vestigated by Homeland Security Investigations; 
and 
‘‘(G) collaborate with other Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governmental, nongovern-
mental, and nonprofit entities regarding policy, 
outreach, and training activities. 
‘‘(4) DATA COLLECTION.—The Office of Victim 
Assistance shall collect and maintain data in a man-
ner that protects the confidentiality of the data and 
omits personally identifying information and subject 
to other Federal laws regarding victim confiden-
tiality, including— 
‘‘(A) the sex and race of the victim; 
‘‘(B) each alleged crime that the victim 
was subjected to, and in the case of human 
trafficking, each purpose for which the victim 
was trafficked, such as commercial sex or 
forced labor; and 
‘‘(C) whether the victim was an adult or a 
minor child. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF DATA TO CONGRESS.— 
The Office of Victim Assistance shall make the data 
collected and maintained under paragraph (4) avail-
able to the committees of Congress set forth in sec-
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tion 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)).’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—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)(vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(S) the data collected by Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement under section 442(d)(4) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 442 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 442. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 303. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH 
TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of 
grants under this paragraph that are only avail-
able for law enforcement operations or task 
forces, the Attorney General may give priority 
to any applicant that files an attestation with 
the Attorney General stating that— 
‘‘(i) the grant funds awarded under 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) will be used to assist in the 
prevention of severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons; 
‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen 
efforts to investigate and prosecute 
those who knowingly benefit finan-
cially from participation in a venture 
that has engaged in any act of human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(III) will be used to take affirm-
ative measures to avoid arresting, 
charging, or prosecuting victims of 
human trafficking for any offense that 
is the direct result of their victimiza-
tion; and 
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‘‘(IV) will not be used to require 
a victim of human trafficking to col-
laborate with law enforcement officers 
as a condition of access to any shelter 
or restorative services; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant will provide dedi-
cated resources for anti-human trafficking 
law enforcement officers for a period that 
is longer than the duration of the grant re-
ceived under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 304. IMPROVING VICTIM SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 107A (22 U.S.C. 7105a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 107B. IMPROVING DOMESTIC VICTIM SCREENING 
PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) VICTIM SCREENING TOOLS.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1, 2018, the Attorney General shall compile and dis-
seminate, to all grantees who are awarded grants to pro-
vide victims’ services under subsection (b) or (f) of section 
107, information about reliable and effective tools for the 
identification of victims of human trafficking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF SCREENING PROCEDURES.—Beginning 
not later than October 1, 2018, the Attorney General, in 
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consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall identify recommended practices for the 
screening of human trafficking victims and shall encour-
age the use of such practices by grantees receiving a grant 
to provide victim services to youth under subsection (b) 
or (f) of section 107.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 107A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 107B. Improving domestic victim screening procedures.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—Section 1593A of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1581(a), 1592, or 1595(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘this chap-
ter’’. 
SEC. 305. IMPROVING VICTIM SERVICES. 
Section 1402(d)(3) of the Victims of Crime Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Director may use not more than 1 
percent of the amount to be distributed from the 
Fund under this paragraph in a particular fiscal 
year to provide and improve direct assistance serv-
ices for crime victims, including victim assistance co-
ordinators and specialists, in the Federal criminal 
justice system (as described in section 3771 of title 
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18, United States Code, and section 503 of the Vic-
tims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
10607)) by a department or agency of the Federal 
Government other than the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(ii) Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this subparagraph 
and every fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall 
solicit requests for funding under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) Before amounts are distributed from the 
Fund to a department or agency for the purpose de-
scribed in clause (i), the Director shall evaluate 
whether the activities proposed to be carried out by 
such department or agency would duplicate services 
that are provided by another department or agency 
of the Federal Government (including the Depart-
ment of Justice) using amounts from the Fund, and 
impose measures to avoid such duplication to the 
greatest extent possible.’’. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVED DATA COL-
LECTION AND INTERAGENCY 
COORDINATION 
SEC. 401. PROMOTING DATA COLLECTION ON HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING. 
(a) PREVALENCE
OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
on the efforts of the National Institute of Justice to de-
velop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human 
trafficking in the United States, including a timeline for 
completion of the methodology. 
(b) INNOCENCE LOST NATIONAL INITIATIVE.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a report on the sta-
tus of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, which shall 
include, for each of the last 5 fiscal years, information 
on— 
(1) the number of human traffickers who were 
arrested, disaggregated by— 
(A) the number of individuals arrested for 
patronizing or soliciting an adult; 
(B) the number of individuals arrested for 
recruitment, harboring, maintaining, or obtain-
ing an adult; 
(C) the number of individuals arrested for 
patronizing or soliciting a minor; and 
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(D) the number of individuals arrested for 
recruitment, harboring, maintaining, or obtain-
ing a minor; 
(2) the number of adults who were arrested on 
charges of prostitution; 
(3) the number of minor victims who were iden-
tified; 
(4) the number of minor victims who were ar-
rested and formally petitioned by a juvenile court or 
criminally charged; and 
(5) the placement of and social services pro-
vided to each such minor victim as part of each 
State operation. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF REPORTS.—The reports re-
quired under subsections (a) and (b) shall be posted on 
the website of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 402. CRIME REPORTING. 
