,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,ms4         
,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4 ,johnson of       
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 and ,ms4      
,ross7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to expand trauma-informed training for  
law enforcement personnel and emergency 
medical technicians related to sexual   
assault1 domestic violence1 dating      
violence1 and stalking cases1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,anna's ,law of
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,expanding trauma-informed 
training for law enforcement personnel  
and emergency medical technicians       
related to sexual assault cases ,part ,d
 of title ,v of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #eec4 ,expanding        

trauma-informed training for law        
enforcement personnel and emergency     
medical technicians related to sexual   
assault cases  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities to establish and expand        
training for law enforcement personnel  
and emergency medical technicians-- 7#a7
 to increase understanding and awareness
 of the impact of trauma in sexual      
assault cases2 and  7#b7 to develop and 
implement strategies for trauma-informed
 responses and policies in such cases4  
7b7 ,period of grants ,the period of a  
grant under this section shall be #a    
year4  7c7 ,training described ,the     
training funded pursuant to subsection  
7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be trauma-informed1    
evidence-based or demonstrate promising 
practices and policies1 and             
victim-centered2  7#b7 focus on the     
circumstances of individuals who-- 7,a7 
have experienced sexual assault or other
 sexual violence1 domestic violence1    
dating violence1 or stalking2 and  7,b7 

have dealt with related trauma in       
interacting with law enforcement        
personnel and emergency medical         
technicians2 and  7#c7 include training 
on--  7,a7 identifying the impact of    
trauma on the brain and behavior  7,b7  
how contact with law enforcement        
personnel and emergency medical         
technicians can cause or lead to        
retraumatization of sexual assault      
victims2  7,c7 recognizing how the      
impact of trauma can influence          
interactions with law enforcement       
personnel and emergency medical         
technicians2  7,d7 identifying tools and
 strategies to navigate trauma          
challenges when interacting with        
survivors of sexual assault1 domestic   
violence1 dating violence1 and stalking2
  7,e7 communicating with survivors in a
 trauma-informed manner2 and  7,f7 how  
law enforcement personnel and emergency 
medical technicians can best support    
victims of sexual assault or other      
sexual violence during their            

interactions with law enforcement4  7d7 
,trainer listing ,the ,secretary shall  
maintain and make available online--    
7#a7 a listing of trainers who provide  
training described in subsection 7c72   
and  7#b7 make such listing searchable  
according to the trainer's-- 7,a7       
geographic area2 and  7,b7 professional 
background4  7e7 ,diversity among       
trainers ,as a condition on receipt of a
 grant under this section1 an eligible  
entity shall strive to provide the      
training funded through the grant by    
trainers with--  7#a7 diverse           
professional backgrounds2 and  7#b7     
inclusive racial1 ethnic1 and gender    
representation4  7f7 ,required number of
 training hours ,as a condition on      
receipt of a grant under this section1  
an eligible entity shall agree to       
require-- 7#a7 individuals enrolled in a
 law enforcement academy 7or other      
initial training for law enforcement    
personnel7 fire academy 7or other       
initial training for fire fighters71 and

 emergency medical services 7or other   
initial training for emergency medical  
technicians7 of such agencies to receive
 training described in subsection 7c7   
for at least eight hours2 and  7#b7 all 
other law enforcement personnel and     
emergency medical technicians of such   
agencies to receive training described  
in subsection 7c7 for at least four     
hours annually4  7g7 ,reports to        
,congress ,the ,secretary shall collect 
data and submit annual reports to the   
,congress on the grant program under    
this section4 ,each such report shall   
include--  7#a7 the number of eligible  
entities receiving grants under this    
section2  7#b7 an evaluation of the     
effectiveness of such grants in         
improving trauma-informed training for  
law enforcement personnel and emergency 
medical technicians for sexual assault  
cases2  7#c7 the prosecution of such    
cases and outcomes of such prosecution2 
and  7#d7 survivor feedback on their    
experiences with law enforcement        

personnel and emergency medical         
technicians4  7h7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,the term eligible entity 
means--  7,a7 a ,state1 ,tribal1 or     
local law enforcement agency2 and  7,b7 
a ,state or local agency overseeing     
emergency medical services4  7#b7 ,the  
term trauma-informed means-- 7,a7 an    
understanding of the neurological1      
biological1 psychological1 and social   
effects of trauma and violence on an    
individual2 and  7,b7 an understanding  
of the environment1 practices1 policies1
 and infrastructure that may need to be 
modified to address the prevalence of   
trauma and its impacts4  4