S. 3946 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two 

An Act 

To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND 

ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

Sec. 101. Grants for specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance 

for service providers. 

Sec. 102. Technical and clarifying update to civil remedy. 

Sec. 103. Ensuring protection and confidentiality for survivors of human trafficking. 

Sec. 104. Grants for State improvements. 

Sec. 105. Additional reauthorization. 

Sec. 106. Redesignations. 

TITLE II—COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

Sec. 201. Bankruptcy. 

TITLE III—CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION 

Subtitle A—Cybercrime Statistics 

Sec. 311. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime. 

Subtitle B—Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement 

Sec. 321. Improved investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws related to cybercrimes against individuals. 

Sec. 322. Report. 

Sec. 323. Information sharing. 

Sec. 324. Training and technical assistance for States. 

TITLE IV—OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN 

TRAFFICKING 

Sec. 401. Cybercrime. 

Sec. 402. Elimination of barriers. 

Sec. 403. Tip organizations. 

Sec. 404. Data collection. 

Sec. 405. Cumulative biennial report on data collection and statistics. 

Sec. 406. Forced labor requirements. 

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 
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(1) COMPUTER.—The term ‘‘computer’’ includes a computer 

network and any interactive electronic device. 

(2) CYBERCRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—The term 

‘‘cybercrime against individuals’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 1401(a) Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (34 U.S.C. 30107(a)). 

(3) HOMELESS YOUTH.—The term ‘‘homeless youth’’ has the 

meaning given the term ‘‘homeless children and youths’’ in 

section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 11434a). 

TITLE I—GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN 

TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN 

TRAFFICKING 

SEC. 101. GRANTS FOR SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING 

AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(c)(1) of the Violence Against 

Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

(34 U.S.C. 20708(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, which may include 

programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond 

to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such 

as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program’’ before 

the semicolon. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 107(c)(4)(A) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

7105(c)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in order to fulfill the purposes described in section 111 of the Violence Against Women 

and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 

20708)’’ before the period at the end. 

SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING UPDATE TO CIVIL REMEDY. 

Section 1595(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting ‘‘or attempts or conspires to benefit,’’ after ‘‘whoever 

knowingly benefits,’’. 

SEC. 103. ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 

et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 114. ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

‘‘(1) the term ‘covered grant’ means a grant from the 

Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 106(b), 107(b), or 107(f); and 

‘‘(2) the term ‘covered recipient’ means a grantee or subgrantee receiving funds under a covered grant. 

‘‘(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Covered grants and covered recipients shall be subject, at the election of the Attorney General or 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, to— 
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‘‘(1) the conditions under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence 

Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)) that apply 

with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and subgrantees for such grants; or 

‘‘(2) the conditions under section 306(c)(5) of the Family 

Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5)) 

that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees 

and subgrantees for such grants. 

‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-SPONSORED RESEARCH.—Nothing 

in this section shall be construed to prohibit a covered recipient 

from sharing personally identifying information with researchers 

seeking the information for the purposes of conducting research— 

‘‘(1) that is funded by the Department of Justice; 

‘‘(2) for which protections are in place in accordance with 

the requirements under part 22 of title 28, Code of Federal 

Regulations, or any successor thereto, and section 812(a) of 

the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

U.S.C. 10231(a)); and 

‘‘(3) for which a current privacy certificate is on file documenting how the researchers intend to fulfill the obligations 

under such part 22.’’. 

SEC. 104. GRANTS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS. 

(a) ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL

CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO CHILDREN

WHO ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.) 

is amended by inserting after section 204 the following: 

‘‘SEC. 204A. ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL 

CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND 

TO CHILDREN WHO ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 

‘‘(a) GRANTS TO ENHANCE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to eligible 

States to develop, improve, or expand programs that assist State, 

local, or Tribal child welfare agencies with identifying and 

responding to— 

‘‘(1) children considered victims of ‘child abuse and neglect’ 

and of ‘sexual abuse’ under the application of section 111(b)(1) 

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 

5106g(b)(1)) because of being identified as being a victim or 

at risk of being a victim of a severe form of trafficking in 

persons; and 

‘‘(2) children over whom such agencies have responsibility 

for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is 

reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a 

victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an individual who 

has not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the 

State has elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)). At the option of an eligible State, such 

term may include an individual who has not attained 26 years 

of age. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible State’ means a 

State that has not received more than 3 grants under this 

section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria: 

‘‘(A) ELIMINATION OF THIRD PARTY CONTROL REQUIREMENT.—The State has eliminated or will eliminate any 

requirement relating to identification of a controlling third 

party who causes a child to engage in a commercial sex 

act in order for the child to be considered a victim of 

trafficking or a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons for purposes of accessing child welfare 

services and care. 

‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF STANDARD FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The State considers a child to be a victim of 

trafficking if the individual is a victim of a severe form 

of trafficking in persons, as described in subparagraph 

(A) of section 103(11) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)). 

‘‘(C) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE

CHILD WELFARE PLAN PROTOCOLS.—The State agency 

responsible for administering the State plan for foster care 

and adoption assistance under part E of title IV of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) has developed 

and is implementing or will develop and implement protocols that meet the following reporting requirements: 

‘‘(i) The requirement to report immediately, and 

in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on children who have been identified as being 

a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons 

to law enforcement authorities under paragraph (34)(A) 

of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

671(a)). 

‘‘(ii) The requirement to report immediately, and 

in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, including children classified as ‘runaways’, for entry into the National Crime Information 

Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation, and to the National Center for Missing 

and Exploited Children, under paragraph (35)(B) of 

such section. 

‘‘(iii) The requirement to report to the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services the total number of 

children who are victims of child human trafficking 

under paragraph (34)(B) of such section. 

‘‘(D) TRAFFICKING-SPECIFIC PROTOCOL.—The State has 

developed and implemented or will develop and implement 

a specialized protocol for responding to a child who is, 

or is at risk of being, a trafficking victim to ensure the 

response focuses on the child’s specific safety needs as 

a victim of trafficking, and that includes the development 

and use of an alternative mechanism for investigating and 

responding to cases of child human trafficking in which 

the alleged offender is not the child’s parent or caregiver 

without utilizing existing processes for investigating and 

responding to other forms of child abuse or neglect that 

require the filing of an abuse or neglect petition. 
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‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Indian 

tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ have the meanings given those 

terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Such 

term includes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 

consortium with a plan approved under section 479B of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c), or which is receiving 

funding to provide foster care under part E of title IV of 

such Act pursuant to a cooperative agreement or contract with 

a State.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 

(Public Law 109–164; 22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by 

inserting after the item relating to section 204 the following: 

‘‘204A. Enhancing the ability of State, local, and Tribal child welfare agencies to 

identify and respond to children who are, or are at risk of being, victims 

of trafficking.’’. 

(b) FUNDING.—Section 113(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(b)) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(3) GRANTS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS.—To carry out the 

purposes of section 204A of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Reauthorization Act of 2005, there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 

(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION.—It is the sense of Congress 

that health care and social service licensing boards and professional 

membership associations should facilitate access to trafficking-specific training guided by the Department of Health and Human 

Service’s Core Competencies for Human Trafficking Response in 

Health Care and Behavioral Health Systems on— 

(1) the scope and signs of human trafficking and child 

sexual abuse that present in the applicable health care, behavioral health, or social services settings; 

(2) how to interact with potential victims of trafficking 

(as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) and with survivors of human 

trafficking, using an age-appropriate, gender-responsive, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and trauma-informed 

approach; and 

(3) the manner in which to respond to victims and potential 

victims of trafficking or child sexual exploitation and abuse. 

SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL REAUTHORIZATION. 

(a) AIRPORT PERSONNEL TRAINING TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT

HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.—Section 303 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization 

Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–425; 132 Stat. 5488) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’. 

(b) HERO CORPS HIRING.—Section 890A(g)(2) of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473(g)(2)) is amended by striking 

‘‘2019 through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’. 
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(c) REAUTHORIZING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AND ENSURING

FULL FUNDING FOR THE DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.— 

Section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 

(1), by striking ‘‘and ending on December 16, 2022’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

14044c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 20705)’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

13002(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 20304)’’; and 

(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

17616)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 21116)’’. 

