[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 739-740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00092]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 10510 of December 30, 2022

                
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Around the world, human trafficking has stripped nearly 
                25 million people of their safety, dignity, and 
                liberty--disproportionately affecting historically 
                underserved and marginalized communities. During 
                National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we 
                reaffirm our commitment to ending this inhumane and 
                immoral practice in all its forms. And as we bring 
                perpetrators to justice, we renew our pledge to help 
                survivors recover and rebuild their lives.

                That is why, last year, my Administration released a 
                National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which 
                helps to prevent trafficking, prosecute perpetrators, 
                and protect survivors. Consistent with this strategy, 
                agencies across the Federal Government are working to 
                combat human trafficking, conduct research to better 
                address its root causes, and strengthen survivors' 
                access to services, including affordable housing and 
                trauma-informed care. Through the reauthorization of 
                the Violence Against Women Act, we have expanded the 
                recognition of Tribal courts' jurisdiction over non-
                Native sex traffickers on Tribal lands. And we have 
                created a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
                that can help investigate human trafficking as an 
                underlying cause of missing and murdered American 
                Indians and Alaska Natives.

                Human trafficking is a challenge that transcends 
                borders, so the Department of State and United States 
                Agency for International Development have partnered 
                with allies across the globe to detect human 
                trafficking, connect victims with supportive services, 
                and strengthen accountability. In 2021, I signed into 
                law the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act 
                to prevent goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang 
                Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of 
                China from being imported to the United States. 
                Throughout all of this work, we are listening to and 
                highlighting the voices of survivors--particularly 
                members of racial and ethnic minorities, women and 
                girls, the LGBTQI+ community, migrants, and other 
                disproportionately affected groups--and we will 
                continue to ensure that survivors are treated with 
                dignity and respect.

                We all have an important role to play in preventing 
                human tracking and protecting victims. This month, I 
                encourage Americans to learn more about the signs of 
                human trafficking and share the National Human 
                Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888)--an important 
                resource to report a tip or ask for help. Together, we 
                can combat human trafficking and its cruel 
                consequences--creating a safer, freer, and more just 
                world for everyone.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023 
                as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. I call 
                upon businesses, civil society organizations, 
                communities of faith, families, and all Americans to 
                recognize the vital role we play in combating human 
                trafficking and to observe this month with appropriate 
                programs and activities aimed at preventing all forms 
                of human trafficking.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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