[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 836 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 836

 To establish the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of 
  Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train law enforcement 
officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human 
                              trafficking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2019

Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of 
  Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train law enforcement 
officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human 
                              trafficking.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interdiction for the Protection of 
Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERDICTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILD VICTIMS OF 
              EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Amendment.--Title II of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 208. INTERDICTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILD VICTIMS OF 
              EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `human trafficking' has the meaning given 
        the term `severe forms of trafficking in persons' in section 
        103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
        U.S.C. 7102); and
            ``(2) the term `pilot program' means the Interdiction for 
        the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human 
        Trafficking Program required to be established under subsection 
        (b).
    ``(b) Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of 
Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish 
        a pilot program, which shall be known as the `Interdiction for 
        the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human 
        Trafficking Program' to provide training to Federal, State, 
        Tribal, territorial, and local law enforcement officers and 
        other relevant professionals on child exploitation and human 
        trafficking in accordance with the purposes described in 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Purposes.--The pilot program shall provide training 
        for law enforcement officers and other relevant professionals, 
        including first responders and child welfare professionals, 
        on--
                    ``(A) identifying potential child victims of human 
                trafficking;
                    ``(B) identifying children who are missing;
                    ``(C) identifying children who are at risk of being 
                trafficked, exploited, or sexually abused;
                    ``(D) identifying individuals who are likely to 
                engage in trafficking, exploitation, or sexual abuse of 
                child victims;
                    ``(E) implementing proper protocols and procedures 
                for--
                            ``(i) communicating with potential child 
                        victims; and
                            ``(ii) encouraging their cooperation with 
                        law enforcement investigations and any 
                        resulting prosecutions when appropriate;
                    ``(F) implementing proper protocols and procedures 
                for referring such victims to appropriate social or 
                victims service agencies or organizations;
                    ``(G) implementing proper protocols and procedures 
                for interacting with victims in a manner that are 
                trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically 
                relevant, gender responsive, and age appropriate; and
                    ``(H) establishing a train-the-trainer program in 
                which law enforcement officers who complete the pilot 
                program training described in this subsection are given 
                further instruction on how to train other law 
                enforcement officers in order to increase the 
                availability of the training program.
            ``(3) Functions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The pilot program--
                            ``(i) shall incorporate the functions of 
                        the Interdiction for the Protection of Children 
                        Program funded through the Office of Community 
                        Oriented Policing Services of the Department of 
                        Justice that was operating on the day before 
                        the date of enactment of the Interdiction for 
                        the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation 
                        and Human Trafficking Act;
                            ``(ii) shall incorporate the functions of 
                        the initiatives authorized under subparagraphs 
                        (B) and (C);
                            ``(iii) may engage stakeholders, including 
                        victims of child exploitation and any Federal, 
                        State, Tribal, territorial, or local partners, 
                        to develop a flexible training module--
                                    ``(I) for achieving the purposes 
                                described in paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(II) that adapts to various needs 
                                and settings of law enforcement 
                                officers and other relevant 
                                professionals;
                            ``(iv) may engage with, and continue the 
                        data collection, analysis, and sharing of 
                        criminal incidents and reports conducted by, 
                        Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local 
                        partners, including fusion centers and the 
                        Behavioral Analysis Unit of the United States 
                        Marshals Service related to the Interdiction 
                        for the Protection of Children Program that was 
                        operating on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the Interdiction for the 
                        Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and 
                        Human Trafficking Act;
                            ``(v) may provide technical assistance for 
                        law enforcement education programs, in 
                        furtherance of the purposes described in 
                        paragraph (2)--
                                    ``(I) to implement nationwide law 
                                enforcement protocols; or
                                    ``(II) to develop and distribute 
                                continuing education training 
                                materials;
                            ``(vi) may develop a strategy, as the 
                        Attorney General considers appropriate, to 
                        incentivize--
                                    ``(I) the implementation of 
                                nationwide law enforcement officer 
