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 ‘‘DHS Human Traf-
ficking Prevention Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue Department of Homeland Security- 
wide directive to personnel that includes guidance on the 
following: 
(1) Types of information that should be collected 
and recorded in information technology systems uti-
lized by the Department to help identify individuals 
suspected or convicted of human trafficking. 
(2) How to ensure data reliability of informa-
tion regarding individuals suspected or convicted of 
human trafficking recorded in information technology 
systems utilized by the Department. 
(3) Systematic and routine information sharing 
regarding individuals suspected or convicted of 
human trafficking within and among the components 
of the Department. 
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(b) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that, con-
sistent with the Department of Homeland Security-wide di-
rective required under subsection (a), information tech-
nology systems utilized within the Department to record 
and track information regarding individuals suspected or 
convicted of human trafficking are integrated with each 
other. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the status of imple-
mentation of this section. 
(d) HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘human trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 
paragraph (9) or (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
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Union Calendar No. 668 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4383 
[Report No. 114–855, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
enhance Department of Homeland Security co-
ordination on how to identify and record infor-
mation regarding individuals suspected or con-
victed of human trafficking, and for other pur-
poses. 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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