,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,klobuchar1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish a ,federal grant program  
to combat the smuggling and trafficking 
of children and young women4  #a4 ,short
 titles ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,stopping the ,abuse1 ,victimization1   
and ,exploitation of ,girls ,act or the 
,,save ,girls ,act4  #b4 ,combating the 
smuggling and trafficking of children   
and young women ,section #ajg of the    
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaje7 is       
amended by striking subsection 7d7 and  
inserting the following3  7#e7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 may be construed as creating any       
private cause of action against the     
,united ,states or officers or employees

 of the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,grant    
program ,to combat the smuggling and    
trafficking of children and young women 
7#a7 ,grants authorized ,in addition to 
other grants authorized under this      
section1 the ,attorney ,general and the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,state1 may award grants  
to ,states1 ,indian tribes1 units of    
local government1 and nonprofit1        
nongovernmental victims' service        
organizations to combat the smuggling   
and trafficking of children and young   
women4  7#b7 ,primary focus ,the primary
 focus of the grant program authorized  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 to 
prevent the smuggling of children and   
young women between #ab and #bd years of
 age across the borders of the ,united  
,states2 and  7,b7 to provide support   
for children and young women between #ab
 and #bd years of age who have already  
been smuggled into the ,united ,states  
or who have been or are at risk of      

becoming victims of child sex           
trafficking or a severe form of         
trafficking in persons4  7#c7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,attorney ,general #ej1jjj1jjj1 which   
shall be used for grants authorized     
under paragraph 7#a7 and shall remain   
available until expended4  4