provides specialized services for survivors of sexual abuse2 and 7,b7 employees staff members who have-- 7i7 training and expertise in trauma and sexual abuse counseling for survivors of sexual abuse2 and 7ii7 training on avoiding the misuse of telephone hotline and other counseling services4 7#f7 ,telephone service provider ,the term telephone service provider means an entity that provides a corrections agency or prison with inmate communication services1 such as telephone1 email1 and video visitation4 7b7 ,establishment of ,national ,hotline for ,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention 7#a7 ,authority ,the ,attorney ,general may award grants to eligible organizations to provide for the establishment of a ,national ,hotline for ,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention4 7#b7 ,use of grant funds ,an organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds to establish and operate a ,national ,hotline for ,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention to-- 7,a7 provide sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services to inmates who have been victims of sexual abuse or sexual harassment during incarceration or prior to incarceration1 by-- 7i7 in accordance with paragraph 7#c71 establishing and operating a telephone hotline for receiving calls from inmates that is free of charge to both inmates and prisons2 7ii7 receiving and responding to confidential email correspondence from inmates2 7iii7 receiving and responding to confidential correspondence received through the ,united ,states ,postal ,service from inmates2 and 7iv7 facilitating other secure means of single or group communications between qualified sexual abuse or rape crisis service providers and inmates1 including holding support groups using a telephone or other electronic mechanism1 in which a qualified sexual abuse or rape crisis service provider is directly involved in all communications2 7,b7 provide education1 training1 and technical assistance to any corrections agency or prison seeking to provide sexual abuse services at the institution2 and 7,c7 on a biannual basis1 collect and maintain data on the usage volume for each component of the education1 training1 and technical assistance described in subparagraph 7,b74 7#c7 ,telephone hotline 7,a7 ,in general ,any telephone hotline established under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 shall be confidential1 unrecorded1 unmonitored by any prison or any agent of a prison or by any telephone service provider or agent of any telephone service provider4 7,b7 ,supervision ,a sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling service provider may engage in live supervision of calls made to the telephone hotline established under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i71 as needed1 for quality control of services provided4 7,c7 ,requirement ,any telephone hotline established under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 shall be-- 7i7 available to receive calls not less than #af hours per day1 every day of the year2 and 7ii7 staffed by sexual abuse and rape crisis counselors employed by a sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling service provider1 including counselors who are-- 7,i7 employed by a sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling service provider2 and 7,,ii7 trained to provide sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services to juveniles4 7#d7 ,funding 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,attorney ,general shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise made available to the ,attorney ,general4 7,b7 ,limitation on use of funds ,the ,attorney ,general may not carry out this section using funds appropriated to carry out section #f4 7c7 ,accountability requirements ,for fiscal year #bjba1 and each fiscal year thereafter1 all grants awarded by the ,attorney ,general under this section shall be subject to the following accountability provisions3 7#a7 ,audit requirement 7,a7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term unresolved audit finding means an audit report finding in the final audit report of the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice that a grantee has used grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during the #ab-month period beginning on the date on which the final audit report is issued4 7,b7 ,requirement ,beginning in fiscal year #bjbj1 and in each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this section to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds by grantees4 ,the ,inspector ,general shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year4 7,c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a recipient of grant funds under this section that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this section during the first #b fiscal years beginning after the end of the #ab-month period described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,d7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall give priority to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the #c fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this section4 7,e7 ,reimbursement ,if an entity is awarded grant funds under this section during the #b-;fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph 7,c71 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7i7 deposit an amount equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury2 and 7ii7 seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds4 7#b7 ,nonprofit organization requirements 7,a7 ,prohibition ,the ,attorney ,general may not award a grant under this section to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7,b7 ,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under this section and uses the procedures prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers1 directors1 trustees and key employees1 shall disclose to the ,attorney ,general1 in the application for the grant1 the process for determining such compensation1 including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation1 the comparability data used1 and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision4 ,upon request1 the ,attorney ,general shall make the information disclosed under this subparagraph available for public inspection4 7#c7 ,conference expenditures 7,a7 ,limitation ,no amounts authorized to be appropriated to the ,department of ,justice under this section may be used by the ,attorney ,general1 or by any individual or entity awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under this section1 to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than #bj1jjj in funds made available to the ,department of ,justice1 unless the ,deputy ,attorney ,general or the appropriate ,assistant ,attorney ,general1 ,director1 or principal deputy 7as designated by the ,deputy ,attorney ,general7 provides prior written authorization that the funds may be expended to host the conference4 7,b7 ,written approval ,written approval under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference1 including the cost of all food1 beverages1 audio-visual equipment1 honoraria for speakers1 and entertainment4 7,c7 ,report ,the ,deputy ,attorney ,general shall submit an annual report to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives on all conference expenditures approved under this paragraph4 7#d7 ,annual certification ,beginning in fiscal year #bjba1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit1 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 an annual certification indicating whether-- 7,a7 all audits issued by the ,office of the ,inspector ,general under paragraph 7#a7 have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate ,assistant ,attorney ,general or ,director2 7,b7 all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 have been issued2 7,c7 all reimbursements required under paragraph 7#a77;,e7 have been made2 and 7,d7 includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under paragraph 7#a7 from the previous year4 4