Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1312
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor standards
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Pornography
Public-private cooperation
Sex offenses
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill expands the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) authority to issue public safety and community policing grants to include funds for training of school resource officers in the prevention of human trafficking offenses.
 
DOJ may bring a civil action in a federal court to enjoin persons from violating federal laws pertaining to the trafficking of persons and the sexual exploitation of children. 
 
The bill amends the purposes for which the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children may spend funds from grants issued by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection. 
 
The bill formally establishes in Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Office of Victim Assistance and delineates the functions of that office.
 
DOJ's Office of Victims of Crimes may use not more than 1% of the amount to be distributed from the Crime Victims Fund to provide and improve direct assistance services for crime victims.
 
DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Labor shall periodically implement improvements to the training programs on human trafficking for their employees.
 
DOJ shall ensure that each human trafficking program operated by DOJ includes training on screening all adults and children suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts to determine whether individuals are victims of human trafficking.
 
DOJ shall issue a screening protocol for use during all anti-trafficking law enforcement operations in which DOJ is involved. 

action_date: 2017-08-01
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017
 
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. 
 
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses related to: (1) peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking; (2) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; or (3) sexual abuse. 
 
(Sec. 202) This section amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 
 
(Sec. 203) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies by allowing assistance in support of any investigation&#8212;not just an investigation involving missing or exploited children.
 
TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
 
(Sec. 301) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, (2) grants for trafficking victims inside the United States, (3) assistance to foreign victims of trafficking and to foreign countries' anti-trafficking efforts, and (4) victim service programs.
 
It amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the annual human trafficking conference, and (2) grants to local law enforcement agencies for anti-trafficking programs. 
 
The bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2021 the authority of HHS to appoint independent child advocates for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children. 
 
It reinstates and reauthorizes through FY2021 grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat sex trafficking of minors.
 
(Sec. 302) This section amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002: (1) to replace statutory references to &quot;Bureau of Border Security&quot; with &quot;U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&quot; (ICE), and (2) to codify the establishment of the Office of Victim Assistance within ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate. 
 
DOJ must include, in its annual human trafficking report, data collected by ICE HSI.
 
(Sec. 303) It authorizes DOJ, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give priority to an applicant who: (1) uses grant funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking; and (2) provides dedicated resources to law enforcement officers for a period longer than the grant.
 
(Sec. 304) DOJ must: (1) compile and disseminate, to recipients of grants to provide victims' services, information about reliable and effective tools to identify victims of human trafficking; and (2) recommend, to recipients of grants to provide victim services to youth, practices for screening youth victims of human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 305) This section amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to make 1% of the Crime Victims Fund available to provide and improve direct assistance services for crime victims, including victim assistance coordinators and specialists. 
 
TITLE IV--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
 
(Sec. 401) DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report on efforts by the National Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must submit to Congress and publish a status report on the Innocence Lost National Initiative.
 
(Sec. 402) This section amends the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988: (1) to direct the FBI to coordinate with federal agencies and departments to implement required reports of crime statistics, and (2) to direct the FBI to report annually to Congress on the efforts of federal agencies and departments to comply.
 
(Sec. 403) This section requires ICE HSI to report to Congress on human trafficking investigations.
 
TITLE V--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 
(Sec. 501) The bill directs DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Labor to periodically improve the human trafficking training programs for their employees.
 
DOJ and DHS must: (1) develop an advanced training curriculum to supplement the basic curriculum, and (2) provide the advanced training to employees and task force members who investigate human trafficking offenses.
 
(Sec. 502) The bill amends the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 to require DOJ to include, in each anti-trafficking program, technical training on: (1) determining whether individuals suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts, illegal child labor, or forced labor are trafficking victims; and (2) limiting arrests or prosecutions of trafficking victims for crimes they commit as a direct result of their victimization.
 
DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations.
 
(Sec. 503) It amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, with respect to grants to juvenile and family courts, to give priority to programs that improve the judicial response to children who are vulnerable to human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 504) DOJ, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, must implement a program for tribal law enforcement officials to receive technical training and assistance on victim-centered approaches to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking.
 
TITLE VI--ACCOUNTABILITY
 
(Sec. 601) The bill amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to specify that accountability provisions apply to grants: (1) to develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and (2) to state courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for the implementation of training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts and administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. 
 
