116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
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.
February 8, 2019
Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clay, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. Additional authorized use of Byrne JAG funds.
Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(I) Programs to combat human trafficking (including programs to reduce the demand for trafficked persons).”.