Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Child Trafficking Victim Witnesses Act”.
Protecting Child Trafficking Victim Witnesses Act
A BILL
To strengthen protections for child trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers.
Sec. 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.
Sec. 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—
by striking “training on seeking restitution” and inserting the following: “training on—
“(i) seeking restitution”
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
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.”
Sec. 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—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (E), by adding “and” at the end; and
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.”