                                protocols referred to in clause (v)(I); 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the utilization of the 
                                training materials developed under 
                                clause (v)(II);
                            ``(vii) may develop a reliable methodology 
                        for collecting, sharing, and reporting data 
                        among Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and 
                        local law enforcement partners, including 
                        fusion centers, on the number of missing, at-
                        risk, or exploited children identified and 
                        served by law enforcement officers or other 
                        relevant professionals; and
                            ``(viii) may conduct an independent 
                        evaluation of the effectiveness of training 
                        provided under the pilot program.
                    ``(B) Grants authorized.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Attorney General, 
                        acting through the Director of Community 
                        Oriented Policing Services, shall award grants, 
                        on a competitive basis, to Federal, State, 
                        Tribal, territorial, and local law enforcement 
                        agencies that represent diversity in geography, 
                        the demographics of the population served, and 
                        the predominant types of cases encountered, 
                        including missing children, at-risk children, 
                        and victims of child exploitation and 
                        trafficking.
                            ``(ii) Use of funds.--A law enforcement 
                        agency that receives a grant under this 
                        subparagraph shall--
                                    ``(I) provide training activities 
                                designed to achieve the purposes 
                                described in paragraph (2);
                                    ``(II) include relevant 
                                professionals from State partner 
                                agencies in training to ensure multi-
                                disciplinary understanding of issues 
                                and resources;
                                    ``(III) carry out the data 
                                collection and reporting activities 
                                described in subparagraph (A)(iv) and 
                                subsection (c); and
                                    ``(IV) share data and information 
                                related to incidents where trained 
                                officers successfully identified a 
                                missing, at-risk, or exploited child 
                                with appropriate Federal, State, 
                                Tribal, territorial, and local law 
                                enforcement partners, as specified by 
                                the Attorney General under subparagraph 
                                (A)(iv).
                    ``(C) Duties.--The Attorney General shall support--
                            ``(i) the training activities described in 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) the data collection, analysis, and 
                        sharing of criminal incidents and reports 
                        conducted by Federal, State, Tribal, 
                        territorial, and local law enforcement partners 
                        that provide ongoing support for the pilot 
                        program and the Interdiction for the Protection 
                        of Children Program that was operating on the 
                        day before the date of enactment of the 
                        Interdiction for the Protection of Child 
                        Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking 
                        Act.
            ``(4) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on 
        October 1, 2023.
    ``(c) Data Collection and Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) Data collection.--
                    ``(A) In general.--During each of fiscal years 2020 
                through 2023, the Attorney General shall collect data 
                regarding--
                            ``(i) the total number of grants awarded 
                        under the pilot program--
                                    ``(I) during the previous fiscal 
                                year; and
                                    ``(II) before the previous fiscal 
                                year;
                            ``(ii) the total number of law enforcement 
                        agencies, law enforcement officers, and other 
                        relevant professionals trained through the 
                        pilot program during each of the periods 
                        described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause 
                        (i); and
                            ``(iii) the number of children, and the 
                        demographic data of the children when 
                        available, who are successfully identified as 
                        missing, at-risk, or victims of exploitation by 
                        law enforcement officers who received training 
                        through the pilot program.
                    ``(B) Initial report.--In addition to the data 
                required to be collected under subparagraph (A), the 
                Attorney General shall collect data, for purposes of 
                the initial report to be submitted under paragraph (3), 
                regarding--
                            ``(i) the total number of trainings 
                        conducted under the Interdiction for the 
                        Protection of Children Program referred to in 
                        subsection (b)(3)(A)(i); and
                            ``(ii) the total number of law enforcement 
                        agencies, law enforcement officers, and other 
                        relevant professionals trained through such 
                        program.
            ``(2) Reporting.--Not later than December 31, 2019, and 
        annually thereafter through December 31, 2023, the Attorney 
        General shall submit a report to Congress that contains the 
        data collected pursuant to paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated under section 113(d) of the Trafficking Victims 
Prevention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(d)), the Attorney General may 
use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2023.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 207 the following:

``Sec. 208. Interdiction for the protection of child victims of 
                            exploitation and human trafficking.''.
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