[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H10013-H10018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION AND PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
                                  2022

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (S. 3949) to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 3949

       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 ``Trafficking Victims 
     Prevention and Protection 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.

     TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

  Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To 
                           Human Trafficking

Sec. 101. Authority to award competitive grants to enhance 
              collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile 
              justice systems.
Sec. 102. Elimination of sunset for Advisory Council on Human 
              Trafficking.
Sec. 103. Pilot program for youth at high risk of being trafficked.

     Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking

Sec. 121. Comptroller General report on oversight of Federal supply 
              chains.
Sec. 122. Ensuring anti-trafficking-in-persons trainings and provisions 
              into Codes of Conduct of all Federal departments and 
              executive agencies.
Sec. 123. Government Accountability Office study on accessibility of 
              mental health services and substance use disorder 
              services.
Sec. 124. NSF support of research on impacts of social media on human 
              trafficking.

         Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor

Sec. 131. Transparency in anti-trafficking expenditures.
Sec. 132. Sense of Congress regarding United States companies adopting 
              counter-trafficking-in-persons policies.
Sec. 133. Amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
Sec. 134. Sense of Congress regarding timely submission of Department 
              of Justice reports.
Sec. 135. Sense of Congress on criteria for classifying victims of 
              child sex trafficking.
Sec. 136. Missing and abducted foster children and youth.
Sec. 137. Modification to State plan for foster care and adoption 
              assistance.

               TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 201. Extension of authorizations under the Victims of Trafficking 
              and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 202. Improving enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
              1930.

                        TITLE III--SEVERABILITY

Sec. 301. Severability.

     TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

  Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To 
                           Human Trafficking

     SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ENHANCE 
                   COLLABORATION BETWEEN STATE CHILD WELFARE AND 
                   JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 429A. GRANTS TO STATES TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION 
                   BETWEEN STATE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE 
                   JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize 
     the Secretary, in collaboration with the Attorney General and 
     the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice--
       ``(1) to make grants to State child welfare and juvenile 
     justice agencies and child- and youth-serving agencies to 
     collaborate in the collection of data relating to dual status 
     youth; and
       ``(2) to develop practices, policies, and protocols--
       ``(A) to confront the challenges presented and experienced 
     by dual status youth; and
       ``(B) for the development of interoperable data systems.
       ``(b) Authority to Award Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, from amounts reserved under section 423(a)(2) 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award competitive 
     grants jointly to a State child welfare agency and a State 
     juvenile justice agency to facilitate or enhance 
     collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice 
     systems of the State in order to carry out programs to 
     address the needs of dual status youth and their families.
       ``(2) Length of grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a grant 
     shall be awarded under this section for a period of not less 
     than 2 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years.
       ``(B) Extension of grant.--Upon the application of the 
     grantee, the Secretary may extend the period for which a 
     grant is awarded under this section for not more than 2 
     fiscal years.

