An act to prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States
PL 115-393 (S.1312), enacted 12/21/2018

132 STAT. 5265 
PUBLIC LAW 115–393—DEC. 21, 2018 
Public Law 115–393 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress. 
TITLE I—FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017 
Sec. 101. Training of school resource officers to recognize and respond to signs of 
human trafficking. 
Sec. 102. Training for school personnel. 
TITLE II—JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS 
Sec. 201. Injunctive relief. 
Sec. 202. Improving support for missing and exploited children. 
Sec. 203. Forensic and investigative assistance. 
TITLE III—SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS 
Sec. 301. Extension of anti-trafficking grant programs. 
Sec. 302. Implementing a victim-centered approach to human trafficking. 
Sec. 303. Improving victim screening. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND INTERAGENCY 
COORDINATION 
Sec. 401. Promoting data collection on human trafficking. 
Sec. 402. Crime reporting. 
Sec. 403. Human trafficking assessment. 
TITLE V—TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 501. Encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law en-
forcement personnel. 
Sec. 502. Victim screening training. 
Sec. 503. Judicial training. 
Sec. 504. Training of tribal law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel. 
TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 601. Grant accountability. 
TITLE VII—PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Sec. 703. Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. 
Sec. 704. Reports. 
Sec. 705. Sunset. 
34 USC 10101 
note. 
Trafficking 
Victims 
Protection Act 
of 2017. 
Dec. 21, 2018 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The crime of human trafficking involves the exploitation 
of adults through force, fraud, or coercion, and children for 
such purposes as forced labor or commercial sex. 
(2) Reliable data on the prevalence of human trafficking 
in the United States is not available, but cases have been 
reported in all 50 States, the territories of the United States, 
and the District of Columbia. 
(3) Each year, thousands of individuals may be trafficked 
within the United States, according to recent estimates from 
victim advocates. 
(4) More accurate and comprehensive data on the preva-
lence of human trafficking is needed to properly combat this 
form of modern slavery in the United States. 
(5) Victims of human trafficking can include men, women, 
and children who are diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, 
and nationality, among other factors. 
(6) Since the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1464), human 
traffickers have launched increasingly sophisticated schemes 
to increase the scope of their activities and the number of 
their victims. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
Congress supports additional efforts to raise awareness of and 
oppose human trafficking. 
TITLE I—FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAF-
FICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 101. TRAINING OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS TO RECOGNIZE 
AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 1701(b)(12) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(12)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, including the training of school resource officers 
in the prevention of human trafficking offenses’’ before the semi-
colon at the end. 
SEC. 102. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL. 
Section 41201(f) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 14043c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2022’’. 
TITLE II—JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 201. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 1595 the following: 
‘‘§ 1595A. Civil injunctions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever it shall appear that any person 
is engaged or is about to engage in any act that constitutes or 
will constitute a violation of this chapter, chapter 110, or chapter 
18 USC 1595A. 
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117, or a conspiracy under section 371 to commit a violation of 
this chapter, chapter 110, or chapter 117, the Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States 
seeking an order to enjoin such act. 
‘‘(b) ACTION BY COURT.—The court shall proceed as soon as 
practicable to the hearing and determination of a civil action 
brought under subsection (a), and may, at any time before final 
determination, enter such a restraining order or prohibition, or 
take such other action, as is warranted to prevent a continuing 
and substantial injury to the United States or to any person or 
class of persons for whose protection the civil action is brought. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A proceeding under this section shall 
be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except 
that, if an indictment has been returned against the respondent, 
discovery shall be governed by the Federal Rules of Criminal 
Procedure. 
‘‘(2) SEALED
PROCEEDINGS.—If a civil action is brought 
under subsection (a) before an indictment is returned against 
the respondent or while an indictment against the respondent 
is under seal— 
‘‘(A) the court shall place the civil action under seal; 
and 
‘‘(B) when the indictment is unsealed, the court shall 
unseal the civil action unless good cause exists to keep 
the civil action under seal. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights 
guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1595 the following: 
‘‘1595A. Civil injunctions.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPROVING SUPPORT FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) each year tens of thousands of children run away, 
or are abducted or removed, from the control of a parent having 
legal custody without the consent of that parent, under cir-
cumstances which immediately place the child in grave 
danger;’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); 
(3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘, including child sex 
trafficking and sextortion’’ after ‘‘exploitation’’; 
(4) in paragraph (8) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(5) by striking paragraph (9); 
(6) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) a key component of such programs is the National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children that— 
‘‘(A) serves as a nonprofit, national resource center 
and clearinghouse to provide assistance to victims, families, 
child-serving professionals, and the general public; 
18 USC 
prec. 1581. 
Hearings. 
Determinations. 
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‘‘(B) works with the Department of Justice, the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals 
Service, the Department of the Treasury, the Department 
of State, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 
United States Secret Service, the United States Postal 
Inspection Service, other agencies, and nongovernmental 
organizations in the effort to find missing children and 
to prevent child victimization; and 
‘‘(C) coordinates with each of the missing children 
clearinghouses operated by the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and international organizations to 
transmit images and information regarding missing and 
exploited children to law enforcement agencies, nongovern-
mental organizations, and corporate partners across the 
United States and around the world instantly.’’; and 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (10), as 
amended by this subsection, as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and 
(7), respectively. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 403 of the Missing Children’s Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘missing child’ means any individual less 
than 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such 
individual’s parent;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘parent’ includes a legal guardian or other 
individual who may lawfully exercise parental rights with 
respect to the child.’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 
404 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11293) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘telephone line’’ and 
inserting ‘‘hotline’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘telephone line’’ and inserting ‘‘hot-
line’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)(A) and’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(1)(A),’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, and the number and types 
of reports to the tipline established under subsection 
(b)(1)(K)(i)’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘telephone line’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘hotline’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘legal custodian’’ and inserting 
‘‘parent’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘restaurant’’ and inserting 
‘‘food’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) innovative and model programs, services, and 
legislation that benefit missing and exploited chil-
dren;’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G); 
(D) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) provide technical assistance and training to fami-
lies, law enforcement agencies, State and local govern-
ments, elements of the criminal justice system, nongovern-
mental agencies, local educational agencies, and the general 
public— 
‘‘(i) in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, 
and treatment of cases involving missing and exploited 
children; 
‘‘(ii) to respond to foster children missing from 
the State child welfare system in coordination with 
child welfare agencies and courts handling juvenile 
justice and dependency matters; and 
‘‘(iii) in the identification, location, and recovery 
of victims of, and children at risk for, child sex traf-
ficking;’’; 
(E) by amending subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(I) provide assistance to families, law enforcement 
agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental 
agencies, child-serving professionals, and other individuals 
involved in the location and recovery of missing and 
abducted children nationally and, in cooperation with the 
Department of State, internationally; 
‘‘(J) provide support and technical assistance to child- 
serving professionals involved in helping to recover missing 
and exploited children by searching public records data-
bases to help in the identification, location, and recovery 
of such children, and help in the location and identification 
of potential abductors and offenders; 
‘‘(K) provide forensic and direct on-site technical assist-
ance and consultation to families, law enforcement agen-
cies, child-serving professionals, and nongovernmental 
organizations in child abduction and exploitation cases, 
including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains and 
similar techniques to assist in the identification of unidenti-
fied deceased children;’’; 
(F) by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M); 
(G) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows: 
‘‘(N) 
provide 
training, 
technical 
assistance, 
and 
information to nongovernmental organizations relating to 
non-compliant sex offenders and to law enforcement agen-
cies in identifying and locating such individuals;’’; 
(H) by striking subparagraph (P); 
(I) by amending subparagraph (Q) to read as follows: 
‘‘(Q) work with families, law enforcement agencies, 
electronic service providers, electronic payment service pro-
viders, technology companies, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and others on methods to reduce the existence and 
distribution of online images and videos of sexually 
exploited children— 
‘‘(i) by operating a tipline to— 
Consultation. 
Cooperation. 
Coordination. 
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‘‘(I) provide to individuals and electronic 
service providers an effective means of reporting 
Internet-related and other instances of child sexual 
exploitation in the areas of— 
‘‘(aa) possession, manufacture, and dis-
tribution of child pornography; 
‘‘(bb) online enticement of children for 
sexual acts; 
‘‘(cc) child sex trafficking; 
‘‘(dd) sex tourism involving children; 
‘‘(ee) extra familial child sexual molesta-
tion; 
‘‘(ff) unsolicited obscene material sent to 
a child; 
‘‘(gg) misleading domain names; and 
‘‘(hh) misleading words or digital images 
on the Internet; and 
‘‘(II) make reports received through the tipline 
available to the appropriate law enforcement 
agency for its review and potential investigation; 
‘‘(ii) by operating a child victim identification pro-
gram to assist law enforcement agencies in identifying 
victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes 
to support the recovery of children from sexually 
exploitative situations; and 
‘‘(iii) by utilizing emerging technologies to provide 
additional outreach and educational materials to par-
ents and families;’’; 
(J) by striking subparagraph (R); 
(K) by amending subparagraphs (S) and (T) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(S) develop and disseminate programs and information 
to families, child-serving professionals, law enforcement 
agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental 
organizations, schools, local educational agencies, child- 
serving organizations, and the general public on— 
‘‘(i) the prevention of child abduction and sexual 
exploitation; 
‘‘(ii) Internet safety, including tips for social media 
and cyberbullying; and 
‘‘(iii) sexting and sextortion; and 
‘‘(T) provide technical assistance and training to local 
educational agencies, schools, State and local law enforce-
ment agencies, individuals, and other nongovernmental 
organizations that assist with finding missing and abducted 
children in identifying and recovering such children;’’; and 
(L) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), (K), 
(N), (O), (Q), (S), (T), (U), and (V), as amended by this 
subsection, as subparagraphs (E) through (O), respectively. 
(d) GRANTS.—Section 405 of the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11294) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 
403(1)(A))’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘legal custodians’’ and inserting 
‘‘parents’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘custodians’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘par-
ents’ ’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘legal custodians’’ 
and inserting ‘‘parents’’. 
(e) REPORTING.—The Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 
U.S.C. 11291 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 407 and 408 as section 408 
and 409, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 406 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 407. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED REPORTING.—As a condition of receiving funds 
under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall, based solely on 
reports received by the grantee and not involving any data collection 
by the grantee other than those reports, annually provide to the 
Administrator and make available to the general public, as appro-
priate— 
‘‘(1) the number of children nationwide who are reported 
to the grantee as missing; 
‘‘(2) the number of children nationwide who are reported 
to the grantee as victims of non-family abductions; 
‘‘(3) the number of children nationwide who are reported 
to the grantee as victims of family abductions; and 
‘‘(4) the number of missing children recovered nationwide 
whose recovery was reported to the grantee. 
‘‘(b) INCIDENCE OF ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—As a condi-
tion of receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient 
shall— 
‘‘(1) track the incidence of attempted child abductions in 
order to identify links and patterns; 
‘‘(2) provide such information to law enforcement agencies; 
and 
‘‘(3) make such information available to the general public, 
as appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 203. FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. 
Section 3056(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in conjunction with an investigation’’ after 
‘‘local law enforcement agency’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘in support of any investigation involving 
missing or exploited children’’. 
TITLE III—SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING 
SURVIVORS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.—The Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2021’’; 
(2) in section 113(d) (22 U.S.C. 7110(d))— 
(A) in the paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$11,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘$77,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021’’; 
and 
Public 
information. 
Public 
information. 
34 USC 11295a. 
34 USC 11296, 
11297. 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2021’’; and 
(b) ANNUAL TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE.—Section 201(c)(2) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14044(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’. 
(c) GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ANTI- 
TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS.—Section 204(e) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(d) CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.—Section 
235(c)(6)(F) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(6)(F)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
and Human Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Health and 
Human Services’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the fiscal years 2016 and 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2021’’. 
(e) REINSTATEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO COM-
BAT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.— 
(1) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED PROVISION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 
20702) is amended to read as such section read on March 
6, 2017. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1241(b) of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (34 
U.S.C. 20702 note) is repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect as though enacted on March 6, 2017. 
(3) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 202(i) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as amended 
by paragraph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2021’’. 
SEC. 302. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING. 
Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of grants under 
this paragraph that are only available for law enforcement 
operations or task forces, the Attorney General may give 
priority to any applicant that files an attestation with 
the Attorney General stating that— 
‘‘(i) the grant funds awarded under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(I) will be used to assist in the prevention 
of severe forms of trafficking in persons; 
‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen efforts to inves-
tigate and prosecute those who knowingly benefit 
financially from participation in a venture that 
has engaged in any act of human trafficking; 
34 USC 20702 
note. 
Repeal. 
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‘‘(III) will be used to take affirmative measures 
to avoid arresting, charging, or prosecuting victims 
of human trafficking for any offense that is the 
direct result of their victimization; and 
‘‘(IV) will not be used to require a victim of 
human trafficking to collaborate with law enforce-
ment officers as a condition of access to any shelter 
or restorative services; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant will provide dedicated resources 
for anti-human trafficking law enforcement officers for 
a period that is longer than the duration of the grant 
received under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 303. IMPROVING VICTIM SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
107A (22 U.S.C. 7105a) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 107B. IMPROVING DOMESTIC VICTIM SCREENING PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) VICTIM SCREENING TOOLS.—Not later than October 1, 2018, 
the Attorney General shall compile and disseminate, to all grantees 
who are awarded grants to provide victims’ services under sub-
section (b) or (f) of section 107, information about reliable and 
effective tools for the identification of victims of human trafficking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF SCREENING PROCEDURES.—Beginning not later than 
October 1, 2018, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall identify rec-
ommended practices for the screening of human trafficking victims 
and shall encourage the use of such practices by grantees receiving 
a grant to provide victim services to youth under subsection (b) 
or (f) of section 107.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–386) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 107A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 107B. Improving domestic victim screening procedures.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—Section 1593A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 1581(a), 1592, or 
1595(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVED DATA COLLEC-
TION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINA-
TION 
SEC. 401. PROMOTING DATA COLLECTION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) PREVALENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the National 
Institute of Justice to develop a methodology to assess the preva-
lence of human trafficking in the United States, including a timeline 
for completion of the methodology. 
(b) INNOCENCE LOST NATIONAL INITIATIVE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
Reports. 
Effective date. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
22 USC 7105b. 
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and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives a report on the status 
of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, which shall include, for 
each of the last 5 fiscal years, information on— 
(1) the number of human traffickers who were arrested, 
disaggregated by— 
(A) the number of individuals arrested for patronizing 
or soliciting an adult; 
(B) the number of individuals arrested for recruitment, 
harboring, maintaining, or obtaining an adult; 
(C) the number of individuals arrested for patronizing 
or soliciting a minor; and 
(D) the number of individuals arrested for recruitment, 
harboring, maintaining, or obtaining a minor; 
(2) the number of adults who were arrested on charges 
of prostitution; 
(3) the number of minor victims who were identified; 
(4) the number of minor victims who were arrested and 
formally petitioned by a juvenile court or criminally charged; 
and 
(5) the placement of and social services provided to each 
such minor victim as part of each State operation. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—The reports required under sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be posted on the website of the Department 
of Justice. 
SEC. 402. CRIME REPORTING. 
Section 7332(c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act 
of 1988 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘in the form of annual 
Uniform Crime Reports for the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less frequently than annually’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate with the 
head of each department or agency within the Federal 
Government that is subject to the mandatory reporting 
requirements under paragraph (2) for the purpose of 
ensuring successful implementation of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) FOR REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the head of each 
department or agency within the Federal Government that 
is subject to the mandatory reporting requirements under 
paragraph (2) shall provide the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation such information as the Director 
determines is necessary to complete the first report 
required under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall prepare and submit to 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 
report detailing the efforts of the departments and agencies 
within the Federal Government to come into compliance with 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Web posting. 
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paragraph (2). The report shall contain a list of all departments 
and agencies within the Federal Government subject to para-
graph (2) and whether each department or agency is in compli-
ance with paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 403. HUMAN TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Executive Associate Director of 
Homeland Security Investigations shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on human trafficking investigations 
undertaken by Homeland Security Investigations that includes— 
(1) the number of confirmed human trafficking investiga-
tions by category, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, 
and transnational and domestic human trafficking; 
(2) the number of victims by category, including— 
(A) whether the victim is a victim of sex trafficking 
or a victim of labor trafficking; and 
(B) whether the victim is a minor or an adult; and 
(3) an analysis of the data described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and other data available to Homeland Security Inves-
tigations that indicates any general human trafficking or inves-
tigatory trends. 
TITLE V—TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 
501. 
ENCOURAGING 
A 
VICTIM-CENTERED 
APPROACH 
TO 
TRAINING OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRAINING CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of Labor shall 
periodically, but not less frequently than once every 2 years, imple-
ment improvements to the training programs on human trafficking 
for employees of the Department of Justice, Department of Home-
land Security, and Department of Labor, respectively, after con-
sultation with survivors of human trafficking, or trafficking victims 
service providers, and Federal law enforcement agencies responsible 
for the prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving 
human trafficking (such as individuals serving as, or who have 
served as, investigators in a Federal agency and who have expertise 
in identifying human trafficking victims and investigating human 
trafficking cases). 
(b) ADVANCED TRAINING CURRICULUM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop an advanced training 
curriculum, to supplement the basic curriculum for investiga-
tive personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department 
of Homeland Security, respectively, that— 
(A) emphasizes a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort 
by law enforcement officers who provide a broad range 
of investigation and prosecution options in response to 
perpetrators, and victim service providers, who offer serv-
ices and resources for victims; 
Deadline. 
34 USC 20709b. 
Time period. 
Consultation. 
34 USC 20709b. 
Analysis. 
Reports. 
6 USC 645a. 
List. 
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(B) provides guidance about the recruitment techniques 
employed by human traffickers to clarify that an individual 
who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act 
from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 
1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was subject 
to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under 
chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and is a party 
to a human trafficking offense; and 
(C) explains that— 
(i) victims of sex or labor trafficking often engage 
in criminal acts as a direct result of severe trafficking 
in persons and such individuals are victims of a crime 
and affirmative measures should be taken to avoid 
arresting, charging, or prosecuting such individuals 
for any offense that is the direct result of their victim-
ization; and 
(ii) a comprehensive approach to eliminating 
human trafficking should include demand reduction 
as a component. 
(2) USE OF CURRICULUM.—The Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide training using 
the curriculum developed under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) all law enforcement officers employed by the 
Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland 
Security, respectively, who may be involved in the inves-
tigation of human trafficking offenses; and 
(B) members of task forces that participate in the 
investigation of human trafficking offenses. 
(c) TRAINING COMPONENTS.—Section 107(c)(4)(B) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)(B)) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) a discussion clarifying that an individual who 
knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act 
from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 
1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was subject 
to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under 
chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and is 
a party to a human trafficking offense.’’. 
SEC. 502. VICTIM SCREENING TRAINING. 
Section 114 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 
2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) individually screening all adults and children 
who are suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts 
or who are subject to labor exploitation that may be 
in violation of child labor laws to determine whether 
each individual screened is a victim of human traf-
ficking; and 
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‘‘(iv) how— 
‘‘(I) victims of sex or labor trafficking often 
engage in criminal acts as a direct result of severe 
trafficking in persons; and 
‘‘(II) such individuals are victims of a crime 
and affirmative measures should be taken to avoid 
arresting, charging, or prosecuting such individ-
uals for any offense that is the direct result of 
their victimization.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE VICTIM SCREENING PROTOCOL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall 
issue a screening protocol for use during all anti-trafficking 
law enforcement operations in which the Department of Justice 
is involved. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The protocol required to be issued 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) require the individual screening of all adults and 
children who are suspected of engaging in commercial sex 
acts or who are subject to labor exploitation that may 
be in violation of child labor laws to determine whether 
each individual screened is a victim of human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) require affirmative measures to avoid arresting, 
charging, or prosecuting human trafficking victims for any 
offense that is the direct result of their victimization; 
‘‘(C) require all Federal law enforcement officers and 
relevant department personnel who participate in human 
trafficking investigations to receive training on enforcement 
of the protocol; 
‘‘(D) be developed in consultation with State and local 
law enforcement agencies, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, survivors of human trafficking, and non-
governmental organizations that specialize in the identi-
fication, prevention, and restoration of victims of human 
trafficking; and 
‘‘(E) include— 
‘‘(i) procedures and practices to ensure that the 
screening process minimizes trauma or revictimization 
of the person being screened; and 
‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of human traf-
ficking in identifying and receiving victim services.’’. 
