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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3094 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 

Treasury to designate a Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues within 

the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2021 

Ms. DEAN (for herself and Mr. STEIL) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 

Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to designate a Coordinator for 

Human Trafficking Issues within the Department of the 

Treasury, 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 ‘‘Treasury Human Traf5 ficking Coordinator Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COORDINATOR FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISSUES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 3 of sub3 title I of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add4 ing at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘§ 316. Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

8 of the Treasury shall designate a Coordinator for Human 

9 Trafficking Issues within the Department of the Treasury 

10 who shall report to the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Coordinator for Human Traf12 ficking Issues— 

13 ‘‘(1) shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) coordinate activities, policies, and 

15 programs of the Department that relate to 

16 human trafficking, including activities, policies, 

17 and programs intended to— 

18 ‘‘(i) prevent, detect, and respond to 

19 human trafficking; 

20 ‘‘(ii) help understand the challenges 

21 faced by victims and survivors of human 

22 trafficking, including any circumstances 

23 that may increase the risk of a person be24 coming a victim or survivor of human traf25 ficking; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) support victims and survivors of 

2 human trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(B) promote, advance, and support the 

4 consideration of human trafficking issues in the 

5 programs, structures, processes, and capacities 

6 of bureaus and offices of the Department, 

7 where appropriate; 

8 ‘‘(C) regularly consult human trafficking 

9 stakeholders; 

10 ‘‘(D) serve as the principal advisor to the 

11 Secretary with respect to activities and issues 

12 relating to human trafficking, including issues 

13 relating to victims and survivors of human traf14 ficking; 

15 ‘‘(E) advise the Secretary of actions that 

16 may be taken to improve information sharing 

17 between human trafficking stakeholders and 

18 Federal, State, Local, Territory, and Tribal 

19 government agencies, including law enforcement 

20 agencies, while protecting privacy and, as a re21 sult, improve societal responses to issues relat22 ing to human trafficking, including issues relat23 ing to the victims and survivors of human traf24 ficking; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) participate in coordination between 

2 Federal, State, Local, Territory, and Tribal 

3 government agencies on issues relating to 

4 human trafficking; and 

5 ‘‘(2) may design, support, and implement De6 partment activities relating to human trafficking, in7 cluding activities designed to prevent, detect, and re8 spond to human trafficking. 

9 ‘‘(c) HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEFINED.—In this sec10 tion, the term ‘human trafficking’ means severe forms of 

11 trafficking in persons as such term is defined in section 

12 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. 

13 ‘‘(d) HUMAN TRAFFICKING STAKEHOLDER.—The 

14 term ‘human trafficking stakeholder’ means— 

15 ‘‘(1) a non-governmental organization; 

16 ‘‘(2) a human rights organization; 

17 ‘‘(3) an anti-human trafficking organization; 

18 ‘‘(4) a group representing a population vulner19 able to human trafficking or victims or survivors of 

20 human trafficking, and related issues; 

21 ‘‘(5) an industry group; 

22 ‘‘(6) a financial institution; 

23 ‘‘(7) a technology firm; and 

24 ‘‘(8) another individual or group that is work25 ing to prevent, detect, and respond to human trafVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jun 10, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3094.IH H3094

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1 ficking and to support victims and survivors of 

2 human trafficking.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions in chapter 3 of subtitle I of title 31, United States 

5 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘316. Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues.’’. 

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