text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 
  2016''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has 
          the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in 
          persons'' as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
          Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
              (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Health and Human Services.
  
  SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to 
  be known as ``Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
  Training'' (or ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Training'') (referred to 
  in this Act as the ``pilot program''), to provide training to health 
  care providers and other related providers, at all levels, on human 
  trafficking in accordance with the purpose described in subsection (b).
      (b) Purpose.--The pilot program established under subsection (a) 
  shall train health care providers and other related providers to enable 
  such providers to--
              (1) identify potential human trafficking victims;
              (2) implement proper protocols and procedures for working 
          with law enforcement to report, and facilitate communication 
          with, such victims, in accordance with all applicable Federal, 
          State, local, and tribal requirements, including legal 
          confidentiality requirements for patients and health care 
          providers;
              (3) implement proper protocols and procedures for referring 
          such victims to appropriate social or victims service agencies 
          or organizations;
              (4) provide such victims care that is--
                      (A) coordinated;
                      (B) victim centered;
                      (C) culturally relevant;
                      (D) comprehensive;
                      (E) evidence based;
                      (F) gender responsive;
                      (G) age appropriate, with a focus on care for 
                  youth; and
                      (H) trauma informed; and
              (5) consider the potential for integrating the training 
          described in paragraphs (1) through (4) with training programs, 
          in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, for victims of 
          domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
          child abuse, child neglect, child maltreatment, and child 
          sexual exploitation.
      (c) Functions.--
              (1) In general.--The functions of the pilot program 
          established under subsection (a) shall include the functions of 
          the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 
          Training program that was operating on the day before the date 
          of enactment of this Act and the authorized initiatives 
          described in paragraph (2).
              (2) Authorized initiatives.--The authorized initiatives of 
          the pilot program established under subsection (a) shall 
          include--
                      (A) engaging stakeholders, including victims of 
                  human trafficking and any Federal, State, local, or 
                  tribal partners, to develop a flexible training 
                  module--
                              (i) for achieving the purpose described in 
                          subsection (b); and
                              (ii) that adapts to changing needs, 
                          settings, health care providers, and other 
                          related providers;
                      (B) making grants available to support training in 
                  health care sites that represent diversity in--
                              (i) geography;
                              (ii) the demographics of the population 
                          served;
                              (iii) the predominate types of human 
                          trafficking cases; and
                              (iv) health care provider profiles;
                      (C) providing technical assistance for health 
                  education programs to implement nationwide health care 
                  protocol, or develop continuing education training 
                  materials, that assist in achieving the purpose 
                  described in subsection (b);
                      (D) developing a strategy to incentivize the 
                  utilization of training materials developed under 
                  subparagraph (C) and the implementation of nationwide 
                  health care protocol described in such subparagraph, as 
                  the Secretary determines appropriate; and
                      (E) developing a reliable methodology for 
                  collecting data, and reporting such data, on the number 
                  of human trafficking victims identified and served in 
                  health care settings or other related provider 
                  settings.
      (d) Termination.--The pilot program established under subsection 
  (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2022.
  
  SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
  
      (a) Data Collection.--
              (1) In general.--During each of fiscal years 2018 through 
          2022, the Secretary shall collect data on each of the 
          following:
                      (A) The total number of facilities that were 
                  operating under the pilot program established under 
                  section 3(a)--
                              (i) during the previous fiscal year; and
                              (ii) before the previous fiscal year.
                      (B) The total number of health care providers and 
                  other related providers trained through such pilot 
                  program during each of the periods described in clauses 
                  (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
              (2) Initial report.--In addition to the data required to be 
          collected under paragraph (1), for purposes of the initial 
          report to be submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary 
          shall collect data on the total number of facilities that were 
          operating under, and the total number of health care providers 
          and other related providers trained through, the Stop, Observe, 
          Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training program that 
          was operating before the establishment of the pilot program 
          under section 3(a).
      (b) Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after the first day of each 
  of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Secretary shall prepare and 
  submit to Congress a report on the data collected under subsection (a).
  
  SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
  $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
target: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program, to be known as Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training), to train health care providers and other related providers to:   identify potential human trafficking victims,  work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims,  refer victims to social or victims service agencies or organizations,  provide such victims with coordinated care tailored to their circumstances, and   consider integrating this training with existing training programs.  The pilot program must include the functions of the training program with the same name that was operating before this bill's enactment and the following initiatives:   engaging stakeholders to develop a flexible training module,  supporting training in diverse health care sites,  providing technical assistance to health education programs,  developing a strategy to incentivize the use of training materials developed under this bill and the implementation of a nationwide health care protocol, and   developing a methodology for collecting and reporting data on the number of human trafficking victims served in health care settings or other related provider settings.   The pilot program is authorized through FY2022. HHS must report on the number of facilities operating under the pilot program, the number of providers trained through the pilot program, and these numbers for the program operating before the pilot program.
feat_title: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016