118 HR 7824 IH: Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7824IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 26, 2024Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024.

2.

Definitions

In this Act, the term anti-trafficking recommendations means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support, which was published on December 11, 2023.

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Implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall implement the anti-trafficking recommendations.(b)

Report

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Office for Victims of Crime implements the anti-trafficking recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken by the Office to complete such implementation.