I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3813 
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 traf-
ficking prevention activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
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 pre-
vention activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Human 
Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COORDINATOR. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall designate an 
official within the Department of Transportation who 
shall— 
(1) coordinate human trafficking prevention ef-
forts across modal administrations in the Depart-
ment of Transportation and with other departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government; and 
(2) in coordinating such efforts, take into ac-
count the unique challenges of combating human 
trafficking within different transportation modes. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 31110(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pro-
gram authorized under this subsection may support, in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, the 
recognition, prevention, and reporting of human traf-
ficking, while deferring to existing resources, as prac-
ticable.’’. 
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 31313(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) support, in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes, the recogni-
tion, prevention, and reporting of human traf-
ficking; or’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
ON 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an advisory committee on human trafficking. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 
composed of not more than 15 external stakeholder 
members whose diverse experience and background 
enable them to provide balanced points of view with 
regard to carrying out the duties of the Committee. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall appoint 
the external stakeholder members to the Committee, 
including representatives from— 
(A) trafficking advocacy organizations; 
(B) law enforcement; and 
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(C) trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime, 
and port sectors, including industry and labor. 
(3) PERIODS
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members 
shall be appointed for the life of the Committee. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Committee 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made and shall not affect the pow-
ers or duties of the Committee. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—Committee members shall 
serve without compensation. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 9 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and appoint all members of the Committee. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mittee shall make recommendations to the Secretary 
on actions the Department can take to help combat 
human trafficking, including the development and 
implementation of— 
(A) successful strategies for identifying 
and reporting instances of human trafficking; 
and 
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(B) recommendations for administrative or 
legislative changes necessary to use programs, 
properties, or other resources owned, operated, 
or funded by the Department to combat human 
trafficking. 
(2) BEST
PRACTICES
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
develop recommended best practices for States 
and State and local transportation stakeholders 
to follow in combating human trafficking. 
(B) DEVELOPMENT.—The best practices 
shall be based on multidisciplinary research and 
promising, evidence-based models and pro-
grams. 
(C) CONTENT.—The best practices shall be 
user-friendly, incorporate the most up-to-date 
technology, and include the following: 
(i) Sample training materials. 
(ii) Strategies to identify victims. 
(iii) 
Sample 
protocols 
and 
rec-
ommendations, including— 
(I) strategies to collect, docu-
ment, and share data across systems 
and agencies; 
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(II) strategies to help agencies 
better understand the types of traf-
ficking involved, the scope of the prob-
lem, and the degree of victim inter-
action with multiple systems; and 
(III) strategies to identify effec-
tive pathways for State agencies to 
utilize their position in educating crit-
ical stakeholder groups and assisting 
victims. 
(D) INFORMING STATES OF BEST PRAC-
TICES.—The Secretary shall ensure that State 
Governors and State departments of transpor-
tation are notified of the best practices and rec-
ommendations. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit a report on the actions of the Com-
mittee described in subsection (d) to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
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(2) make the report under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available both physically and online. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’ 
means the Department of Transportation Advisory 
Committee on Human Trafficking established under 
subsection (a). 
(2) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human 
trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 
paragraph (9) or paragraph (10) of section 103 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
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