I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 443 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2023 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Sablan , and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their official duties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act . 2. Definition of human trafficking In this Act the term human trafficking means any act or practice described in paragraph (11) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 ). 3. Training for Department personnel to identify human trafficking (a) In General Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall implement a program to provide training and periodic continuing education to employees of the Department of Labor who the Secretary considers appropriate, on how to effectively, during the course of the official duties of such employees, detect and assist criminal law enforcement in detecting human trafficking. (b) Training and continuing education described The training and continuing education provided under the program referred to in subsection (a)— (1) may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning capabilities; and (2) shall include— (A) training or continuing education that— (i) is most appropriate for a particular location or professional environment in which the employees receiving such training or continuing education perform their official duties; (ii) covers topics determined by the Secretary of Labor to appropriately reflect current trends and best practices for such location or environment; and (iii) includes— (I) the provision of current information on matters related to the detection of human trafficking to the extent relevant to the official duties of such employees, and consistent with privacy laws; (II) methods for identifying suspected victims of human trafficking and parties who may be suspected of the trafficking activity; and (III) a clear course of action for referring potential cases of human trafficking to the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities; and (B) an evaluation of the training or continuing education by such employees after the completion of such training or education. 4. Reports to Congress Not later than 1 year after the Secretary of Labor first implements the program under section 3(a), and each year thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on— (1) the training and continuing education provided under the program for the preceding year, including— (A) an evaluation (including the overall effectiveness) of such training and continuing education; and (B) the number of individuals who have completed such training or continuing education; and (2) the number of cases referred during the preceding year to the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities by employees of the Department of Labor in which human trafficking was suspected, and the metrics used by such employees to accurately measure and track the response of the Department of Labor to such cases.