Establishment of a grant program to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for certain persons subject to trafficking

In this section: The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services. The term “Assistant Attorney General” means the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice. The term “eligible entity” means a State or unit of local government that— has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to combat sex trafficking of minors, including— The term “minor victim of sex trafficking” means an individual who— The term “qualified nongovernmental organization” means an organization that— The term “sex trafficking of a minor” means an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18 or a comparable State law, against a minor. The Assistant Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may make block grants to 4 eligible entities located in different regions of the United States to combat sex trafficking of minors. Not fewer than 1 of the block grants made under subparagraph (A) shall be awarded to an eligible entity with a State population of less than 5,000,000. Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (g) to carry out this section, each grant made under this section shall be for an amount not less than $1,500,000 and not greater than $2,000,000. A grant made under this section shall be for a period of 1 year. The Assistant Attorney General may renew a grant under this section for up to 3 1-year periods. In making grants in any fiscal year after the first fiscal year in which grants are made under this section, the Assistant Attorney General shall give priority to an eligible entity that received a grant in the preceding fiscal year and is eligible for renewal under this subparagraph, taking into account any evaluation of the eligible entity conducted under paragraph (4), if available. In carrying out this section, the Assistant Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant Secretary with respect to— Not less than 67 percent of each grant made under paragraph (1) shall be used by the eligible entity to provide residential care and services (as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B)) to minor victims of sex trafficking through qualified nongovernmental organizations. Grants awarded pursuant to paragraph (2) may be used for— programs to provide treatment to individuals charged or cited with purchasing or attempting to purchase sex acts in cases where— Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Assistant Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Assistant Attorney General may reasonably require. Each application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall— The Assistant Attorney General shall enter into a contract with an academic or non-profit organization that has experience in issues related to sex trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant programs to conduct an annual evaluation of each grant made under this section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs funded with the grant. The Assistant Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall establish a pilot demonstration program, through which community-based organizations in underserved communities, prioritizing rural communities, in the United States may apply for funding to develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models, based on the type of housing unit that the individual being treated lives in, with supportive services and innovative care, treatment, and services. The program established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall primarily serve adolescents and youth who— Funding provided under subparagraph (A) may be used for— The Assistant Attorney General shall give funding priority to community-based programs that provide crisis stabilization, emergency shelter, and addiction treatment for adolescents and transitional age residential programs that have reputable outcomes. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section that is found to have utilized grant funds for any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any grant funds awarded under the grant for 2 fiscal years following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or unallowable cost is reported. An eligible entity shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section if, during the 5 fiscal years before the eligible entity submits an application for the grant, the eligible entity has been found to have violated the terms or conditions of a Government grant program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs. The cost of administering the grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section. For fiscal years 2016 and 2017, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct an audit of all 4 eligible entities that receive block grants under this section. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall provide a non-Federal match in an amount equal to not less than— An entity that applies for a grant under section 20705 of this title is not prohibited from also applying for a grant under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021 to carry out this section. Not later than 30 months after March 7, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains—