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Title IV — Other Federal Improvements Relating to Human Trafficking

117th Congress · Approved Jan 5, 2023 · 136 Stat. 6199

TITLE IV Other Federal Improvements Relating to Human Trafficking

SEC. 401. Cybercrime.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the basic pay of the individual, to an individual appointed to a position in the Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation) or the Department of Homeland Security (including positions in Homeland Security Investigations), respectively, requiring significant cyber skills, including to aid in—
(1)
the protection of trafficking victims;
(2)
the prevention of trafficking in persons; or
(3)
the prosecution of technology-facilitated crimes against children by buyers or traffickers in persons.

SEC. 402. Elimination of Barriers.

(a)
Minors.— A Federal agency may not require a survivor of human trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless youth to obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian of the survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
(b)
Fees.— A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of human trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.

SEC. 403. Tip Organizations.

Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (H), by striking “ and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting “ ; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(J) at the discretion of the Attorney General, payments to reimburse operating expenses and program costs incurred by crime-tip organizations that—

“(i) annually waive their qualification for—

“(I) awards for information leading to forfeiture under subparagraph (C); and

“(II) receiving payment from equitably shared forfeiture funds; and

“(ii) offer rewards for information about violations of Federal criminal laws prohibiting human trafficking.”

SEC. 404. Data Collection.

Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (Q)—
(A)
in clause (vii), by adding “ and” at the end; and
(B)
in clause (viii), by striking “ and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (R), by striking “ and” at the end;
(3)
in the first subparagraph (S), as added by section 121(a) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–425; 132 Stat. 5478), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(4)
by redesignating the second subparagraph (S), as added by section 7154(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 113 Stat. 2260), as subparagraph (T);
(5)
in subparagraph (T), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(6)
by adding at the end the following:

“(U) with respect to applications described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (F), when available, if the application was denied, the reason for the denial and the length of time it took for the denial to be issued; and

“(V) disaggregated data regarding—

“(i) the number of victims trafficked by third parties and by family members;

“(ii) victims trafficked by victim age; and

“(iii) victims trafficked by the type of trafficking.”

SEC. 405. Cumulative Biennial Report on Data Collection and Statistics.

Not later than 280 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the status of the required data collection and reporting requirements of the Attorney General and the Secretary, respectively, related to trafficking, which shall include the status of—
(1)
the study required under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii));
(2)
the State reports required under section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 41309(b)) to be included in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National Incident-Based Reporting System;
(3)
the report required under section 237(c)(1)(A) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084);
(4)
the report required under section 237(c)(1)(B) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084);
(5)
the report required under section 237(c)(1)(C) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5084); and
(6)
the comprehensive study required under section 237(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5085).

SEC. 406. Forced Labor Requirements.

(a)
Department of Justice.—
(1)
In general.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor trafficking.
(2)
Authorization of appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until expended.
(b)
Department of Homeland Security.—
(1)
In general.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the Department of Homeland Security to be assigned to exclusively investigate labor trafficking.
(2)
Authorization of appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until expended.