TITLE VII--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act

 
(Sec. 703) This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
 
It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 704) The council must report on its review of federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
 (Sec. 705) The council terminates on September 30, 2020.

action_date: 2017-09-11
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017
 
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. 
 
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses related to: (1) peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking; (2) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; or (3) sexual abuse. 
 
(Sec. 202) This section amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 
 
(Sec. 203) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies by allowing assistance in support of any investigation&#8212;not just an investigation involving missing or exploited children.
 
TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
 
(Sec. 301) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, (2) grants for trafficking victims inside the United States, (3) assistance to foreign victims of trafficking and to foreign countries' anti-trafficking efforts, and (4) victim service programs.
 
It amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the annual human trafficking conference, and (2) grants to local law enforcement agencies for anti-trafficking programs. 
 
The bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2021 the authority of HHS to appoint independent child advocates for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children. 
 
It reinstates and reauthorizes through FY2021 grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat sex trafficking of minors.
 
(Sec. 302) This section amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002: (1) to replace statutory references to &quot;Bureau of Border Security&quot; with &quot;U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&quot; (ICE), and (2) to codify the establishment of the Office of Victim Assistance within ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate. 
 
DOJ must include, in its annual human trafficking report, data collected by ICE HSI.
 
(Sec. 303) It authorizes DOJ, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give priority to an applicant who: (1) uses grant funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking; and (2) provides dedicated resources to law enforcement officers for a period longer than the grant.
 
(Sec. 304) DOJ must: (1) compile and disseminate, to recipients of grants to provide victims' services, information about reliable and effective tools to identify victims of human trafficking; and (2) recommend, to recipients of grants to provide victim services to youth, practices for screening youth victims of human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 305) This section amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to make 1% of the Crime Victims Fund available to provide and improve direct assistance services for crime victims, including victim assistance coordinators and specialists. 
 
TITLE IV--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
 
(Sec. 401) DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report on efforts by the National Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must submit to Congress and publish a status report on the Innocence Lost National Initiative.
 
(Sec. 402) This section amends the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988: (1) to direct the FBI to coordinate with federal agencies and departments to implement required reports of crime statistics, and (2) to direct the FBI to report annually to Congress on the efforts of federal agencies and departments to comply.
 
(Sec. 403) This section requires ICE HSI to report to Congress on human trafficking investigations.
 
TITLE V--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 
(Sec. 501) The bill directs DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Labor to periodically improve the human trafficking training programs for their employees.
 
DOJ and DHS must: (1) develop an advanced training curriculum to supplement the basic curriculum, and (2) provide the advanced training to employees and task force members who investigate human trafficking offenses.
 
(Sec. 502) The bill amends the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 to require DOJ to include, in each anti-trafficking program, technical training on: (1) determining whether individuals suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts, illegal child labor, or forced labor are trafficking victims; and (2) limiting arrests or prosecutions of trafficking victims for crimes they commit as a direct result of their victimization.
 
DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations.
 
(Sec. 503) It amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, with respect to grants to juvenile and family courts, to give priority to programs that improve the judicial response to children who are vulnerable to human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 504) DOJ, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, must implement a program for tribal law enforcement officials to receive technical training and assistance on victim-centered approaches to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking.
 
TITLE VI--ACCOUNTABILITY
 
(Sec. 601) The bill amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to specify that accountability provisions apply to grants: (1) to develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and (2) to state courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for the implementation of training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts and administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. 
 
TITLE VII--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act

 
(Sec. 703) This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
 
It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 704) The council must report on its review of federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
 (Sec. 705) The council terminates on September 30, 2020.

action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017
 
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. 
 
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses related to: (1) peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking; (2) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; or (3) sexual abuse. 
 
(Sec. 202) This section amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 
 
(Sec. 203) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies by allowing assistance in support of any investigation&#8212;not just an investigation involving missing or exploited children.
 
TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
 
(Sec. 301) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, and (2) grants for trafficking victims inside the United States.
 
It amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the annual human trafficking conference, and (2) grants to local law enforcement agencies for anti-trafficking programs.
 
The bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2021 the authority of HHS to appoint independent child advocates for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children.
 
