[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 3946 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3946
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for
other purposes.
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 ``Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE
FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 101. Grants for specialized human trafficking training and
technical assistance for service providers.
Sec. 102. Technical and clarifying update to civil remedy.
Sec. 103. Ensuring protection and confidentiality for survivors of
human trafficking.
Sec. 104. Grants for State improvements.
Sec. 105. Additional reauthorization.
Sec. 106. Redesignations.
TITLE II--COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 201. Bankruptcy.
TITLE III--CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION
Subtitle A--Cybercrime Statistics
Sec. 311. National strategy, classification, and reporting on
cybercrime.
Subtitle B--Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement
Sec. 321. Improved investigative and forensic resources for enforcement
of laws related to cybercrimes against
individuals.
Sec. 322. Report.
Sec. 323. Information sharing.
Sec. 324. Training and technical assistance for States.
TITLE IV--OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 401. Cybercrime.
Sec. 402. Elimination of barriers.
Sec. 403. Tip organizations.
Sec. 404. Data collection.
Sec. 405. Cumulative biennial report on data collection and statistics.
Sec. 406. Forced labor requirements.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Computer.--The term ``computer'' includes a computer
network and any interactive electronic device.
(2) Cybercrime against individuals.--The term ``cybercrime
against individuals'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1401(a) Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act
of 2022 (34 U.S.C. 30107(a)).
(3) Homeless youth.--The term ``homeless youth'' has the
meaning given the term ``homeless children and youths'' in
section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a).
TITLE I--GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE
FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 101. GRANTS FOR SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Section 111(c)(1) of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20708(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, which may include programs to
build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human
trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the
Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program'' before the
semicolon.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 107(c)(4)(A) of the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7105(c)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``in order to fulfill the
purposes described in section 111 of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20708)''
before the period at the end.
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING UPDATE TO CIVIL REMEDY.
Section 1595(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``or attempts or conspires to benefit,'' after ``whoever
knowingly benefits,''.
SEC. 103. ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 114. ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `covered grant' means a grant from the
Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services
under section 106(b), 107(b), or 107(f); and
``(2) the term `covered recipient' means a grantee or
subgrantee receiving funds under a covered grant.
``(b) Grant Conditions.--Covered grants and covered recipients
shall be subject, at the election of the Attorney General or the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, to--
``(1) the conditions under section 40002(b)(2) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)) that
apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and
subgrantees for such grants; or
``(2) the conditions under section 306(c)(5) of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5))
that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees
and subgrantees for such grants.
``(c) Department of Justice-sponsored Research.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a covered recipient from sharing
personally identifying information with researchers seeking the
information for the purposes of conducting research--
``(1) that is funded by the Department of Justice;
``(2) for which protections are in place in accordance with
the requirements under part 22 of title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor thereto, and section 812(a) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
U.S.C. 10231(a)); and
``(3) for which a current privacy certificate is on file
documenting how the researchers intend to fulfill the
obligations under such part 22.''.
SEC. 104. GRANTS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Enhancing the Ability of State, Local, and Tribal Child Welfare
Agencies to Identify and Respond to Children Who Are, or Are at Risk of
Being, Victims of Trafficking.--
(1) In general.--Title II of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 204 the following:
``SEC. 204A. ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL CHILD
WELFARE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO CHILDREN WHO
ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
``(a) Grants To Enhance Child Welfare Services.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services may make grants to eligible States to
develop, improve, or expand programs that assist State, local, or
Tribal child welfare agencies with identifying and responding to--
``(1) children considered victims of `child abuse and
neglect' and of `sexual abuse' under the application of section
111(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5106g(b)(1)) because of being identified as being a
victim or at risk of being a victim of a severe form of
trafficking in persons; and
``(2) children over whom such agencies have responsibility
for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is
reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a
victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who has
not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has
elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 675(8)). At the option of an eligible State, such term
may include an individual who has not attained 26 years of age.
``(2) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a
State that has not received more than 3 grants under this
section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria:
``(A) Elimination of third party control
requirement.--The State has eliminated or will
eliminate any requirement relating to identification of
a controlling third party who causes a child to engage
in a commercial sex act in order for the child to be
considered a victim of trafficking or a victim of 1 or
more severe forms of trafficking in persons for
purposes of accessing child welfare services and care.
``(B) Application of standard for human
trafficking.--The State considers a child to be a
victim of trafficking if the individual is a victim of
a severe form of trafficking in persons, as described
in subparagraph (A) of section 103(11) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(11)).
``(C) Development and implementation of state child
welfare plan protocols.--The State agency responsible
for administering the State plan for foster care and
adoption assistance under part E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) has
developed and is implementing or will develop and
implement protocols that meet the following reporting
requirements:
``(i) The requirement to report
immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours
after receiving, information on children who
have been identified as being a victim of a
severe form of trafficking in persons to law
enforcement authorities under paragraph (34)(A)
of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)).
``(ii) The requirement to report
immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours
after receiving, information on missing or
abducted children to law enforcement
authorities, including children classified as
`runaways', for entry into the National Crime
Information Center (NCIC) database of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to the
National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, under paragraph (35)(B) of such
section.
