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Union Calendar No. 668 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4383 

[Report No. 114–855, Part I] 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance Department of 

Homeland Security coordination on how to identify and record information regarding individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2016 

Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 13, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance 

Department of Homeland Security coordination on how 

to identify and record information regarding individuals 

suspected or convicted of human trafficking, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Human Traf5 ficking Prevention Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

7 COORDINATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

10 Security shall issue Department of Homeland Security11 wide directive to personnel that includes guidance on the 

12 following: 

13 (1) Types of information that should be collected 

14 and recorded in information technology systems uti15 lized by the Department to help identify individuals 

16 suspected or convicted of human trafficking. 

17 (2) How to ensure data reliability of informa18 tion regarding individuals suspected or convicted of 

19 human trafficking recorded in information technology 

20 systems utilized by the Department. 

21 (3) Systematic and routine information sharing 

22 regarding individuals suspected or convicted of 

23 human trafficking within and among the components 

24 of the Department. 


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1 (b) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.—Not later 

2 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that, con4 sistent with the Department of Homeland Security-wide di5 rective required under subsection (a), information tech6 nology systems utilized within the Department to record 

7 and track information regarding individuals suspected or 

8 convicted of human trafficking are integrated with each 

9 other. 

10 (c) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 

12 the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the 

13 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

15 Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the status of imple16 mentation of this section. 

17 (d) HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEFINED.—The term 

18 ‘‘human trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 

19 paragraph (9) or (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Vic20 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 


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Union Calendar No. 668 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4383 

[Report No. 114–855, Part I] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

poses. victed of human trafficking, and for other purmation regarding individuals suspected or conordination on how to identify and record inforenhance Department of Homeland Security coDECEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 

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with an amendment 

ECEMBER 8, 2016 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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