SEC. 503. JUDICIAL TRAINING. 
Section 223(b)(2) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(34 U.S.C. 20333(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) procedures for improving the judicial response to chil-
dren who are vulnerable to human trafficking, to the extent 
an appropriate screening tool exists.’’. 
SEC. 504. TRAINING OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECU-
TORIAL PERSONNEL. 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Tribal Justice, shall carry out a program under which 
Consultation. 
34 USC 20709c. 
Guidelines. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
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tribal law enforcement officials may receive technical assistance 
and training to pursue a victim-centered approach to investigating 
and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined 
in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102)). 
TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 601. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 1236 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7113) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘All 
grants’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2013, and each fiscal year 
thereafter, all grants’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), for fiscal year 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the term ‘grant awarded by the Attorney General under this title 
or an Act amended by this title’ includes a grant under any of 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Section 223 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(34 U.S.C. 20333). 
‘‘(2) The program under section 504 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2017.’’. 
TITLE VII—PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER-
SHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public-Private Partnership 
Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Public-Private 
Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. 
(2) GROUP.—The term ‘‘Group’’ means the Senior Policy 
Operating Group established under section 105(g) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)). 
(3) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ means the Presi-
dent’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Traf-
ficking established under section 105(a) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(a)). 
SEC. 703. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO END 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Public-Private 
Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking, which 
shall provide advice and recommendations to the Group and the 
Task Force. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
Public-Private 
Partnership 
Advisory Council 
to End Human 
Trafficking Act. 
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(1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be composed of not 
fewer than 8 and not more than 14 representatives of non-
governmental organizations, academia, and nonprofit groups 
who have significant knowledge and experience in human traf-
ficking prevention and eradication, identification of human traf-
ficking, and services for human trafficking victims. 
(2) REPRESENTATION
OF
NONPROFIT
AND
NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—To the extent practicable, members 
of the Council shall be representatives of nonprofit groups, 
academia, and nongovernmental organizations who accurately 
reflect the diverse backgrounds related to work in the preven-
tion, eradication, and identification of human trafficking and 
services for human trafficking victims in the United States 
and internationally. 
(3) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint— 
(A) 1 member of the Council, after consultation with 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; 
(B) 1 member of the Council, after consultation with 
the Minority Leader of the Senate; 
(C) 1 member of the Council, after consultation with 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
(D) 1 member of the Council, after consultation with 
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the remaining members of the Council. 
(4) TERM; REAPPOINTMENT.—Each member of the Council— 
(A) shall serve for a term of 2 years; and 
(B) may be reappointed by the President to serve 1 
additional 2-year term. 
(5) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—Members of the Council— 
(A) shall not be considered employees of the Federal 
Government for any purpose; and 
(B) shall not receive compensation. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 
(1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group; 
(2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the 
Group, not less frequently than annually, to review Federal 
Government policy and programs intended to combat human 
trafficking, including programs relating to the provision of serv-
ices for victims; 
(3) serve as a point of contact, with the United States 
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, for Federal agencies 
reaching out to human trafficking nonprofit groups and non-
governmental organizations for input on programming and poli-
cies relating to human trafficking in the United States; 
(4) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure 
that the policy and programming efforts of the Federal Govern-
ment conform, to the extent practicable, to the best practices 
in the field of human trafficking prevention and rehabilitation 
and aftercare of human trafficking victims; and 
(5) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually, 
and not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task 
Force, to formally present the findings and recommendations 
of the Council. 
(d) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Council shall not be 
subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
Time period. 
Deadline. 
Assessments. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
President. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Consultations. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1312 (H.R. 1808): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–110 (Comm. on Education and the Workforce) accom-
panying H.R. 1808. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 163 (2017): Sept. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 164 (2018): Sept. 28, considered and passed House, amended. 
Dec. 17, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2018): 
Dec. 21, Presidential statement. 
SEC. 704. REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and annually thereafter until the date described in section 
705, the Council, in coordination with the United States Advisory 
Council on Human Trafficking, shall submit a report containing 
the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to section 
703(c)(2) to— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(6) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(7) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives; 
(8) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(9) the chair of the Task Force; and 
(10) the members of the Group. 
SEC. 705. SUNSET. 
The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
Approved December 21, 2018. 
Coordination. 
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