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       ``(c) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Application.--In order for a State to be eligible for 
     a grant under this section, the State shall submit an 
     application, subject to the approval of the Secretary, that 
     includes--
       ``(A) a description of the proposed leadership 
     collaboration group (including the membership of such group), 
     and how such group will manage and oversee a review and 
     analysis of current practices while working to jointly 
     address enhanced practices to improve outcomes for dual 
     status youth;
       ``(B) a description of how the State proposes--
       ``(i) to identify dual status youth;
       ``(ii) to identify individuals who are at risk of becoming 
     dual status youth;
       ``(iii) to identify common characteristics shared by dual 
     status youth in the State; and
       ``(iv) to determine the prevalence of dual status youth in 
     the State;
       ``(C) a description of current and proposed practices and 
     procedures that the State intends to use--
       ``(i) to screen and assess dual status youth for risks and 
     treatment needs;
       ``(ii) to provide targeted and evidence-based services, 
     including educational, behavioral health, and pro-social 
     treatment interventions for dual status youth and their 
     families; and
       ``(iii) to provide for a lawful process to enhance or 
     ensure the abilities of the State and any relevant agencies 
     to share information and data about dual status youth, while 
     maintaining confidentiality and privacy protections under 
     Federal and State law; and
       ``(D) a certification that the State has involved local 
     governments, as appropriate, in the development, expansion, 
     modification, operation, or improvement of proposed policy 
     and practice reforms to address the needs of dual status 
     youth.
       ``(2) No supplantation of other funds.--Any amounts paid to 
     a State under a grant under this section shall be used to 
     supplement and not supplant other State expenditures on dual 
     status youths or children involved with either the child 
     welfare or juvenile justice systems.
       ``(3) Evaluation.--Up to 10 percent of the amount made 
     available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall 
     be made available to the Secretary to evaluate the 
     effectiveness of the projects funded under this section, 
     using a methodology that--
       ``(A) includes random assignment whenever feasible, or 
     other research methods that allow for the strongest possible 
     causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible; and
       ``(B) generates evidence on the impact of specific 
     projects, or groups of projects with identical (or similar) 
     practices and procedures.
       ``(4) Report.--A State child welfare agency and a State 
     juvenile justice agency receiving a grant under this section 
     shall jointly submit to the Secretary, the Attorney General, 
     and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, a report 
     on the evaluation of the activities carried out under the 
     grant at the end of each fiscal year during the period of the 
     grant. Such report shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the scope and nature of the dual 
     status youth population in the State, including the number of 
     dual status youth;
       ``(B) a description of the evidence-based practices and 
     procedures used by the agencies to carry out the activities 
     described in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(C); 
     and
       ``(C) an analysis of the effects of such practices and 
     procedures, including information regarding--
       ``(i) the collection of data related to individual dual 
     status youths;
       ``(ii) aggregate data related to the dual status youth 
     population, including--

       ``(I) characteristics of dual status youths in the State;
       ``(II) case processing timelines; and
       ``(III) information related to case management, the 
     provision of targeted services, and placements within the 
     foster care or juvenile justice system; and

       ``(iii) the extent to which such practices and procedures 
     have contributed to--

       ``(I) improved educational outcomes for dual status youths;
       ``(II) fewer delinquency referrals for dual status youths;
       ``(III) shorter stays in intensive restrictive placements 
     for dual status youths; or
       ``(IV) such other outcomes for dual status youths as the 
     State child welfare agency and State juvenile justice agency 
     may identify.

       ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may 
     support State child welfare agencies and State juvenile 
     justice agencies by offering a program, developed in 
     consultation with organizations and agencies with subject 
     matter expertise, of training and technical assistance to 
     assist such agencies in developing programs and protocols 
     that draw on best practices for serving dual status youth in 
     order to facilitate or enhance--
       ``(1) collaboration between State child welfare agencies 
     and State juvenile justice agencies; and
       ``(2) the effectiveness of such agencies with respect to 
     working with Federal agencies and child welfare and juvenile 
     justice agencies from other States.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the 
     Department of Justice shall jointly submit to the Committee 
     on Finance and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
     Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, a report 
     on the grants provided under this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Dual status youth.--The term `dual status youth' 
     means a child who has come into contact with both the child 
     welfare and juvenile justice systems and occupies various 
     statuses in terms of the individual's relationship to such 
     systems.
       ``(2) Leadership collaboration group.--The term `leadership 
     collaboration group' means a group composed of senior 
     officials from the State child welfare agency, the State 
     juvenile justice agency, and other relevant youth and family-
     serving public agencies and private organizations, including, 
     to the extent practicable, representatives from the State 
     judiciary branch.
       ``(3) State juvenile justice agency.--The term `State 
     juvenile justice agency' means the agency of the State or 
     Indian tribe responsible for administering grant funds 
     awarded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.).
       ``(4) State child welfare agency.--The term `State child 
     welfare agency' means the State agency responsible for 
     administering the program under this subpart, or, in the case 
     of a tribal organization that is receiving payments under 
     section 428, the tribal agency responsible for administering 
     such program.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 423(a) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The sum appropriated'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the sum 
     appropriated''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Grants to states to enhance collaboration between 
     state child welfare and juvenile justice systems.--For each 
     fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2023 for which the 
     amount appropriated under section 425 for the fiscal year 
     exceeds $270,000,000--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall reserve from such excess amount 
     such sums as are necessary for making grants under section 
     429A for such fiscal year; and
       ``(B) the remainder to be applied under paragraph (1) for 
     purposes of making allotments to States for such fiscal year 
     shall be determined after the Secretary first allots $70,000 
     to each State under such paragraph and reserves such sums 
     under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       The Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (section 
     115 of Public Law 114-22) is amended by striking subsection 
     (h).

     SEC. 103. PILOT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AT HIGH RISK OF BEING 
                   TRAFFICKED.

       Section 202(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20702(b)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Pilot demonstration program.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Assistant Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall establish a 
     pilot demonstration program, through which community-based 
     organizations in underserved communities, prioritizing rural 
     communities, in the United States may apply for funding to 
     develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models, 
     based on the type of housing unit that the individual being 
     treated lives in, with supportive services and innovative 
     care, treatment, and services.
       ``(B) Population to be served.--The program established 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall primarily serve 
     adolescents and youth who--
       ``(i) are transitioning out of foster care;
       ``(ii) struggle with substance use disorder;
       ``(iii) are pregnant or parenting; or
       ``(iv) have experienced foster care involvement or 
     involvement in the child welfare system, child poverty, child 
     abuse or neglect, human trafficking, juvenile justice 
     involvement, gang involvement, or homelessness.
       ``(C) Authorized activities.--Funding provided under 
     subparagraph (A) may be used for--
       ``(i) providing residential care, including temporary or 
     long-term placement as appropriate;
       ``(ii) providing 24-hour emergency social services 
     response;
       ``(iii) providing clothing and other daily necessities 
     needed to keep individuals from returning to living on the 
     street;
       ``(iv) case management services;
       ``(v) mental health counseling, including specialized 
     counseling and substance abuse treatment;
       ``(vi) legal services;
       ``(vii) specialized training for social service providers, 
     public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely 
     to encounter sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims on 
     issues related to the sex trafficking and labor trafficking 
     of minors; and
       ``(viii) outreach and education programs to provide 
     information about deterrence and

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     prevention of sex trafficking and labor trafficking of 
     minors.
       ``(D) Funding priority.--The Assistant Attorney General 
     shall give funding priority to community-based programs that 
     provide crisis stabilization, emergency shelter, and 
     addiction treatment for adolescents and transitional age 
     residential programs that have reputable outcomes.''.

     Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking

     SEC. 121. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL 
                   SUPPLY CHAINS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2024, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on Federal 
     contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of 
     trafficking in persons.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement 
     under section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 
     7104b(c)(1)) to refer to suspension and debarment officials 
     allegations of trafficking in persons activities on the part 
     of contract, grant, and cooperative agreement recipients.
       (2) The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement 
     to include the contract clause regarding combating 
     trafficking in persons provided for under section 222.50 of 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or successor 
     regulations).
       (3) Federal agency enforcement and monitoring activities 
     related to ensuring the compliance of Federal contractors and 
     subcontractors with the annual certification requirements 
     under such section 222.50.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 122. ENSURING ANTI-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS TRAININGS AND 
                   PROVISIONS INTO CODES OF CONDUCT OF ALL FEDERAL 
                   DEPARTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Human trafficking is inimical to every Federal agency's 
     core values and inherently harmful and dehumanizing.
       (2) Through the adoption of a Code of Conduct, Federal 
     agencies hold their personnel to similar standards that are 
     required of contractors and subcontractors of the agency 
     under Federal law.
       (3) Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and 
     against Federal law.
       (4) The United States Government seeks to deter activities 
     that would facilitate or support trafficking in persons.
       (b) Sense of Congress on Implementation of Anti-
     trafficking-in-persons Policies.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that--
       (1) beginning not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the head of every Federal agency 
     should incorporate a module on human trafficking into its 
     staff training requirements and menu of topics to be covered 
     in the annual ethics training of such agency;
       (2) such staff trainings should teach employees how to 
     prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons;
       (3) Federal agencies that already provide counter 
     trafficking-in-persons training for staff should share their 
     curricula with agencies that do not have such curricula;
       (4) the head of each agency should inform all candidates 
     for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the 
     Code of Conduct of the agency;
       (5) employees of each Federal agency should sign 
     acknowledgment of the agency's Code of Conduct, which should 
     be kept in the file of the employee; and
       (6) a violation of the Code of Conduct should lead to 
     disciplinary action, up to and including termination of 
     employment.
       (c) Policy for Executive Branch Employees.--The President 
     shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that each 
     officer and employee (including temporary employees, persons 
     stationed abroad while working for the United States, and 
     detailees from other agencies of the Federal Government) of 
     an agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government 
     is subject to a policy with a minimum standard that 
     contains--
       (1) a prohibition from engaging in human trafficking while 
     employed by the Government in a full-time or part-time 
     capacity;
       (2) a requirement that all Federal personnel, without 
     regard to whether the person is stationed abroad, be 
     sensitized to human trafficking and the ethical conduct 
     requirements that prohibit the procurement of trafficking in 
     persons;
       (3) a requirement that all such personnel be equipped with 
     the necessary knowledge and tools to prevent, recognize, 
     report, and address human trafficking offenses through a 
     training for new personnel and through regular refresher 
     courses offered every 2 years; and
       (4) a requirement that all such personnel report to the 
     applicable inspector general and agency trafficking in 
     persons point of contact any suspected cases of misconduct, 
     waste, fraud, or abuse relating to trafficking in persons.
       (d) Timing.--The policy described in subsection (c)--
       (1) shall be established or integrated into all applicable 
     employee codes of conduct not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;
       (2) may not replace any preexisting code of conduct that 
     contains more robust requirements than the requirements 
     described in subsection (c); and
       (3) shall be signed by all personnel described in 
     subsection (c) not later than 2 years after such date of 
     enactment.
       (e) Reporting.--The Office of Inspector General of a 
     Federal department or agency, in consultation with the head 
     of such agency, shall submit an annual report to Congress, 
     which shall be publicly accessible, containing--
       (1) the number of suspected violations reported;
       (2) the number of investigations;
       (3) the status and outcomes of such investigations; and
       (4) any recommended actions to improve the programs and 
     operations of such agency.

     SEC. 123. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY ON 
                   ACCESSIBILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 
                   SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the accessibility of mental health 
     services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery 
     for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of 
     various ages; and
       (2) submit a report to Congress containing the findings of 
     such study and recommendations for increased accessibility 
     and affordability for survivors of trafficking.

     SEC. 124. NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA 
                   ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' 
     means an act or practice described in section 103(11) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7102(11)).
       (2) Social media platform.--The term ``social media 
     platform'' means a website or internet medium that--
       (A) permits a person to become a registered user, establish 
     an account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing 
     users to create, share, and view user-generated content 
     through such an account or profile;
       (B) enables 1 or more users to generate content that can be 
     viewed by other users of the medium; and
       (C) primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with 
     content generated by other users of the medium.
       (b) Support of Research.--The Director of the National 
     Science Foundation, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall support merit-
     reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of 
     online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion 
     of human trafficking, which may include--
       (1) fundamental research on digital forensic tools or other 
     technologies for verifying the authenticity of social media 
     platform users and their materials, that are utilized in the 
     promotion or operation of human trafficking networks;
       (2) fundamental research on privacy preserving technical 
     tools that may aid law enforcement's ability to identify and 
     prosecute individuals or entities promoting or involved in 
     human trafficking;
       (3) social and behavioral research related to social media 
     platform users who engage with those promoting or involved in 
     human trafficking;
       (4) research on the effectiveness of expanding public 
     understanding, awareness, or law enforcement efforts in 
     combating human trafficking through social media platforms; 
     and
       (5) research awards coordinated with other Federal agencies 
     and programs, including the Information Integrity Research 
     and Development Interagency Working Group and the Privacy 
     Research and Development Interagency Working Group of the 
     Networking and Information Technology Research and 
     Development Program, the Office for Victims of Crime of the 
     Department of Justice, the Blue Campaign of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State, and 
     activities of the Department of Transportation and the 
     Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.
       (c) Survivors.--To the extent possible, the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation shall ensure that research 
     supported under subsection (b) incorporates the experiences, 
     input, and safety and privacy concerns of human trafficking 
     survivors.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Findings and recommendations.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
     Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
     Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, 
     Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives--

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       (A) the Director's findings with respect to the feasibility 
     for research opportunities, including with the private sector 
     social media platform companies, to improve the ability to 
     combat human trafficking operations; and
       (B) any recommendations of the Director that could 
     facilitate and improve communication and coordination among 
     the private sector, the National Science Foundation, and 
     relevant Federal agencies to improve the ability to combat 
     human trafficking operations through social media.
       (2) Results of research.--Not later than 4 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Subcommittee 
     on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
     Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the results 
     of the research supported under this section.

         Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor

     SEC. 131. TRANSPARENCY IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 1 of 
     each of the following 5 years, the head of each Federal 
     department or agency to which amounts are appropriated for 
     the purpose of awarding grants for anti-trafficking in 
     persons, and the head of each Federal department and agency 
     contributing to the annual congressional earmark for counter-
     trafficking in persons, shall publish on the public website 
     of the department or agency, with respect to the prior fiscal 
     year--
       (1) each obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for the 
     purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor; and
       (2) subject to subsection (b), and with respect to each 
     such obligation or expenditure, the name of a primary 
     recipient, and any subgrantees, and their project location, 
     activity, award amounts, and award periods.
       (b) Exception for Security Concerns.--If the head of a 
     Federal department or agency determines that a primary 
     recipient or subgrantee for purposes of subsection (a) has a 
     security concern--
       (1) the award recipients shall not be publicly identified 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) only the activity, award amounts, and award periods 
     shall be publicly listed pursuant to such subsection.

     SEC. 132. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES COMPANIES 
                   ADOPTING COUNTER-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS 
                   POLICIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) companies headquartered or doing business in the United 
     States that are not small business concerns (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) should 
     adopt a written policy not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act that--
       (A) prohibits trafficking in persons;
       (B) is published annually; and
       (C) is accessible in a prominent place on their public 
     website; and
       (2) such policy should expressly prohibit the company, its 
     employees, or agents from--
       (A) engaging in human trafficking;
       (B) using forced labor for the development, production, 
     shipping, or sale of its goods or services;
       (C) destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise 
     denying access by an employee to the employee's identity or 
     immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' 
     licenses, regardless of issuing authority;
       (D) using misleading or fraudulent practices during the 
     recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as--
       (i) failing to disclose, in a format and language 
     understood by the employee or potential employee, basic 
     information; or
       (ii) making material misrepresentations during the 
     recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and 
     conditions of employment, including--

       (I) wages and fringe benefits;
       (II) the location of work;
       (III) the living conditions;
       (IV) housing and associated costs (if employer- or agent-
     provided or arranged);
       (V) any significant costs to be charged to the employee or 
     potential employee; and
       (VI) the hazardous nature of the work, if applicable;

       (E) using recruiters that do not comply with local labor 
     laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;
       (F) providing or arranging housing that fails to meet the 
     host country housing and safety standards; and
       (G) failing to provide an employment contract, recruitment 
     agreement, or other required work document--
       (i) in writing--

       (I) in a language the employee understands; or
       (II) along with an independent interpreter if the document 
     cannot be provided in a language the employee understands;

       (ii) not later than 5 days before the employee relocates, 
     if relocation is required to perform the work; and
       (iii) that includes details about work description, wages, 
     work locations, living accommodations and associated costs, 
     time off, round-trip transportation arrangements, grievance 
     processes, and the content of applicable laws and regulations 
     that prohibit trafficking in persons.

     SEC. 133. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND 
                   TREATMENT ACT.

       Section 111(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``a victim of'' and all that follows and inserting ``a victim 
     of `child abuse and neglect' and of `sexual abuse' if the 
     child is identified, by a State or local agency employee of 
     the State or locality involved, as being a victim of human 
     trafficking.''.

     SEC. 134. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY SUBMISSION OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of Justice has failed to meet its 
     reporting requirements under title IV of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2017 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.); and
       (2) progress on critical data collection about human 
     trafficking and crime reporting are in jeopardy as a result 
     of such failure and must be addressed immediately.