Section 7332(c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Re-
porting Act of 1988 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘in the form 
of annual Uniform Crime Reports for the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘not less frequently than an-
nually’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall coordinate with the head of 
each department or agency within the Federal 
Government that is subject to the mandatory 
reporting requirements under paragraph (2) for 
the purpose of ensuring successful implementa-
tion of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) FOR
REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the head of each department or 
agency within the Federal Government that is 
subject to the mandatory reporting require-
ments under paragraph (2) shall provide the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
such information as the Director determines is 
necessary to complete the first report required 
under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, and annually 
thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives a report detailing the efforts of the depart-
ments and agencies within the Federal Government 
to come into compliance with paragraph (2). The re-
port shall contain a list of all departments and agen-
cies within the Federal Government subject to para-
graph (2) and whether each department or agency is 
in compliance with paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 403. HUMAN TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Executive Asso-
ciate Director of Homeland Security Investigations shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on human trafficking investigations 
undertaken by Homeland Security Investigations that in-
cludes— 
(1) the number of confirmed human trafficking 
investigations by category, including labor traf-
ficking, sex trafficking, and transnational and do-
mestic human trafficking; 
(2) the number of victims by category, includ-
ing— 
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(A) whether the victim is a victim of sex 
trafficking or a victim of labor trafficking; and 
(B) whether the victim is a minor or an 
adult; and 
(3) an analysis of the data described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) and other data available to 
Homeland Security Investigations that indicates any 
general human trafficking or investigatory trends. 
TITLE V—TRAINING AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 501. ENCOURAGING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH 
TO TRAINING OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRAINING CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS.—The 
Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
Secretary of Labor shall periodically, but not less fre-
quently than once every 2 years, implement improvements 
to the training programs on human trafficking for employ-
ees of the Department of Justice, the Department of 
Homeland Security, and the Department of Labor, respec-
tively, after consultation with survivors of human traf-
ficking, or trafficking victims service providers, and Fed-
eral law enforcement agencies responsible for the preven-
tion, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving 
human trafficking (such as individuals serving as, or who 
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have served as, investigators in a Federal agency and who 
have expertise in identifying human trafficking victims 
and investigating human trafficking cases). 
(b) ADVANCED TRAINING CURRICULUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
develop an advanced training curriculum, to supple-
ment the basic curriculum for investigative personnel 
of the Department of Justice and the Department of 
Homeland Security, respectively, that— 
(A) emphasizes a multidisciplinary, collabo-
rative effort by law enforcement officers who 
provide a broad range of investigation and pros-
ecution options in response to perpetrators, and 
victim service providers, who offer services and 
resources for victims; 
(B) provides guidance about the recruit-
ment techniques employed by human traffickers 
to clarify that an individual who knowingly so-
licits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a 
person who was a minor (consistent with sec-
tion 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or 
was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty 
of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18, 
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United States Code, and is a party to a human 
trafficking offense; and 
(C) explains that— 
(i) victims of sex or labor trafficking 
often engage in criminal acts as a direct 
result of severe trafficking in persons and 
such individuals are victims of a crime and 
affirmative measures should be taken to 
avoid arresting, charging, or prosecuting 
such individuals for any offense that is the 
direct result of their victimization; and 
(ii) a comprehensive approach to 
eliminating human trafficking should in-
clude demand reduction as a component. 
(2) USE OF CURRICULUM.—The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
provide training using the curriculum developed 
under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) all law enforcement officers employed 
by the Department of Justice and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, respectively, who 
may be involved in the investigation of human 
trafficking offenses; and 
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(B) members of task forces that partici-
pate in the investigation of human trafficking 
offenses. 
(c) TRAINING COMPONENTS.—Section 107(c)(4)(B) 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) a discussion clarifying that an 
individual who knowingly solicits or pa-
tronizes a commercial sex act from a per-
son who was a minor (consistent with sec-
tion 1591(c) of title 18, United States 
Code) or was subject to force, fraud, or co-
ercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 
77 of title 18, United States Code, and is 
a party to a human trafficking offense.’’. 
SEC. 502. VICTIM SCREENING TRAINING. 
