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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3901 

To provide grants to transit operators and airports for human trafficking 

awareness, education, and prevention efforts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2022 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To provide grants to transit operators and airports for 

human trafficking awareness, education, and prevention 

efforts, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reduce Human Traf5 ficking through Transportation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HUMAN TRAF7 FICKING PREVENTION GRANTS. 

8 (a) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail10 able for each fiscal year to carry out section 5307 


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1 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of 

2 Transportation (referred to in this section as the 

3 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall set aside $5,000,000 to provide 

4 grants to entities described in paragraph (2)(A) to 

5 address human trafficking awareness, education, and 

6 prevention efforts, including by— 

7 (A) coordinating human trafficking preven8 tion efforts across multimodal transportation 

9 operations within a community; and 

10 (B) accomplishing the best practices and 

11 recommendations provided by the Department 

12 of Transportation Advisory Committee on 

13 Human Trafficking. 

14 (2) DISTRIBUTION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

16 distribute amounts set aside under paragraph 

17 (1) to— 

18 (i) the 50 transit operators in the 

19 United States with the highest annual rid20 ership, based on the most recent data 

21 available; and 

22 (ii) as the Secretary determines to be 

23 appropriate, a transit operator not de24 scribed in clause (i) that serves an area 

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1 ficking, on application of the transit oper2 ator. 

3 (B) PRIORITY; CONSIDERATIONS.—In dis4 tributing the amounts under paragraph (1), the 

5 Secretary shall— 

6 (i) give priority in grant amounts to 

7 entities referred to in subparagraph (A) 

8 that serve regions with a higher prevalence 

9 of human trafficking; and 

10 (ii) take into consideration the effect 

11 the amounts would have on surrounding 

12 areas. 

13 (C) CONSULTATION.—In distributing the 

14 amounts under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

15 shall consult with the Department of Transpor16 tation Advisory Committee on Human Traf17 ficking in determining the amounts to be dis18 tributed to each recipient to ensure the best use 

19 of the funds. 

20 (b) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail22 able for each fiscal year for the airport improvement 

23 program established under subchapter I of chapter 

24 471 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary 

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1 ties described in paragraph (2)(A) to address human 

2 trafficking awareness, education, and prevention ef3 forts, including by— 

4 (A) coordinating human trafficking preven5 tion efforts across multimodal transportation 

6 operations within a community; and 

7 (B) accomplishing the best practices and 

8 recommendations provided by the Department 

9 of Transportation Advisory Committee on 

10 Human Trafficking. 

11 (2) DISTRIBUTION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

13 distribute amounts set aside under paragraph 

14 (1) to— 

15 (i) the 50 airports in the United 

16 States with the highest number of pas17 senger enplanements annually, based on 

18 the most recent data available; and 

19 (ii) as the Secretary determines to be 

20 appropriate, an airport not described in 

21 clause (i) that serves an area with a high 

22 prevalence of human trafficking, on appli23 cation of the airport. 


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1 (B) PRIORITY; CONSIDERATIONS.—In dis2 tributing the amounts under paragraph (1), the 

3 Secretary shall— 

4 (i) give priority in grant amounts to 

5 entities referred to in subparagraph (A) 

6 that serve regions with a higher prevalence 

7 of human trafficking; and 

8 (ii) take into consideration the effect 

9 the amounts would have on surrounding 

10 areas. 

11 (C) CONSULTATION.—In distributing the 

12 amounts under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

13 shall consult with the Department of Transpor14 tation Advisory Committee on Human Traf15 ficking in determining the amounts to be dis16 tributed to each recipient to ensure the best use 

17 of the funds. 

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