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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1405 
To improve services for trafficking victims by establishing, in Homeland 
Security Investigations, the Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness 
to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. WAGNER, and Ms. SLOTKIN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To improve services for trafficking victims by establishing, 
in Homeland Security Investigations, the Investigators 
Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking 
Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program. 
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 ‘‘IMPACTT Human 
Trafficking Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTIGATORS MAINTAIN PURPOSEFUL AWARE-
NESS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING TRAUMA 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in 
Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, the Investigators Maintain 
Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking Trauma 
Program (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘IMPACTT Pro-
gram’’). 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The IMPACTT Program shall— 
(1) provide outreach and training to Homeland 
Security Investigations employees who have been ex-
posed to various forms of trauma in working with 
victims of human trafficking, including— 
(A) self-awareness training for the relevant 
employees on recognizing the signs of burnout, 
compassion fatigue, critical incident stress, 
traumatic stress, posttraumatic stress, sec-
ondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma; 
(B) training material that— 
(i) provides mechanisms for self-care 
and resilience and notification of resources 
that are available through U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, such as 
the Employee Assistance Program, the 
Peer Support Program, the Chaplain Pro-
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gram, and other relevant accredited pro-
grams that are available; and 
(ii) provides examples of potential re-
sources that are available outside of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
which may include, faith-based and com-
munity-based resources; and 
(C) provide additional training to first line 
supervisors of relevant employees on recog-
nizing the signs referred to in subparagraph 
(A) and the appropriate responses to employees 
exhibiting such signs; 
(2) include training modules that are carried 
out by— 
(A) licensed and accredited clinicians 
who— 
(i) have been trained on the exposure 
of various forms of trauma and other 
stressors experienced in working with vic-
tims; and 
(ii) may have experience working with 
faith-based 
organizations, 
community- 
based organizations, counseling programs, 
or other social service programs; and 
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(B) additional subject matter experts who 
are available; and 
(3) be overseen and coordinated by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Center for Countering 
Human Trafficking to ensure that— 
(A) appropriate program materials are dis-
tributed; 
(B) training is offered to all relevant em-
ployees; and 
(C) any needed travel and equipment is 
provided. 
SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 447. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FORENSIC INTERVIEW SPECIALIST.—The 
term ‘forensic interview specialist’ is an interview 
professional who has specialized experience and 
training in conducting trauma-informed forensic 
interviews with victims of crime. 
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‘‘(2) VICTIM.—The term ‘victim’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 503(e)(2) of the Vic-
tims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 
20141(e)(2)). 
‘‘(3) VICTIM
ASSISTANCE
SPECIALIST.—The 
term ‘victim assistance specialist’ is a victim assist-
ance professional who— 
‘‘(A) has experience working with victims 
of crime in a service capacity; 
‘‘(B) has been trained on the exposure of 
various forms of trauma and other stressors ex-
perienced in working with victims; and 
‘‘(C) may have experience working with 
local government and community-based organi-
zations, including victim advocacy centers, child 
advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, faith- 
based organizations, and other social service 
programs. 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—There is established, in Home-
land Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, the Victim Assistance Program. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Victim Assistance Program 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, trav-
el, equipment, and coordination to Homeland Secu-
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‘‘(5) purchase emergency items that are needed 
to assist identified victims in Homeland Security In-
vestigations criminal investigations, including food, 
clothing, hygiene products, transportation, and tem-
porary shelter that is not otherwise provided by a 
nongovernmental organization.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
296) is amended— 
(1) in section 1(b) (6 U.S.C. 101 note)— 
(A) by striking the item relating to section 
442 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 442. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 446 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 447. Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program.’’; 
(2) in section 442— 
(A) by amending the section heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘U.S. IMMIGRATION
AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘bureau’’ each place such 
term appears (except in subsection (a)(1)) and 
inserting ‘‘agency’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se-
curity’’ each place such term appears and in-
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serting ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement’’; 
(D) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘OF BUREAU’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking 
‘‘affecting the Bureau of’’ and inserting 
‘‘affecting U.S.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the 
Bureau.’’ and inserting ‘‘the agency.’’; and 
(E) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Bureau of Border 
Security’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘the Bureau of’’ before ‘‘Citizenship and 
Immigration 
Services’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘U.S.’’; and 
(3) in section 443(2), by striking ‘‘such bu-
reau’’ and inserting ‘‘such agency’’. 
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that 
identifies, with respect to the reporting period— 
(1) the number of trainings that were provided 
through the IMPACTT Program and the number of 
personnel who received such training; and 
(2) the number of human trafficking victims 
who were assisted by the Homeland Security Inves-
tigations Victim Assistance Program. 
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