Human Trafficking Prevention Act

Bill: 114-hr-357
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2015-01-14
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Educational technology and distance education

Employment and training programs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Human trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Human Trafficking Prevention Act</b></p> <p>Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum:</p> <ul> <li>a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors;</li> <li>specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and</li> <li>at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2015-01-26
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Human Trafficking Prevention Act</b></p> <p>Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum:</p> <ul> <li>a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors;</li> <li>specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and</li> <li>at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act . 2. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) by inserting , including members of the Service (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )) after Department of State ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Training under this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) A distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State’s obligations under this Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors. (B) Specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before such individuals depart for their posts. (C) At least annual reminders to all such personnel, including appropriate personnel from other Federal departments and agencies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information that any such personnel may acquire about possible cases of trafficking in persons. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2015 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Gibson , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Kuster , and Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act . 2. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) by inserting , including members of the Service (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )) after Department of State ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Training under this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) A distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State’s obligations under this Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors. (B) Specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before such individuals depart for their posts. (C) At least annual reminders to all such personnel, including appropriate personnel from other Federal departments and agencies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information that any such personnel may acquire about possible cases of trafficking in persons. .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 357 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 27, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act . 2. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) by inserting , including members of the Service (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )) after Department of State ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Training under this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) A distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State’s obligations under this Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors. (B) Specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before such individuals depart for their posts. (C) At least annual reminders to all such personnel, including appropriate personnel from other Federal departments and agencies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information that any such personnel may acquire about possible cases of trafficking in persons. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk