[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4640 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4640 To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2024 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING. Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``human'' and inserting ``a severe form of''; (2) in subparagraph (B)-- (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``shall'' and insert ``may''; (B) in clause (i), by striking ``three percent'' and inserting `` up to 7 percent''; (C) in clause (ii)-- (i) by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``up to 10 percent''; and (ii) by inserting ``and strengthening program administration and budgeting'' after ``activities''; and (D) in clause (iii), by striking ``one percent'' and inserting ``up to 1 percent''; (3) in subparagraph (C), strike ``75 percent'' and insert ``95 percent''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(E) Discrimination prohibited.--No person in the United States may, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in connection with, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this paragraph.''. <all>