Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1422 To authorize grants for emotional support services for incarcerated victims of sexual abuse, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 3, 2023 Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; 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 abuse, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sexual Abuse Services 4 in Detention Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE.—The term 8 ‘‘emotional support service’’— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1422 IS (A) means emotional support services or 1 counseling for individuals who have experienced 2 sexual abuse at any time in their life; and 3 (B) includes— 4 (i) crisis intervention services; 5 (ii) education about dynamics of sex- 6 ual abuse and sexual harassment; 7 (iii) sharing resources; 8 (iv) safety planning and discussion of 9 reporting options; 10 (v) telephone hotline services; and 11 (vi) assistance processing trauma re- 12 actions and building coping skills. 13 (2) EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE PRO- 14 VIDER.—The term ‘‘emotional support service pro- 15 vider’’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organi- 16 zation that has— 17 (A) special expertise and broad experience 18 in providing sexual abuse and rape crisis coun- 19 seling services for survivors, including victims of 20 sexual abuse in correctional settings; and 21 (B) experience with correctional services, 22 such as— 23 (i) understanding the unique dynam- 24 ics of custodial sexual abuse; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1422 IS (ii) understanding correctional prac- 1 tices and correctional security concerns; or 2 (iii) providing technical assistance and 3 training to correctional officers and admin- 4 istrators. 5 (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 6 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 7 is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- 8 enue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation 9 under section 501(a) of such Code. 10 (4) TRAINING SERVICES.—The term ‘‘training 11 services’’ means providing education, training, and 12 technical assistance on providing emotional support 13 services in corrections settings for incarcerated sur- 14 vivors and victims of sexual abuse. 15 SEC. 3. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SEXUAL 16 ABUSE VICTIMS IN DETENTION FACILITIES. 17 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 18 acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of 19 Crime, may award grants to emotional support service 20 providers for the purpose of collaborating with Federal, 21 State, local, or Tribal authorities to provide emotional sup- 22 port services in corrections settings for incarcerated sur- 23 vivors and victims of sexual abuse. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1422 IS (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 2 of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to carry out this sec- 3 tion. 4 (c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 5 available under this section shall supplement and not sup- 6 plant any other authorization, appropriation, or grant. 7 SEC. 4. TRAINING GRANTS. 8 (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el- 9 igible entity’’ means an entity that has experience pro- 10 viding training services in the manner described in sub- 11 section (c). 12 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may award 13 grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities de- 14 scribed in subsection (c). 15 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 16 a grant under subsection (b) shall use amounts received 17 under the grant to— 18 (1) provide training services to a corrections 19 agency or facility seeking to offer emotional support 20 services at the institution; 21 (2) provide training services to correctional offi- 22 cers and administrators; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •S 1422 IS (3) collect and maintain data on a biannual 1 basis on the usage volume for training services de- 2 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 4 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 5 this section for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. 6 SEC. 5. SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES IN DETENTION RE- 7 SOURCE CENTER. 8 (a) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the 9 term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means a nonprofit organiza- 10 tion that has special expertise and broad experience in pro- 11 viding the information, guidance, and technical assistance 12 described in subsection (b). 13 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 14 establish a national resource center that shall— 15 (1) provide guidance and training series to cor- 16 rections agencies, prisons, jails, and other detention 17 facilities on establishing, administering, operating, 18 and supporting emotional support services for sexual 19 abuse victims in correctional or detention facilities; 20 (2) provide guidance and training services to 21 emotional support service providers on establishing, 22 administering, operating, and supporting emotional 23 support services for sexual abuse victims in correc- 24 tional or detention facilities; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •S 1422 IS (3) collect, compile, and disseminate resources 1 on the delivery of emotional support services in cor- 2 rectional or detention settings, including— 3 (A) training services; 4 (B) research; and 5 (C) best practices. 6 (c) GRANT.—The Attorney General may make a 7 grant to an eligible organization to provide for the estab- 8 lishment, functioning, or implementation of subsection (b). 9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 10 are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of 11 fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to carry out this section. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 May 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1422.IS S1422 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS