,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,ms4               
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,johnson (         
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 & ,ms4 ,ross7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to exp& trauma-in=m$ tra9+ 
= law en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical
 te*nicians relat$ to sexual assault1   
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 & /alk+  
cases1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,anna's 
,law ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,exp&+ trauma-in=m$  
tra9+ = law en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy 
m$ical te*nicians relat$ to sexual      
assault cases ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eec4 ,exp&+   
trauma-in=m$ tra9+ = law en=cem5t       
p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians    
relat$ to sexual assault cases  7a7 ,9  

g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to   
eligible entities to e/abli% & exp&     
tra9+ = law en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy 
m$ical te*nicians-- 7#a7 to increase    
und]/&+ & aw>5ess ( ! impact ( trauma 9 
sexual assault cases2 &  7#b7 to develop
 & implem5t /rategies = trauma-in=m$    
responses & policies 9 su* cases4  7b7  
,p]iod ( grants ,! p]iod ( a grant "u   
?is section %all be #a ye>4  7c7 ,tra9+ 
describ$ ,! tra9+ fund$ pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 be           
trauma-in=m$1 evid5ce-bas$ or demon/rate
 promis+ practices & policies1 &        
victim-c5t]$2  7#b7 focus on !          
circum/ances ( individuals :o-- 7,a7 h  
exp]i5c$ sexual assault or o!r sexual   
viol5ce1 dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 
or /alk+2 &  7,b7 h dealt ) relat$      
trauma 9 int]act+ ) law en=cem5t        
p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians2 & 
7#c7 include tra9+ on--  7,a7 id5tify+ !
 impact ( trauma on ! bra9 & behavior   
7,b7 h[ contact ) law en=cem5t p]sonnel 
& em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians c cause or  

lead to retraumatization ( sexual       
assault victims2  7,c7 recogniz+ h[ !   
impact ( trauma c influ5ce int]actions )
 law en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical 
te*nicians2  7,d7 id5tify+ tools &      
/rategies to navigate trauma *all5ges :5
 int]act+ ) survivors ( sexual assault1 
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 & /alk+2 
7,e7 communicat+ ) survivors 9 a        
trauma-in=m$ mann]2 &  7,f7 h[ law      
en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical      
te*nicians c be/ support victims (      
sexual assault or o!r sexual viol5ce    
dur+ _! int]actions ) law en=cem5t4  7d7
 ,tra9] li/+ ,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 & 
make available onl9e-- 7#a7 a li/+ (    
tra9]s :o provide tra9+ describ$ 9      
subsection 7c72 &  7#b7 make su* li/+   
se>*able accord+ to ! tra9]'s-- 7,a7    
geographic area2 &  7,b7 pr(essional    
backgr\nd4  7e7 ,div]sity among tra9]s  
,z a condition on receipt ( a grant "u  
?is section1 an eligible entity %all    
/rive to provide ! tra9+ fund$ ?r\gh !  
grant by tra9]s )--  7#a7 div]se        

pr(essional backgr\nds2 &  7#b7         
inclusive racial1 e?nic1 & g5d]         
repres5tation4  7f7 ,requir$ numb] (    
tra9+ h\rs ,z a condition on receipt ( a
 grant "u ?is section1 an eligible      
entity %all agree to require-- 7#a7     
individuals enroll$ 9 a law en=cem5t    
academy 7or o!r initial tra9+ = law     
en=cem5t p]sonnel7 fire academy 7or o!r 
initial tra9+ = fire fight]s71 & em]g5cy
 m$ical s]vices 7or o!r initial tra9+ = 
em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians7 ( su* ag5cies
 to receive tra9+ describ$ 9 subsection 
7c7 = at lea/ eight h\rs2 &  7#b7 all   
o!r law en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy     
m$ical te*nicians ( su* ag5cies to      
receive tra9+ describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
= at lea/ f\r h\rs annually4  7g7       
,reports to ,congress ,! ,secret>y %all 
collect data & submit annual reports to 
! ,congress on ! grant program "u ?is   
section4 ,ea* su* report %all include-- 
7#a7 ! numb] ( eligible entities receiv+
 grants "u ?is section2  7#b7 an        
evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( su* grants

 9 improv+ trauma-in=m$ tra9+ = law     
en=cem5t p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical      
te*nicians = sexual assault cases2  7#c7
 ! prosecution ( su* cases & outcomes ( 
su* prosecution2 &  7#d7 survivor       
fe$back on _! exp]i5ces ) law en=cem5t  
p]sonnel & em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians4   
7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m eligible entity means--  7,a7 a     
,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local law en=cem5t   
ag5cy2 &  7,b7 a ,/ate or local ag5cy   
ov]see+ em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m trauma-in=m$ means-- 7,a7 an       
und]/&+ ( ! neurological1 biological1   
psy*ological1 & social effects ( trauma 
& viol5ce on an individual2 &  7,b7 an  
und]/&+ ( ! environm5t1 practices1      
policies1 & infra/ructure t may ne$ to  
be modifi$ to address ! preval5ce (     
trauma & its impacts4  4