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[S. 670 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.670

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four


                                 An Act


 
To improve services for trafficking victims by establishing, in Homeland 
Security Investigations, the Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness 
 to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program.

    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 ``IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATORS MAINTAIN PURPOSEFUL AWARENESS TO COMBAT 
TRAFFICKING TRAUMA PROGRAM.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established, in Homeland Security 
Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 
Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking 
Trauma Program (referred to in this Act as the ``IMPACTT Program'').
    (b) Functions.--The IMPACTT Program shall--
        (1) provide outreach and training to Homeland Security 
    Investigations employees who have been exposed to various forms of 
    trauma in working with victims of human trafficking, including--
            (A) self-awareness training for the relevant employees on 
        recognizing the signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, critical 
        incident stress, traumatic stress, posttraumatic stress, 
        secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma;
            (B) training material that--
                (i) provides mechanisms for self-care and resilience 
            and notification of resources that are available through 
            U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, such as the 
            Employee Assistance Program, the Peer Support Program, the 
            Chaplain Program, and other relevant accredited programs 
            that are available; and
                (ii) provides examples of potential resources that are 
            available outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
            Enforcement, which may include, faith-based and community-
            based resources; and
            (C) provide additional training to first line supervisors 
        of relevant employees on recognizing the signs referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) and the appropriate responses to employees 
        exhibiting such signs;
        (2) include training modules that are carried out by--
            (A) licensed and accredited clinicians who--
                (i) have been trained on the exposure of various forms 
            of trauma and other stressors experienced in working with 
            victims; and
                (ii) may have experience working with faith-based 
            organizations, community-based organizations, counseling 
            programs, or other social service programs; and
            (B) additional subject matter experts who are available; 
        and
        (3) be overseen and coordinated by the Department of Homeland 
    Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking to ensure that--
            (A) appropriate program materials are distributed;
            (B) training is offered to all relevant employees; and
            (C) any needed travel and equipment is provided.
SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``SEC. 447. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE 
      PROGRAM.
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Forensic interview specialist.--The term `forensic 
    interview specialist' is an interview professional who has 
    specialized experience and training in conducting trauma-informed 
    forensic interviews with victims of crime.
        ``(2) Victim.--The term `victim' has the meaning given such 
    term in section 503(e)(2) of the Victims' Rights and Restitution 
    Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20141(e)(2)).
        ``(3) Victim assistance specialist.--The term `victim 
    assistance specialist' is a victim assistance professional who--
            ``(A) has experience working with victims of crime in a 
        service capacity;
            ``(B) has been trained on the exposure of various forms of 
        trauma and other stressors experienced in working with victims; 
        and
            ``(C) may have experience working with local government and 
        community-based organizations, including victim advocacy 
        centers, child advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, faith-
        based organizations, and other social service programs.
    ``(b) In General.--There is established, in Homeland Security 
Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Victim 
Assistance Program.
    ``(c) Functions.--The Victim Assistance Program shall--
        ``(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, travel, equipment, 
    and coordination to Homeland Security Investigations victim 
    assistance personnel throughout the United States;
        ``(2) recruit not fewer than--
            ``(A) 1 forensic interview specialist and 1 victim 
        assistance specialist for each Homeland Security Investigations 
        Special Agent in Charge office;
            ``(B) 1 victim assistance specialist for--
                ``(i) every Homeland Security Investigations office 
            participating in a human trafficking task force; and
                ``(ii) every Homeland Security Investigations office 
            participating in a child sexual exploitation task force;
        ``(3) support Homeland Security Investigations regional attache 
    offices, to the extent necessary;
        ``(4) provide training regarding victims' rights, victim-
    related policies, roles of forensic interviewers and victim 
    assistance specialists, and an approach that is--
            ``(A) victim-centered;
            ``(B) trauma-informed; and
            ``(C) linguistically appropriate, to the extent feasible; 
        and
        ``(5) purchase emergency items that are needed to assist 
    identified victims in Homeland Security Investigations criminal 
    investigations, including food, clothing, hygiene products, 
    transportation, and temporary shelter that is not otherwise 
    provided by a nongovernmental organization.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended--
        (1) in section 1(b) (6 U.S.C. 101 note)--
            (A) by striking the item relating to section 442 and 
        inserting the following:
``Sec. 442. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.'';

        and
            (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 446 the 
        following:
``Sec. 447. Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance 
          Program.'';

        (2) in section 442--
            (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
        ``u.s. immigration and customs enforcement'';
            (B) by striking ``bureau'' each place such term appears 
        (except in subsection (a)(1)) and inserting ``agency'';
            (C) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' each 
        place such term appears and inserting ``U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement'';
            (D) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``of 
            Bureau'';
                (ii) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``affecting the 
            Bureau of'' and inserting ``affecting U.S.''; and
                (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the Bureau.'' and 
            inserting ``the agency.''; and
            (E) in subsection (b)(2)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``Bureau of Border Security'' and inserting ``U.S. 
            Immigration and Customs Enforcement''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Bureau of'' 
            before ``Citizenship and Immigration Services'' and 
            inserting ``U.S.''; and
        (3) in section 443(2), by striking ``such bureau'' and 
    inserting ``such agency''.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a report to Congress that identifies, with respect to the 
reporting period--
        (1) the number of trainings that were provided through the 
    IMPACTT Program and the number of personnel who received such 
    training; and
        (2) the number of human trafficking victims who were assisted 
    by the Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program.
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of carrying out this Act.
SEC. 6. SUNSET.
    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall cease to have 
force or effect beginning on October 1, 2030.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.