Protecting Child Trafficking Victim Witnesses Act

Bill: 115-s-3597
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-10-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Crimes against children

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Evidence and witnesses

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting Child Trafficking Victim Witnesses Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes requirements for federal prosecutors to implement victim-centered protocols to strengthen protections for child trafficking victims who testify against human traffickers.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 11, 2018 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To strengthen protections for child trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Child Trafficking Victim Witnesses Act . 2. Victim-centered protocols Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidance directing Federal prosecutors to institute victim-centered protocols to strengthen protections for child trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers. 3. Training for Federal prosecutors Subsection (c)(1)(B) of the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 ( 42 U.S.C. 14044g(c)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking training on seeking restitution and inserting the following: “training on— (i) seeking restitution ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) specific, victim-centered protocols to strengthen protections for child trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers, including training to minimize the need for child trafficking victim witnesses. . 4. Additional uses for victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant Section 203(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( 34 U.S.C. 20703(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by adding and at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (F) strengthen protections for child trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers, including training to minimize the need for child trafficking victim witnesses. .