IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act
Bill: S.4611 | Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. (D-MI)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act
This bill establishes a program within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to provide outreach and training to HSI employees and partners who have been exposed to various forms of trauma in working with victims of human trafficking.
The bill also provides statutory authority for the HSI Victim Assistance Program.

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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. INVESTIGATORS MAINTAIN PURPOSEFUL AWARENESS TO 
              COMBAT TRAFFICKING TRAUMA PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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 
Program'').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Functions.--The IMPACTT Program shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide outreach and training to Homeland 
        Security Investigations employees and partners who have been 
        exposed to various forms of trauma in working with victims of 
        human trafficking, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) self-awareness training for the 
                relevant employees on recognizing the signs of burnout, 
                compassion fatigue, critical incident stress, traumatic 
                stress, posttraumatic stress, secondary traumatic 
                stress, and vicarious trauma;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) training material that provides 
                mechanisms for self-care and resilience, and notify of 
                resources available through the U.S. Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement Employee Assistance Program and 
                other relevant accredited programs, as available; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) provide additional training to first 
                line supervisors of relevant employees on recognizing 
                the signs referred to in subparagraph (A) and the 
                appropriate responses to employees exhibiting such 
                signs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include training modules that are carried out 
        by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) licensed and accredited clinicians who 
                have been trained on the exposure of various forms of 
                trauma and other stressors experienced in working with 
                victims; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) additional subject matter experts, as 
                available; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) be overseen and coordinated by the Homeland 
        Security Investigations Countering Human Trafficking Center to 
        ensure that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) appropriate program materials are 
                distributed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) training is offered to all relevant 
                employees; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any needed travel and equipment is 
                provided.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $800,000 for each fiscal year to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to carry out this subsection.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 447. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Victim assistance specialist.--The term 
        `victim assistance specialist' is a victim assistance 
        professional who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) has experience working with victims 
                of crime in a service capacity; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) has been trained on the exposure of 
                various forms of trauma and other stressors experienced 
                in working with victims.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) In General.--There is established, in Homeland 
Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
the Victim Assistance Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Functions.--The Victim Assistance Program shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, 
        travel, equipment, and coordination to victim assistance 
        personnel throughout the United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) recruit not fewer than--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) 1 forensic interview specialist and 
                1 victim assistance specialist for each Homeland 
                Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge 
                office;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) 1 victim assistance specialist for--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations office participating in a human 
                        trafficking task force;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations regional attache office; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations office participating in a child 
                        sexual exploitation task force;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) provide training regarding victims' rights, 
        victim-related policies, roles of forensic interviewers and 
        victim assistance specialists, and an approach that is--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) victim-centered;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) trauma-informed; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) linguistically appropriate; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) provide sufficient funding for emergency 
        expenditures to purchase items needed to assist identified 
        victims, including food, clothing, hygiene products, 
        transportation, and temporary shelter that is not otherwise 
        provided by a nongovernmental organization.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry 
out this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 1(b) (6 U.S.C. 101 note)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking the item relating to 
                section 442 and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 442. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.'';
        <DELETED>and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after the item relating 
                to section 446 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 447. Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance 
                            Program.'';
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 442--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by amending the section heading to 
                read as follows: ``u.s. immigration and customs 
                enforcement'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) striking ``bureau'' each place such 
                term appears (except in subsection (a)(1)) and 
                inserting ``agency'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) striking ``the Bureau of Border 
                Security'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the subsection heading, 
                        striking ``of Bureau'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (3)(C), striking 
                        ``affecting the Bureau of'' and inserting 
                        ``affecting U.S.''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in paragraph (4), striking 
                        ``the Bureau.'' and inserting ``the agency.''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in subsection (b)(2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), striking ``Bureau of Border 
                        Security'' and inserting ``U.S. Immigration and 
                        Customs Enforcement''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B), striking 
                        ``the Bureau of'' before ``Citizenship and 
                        Immigration Services'' and inserting ``U.S.''; 
                        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 443(2), by striking ``such bureau'' 
        and inserting ``such agency''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, with respect to the 
reporting period--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number of trainings that were provided 
        through the IMPACTT Program and the number of personnel who 
        received such training; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the number of potential human trafficking 
        victims who were assisted by the Homeland Security 
        Investigations Victim Assistance Program.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATORS MAINTAIN PURPOSEFUL AWARENESS 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 Program'').
    (b) Functions.--The IMPACTT Program shall--
            (1) provide outreach and training to Homeland Security 
        Investigations employees and partners who have been exposed 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, secondary traumatic 
                stress, and vicarious trauma;
                    (B) training material that provides mechanisms for 
                self-care and resilience, and notify of resources 
                available through the U.S. Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement Employee Assistance Program and other 
                relevant accredited programs, as available; and
                    (C) provide additional training to first line 
                supervisors of relevant employees on recognizing 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 have 
                been trained on the exposure of various forms of trauma 
                and other stressors experienced in working with 
                victims; and
                    (B) additional subject matter experts, as 
                available; and
            (3) be overseen and coordinated by the Homeland Security 
        Investigations Countering Human Trafficking Center to ensure 
        that--
                    (A) appropriate program materials are distributed;
                    (B) training is offered to all relevant employees; 
                and
                    (C) any needed travel and equipment is provided.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there is authorized to be 
appropriated $800,000 for each fiscal year to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to carry out this subsection.

SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE 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.
            ``(2) Victim assistance specialist.--The term `victim 
        assistance specialist' is a victim assistance professional 
        who--
                    ``(A) has experience working with victims of crime 
                in a service capacity; and
                    ``(B) has been trained on the exposure of various 
                forms of trauma and other stressors experienced in 
                working with victims.
    ``(b) In General.--There is established, in Homeland Security 
Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Victim 
Assistance Program.
    ``(c) Functions.--The Victim Assistance Program shall --
            ``(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, travel, 
        equipment, and coordination to victim assistance personnel 
        throughout the United States;
            ``(2) recruit not fewer than--
                    ``(A) 1 forensic interview specialist and 1 victim 
                assistance specialist for each Homeland Security 
                Investigations Special Agent in Charge office;
                    ``(B) 1 victim assistance specialist for--
                            ``(i) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations office participating in a human 
                        trafficking task force;
                            ``(ii) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations regional attache office; and
                            ``(iii) every Homeland Security 
                        Investigations office participating in a child 
                        sexual exploitation task force;
            ``(3) provide training regarding victims' rights, victim-
        related policies, roles of forensic interviewers and victim 
        assistance specialists, and an approach that is--
                    ``(A) victim-centered;
                    ``(B) trauma-informed; and
                    ``(C) linguistically appropriate;
            ``(4) provide sufficient funding for emergency expenditures 
        to purchase items needed to assist identified victims, 
        including food, clothing, hygiene products, transportation, and 
        temporary shelter that is not otherwise provided by a 
        nongovernmental organization.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this 
section.''.
    (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) striking ``bureau'' each place such term 
                appears (except in subsection (a)(1)) and inserting 
                ``agency'';
                    (C) striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' each 
                place such term appears and inserting ``U.S. 
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement'';
                    (D) in subsection (a) --
                            (i) in the subsection heading, striking 
                        ``of Bureau'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(C), striking 
                        ``affecting the Bureau of'' and inserting 
                        ``affecting U.S.''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4), striking ``the 
                        Bureau.'' and inserting ``the agency.''; and
                    (E) in subsection (b)(2) --
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), striking ``Bureau of Border Security'' and 
                        inserting ``U.S. Immigration and Customs 
                        Enforcement''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), striking ``the 
                        Bureau of'' before ``Citizenship and 
                        Immigration Services'' and inserting ``U.S.''; 
                        and
            (3) in section 443(2), by striking ``such bureau'' 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 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 potential human trafficking victims who 
        were assisted by the Homeland Security Investigations Victim 
        Assistance Program.
                                                       Calendar No. 600

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4611

                          [Report No. 117-236]

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