,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjbb,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 authorize grants for        
emotional support services for          
incarcerated victims of sexual abuse1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,sexual ,abuse ,services in ,detention  
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,emotional support service ,the    
term emotional support service-- 7,a7   
means emotional support services or     
counseling for individuals who have     
experienced sexual abuse at any time in 
their life2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7    
crisis intervention services2  7ii7     
education about dynamics of sexual abuse
 and sexual harassment2  7iii7 sharing  
resources2  7iv7 safety planning and    
discussion of reporting options2  7v7   

telephone hotline services2 and  7vi7   
assistance processing trauma reactions  
and building coping skills4  7#b7       
,emotional support service provider ,the
 term emotional support service provider
 means a nonprofit1 nongovernmental     
organization that has-- 7,a7 special    
expertise and broad experience in       
providing sexual abuse and rape crisis  
counseling services for survivors1      
including victims of sexual abuse in    
correctional settings2 and  7,b7        
experience with correctional services1  
such as-- 7i7 understanding the unique  
dynamics of custodial sexual abuse2     
7ii7 understanding correctional         
practices and correctional security     
concerns2 or  7iii7 providing technical 
assistance and training to correctional 
officers and administrators4  7#c7      
,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#d7 ,training 
services ,the term training services    
means providing education1 training1 and
 technical assistance on providing      
emotional support services in           
corrections settings for incarcerated   
survivors and victims of sexual abuse4  
#c4 ,emotional support services for     
sexual abuse victims in detention       
facilities  7a7 ,grants authorized ,the 
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,office for ,victims of
 ,crime1 may award grants to emotional  
support service providers for the       
purpose of collaborating with ,federal1 
,state1 local1 or ,tribal authorities to
 provide emotional support services in  
corrections settings for incarcerated   
survivors and victims of sexual abuse4  
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbc through #bjbh to carry out this   
section4  7c7 ,supplement1 ,not         

,supplant ,amounts made available under 
this section shall supplement and not   
supplant any other authorization1       
appropriation1 or grant4  #d4 ,training 
grants  7a7 ,eligible entity ,in this   
section1 the term eligible entity mean  
an entity that has experience providing 
training services in the manner         
described in subsection 7c74  7b7       
,authority ,the ,attorney ,general may  
award grants to eligible entities to    
carry out the activities described in   
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,use of ,funds ,an 
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under subsection 7b7 shall use amounts  
received under the grant to-- 7#a7      
provide training services to a          
corrections agency or facility seeking  
to offer emotional support services at  
the institution2  7#b7 provide training 
services to correctional officers and   
administrators2 and  7#c7 collect and   
maintain data on a biannual basis on the
 usage volume for training services     
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  

7d7 ,authorization of ,appropriations   
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 #e1jjj1jjj to carry out this section   
for each of fiscal years #bjbc through  
#bjbh4  #e4 ,sexual ,abuse ,services in 
,detention ,resource ,center  7a7       
,eligible ,organization ,in this        
section1 the term eligible organization 
means a nonprofit organization that has 
special expertise and broad experience  
in providing the information1 guidance1 
and technical assistance described in   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,establishment ,the
 ,attorney ,general shall establish a   
national resource center that shall--   
7#a7 provide guidance and training      
series to corrections agencies1 prisons1
 jails1 and other detention facilities  
on establishing1 administering1         
operating1 and supporting emotional     
support services for sexual abuse       
victims in correctional or detention    
facilities2  7#b7 provide guidance and  
training services to emotional support  
service providers on establishing1      

administering1 operating1 and supporting
 emotional support services for sexual  
abuse victims in correctional or        
detention facilities2 and  7#c7 collect1
 compile1 and disseminate resources on  
the delivery of emotional support       
services in correctional or detention   
settings1 including-- 7,a7 training     
services2  7,b7 research2 and  7,c7 best
 practices4  7c7 ,grant ,the ,attorney  
,general may make a grant to an eligible
 organization to provide for the        
establishment1 functioning1 or          
implementation of subsection 7b74  7d7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated       
#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbc through #bjbh to carry out this   
section4