It reinstates and reauthorizes through FY2021 grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat sex trafficking of minors.
 
(Sec. 302) It authorizes DOJ, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give priority to an applicant who: (1) uses grant funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking; and (2) provides dedicated resources to law enforcement officers for a period longer than the grant.
 
(Sec. 303) DOJ must: (1) compile and disseminate, to recipients of grants to provide victims' services, information about reliable and effective tools to identify victims of human trafficking; and (2) recommend, to recipients of grants to provide victim services to youth, practices for screening youth victims of human trafficking.
 
TITLE IV--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
 
(Sec. 401) DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report on efforts by the National Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must submit to Congress and publish a status report on the Innocence Lost National Initiative.
 
(Sec. 402) This section amends the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988: (1) to direct the FBI to coordinate with federal agencies and departments to implement required reports of crime statistics, and (2) to direct the FBI to report annually to Congress on the efforts of federal agencies and departments to comply.
 
(Sec. 403) This section requires ICE HSI to report to Congress on human trafficking investigations.
 
TITLE V--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 
(Sec. 501) The bill directs DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Labor to periodically improve the human trafficking training programs for their employees.
 
DOJ and DHS must: (1) develop an advanced training curriculum to supplement the basic curriculum, and (2) provide the advanced training to employees and task force members who investigate human trafficking offenses.
 
(Sec. 502) The bill amends the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 to require DOJ to include, in each anti-trafficking program, technical training on: (1) determining whether individuals suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts, illegal child labor, or forced labor are trafficking victims; and (2) limiting arrests or prosecutions of trafficking victims for crimes they commit as a direct result of their victimization.
 
DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations.
 
(Sec. 503) It amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, with respect to grants to juvenile and family courts, to give priority to programs that improve the judicial response to children who are vulnerable to human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 504) DOJ, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, must implement a program for tribal law enforcement officials to receive technical training and assistance on victim-centered approaches to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking.
 
TITLE VI--ACCOUNTABILITY
 
(Sec. 601) The bill amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to specify that accountability provisions apply to grants: (1) to develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and (2) to state courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for the implementation of training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts and administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. 
 
TITLE VII--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act

 
(Sec. 703) This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
 
It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 704) The council must report on its review of federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
 (Sec. 705) The council terminates on September 30, 2020.

action_date: 2018-12-17
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017
 
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. 
 
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses related to: (1) peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking; (2) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; or (3) sexual abuse. 
 
(Sec. 202) This section amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 
 
(Sec. 203) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies by allowing assistance in support of any investigation&#8212;not just an investigation involving missing or exploited children.
 
TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
 
(Sec. 301) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, and (2) grants for trafficking victims inside the United States.
 
It amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the annual human trafficking conference, and (2) grants to local law enforcement agencies for anti-trafficking programs.
 
The bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2021 the authority of HHS to appoint independent child advocates for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children.
 
It reinstates and reauthorizes through FY2021 grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat sex trafficking of minors.
 
(Sec. 302) It authorizes DOJ, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give priority to an applicant who: (1) uses grant funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking; and (2) provides dedicated resources to law enforcement officers for a period longer than the grant.
 
(Sec. 303) DOJ must: (1) compile and disseminate, to recipients of grants to provide victims' services, information about reliable and effective tools to identify victims of human trafficking; and (2) recommend, to recipients of grants to provide victim services to youth, practices for screening youth victims of human trafficking.
 
TITLE IV--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
 
(Sec. 401) DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report on efforts by the National Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must submit to Congress and publish a status report on the Innocence Lost National Initiative.
 
(Sec. 402) This section amends the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988: (1) to direct the FBI to coordinate with federal agencies and departments to implement required reports of crime statistics, and (2) to direct the FBI to report annually to Congress on the efforts of federal agencies and departments to comply.
 
(Sec. 403) This section requires ICE HSI to report to Congress on human trafficking investigations.
 
TITLE V--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 
(Sec. 501) The bill directs DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Labor to periodically improve the human trafficking training programs for their employees.
 
DOJ and DHS must: (1) develop an advanced training curriculum to supplement the basic curriculum, and (2) provide the advanced training to employees and task force members who investigate human trafficking offenses.
 
