[118th Congress Public Law 193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-193
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for 
grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school 
employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, 
 respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary 
         school students. <<NOTE: Dec. 23, 2024 -  [S. 1147]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Jenna Quinn 
Law.>> 
SECTION <<NOTE: 42 USC 5101 note.>> 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jenna Quinn Law''.
SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS FIELD INITIATED GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(8) Child sexual abuse awareness field-initiated grants.--
                    ``(A) <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  In general.--The 
                Secretary may award grants under this subsection to 
                entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of 
                field-initiated innovation projects that advance, 
                establish, or implement comprehensive, innovative, 
                evidence-based or evidence-informed child sexual abuse 
                awareness and prevention programs by--
                          ``(i) improving student awareness of child 
                      sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner, 
                      including how to recognize, prevent, and safely 
                      report child sexual abuse;
                          ``(ii) training teachers, school employees, 
                      and other mandatory reporters and adults who work 
                      with children in a professional or volunteer 
                      capacity, including with respect to recognizing 
                      child sexual abuse and safely reporting child 
                      sexual abuse; or
                          ``(iii) providing information to parents and 
                      guardians of students about child sexual abuse 
                      awareness and prevention, including how to 
                      prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child 
                      sexual abuse and how to discuss child sexual abuse 
                      with a child.
                    ``(B) Reporting.--Each entity receiving a grant 
                under subparagraph (A) shall submit an annual report to 
                the Secretary, for the duration of the grant period, on 
                the projects carried out using such grant, including the 
                number of participants, the services provided, and the 
                outcomes of the projects, including participant 
                evaluations.''.

    (b) Report on Effectiveness of Expenditures.--Not later than 5 years 
after the date on which the first grant is awarded

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under paragraph (8) of section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)), as added by subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) <<NOTE: Evaluation.>> prepare a report that describes 
        the projects for which funds are expended under paragraph (8) of 
        such section 105(a)(8) and evaluates the effectiveness of those 
        projects; and
            (2) submit the report to the Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

    (c) Report on Duplicative Nature of Expenditures.--Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall--
            (1) prepare a report that examines whether the projects 
        described in subsection (b) are duplicative of other activities 
        supported by Federal funds; and
            (2) submit the report to the Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

    Approved December 23, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1147 (H.R. 7233):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-767 (Comm. on Education and the Workforce) 
accompanying H.R. 7233.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):
            Feb. 9, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 17, considered and passed House.

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