On the recordDecember 19, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the Alexander amendment at the desk be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 4173) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018'' or the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT. Part E of title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-51 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1254. STOP, OBSERVE, ASK, AND RESPOND TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS TRAINING PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program or the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program (in this section referred to as the `Program') to provide training to health care and social service providers on human trafficking in accordance with this section. ``(b) Activities.-- ``(1) In general.--The Program shall include the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program's activities existing on the day before the date of enactment of this section and the authorized initiatives described in paragraph (2).…





