,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjba,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,blunt1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to require a study and      
report on the housing and service needs 
of survivors of trafficking and         
individuals at risk for trafficking4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,trafficking ,survivors ,housing
 ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,study and report  
on housing and service needs of         
survivors of trafficking and individuals
 at risk for trafficking  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,survivor of a severe form of           
trafficking ,the term survivor of a     
severe form of trafficking has the      
meaning given the term victim of a      
severe form of trafficking in section   
#ajc of the ,trafficking ,victims       

,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb74  7#b7 ,survivor of trafficking 
,the term survivor of trafficking has   
the meaning given the term victim of    
trafficking in section #ajc of the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  7b7    
,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,united   
,states ,interagency ,council on        
,homelessness shall conduct a study     
assessing the availability and          
accessibility of housing and services   
for individuals experiencing            
homelessness or housing instability who 
are-- 7,a7 survivors of trafficking1    
including survivors of severe forms of  
trafficking2 or  7,b7 at risk of being  
trafficked4  7#b7 ,coordination and     
consultation ,in conducting the study   
required under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,united ,states ,interagency ,council on
 ,homelessness shall-- 7,a7 coordinate  
with-- 7i7 the ,interagency ,task ,force
 to ,monitor and ,combat ,trafficking   
established under section #aje of the   

,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajc72  7ii7   
the ,united ,states ,advisory ,council  
on ,human ,trafficking2  7iii7 the      
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development2  7iv7 the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services2 and  7v7  
the ,attorney ,general2 and  7,b7       
consult with-- 7i7 the ,national        
,advisory ,committee on the ,sex        
,trafficking of ,children and ,youth in 
the ,united ,states2  7ii7 survivors of 
trafficking2  7iii7 direct service      
providers1 including-- 7,i7             
organizations serving runaway and       
homeless youth2  7,,ii7 organizations   
serving survivors of trafficking through
 community-based programs2 and  7,,iii7 
organizations providing housing services
 to survivors of trafficking2 and  7iv7 
housing and homelessness assistance     
providers1 including recipients of      
grants under-- 7,i7 the continuum of    
care program authorized under subtitle  
,c of title ,,iv of the                 

,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq472 and
  7,,ii7 the ,emergency ,solutions      
,grants ,program authorized under       
subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the        
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq474    
7#c7 ,contents ,the study conducted     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--    
7,a7 with respect to the individuals    
described in that paragraph-- 7i7 an    
evaluation of formal assessments and    
outreach methods used to identify and   
assess the housing and service needs of 
those individuals1 including outreach   
methods to-- 7,i7 ensure effective      
communication with individuals with     
disabilities2 and  7,,ii7 reach         
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency2  7ii7 a review of the      
availability and accessibility of       
homelessness or housing services for    
those individuals1 including the family 
members of those individuals who are    
minors involved in foster care systems1 

that identifies the disability-related  
needs of those individuals1 including   
the need for housing with accessibility 
features2  7iii7 the effect of any      
policies and procedures of mainstream   
homelessness or housing services that   
facilitate or limit the availability of 
those services and accessibility for    
those individuals1 including those      
individuals who are involved in the     
legal system1 as those services are in  
effect as of the date on which the study
 is conducted2  7iv7 an identification  
of best practices in meeting the housing
 and service needs of those individuals2
 and  7v7 an assessment of housing      
discrimination against survivors of     
trafficking who are members of a        
protected class under the ,fair ,housing
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq472    
7,b7 an assessment of the ability of    
mainstream homelessness or housing      
services to meet the specialized needs  
of survivors of trafficking1 including  
trauma responsive approaches specific to

 labor and sex trafficking survivors2   
and  7,c7 an evaluation of the          
effectiveness of1 and infrastructure    
considerations for1 housing and         
service-delivery models that are        
specific to survivors of trafficking1   
including survivors of severe forms of  
trafficking1 including emergency rental 
assistance models4  7c7 ,report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,interagency ,council on        
,homelessness shall-- 7#a7 submit to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
containing the information described in 
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      
subsection 7b77#c72 and  7#b7 make the  
report submitted under paragraph 7#a7   
publicly available4