Section 114 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) individually screening all adults 
and children who are suspected of engag-
ing in commercial sex acts or who are sub-
ject to labor exploitation that may be in 
violation of child labor laws to determine 
whether each individual screened is a vic-
tim of human trafficking; and 
‘‘(iv) how— 
‘‘(I) victims of sex or labor traf-
ficking often engage in criminal acts 
as a direct result of severe trafficking 
in persons; and 
‘‘(II) such individuals are victims 
of a crime and affirmative measures 
should be taken to avoid arresting, 
charging, or prosecuting such individ-
uals for any offense that is the direct 
result of their victimization.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE VICTIM SCREENING 
PROTOCOL.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Attorney General shall issue a screening protocol for 
use during all anti-trafficking law enforcement oper-
ations in which the Department of Justice is in-
volved. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The protocol required 
to be issued under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) require the individual screening of all 
adults and children who are suspected of engag-
ing in commercial sex acts or who are subject 
to labor exploitation that may be in violation of 
child labor laws to determine whether each indi-
vidual screened is a victim of human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(B) require affirmative measures to avoid 
arresting, charging, or prosecuting human traf-
ficking victims for any offense that is the direct 
result of their victimization; 
‘‘(C) require all Federal law enforcement 
officers and relevant department personnel who 
participate in human trafficking investigations 
to receive training on enforcement of the pro-
tocol; 
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‘‘(D) be developed in consultation with 
State and local law enforcement agencies, the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 
survivors of human trafficking, and nongovern-
mental organizations that specialize in the iden-
tification, prevention, and restoration of victims 
of human trafficking; and 
‘‘(E) include— 
‘‘(i) procedures and practices to en-
sure that the screening process minimizes 
trauma or revictimization of the person 
being screened; and 
‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of 
human trafficking in identifying and re-
ceiving victim services.’’. 
SEC. 503. JUDICIAL TRAINING. 
Section 223(b)(2) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13023(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) procedures for improving the judicial re-
sponse to children who are vulnerable to human traf-
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ficking, to the extent an appropriate screening tool 
exists.’’. 
SEC. 504. TRAINING OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
PROSECUTORIAL PERSONNEL. 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Office of Tribal Justice, shall carry out a pro-
gram under which tribal law enforcement officials may re-
ceive technical assistance and training to pursue a victim- 
centered approach to investigating and prosecuting severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102)). 
TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 601. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 1236 of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7113) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘All grants’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2013, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, all grants’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—For 
purposes of subsection (a), for fiscal year 2018, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the term ‘grant awarded by the At-
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torney General under this title or an Act amended by this 
title’ includes a grant under any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Section 223 of the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13023). 
‘‘(2) The program under section 504 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017.’’. 
TITLE 
VII—PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP 
ADVISORY 
COUNCIL 
TO 
END 
HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public-Private Part-
nership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking 
Act’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End 
Human Trafficking. 
(2) GROUP.—The term ‘‘Group’’ means the 
Senior Policy Operating Group established under 
section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)). 
(3) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the President’s Interagency Task Force to 
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Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under 
section 105(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(a)). 
SEC. 703. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUN-
CIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Pub-
lic-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human 
Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommenda-
tions to the Group and the Task Force. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be com-
posed of not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 
representatives of nongovernmental organizations, 
academia, and nonprofit groups who have significant 
knowledge and experience in human trafficking pre-
vention and eradication, identification of human 
trafficking, and services for human trafficking vic-
tims. 
(2) REPRESENTATION
OF
NONPROFIT
AND 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—To the ex-
tent practicable, members of the Council shall be 
representatives of nonprofit groups, academia, and 
nongovernmental organizations who accurately re-
flect the diverse backgrounds related to work in the 
prevention, eradication, and identification of human 
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trafficking and services for human trafficking vic-
tims in the United States and internationally. 
(3) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall appoint— 
(A) 1 member of the Council, after con-
sultation with the President pro tempore of the 
Senate; 
(B) 1 member of the Council, after con-
sultation with the Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate; 
(C) 1 member of the Council, after con-
sultation with the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(D) 1 member of the Council, after con-
sultation with the Minority Leader of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(E) the remaining members of the Council. 
(4) TERM; REAPPOINTMENT.—Each member of 
the Council— 
(A) shall serve for a term of 2 years; and 
(B) may be reappointed by the President 
to serve 1 additional 2-year term. 
(5) EMPLOYEE
STATUS.—Members of the 
Council— 
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(A) shall not be considered employees of 
the Federal Government for any purpose; and 
(B) shall not receive compensation. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 
(1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the 
Group; 
(2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request 
of the Group, not less frequently than annually, to 
review Federal Government policy and programs in-
tended to combat human trafficking, including pro-
grams relating to the provision of services for vic-
tims; 
(3) serve as a point of contact, with the United 
States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, for 
Federal agencies reaching out to human trafficking 
nonprofit groups and nongovernmental organizations 
for input on programming and policies relating to 
human trafficking in the United States; 
(4) formulate assessments and recommenda-
tions to ensure that the policy and programming ef-
forts of the Federal Government conform, to the ex-
tent practicable, to the best practices in the field of 
human trafficking prevention and rehabilitation and 
aftercare of human trafficking victims; and 
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(5) meet with the Group not less frequently 
than annually, and not later than 45 days before a 
meeting with the Task Force, to formally present 
the findings and recommendations of the Council. 
(d) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Council 
shall not be subject to the requirements under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 704. REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter until the date described 
in section 705, the Council, in coordination with the 
United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, 
shall submit a report containing the findings derived from 
the reviews conducted pursuant to section 3(c)(2) to— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
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(6) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(7) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; 
(8) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(9) the chair of the Task Force; and 
(10) the members of the Group. 
SEC. 705. SUNSET. 
The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
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