     SEC. 135. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING 
                   VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all States (including the District of Columbia) and 
     territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the 
     requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a 
     child as a victim of sex trafficking, to--
       (A) aid in the identification and prevention of child sex 
     trafficking;
       (B) protect children; and
       (C) appropriately prosecute perpetrators to the fullest 
     extent of the law; and
       (2) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex 
     trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 136. MISSING AND ABDUCTED FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) each State child welfare agency should--
       (A) prioritize developing and implementing protocols to 
     comply with section 471(a)(35) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671(a)(35)), as amended by section 137; and
       (B) report the information the agency receives about 
     missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National 
     Center on Missing and Exploited Children and to law 
     enforcement authorities for inclusion in the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation's National Crime Information Center 
     database, in accordance with section 471(a)(34) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(34));
       (2) the reports described in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) should be made immediately (and in no case later than 
     24 hours) after the information is received; and
       (B) were required to be provided to the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services beginning on September 30, 2016; and
       (3) according to section 471(a)(34) of such Act, each State 
     child welfare agency was required to submit annual reports to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services beginning on 
     September 30, 2017, to notify the Secretary of the total 
     number of children and youth who are victims of human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 137. MODIFICATION TO STATE PLAN FOR FOSTER CARE AND 
                   ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) State Plan Amendment.--Section 471(a)(35)(B) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(35)(B)) is amended by 
     striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``(referred to in this subparagraph as ``NCMEC''), 
     and that the State agency shall maintain regular 
     communication with law enforcement agencies and NCMEC in 
     efforts to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted 
     child or youth, including by sharing information pertaining 
     to the child's or youth's recovery and circumstances related 
     to the recovery, and that the State report submitted to law 
     enforcement agencies and NCMEC shall include where reasonably 
     possible--
       ``(i) a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth;
       ``(ii) a description of the child's or youth's physical 
     features, such as height, weight, sex, ethnicity, race, hair 
     color, and eye color; and
       ``(iii) endangerment information, such as the child's or 
     youth's pregnancy status, prescription medications, suicidal 
     tendencies, vulnerability to being sex trafficked, and other 
     health or risk factors;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Delay if state legislation required.--In the case of a 
     State plan under part E of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
     appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
     additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by 
     subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as 
     failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely 
     on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such 
     additional requirements before the first day of the first 
     calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the 
     previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
     legislative session, each year of the session shall be deemed 
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     be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

               TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 
                   2000.

       Section 113 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``To carry out the 
     purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b),'' and inserting ``To 
     carry out the purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b) of this 
     Act and section 429A of the Social Security Act,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2018 through 2021'' and 
     inserting ``2023 through 2028'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``$11,000,000 to the 
     Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 
     2021'' and inserting ``$11,000,000 to the Attorney General 
     for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028'';
       (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2018 through 2021.'' 
     and inserting ``2023 through 2028''; and
       (4) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking ``2018 through 2021'' and inserting ``2023 
     through 2028''; and
       (B) by inserting ``of which $2,000,000 shall be made 
     available each fiscal year for the establishment of a labor 
     trafficking investigation team within the Department of 
     Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, 
     and the remaining funds shall be used'' after ``expended,''.

     SEC. 202. IMPROVING ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 OF THE TARIFF 
                   ACT OF 1930.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000, for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to the Commissioner 
     of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen the 
     enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1307).