``(iii) The requirement to report to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services the
total number of children who are victims of
child human trafficking under paragraph (34)(B)
of such section.
``(D) Trafficking-specific protocol.--The State has
developed and implemented or will develop and implement
a specialized protocol for responding to a child who
is, or is at risk of being, a trafficking victim to
ensure the response focuses on the child's specific
safety needs as a victim of trafficking, and that
includes the development and use of an alternative
mechanism for investigating and responding to cases of
child human trafficking in which the alleged offender
is not the child's parent or caregiver without
utilizing existing processes for investigating and
responding to other forms of child abuse or neglect
that require the filing of an abuse or neglect
petition.
``(3) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The term `Indian
tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given those
terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Such term
includes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal
consortium with a plan approved under section 479B of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c), or which is receiving
funding to provide foster care under part E of title IV of such
Act pursuant to a cooperative agreement or contract with a
State.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-164; 22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 204 the following:
``204A. Enhancing the ability of State, local, and Tribal child welfare
agencies to identify and respond to
children who are, or are at risk of being,
victims of trafficking.''.
(b) Funding.--Section 113(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) Grants for state improvements.--To carry out the
purposes of section 204A of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005, there are authorized to be
appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.''.
(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Health Care Professionals and
Trafficking Prevention.--It is the sense of Congress that health care
and social service licensing boards and professional membership
associations should facilitate access to trafficking-specific training
guided by the Department of Health and Human Service's Core
Competencies for Human Trafficking Response in Health Care and
Behavioral Health Systems on--
(1) the scope and signs of human trafficking and child
sexual abuse that present in the applicable health care,
behavioral health, or social services settings;
(2) how to interact with potential victims of trafficking
(as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) and with survivors of
human trafficking, using an age-appropriate, gender-responsive,
culturally and linguistically appropriate, and trauma-informed
approach; and
(3) the manner in which to respond to victims and potential
victims of trafficking or child sexual exploitation and abuse.
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Airport Personnel Training To Identify and Report Human
Trafficking Victims.--Section 303 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-425; 132 Stat. 5488) is amended by striking ``2018 through
2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
(b) Hero Corps Hiring.--Section 890A(g)(2) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473(g)(2)) is amended by striking ``2019 through
2022'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
(c) Reauthorizing the Special Assessment and Ensuring Full Funding
for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.--Section 3014 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``and ending on December 16, 2022''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2027'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
14044c)'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 20705)'';
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
13002(b))'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 20304)''; and
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
17616)'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 21116)''.
(d) Extension of Anti-Trafficking Grant Programs.--The Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)), by
striking ``2018 through 2021'' and inserting ``2022 through
2027'';
(2) in section 112B(d) (22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)) is amended by
striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2022 through
2027''; and
(3) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2018
through 2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027'';
(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``2018
through 2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''; and
(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``2008
through 2011'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
(e) Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.--Section
628(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34
U.S.C. 20985(d)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2007 through
2010'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2027''.
SEC. 106. REDESIGNATIONS.
(a) Grants for Specialized Human Trafficking Training and Technical
Assistance for Service Providers.--Section 111 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20708) is redesignated as section 208 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear
after section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
(b) Additional Provisions.--
(1) Justice for victims of trafficking act of 2015.--
Sections 114, 119, and 606 of the Justice for Victims of
Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709, 20710, 20711) are
redesignated as sections 209, 210, and 211, respectively, of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
and transferred so as to appear after section 208 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as
so redesignated and transferred by subsection (a) of this
section.
(2) Abolish human trafficking act of 2017.--Section 7 of
the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 (34 U.S.C. 20709a) is
redesignated as section 212 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to
appear after section 211 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred
by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) Trafficking victims protection act of 2017.--Sections
501 and 504 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
(34 U.S.C. 20709b, 20709c) are redesignated as sections 213 and
214, respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear
after section 212 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred
by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
TITLE II--COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 201. BANKRUPTCY.
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
``(20) for injury to an individual by the debtor relating to a
violation of chapter 77 of title 18, including injury caused by an
instance in which the debtor knowingly benefitted financially, or by
receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that the
debtor knew or should have known engaged in an act in violation of
chapter 77 of title 18.''.
TITLE III--CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION
Subtitle A--Cybercrime Statistics
SEC. 311. NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND REPORTING ON
CYBERCRIME.
(a) National Strategy.--The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a national strategy,
which shall be developed to supplement, not duplicate, the National
Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and the National Strategy for
Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction of the Department of
Justice, to--
(1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against
individuals;
(2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against
individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and
(3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of
cybercrimes against individuals.
(b) Reporting on Cybercrime Taxonomy.--Section 3(c) of the Better
Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 30109 note) is amended, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, which shall include the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives,'' after ``committees of
Congress''.
Subtitle B--Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement
SEC. 321. IMPROVED INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSIC RESOURCES FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF LAWS RELATED TO CYBERCRIMES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.
Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this
section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
including the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security
Investigations, shall, with respect to cybercrimes against
individuals--
(1) ensure that there are not fewer than 10 additional
operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department
of Justice in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes
against individuals;
(2) ensure that each office of a United States Attorney
designates at least 1 Assistant United States Attorney as
responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes
against individuals; and
(3) ensure the implementation of a regular and
comprehensive training program--
(A) the purpose of which is to train agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation
and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of
laws related to cybercrimes against individuals; and
(B) that includes relevant forensic training
related to investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes
against individuals.
SEC. 322. REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
National Academy of Sciences submits the report required under section
3(c) of the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 30109 note), and
once each year thereafter, the Director of the Office for Victims of
Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives that addresses, to the extent data are available, the
nature, extent, and amount of funding under the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.) for victims of cybercrimes against
individuals.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an analysis of victims' assistance, victims'
compensation, and discretionary grants under which victims of
cybercrimes against individuals received assistance; and
(2) recommendations for improving services for victims of
cybercrimes against individuals.
SEC. 323. INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) Reciprocal Information Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle I of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking sections 895 through 899; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 895. RECIPROCAL INFORMATION SHARING.
``Acting in accordance with a bilateral or multilateral
arrangement, the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion and on the
basis of reciprocity, may provide information from the National Sex
Offender Registry relating to a conviction for a sex offense against a
minor (as such terms are defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911)) to a foreign
government upon the request of the foreign government, and may receive
comparable information from the foreign government.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296;
116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking the items relating to
sections 895 through 899 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 895. Reciprocal information sharing.''.
(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in the amendments made
by this subsection shall be construed to effect the amendments
made by sections 895 through 899 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2256).
(b) Clarification With Respect to Continuing Registration.--Section
240(b) of William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 212b(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) Clarification with respect to continuing
registration.--An individual may not be issued or reissued a
passport without a unique identifier solely because the
individual has moved or otherwise resides outside the United
States.''.
SEC. 324. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATES.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Director of the United States Secret Service,
the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations,
and nongovernmental and survivor stakeholders, shall create, compile,
evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and provide the
necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units
of local government in--
(1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, preventing,
understanding, and mitigating the impact of--
(A) physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of
cybercrime victims, including victims of human
trafficking that is facilitated by interactive computer
services;
(B) exploitation of cybercrime victims; and
(C) deprioritization of cybercrime; and
(2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and
psychological trauma to victims of cybercrime.
TITLE IV--OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 401. CYBERCRIME.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance
with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney General
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide incentive pay, in
an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the basic pay of the
individual, to an individual appointed to a position in the Department
of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation) or the
Department of Homeland Security (including positions in Homeland
Security Investigations), respectively, requiring significant cyber
skills, including to aid in--
(1) the protection of trafficking victims;
(2) the prevention of trafficking in persons; or
(3) the prosecution of technology-facilitated crimes
against children by buyers or traffickers in persons.
SEC. 402. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS.
(a) Minors.--A Federal agency may not require a survivor of human
trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless youth to
obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian of the
survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Government-issued
identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
(b) Fees.--A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of human
trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy of a Government-
issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
SEC. 403. TIP ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) at the discretion of the Attorney General, payments
to reimburse operating expenses and program costs incurred by
crime-tip organizations that--
``(i) annually waive their qualification for--
``(I) awards for information leading to
forfeiture under subparagraph (C); and
``(II) receiving payment from equitably
shared forfeiture funds; and
``(ii) offer rewards for information about
violations of Federal criminal laws prohibiting human
trafficking.''.
SEC. 404. DATA COLLECTION.
Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (Q)--
(A) in clause (vii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
and
(B) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in the first subparagraph (S), as added by section
121(a) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention
and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-425;
132 Stat. 5478), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
(4) by redesignating the second subparagraph (S), as added
by section 7154(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 113 Stat. 2260), as
subparagraph (T);
(5) in subparagraph (T), as so redesignated, by striking
the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(U) with respect to applications described in
subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (F), when available, if
the application was denied, the reason for the denial
and the length of time it took for the denial to be
issued; and
``(V) disaggregated data regarding--
``(i) the number of victims trafficked by
third parties and by family members;
``(ii) victims trafficked by victim age;
and
``(iii) victims trafficked by the type of
trafficking.''.
SEC. 405. CUMULATIVE BIENNIAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION AND STATISTICS.
Not later than 280 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall each submit to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the status of the
required data collection and reporting requirements of the Attorney
General and the Secretary, respectively, related to trafficking, which
shall include the status of--
(1) the study required under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
(34 U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii));
(2) the State reports required under section 237(b) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 41309(b)) to be included
in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National
Incident-Based Reporting System;
(3) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(A) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084);
(4) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(B) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084);
(5) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(C) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084); and
(6) the comprehensive study required under section
237(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122
Stat. 5085).
SEC. 406. FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Department of Justice.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a
team of not less than 10 agents within the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor
trafficking.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until
expended.
(b) Department of Homeland Security.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the Center
for Countering Human Trafficking of the Department of Homeland
Security to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor
trafficking.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until
expended.
Passed the Senate December 20, 2022.
Attest:
Secretary.
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3946
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for
other purposes.