(d) EXTENSION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING GRANT PROGRAMS.—The 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) 

is amended— 

(1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)), by striking 

‘‘2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’; 

(2) in section 112B(d) (22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 

2027’’; and 

(3) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)— 

(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2018 through 

2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’; 

(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘2018 through 

2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’; and 

(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2027’’. 

(e) GRANTS FOR RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK.— 

Section 628(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 

Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20985(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

years 2007 through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 through 

2027’’. 

SEC. 106. REDESIGNATIONS. 

(a) GRANTS FOR SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING

AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Section 111 

of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 

Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20708) is redesignated as 

section 208 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 207 

of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. 

(b) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

(1) JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2015.— 

Sections 114, 119, and 606 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709, 20710, 20711) are redesignated as sections 209, 210, and 211, respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and 

transferred so as to appear after section 208 of the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred by subsection (a) of this section. 

(2) ABOLISH HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2017.—Section 7 

of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 (34 U.S.C. 

20709a) is redesignated as section 212 of the Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as 

to appear after section 211 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
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Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred 

by paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

(3) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2017.—Sections 

501 and 504 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 

(34 U.S.C. 20709b, 20709c) are redesignated as sections 213 

and 214, respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear 

after section 212 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred by 

paragraph (2) of this subsection. 

TITLE II—COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS 

OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

SEC. 201. BANKRUPTCY. 

Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: 

‘‘(20) for injury to an individual by the debtor relating to a 

violation of chapter 77 of title 18, including injury caused by an 

instance in which the debtor knowingly benefitted financially, or 

by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture 

that the debtor knew or should have known engaged in an act 

in violation of chapter 77 of title 18.’’. 

TITLE III—CYBER HARASSMENT 

PREVENTION 

Subtitle A—Cybercrime Statistics 

SEC. 311. NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND REPORTING ON 

CYBERCRIME. 

(a) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a 

national strategy, which shall be developed to supplement, not 

duplicate, the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking 

and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and 

Interdiction of the Department of Justice, to— 

(1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; 

(2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and 

(3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of 

cybercrimes against individuals. 

(b) REPORTING ON CYBERCRIME TAXONOMY.—Section 3(c) of the 

Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 30109 note) is amended, 

in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, which shall 

include the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives,’’ after 

‘‘committees of Congress’’. 
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Subtitle B—Prioritizing Online Threat 

Enforcement 

SEC. 321. IMPROVED INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSIC RESOURCES FOR 

ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RELATED TO CYBERCRIMES 

AGAINST INDIVIDUALS. 

Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this 

section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, shall, with respect to cybercrimes 

against individuals— 

(1) ensure that there are not fewer than 10 additional 

operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department 

of Justice in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes 

against individuals; 

(2) ensure that each office of a United States Attorney 

designates at least 1 Assistant United States Attorney as 

responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes 

against individuals; and 

(3) ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program— 

(A) the purpose of which is to train agents of the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and 

prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws 

related to cybercrimes against individuals; and 

(B) that includes relevant forensic training related to 

investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against individuals. 

SEC. 322. REPORT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 

which the National Academy of Sciences submits the report required 

under section 3(c) of the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 

30109 note), and once each year thereafter, the Director of the 

Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee 

on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 

of the House of Representatives that addresses, to the extent data 

are available, the nature, extent, and amount of funding under 

the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.) for 

victims of cybercrimes against individuals. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include— 

(1) an analysis of victims’ assistance, victims’ compensation, 

and discretionary grants under which victims of cybercrimes 

against individuals received assistance; and 

(2) recommendations for improving services for victims of 

cybercrimes against individuals. 

SEC. 323. INFORMATION SHARING. 

(a) RECIPROCAL INFORMATION SHARING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of title VIII of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended— 

(A) by striking sections 895 through 899; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 895. RECIPROCAL INFORMATION SHARING. 

‘‘Acting in accordance with a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion and on the basis 

of reciprocity, may provide information from the National Sex 

Offender Registry relating to a conviction for a sex offense against 

a minor (as such terms are defined in section 111 of the Adam 

Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911)) 

to a foreign government upon the request of the foreign government, 

and may receive comparable information from the foreign government.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking the items 

relating to sections 895 through 899 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 895. Reciprocal information sharing.’’. 

(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendments 

made by this subsection shall be construed to effect the amendments made by sections 895 through 899 of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2256). 

(b) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUING REGISTRA- TION.—Section 240(b) of William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 212b(b)) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUING REGISTRA- TION.—An individual may not be issued or reissued a passport 

without a unique identifier solely because the individual has 

moved or otherwise resides outside the United States.’’. 

SEC. 324. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATES. 

The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, the Director of the United States Secret Service, 

the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, and nongovernmental and survivor stakeholders, shall create, 

compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and 

provide the necessary training and technical assistance, to assist 

States and units of local government in— 

(1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, preventing, understanding, and mitigating the impact of— 

(A) physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of 

cybercrime victims, including victims of human trafficking 

that is facilitated by interactive computer services; 

(B) exploitation of cybercrime victims; and 

(C) deprioritization of cybercrime; and 

(2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and 

psychological trauma to victims of cybercrime. 

TITLE IV—OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

SEC. 401. CYBERCRIME. 

Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance 

with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney 

General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 
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incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent 

of the basic pay of the individual, to an individual appointed to 

a position in the Department of Justice (including the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation) or the Department of Homeland Security 

(including positions in Homeland Security Investigations), respectively, requiring significant cyber skills, including to aid in— 

(1) the protection of trafficking victims; 

(2) the prevention of trafficking in persons; or 

(3) the prosecution of technology-facilitated crimes against 

children by buyers or traffickers in persons. 

SEC. 402. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS. 

(a) MINORS.—A Federal agency may not require a survivor 

of human trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless 

youth to obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian 

of the survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Governmentissued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth. 

(b) FEES.—A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of 

human trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy 

of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or 

homeless youth. 

SEC. 403. TIP ORGANIZATIONS. 

Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(J) at the discretion of the Attorney General, payments 

to reimburse operating expenses and program costs incurred 

by crime-tip organizations that— 

‘‘(i) annually waive their qualification for— 

‘‘(I) awards for information leading to forfeiture 

under subparagraph (C); and 

‘‘(II) receiving payment from equitably shared forfeiture funds; and 

‘‘(ii) offer rewards for information about violations of 

Federal criminal laws prohibiting human trafficking.’’. 

SEC. 404. DATA COLLECTION. 

Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (Q)— 

(A) in clause (vii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

(B) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(3) in the first subparagraph (S), as added by section 121(a) 

of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–425; 

132 Stat. 5478), by striking the period at the end and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(4) by redesignating the second subparagraph (S), as added 

by section 7154(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 113 Stat. 2260), 

as subparagraph (T); 

(5) in subparagraph (T), as so redesignated, by striking 

the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(6) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(U) with respect to applications described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (F), when available, if the application 

was denied, the reason for the denial and the length of 

time it took for the denial to be issued; and 

‘‘(V) disaggregated data regarding— 

‘‘(i) the number of victims trafficked by third parties and by family members; 

‘‘(ii) victims trafficked by victim age; and 

‘‘(iii) victims trafficked by the type of trafficking.’’. 

SEC. 405. CUMULATIVE BIENNIAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION AND 

STATISTICS. 

Not later than 280 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each submit to 

the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 

on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

of the House of Representatives the status of the required data 

collection and reporting requirements of the Attorney General and 

the Secretary, respectively, related to trafficking, which shall 

include the status of— 

(1) the study required under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)); 

(2) the State reports required under section 237(b) of the 

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 41309(b)) to be included in 

the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National 

Incident-Based Reporting System; 

(3) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(A) of the 

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084); 

(4) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(B) of the 

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084); 

(5) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(C) of the 

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084); 

and 

(6) the comprehensive study required under section 

237(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 

Stat. 5085). 

SEC. 406. FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 

a team of not less than 10 agents within the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor 

trafficking. 

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 

for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until 

expended. 

(b) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the 

Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the Department 

of Homeland Security to be assigned to exclusively investigate 

labor trafficking. 

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 

for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until 

expended. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.