Public Law 117–348: To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

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The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement under section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1)) to refer to suspension and debarment officials allegations of trafficking in persons activities on the part of contract, grant, and cooperative agreement recipients.136 STAT. 6217

The compliance of Federal agencies with the requirement to include the contract clause regarding combating trafficking in persons provided for under section 222.50 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or successor regulations).

Federal agency enforcement and monitoring activities related to ensuring the compliance of Federal contractors and subcontractors with the annual certification requirements under such section 222.50.

appropriate congressional committees

the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Human trafficking is inimical to every Federal agency’s core values and inherently harmful and dehumanizing.

Through the adoption of a Code of Conduct, Federal agencies hold their personnel to similar standards that are required of contractors and subcontractors of the agency under Federal law.

Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and against Federal law.

The United States Government seeks to deter activities that would facilitate or support trafficking in persons.

beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of every Federal agency should incorporate a module on human trafficking into its staff training requirements and menu of topics to be covered in the annual ethics training of such agency;

such staff trainings should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons;

Federal agencies that already provide counter trafficking-in-persons training for staff should share their curricula with agencies that do not have such curricula;

the head of each agency should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the Code of Conduct of the agency;

employees of each Federal agency should sign acknowledgment of the agency’s Code of Conduct, which should be kept in the file of the employee; and

a violation of the Code of Conduct should lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

a prohibition from engaging in human trafficking while employed by the Government in a full-time or part-time capacity;

a requirement that all Federal personnel, without regard to whether the person is stationed abroad, be sensitized to human trafficking and the ethical conduct requirements that prohibit the procurement of trafficking in persons;

a requirement that all such personnel be equipped with the necessary knowledge and tools to prevent, recognize, report, and address human trafficking offenses through a training for new personnel and through regular refresher courses offered every 2 years; and

a requirement that all such personnel report to the applicable inspector general and agency trafficking in persons point of contact any suspected cases of misconduct, waste, fraud, or abuse relating to trafficking in persons.

shall be established or integrated into all applicable employee codes of conduct not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act;

may not replace any preexisting code of conduct that contains more robust requirements than the requirements described in subsection (c); and

shall be signed by all personnel described in subsection (c) not later than 2 years after such date of enactment.

the number of suspected violations reported;

the number of investigations;

the status and outcomes of such investigations; and

any recommended actions to improve the programs and operations of such agency.

The term “” means an act or practice described in section 103(11) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)).

The term “” means a website or internet medium that—136 STAT. 6219

fundamental research on digital forensic tools or other technologies for verifying the authenticity of social media platform users and their materials, that are utilized in the promotion or operation of human trafficking networks;

fundamental research on privacy preserving technical tools that may aid law enforcement’s ability to identify and prosecute individuals or entities promoting or involved in human trafficking;

social and behavioral research related to social media platform users who engage with those promoting or involved in human trafficking;

research on the effectiveness of expanding public understanding, awareness, or law enforcement efforts in combating human trafficking through social media platforms; and

research awards coordinated with other Federal agencies and programs, including the Information Integrity Research and Development Interagency Working Group and the Privacy Research and Development Interagency Working Group of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, the Blue Campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State, and activities of the Department of Transportation and the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives—

Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the results of the research supported under this section.

each obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor; and

subject to subsection (b), and with respect to each such obligation or expenditure, the name of a primary recipient, and any subgrantees, and their project location, activity, award amounts, and award periods.

the award recipients shall not be publicly identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and

only the activity, award amounts, and award periods shall be publicly listed pursuant to such subsection.

prohibits trafficking in persons;

is published annually; and

is accessible in a prominent place on their public website; and

engaging in human trafficking;

using forced labor for the development, production, shipping, or sale of its goods or services;

destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise denying access by an employee to the employee’s identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers’ licenses, regardless of issuing authority;

using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as—

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using recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;

providing or arranging housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; and

failing to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document—

(i)

aid in the identification and prevention of child sex trafficking;

protect children; and

appropriately prosecute perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law; and

prioritize developing and implementing protocols to comply with section 471(a)(35) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(35)), as amended by section 137; and

report the information the agency receives about missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children and to law enforcement authorities for inclusion in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center database, in accordance with section 471(a)(34) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(34));

should be made immediately (and in no case later than 24 hours) after the information is received; and

were required to be provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services beginning on September 30, 2016; and

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“NCMEC”), and that the State agency shall maintain regular communication with law enforcement agencies and NCMEC in efforts to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth, including by sharing information pertaining to the child’s or youth’s recovery and circumstances related to the recovery, and that the State report submitted to law enforcement agencies and NCMEC shall include where reasonably possible—

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

In the case of a State plan under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

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