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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3996
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants
under the Byrne JAG program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 2021
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Ms. BASS, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. GROTHMAN,
Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. BACON, Ms. SALAZAR, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. RICE of
South Carolina, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CRAWFORD,
Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, and Mrs. AXNE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use
of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG
program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Law En-
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forcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of
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2021’’.
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE JAG
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FUNDS.
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Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
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Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(I) Programs to combat human traf-
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ficking (including programs to reduce the de-
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mand for trafficked persons).’’.
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