                        TITLE III--SEVERABILITY

     SEC. 301. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of such provision or amendment to any 
     person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, 
     and the application of the provision or amendment to any 
     other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Nadler) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on S. 3949.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3949, the Trafficking Victims 
Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022, which would 
reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which 
expired in September of last year.
  This legislation would also extend and update programs for human 
trafficking survivors while increasing the funding authorization to 
reflect current spending levels through 2027.
  Human trafficking continues to be one of the most important 
challenges of our time. More than 20 years after we first passed the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act, traffickers continued to find new 
ways to exploit 25 million people around the world while generating 
more than $150 billion annually.
  The TVPA serves as the foundation for the United States' 
countertrafficking efforts and contains a multitude of authorizations 
for the programs that support this crucial work. It is, therefore, 
critical that we reauthorize this legislation.
  S. 3949 would help prevent human trafficking, promote services to 
trafficking victims and survivors, encourage Federal coordination on 
data collection and crime reporting, and promote justice for 
trafficking survivors.
  The bill would improve training of Federal law enforcement personnel 
by ensuring anti-trafficking trainings are included in all staff 
trainings for Federal departments and executive agencies. It would also 
establish a pilot program to which underserved communities in the 
United States may apply for funding to develop and implement treatment 
models and support services for youth at high risk of being trafficked.
  The bill would also facilitate investigations into potential human 
trafficking cases by strengthening statutes and penalties for 
trafficking offenses. In addition, it would include the Survivors' Bill 
of Rights, which encourages States to adopt the same protections for 
survivors of State sex crimes that already exist at the Federal level.
  Lastly, we know that trafficking victims are of all ages, genders, 
ethnicities, nationalities, and sexual orientations. However, some 
vulnerable individuals, including minors in foster care or involved in 
the juvenile justice system, are more likely to be targeted and 
victimized.
  To encourage State agencies to work together to keep these at-risk 
youth safe and off the streets, S. 3949 would make grants to State 
child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to collaborate in the 
collection of data on youth who are involved in both systems or dual-
status youth, and encourage better cooperation between State agencies 
that oversee juvenile justice and child welfare programs.
  The United States has built one of the strongest anti-trafficking 
responses in the world, yet the fight is not over. We can and must 
continue to improve and strengthen our anti-trafficking response.
  That is why I thank Senators Feinstein and Grassley for introducing 
S. 3949, legislation necessary to end all forms of human trafficking 
and modern-day slavery.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill, and 
I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, S. 3949 requires that certain services be provided to 
trafficking survivors with a history in the State child protection and 
welfare system. For example, it would require that trafficking victims 
with a history in the child welfare system receive basic education, 
life skills training, job skills training, and other professional 
development.
  The bill also prohibits officials who are investigating trafficking 
from engaging in illicit relationships or contact with witnesses, 
victims, potential witnesses, and potential victims during the course 
of the investigation.
  It also requires all Federal agencies to ensure that all staff 
receive training related to human trafficking and acknowledge the 
agency's code of conduct as it relates to human trafficking.
  Additionally, this bill requires the Comptroller General to report to 
Congress on the prevention of trafficking of persons in the Federal 
contract supply chain.
  Madam Speaker, I would just say if we really want to deal with the 
trafficking problem, the number one thing we could do, the number one 
thing we should do, the best thing we could do is actually secure the 
border. But this week, the Democrats are looking to do just the 
opposite and make an already chaotic situation even more chaotic with 
the repeal of title 42.
  That is what we should be focusing on. If we really care about this 
terrible human trafficking concern and problem, we would secure our 
southern border, but that is not, unfortunately, where this 
administration wants to go.
  This legislation is fine, but if we really want to address the 
overriding problem here, we would be focused on the border.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, for the reasons I stated in my opening 
statement, I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3949, the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022, which 
reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
  Human trafficking is one of the greatest ongoing threats to human 
rights in the world--and in this country.
  An estimated 25 percent of human trafficking victims are reportedly 
in my home state of Texas, with Houston being one of the largest hubs 
for human trafficking in the country. And although some populations are 
at greater risk of victimization than others, human trafficking spans 
all races, ages, genders, and every socioeconomic status.

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  In 2020, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified more than 
16,000 victims of human trafficking, who likely represent only a 
fraction of the actual problem.
  In that same year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children received more than 21.7 million reports, most of which were 
related to child sexual abuse material, online enticement, child sex 
trafficking, and child sexual molestation.
  Victims who have been exploited or abused sexually or trafficked, 
whether for labor or sex, require and deserve victim-focused, 
culturally informed responses from well-trained providers and law 
enforcement, that direct them towards emergency and long-term services 
critical to sustaining them as they heal.
  Funding and grants to develop, expand, strengthen, and provide these 
victim services and programming are vital to our efforts to identify 
victims, provide healing, prevent further victimization, and ensure 
justice.
  Because it is our duty not only to ensure victims and survivors of 
these ghastly crimes are not re-victimized but also to provide them 
with services that help them successfully re-integrate into society, we 
must extend the authorizations of the vital programs within the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
  I support S. 3949 and encourage my colleagues to do the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, S. 3949.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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