,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjad ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security to develop
 a database t %all s]ve z a c5tral      
location = in=mation f inve/igations    
relat+ to human traffick+ = ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t ag5cies4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,coord9at$ ,assi/ance ,to ,cat* ,human
 ,traffick]s ,act ( #bjad or ! ,,cat*   
,traffick]s ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! sc\rge
 ( human traffick+ p]si/s & manife/s    
itself 9 ! mod]n era1 :e!r t]m$         
mod]n-day slav]y1 =c$ labor1 involunt>y 
dome/ic s]vitude1 sex traffick+1 *ild   
sex traffick+1 bond$ labor1 =c$ *ild    
labor1 or debt bondage among migrant    
labor]s4  7#b7 ,accord+ to ! #bjac      
,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons 7,,tip7 ,report ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ea*   

ye> an e/imat$ #ad1ejj to #ag1ejj =eign 
nationals are traffick$ into ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ) ! l>ge/ numb] ( p traffick$   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates com+ f ,ea/ ,asia &
 ! ,pacific1 & ! next highe/ numb]s com+
 f ,lat9 ,am]ica1 ,europe1 & ,eurasia4  
7#c7 ,! majority ( victims ( mod]n-day  
slav]y are wom5 & *ildr5 because        
traffick]s prey on ^? :o suff] mo/ f    
g5d] discrim9ation1 family viol5ce1 & a 
lack ( access to education & economic   
opportunity4  7#d7 ,human traffick+ is  
"o ( ! fa/e/ gr[+ crim9al ent]prises 9 !
 #ba/ c5tury1 g5]at+ pr(its = traffick]s
 9 excess ( #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 accord+ to 
! ,int]national ,labor ,organization1   
rank+ ) drug smuggl+ & arms deal+ 9     
organiz$ crime activities4  7#e7 ,!re   
rema9s a />k disp>ity betwe5 ! l>ge     
global problem ( traffick+ 9 p]sons & ! 
l[ numb]s ( prosecutions & convictions (
 =c$ labor traffick+ crimes1 :i* acc\nt$
 = less ?an #c p]c5t ( all convictions  
worldwide z rec5tly z #bjji4  #c4       
,national database = human traffick+    

inve/igations  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!       
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% 
& ma9ta9 a database t %all s]ve z a     
c5tral location = in=mation f           
inve/igations relat+ to human traffick+ 
= ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t   
ag5cies4  7b7 ,contribution ( in=mation 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 or local law en=cem5t ag5cy conduct+ an
 inve/igation relat$ to human traffick+ 
%all ensure t su* in=mation relat+ to t 
inve/igation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
appropriate is ent]$ into ! database    
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a74    
7#b7 ,/ate & local inc5tive ,9 ! case ( 
a ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t t      
receiv$ a grant aw>d "u subp>t #a ( "p  
,e ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime       
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq471 ! law    
en=cem5t ag5cy ( :i* does n sub/antially
 comply ) ! requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all r$uce ! am\nt t
 w\ld o!rwise be aw>d$ to t ,/ate or    

unit ( local gov]nm5t "u su* grant      
program by #bj p]c5t4  7c7 ,access to   
database ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law     
en=cem5t ag5cies may only access !      
database e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection
 7a7 9 connection ) an inve/igation     
relat$ to human traffick+4  7d7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj =
 fiscal ye> #bjae to c>ry out ?is ,act4