(Sec. 502) The bill amends the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 to require DOJ to include, in each anti-trafficking program, technical training on: (1) determining whether individuals suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts, illegal child labor, or forced labor are trafficking victims; and (2) limiting arrests or prosecutions of trafficking victims for crimes they commit as a direct result of their victimization.
 
DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations.
 
(Sec. 503) It amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, with respect to grants to juvenile and family courts, to give priority to programs that improve the judicial response to children who are vulnerable to human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 504) DOJ, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, must implement a program for tribal law enforcement officials to receive technical training and assistance on victim-centered approaches to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking.
 
TITLE VI--ACCOUNTABILITY
 
(Sec. 601) The bill amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to specify that accountability provisions apply to grants: (1) to develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and (2) to state courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for the implementation of training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts and administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. 
 
TITLE VII--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act

 
(Sec. 703) This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
 
It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 704) The council must report on its review of federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
 (Sec. 705) The council terminates on September 30, 2020.

action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

 
TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017
 
(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. 
 
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses related to: (1) peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking; (2) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; or (3) sexual abuse. 
 
(Sec. 202) This section amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 
 
(Sec. 203) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies by allowing assistance in support of any investigation&#8212;not just an investigation involving missing or exploited children.
 
TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
 
(Sec. 301) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, and (2) grants for trafficking victims inside the United States.
 
It amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the annual human trafficking conference, and (2) grants to local law enforcement agencies for anti-trafficking programs.
 
The bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2021 the authority of HHS to appoint independent child advocates for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children.
 
It reinstates and reauthorizes through FY2021 grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat sex trafficking of minors.
 
(Sec. 302) It authorizes DOJ, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give priority to an applicant who: (1) uses grant funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking; and (2) provides dedicated resources to law enforcement officers for a period longer than the grant.
 
(Sec. 303) DOJ must: (1) compile and disseminate, to recipients of grants to provide victims' services, information about reliable and effective tools to identify victims of human trafficking; and (2) recommend, to recipients of grants to provide victim services to youth, practices for screening youth victims of human trafficking.
 
TITLE IV--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
 
(Sec. 401) DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report on efforts by the National Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must submit to Congress and publish a status report on the Innocence Lost National Initiative.
 
(Sec. 402) This section amends the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988: (1) to direct the FBI to coordinate with federal agencies and departments to implement required reports of crime statistics, and (2) to direct the FBI to report annually to Congress on the efforts of federal agencies and departments to comply.
 
(Sec. 403) This section requires ICE HSI to report to Congress on human trafficking investigations.
 
TITLE V--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 
(Sec. 501) The bill directs DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Labor to periodically improve the human trafficking training programs for their employees.
 
DOJ and DHS must: (1) develop an advanced training curriculum to supplement the basic curriculum, and (2) provide the advanced training to employees and task force members who investigate human trafficking offenses.
 
(Sec. 502) The bill amends the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 to require DOJ to include, in each anti-trafficking program, technical training on: (1) determining whether individuals suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts, illegal child labor, or forced labor are trafficking victims; and (2) limiting arrests or prosecutions of trafficking victims for crimes they commit as a direct result of their victimization.
 
DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations.
 
(Sec. 503) It amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, with respect to grants to juvenile and family courts, to give priority to programs that improve the judicial response to children who are vulnerable to human trafficking. 
 
(Sec. 504) DOJ, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, must implement a program for tribal law enforcement officials to receive technical training and assistance on victim-centered approaches to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking.
 
TITLE VI--ACCOUNTABILITY
 
(Sec. 601) The bill amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to specify that accountability provisions apply to grants: (1) to develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and (2) to state courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for the implementation of training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts and administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. 
 
TITLE VII--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act

 
(Sec. 703) This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
 
It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
(Sec. 704) The council must report on its review of federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
 
 (Sec. 705) The council terminates on September 30, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-393.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-393.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Senate agreed to House amendment to S. 1312 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7628; text: CR S7628)
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to S. 1312 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7628; text: CR S7628)
action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9381-9390; text of measure as introduced: CR H9381-9386)
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Mr. Marino asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2017-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2017-09-11
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184-5189)
action_date: 2017-09-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5184-5189)
action_date: 2017-09-11
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-09-11
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5179-5189)
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3335-3336)
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 115-393