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Calendar No. 204 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1536 

To designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the 

scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration’s outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2017 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. THUNE, Mr. NELSON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. HELLER) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

AUGUST 3, 2017 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and 

to expand the scope of activities authorized under the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s outreach 

and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Human 

3 Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COORDINATOR. 

5 The Secretary of Transportation shall designate an 

6 official within the Department of Transportation who 

7 shall— 

8 (1) coordinate human trafficking prevention ef9 forts across modal administrations in the Depart10 ment of Transportation and with other departments 

11 and agencies of the Federal Government; and 

12 (2) in coordinating such efforts, take into ac13 count the unique challenges of combating human 

14 trafficking within different transportation modes. 

15 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 Section 31110(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pro19 gram authorized under this subsection may support, in ad20 dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, the 

21 recognition, prevention, and reporting of human traf22 ficking, while deferring to existing resources, as prac23 ticable.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FI2 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 Section 31313(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub8 paragraph (F); and 

9 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(E) support, in addition to funds other12 wise available for such purposes, the recogni13 tion, prevention, and reporting of human traf14 ficking; or’’. 

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Human 

17 Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act’’. 

18 SEC. 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COORDINATOR. 

19 The Secretary of Transportation shall designate an of20 ficial within the Department of Transportation who shall— 

21 (1) coordinate human trafficking prevention ef22 forts across modal administrations in the Department 

23 of Transportation and with other departments and 

24 agencies of the Federal Government; and 


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1 (2) in coordinating such efforts, take into ac2 count the unique challenges of combating human traf3 ficking within different transportation modes. 

4 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PRO5 GRAM. 

6 Section 31110(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The program 

8 authorized under this subsection may support, in addition 

9 to funds otherwise available for such purposes, the recogni10 tion, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking, while 

11 deferring to existing resources, as practicable.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FI13 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

14 Section 31313(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub19 paragraph (F); and 

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(E) support, in addition to funds other23 wise available for such purposes, the recognition, 

24 prevention, and reporting of human trafficking; 

25 or’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS2 PORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 

3 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

5 an advisory committee on human trafficking. 

6 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

7 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be com8 posed of not more than 15 external stakeholder mem9 bers whose diverse experience and background enable 

10 them to provide balanced points of view with regard 

11 to carrying out the duties of the Committee. 

12 (2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall appoint 

13 the external stakeholder members to the Committee, 

14 including representatives from— 

15 (A) trafficking advocacy organizations; 

16 (B) law enforcement; and 

17 (C) trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime, 

18 and port sectors, including industry and labor. 

19 (3) PERIODS OF APPOINTMENT.—Members shall 

20 be appointed for the life of the Committee. 

21 (4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Committee 

22 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 

23 appointment was made and shall not affect the pow24 ers or duties of the Committee. 

25 (5) COMPENSATION.—Committee members shall 

26 serve without compensation. 


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1 (c) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 9 months after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

3 and appoint all members of the Committee. 

4 (d) DUTIES.— 

5 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT

6 OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not later than 18 months 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee 

8 shall make recommendations to the Secretary on ac9 tions the Department can take to help combat human 

10 trafficking, including the development and implemen11 tation of— 

12 (A) successful strategies for identifying and 

13 reporting instances of human trafficking; and 

14 (B) recommendations for administrative or 

15 legislative changes necessary to use programs, 

16 properties, or other resources owned, operated, or 

17 funded by the Department to combat human 

18 trafficking. 

19 (2) BEST PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall de21 velop recommended best practices for States and 

22 State and local transportation stakeholders to 

23 follow in combating human trafficking. 


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1 (B) DEVELOPMENT.—The best practices 

2 shall be based on multidisciplinary research and 

3 promising, evidence-based models and programs. 

4 (C) CONTENT.—The best practices shall be 

5 user-friendly, incorporate the most up-to-date 

6 technology, and include the following: 

7 (i) Sample training materials. 

8 (ii) Strategies to identify victims. 

9 (iii) Sample protocols and rec10 ommendations, including— 

11 (I) strategies to collect, document, 

12 and share data across systems and 

13 agencies; 

14 (II) strategies to help agencies bet15 ter understand the types of trafficking 

16 involved, the scope of the problem, and 

17 the degree of victim interaction with 

18 multiple systems; and 

19 (III) strategies to identify effective 

20 pathways for State agencies to utilize 

21 their position in educating critical 

22 stakeholder groups and assisting vic23 tims. 

24 (D) INFORMING STATES OF BEST PRAC25 TICES.—The Secretary shall ensure that State 


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1 Governors and State departments of transpor2 tation are notified of the best practices and rec3 ommendations. 

4 (e) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

6 (1) submit a report on the actions of the Com7 mittee described in subsection (d) to— 

8 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

9 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

12 and 

13 (2) make the report under paragraph (1) pub14 licly available both physically and online. 

15 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means 

17 the Department of Transportation Advisory Com18 mittee on Human Trafficking established under sub19 section (a). 

20 (2) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human 

21 trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 

22 paragraph (9) or paragraph (10) of section 103 of the 

23 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

24 7102). 


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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Transportation. 


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Calendar No. 204 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1536 

A BILL 

To designate a human trafficking prevention coortivities, and for other purposes. gram to include human trafficking prevention ac- Administration’s outreach and education pro- thorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety dinator and to expand the scope of activities auAUGUST 3, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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