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— 
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(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 traumainformed 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 
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‘‘(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, victimrelated 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— 
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(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.