What changed between these versions
A complete substitute amendment. v2 removes the provisions related to human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and their eligibility for federal funding. It retains only the provisions concerning the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, renumbering them from Section 3 to Section 2.
Overview
Extensive changes, primarily a significant deletion of a core programmatic element. · v2 significantly narrows the scope of the bill by removing a key programmatic element, while retaining and renumbering a committee-related amendment.
v2 is a complete substitute amendment that fundamentally alters the bill's scope. The most significant change is the removal of all provisions in v1 related to making human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops eligible for local and regional project assistance and Surface Transportation Block Grants. The only remaining substantive content from v1 is the amendment to the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, which is renumbered from Section 3 to Section 2.
Deletions
This section in v1 proposed amendments to Title 49 and Title 23 of the U.S. Code. It aimed to make projects for procuring and installing human trafficking awareness signage at rest stops and welcome centers eligible for local and regional project assistance and the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program. It also included provisions to exempt these specific projects from certain funding requirements.
The deletion of this section removes a core programmatic element of v1. It eliminates the proposed federal support and eligibility for funding for human trafficking awareness signage projects at transportation rest stops, thereby significantly narrowing the bill's original intent to directly fund and facilitate such installations.
Scope
Complete substitute — Changes are concentrated in the complete removal of a major policy area, affecting the entire structure of the bill. — v2 represents a significant shift in policy direction by removing the direct programmatic support for human trafficking awareness signs, narrowing the bill's focus to only advisory committee adjustments. — The deletion of Section 2 in v1 means that the proposed amendments to 49 U.S.C. 6702 and 23 U.S.C. 133(b) are no longer enacted, thus preventing the interaction with those existing provisions that would have made human trafficking awareness signs eligible for funding.
Impact analysis
State and local transportation authorities, and organizations involved in human trafficking awareness
Loss of a new funding opportunity and programmatic avenue for human trafficking awareness signage projects.
In v1, these entities would have been eligible for federal funding and assistance for installing human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and welcome centers. In v2, this eligibility and the associated programmatic support are entirely removed.