,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,meadows 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1  
,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1  
,mr4 ,hudson1 and ,mr4 ,o',rourke7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security1 and in addition to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security to train ,department of       
,homeland ,security personnel how to    
effectively deter1 detect1 disrupt1 and 
prevent human trafficking during the    
course of their primary roles and       
responsibilities1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,human ,trafficking 
,detection ,act of #bjad4  #b4          

,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
7#b7 ,human trafficking ,the term human 
trafficking means an act or practice    
described in paragraph 7#i7 or 7#aj7 of 
section #ajc of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security4  #c4 ,training for 
,department personnel to identify human 
trafficking  7a7 ,in ,general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall implement a program to--  7#a7    
train and periodically retrain relevant 
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 and other          
,department personnel that the          
,secretary considers appropriate1 how to
 effectively deter1 detect1 and disrupt 
human trafficking1 and1 where           
appropriate1 interdict a suspected      

perpetrator of human trafficking1 during
 the course of their primary roles and  
responsibilities2 and  7#b7 ensure that 
the personnel referred to in paragraph  
7#a7 regularly receive current          
information on matters related to the   
detection of human trafficking1         
including information that becomes      
available outside of the ,department's  
initial or periodic retraining schedule1
 to the extent relevant to their        
official duties and consistent with     
applicable information and privacy laws4
  7b7 ,training described ,the training 
referred to in subsection 7a7 may be    
conducted through in-class or virtual   
learning capabilities1 and shall        
include--  7#a7 methods for identifying 
suspected victims of human trafficking  
and1 where appropriate1 perpetrators of 
human trafficking2  7#b7 for appropriate
 personnel1 methods to approach a       
suspected victim of human trafficking1  
where appropriate1 in a manner that is  
sensitive to the suspected victim and is

 not likely to alert a suspected        
perpetrator of human trafficking2  7#c7 
training that is most appropriate for a 
particular location or environment in   
which the personnel receiving such      
training perform their official duties2 
7#d7 other topics determined by the     
,secretary to be appropriate2 and  7#e7 
a post-training evaluation for personnel
 receiving the training4  7c7 ,training 
curriculum review ,the ,secretary shall 
annually reassess the training program  
established under subsection 7a7 to     
ensure it is consistent with current    
techniques1 patterns1 and trends        
associated with human trafficking4  #d4 
,certification and report to ,congress  
7a7 ,certification ,not later than one  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall certify 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees that all personnel referred  
to in section #c7;a7 have successfully  
completed the training required under   
that section4  7b7 ,report to ,congress 

,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and       
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary     
shall report to the appropriate         
congressional committees the overall    
effectiveness of the program required by
 this ,act1 the number of cases reported
 by ,department personnel in which human
 trafficking was suspected and1 of those
 cases1 the number of cases that were   
confirmed cases of such trafficking4    
#e4 ,assistance to non-,federal entities
 ,the ,secretary may provide training   
curricula to any ,state1 local1 or      
tribal government or private            
organization to assist such entity in   
establishing its program of training to 
identify human trafficking1 upon request
 from such entity4