,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,honda 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,poe of 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of          
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 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 establish the ,united    
,states ,advisory ,council on ,human    
,trafficking to review ,federal         
,government policy on human trafficking4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,voices of ,human          
,trafficking ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,united
 ,states ,advisory ,council on ,human   
,trafficking  7a7 ,establishment ,there 
is established the ,united ,states      

,advisory ,council on ,human            
,trafficking 7referred to in this       
section as the ,council71 which shall   
provide advice and recommendations to   
the ,senior ,policy ,operating ,group   
7referred to in this section as the     
,group7 and the ,president's ,task      
,force to ,monitor and ,combat          
,trafficking in ,persons4  7b7          
,membership  7#a7 ,composition ,the     
,council shall be composed of not fewer 
than #h individuals who are--  7,a7     
survivors of human trafficking2 or  7,b7
 nongovernmental experts or             
professionals in the human trafficking  
field4  7#b7 ,equal representation ,to  
the extent practicable1 the ,council be 
comprised of an equal number of         
survivors and nongovernmental experts4  
7#c7 ,appointment ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president shall appoint 
the members of the ,council4  7#d7      
,term2 reappointment ,council members   
shall serve for terms of #b years and   

may be reappointed by the ,president to 
serve additional #b-year terms4  7c7    
,functions ,the ,council shall--  7#a7  
be a nongovernmental advisory body to   
the ,group2  7#b7 meet1 at its own      
discretion1 not less frequently than    
annually or at the request of the ,group
 to review ,federal1 ,state1 and local  
government policy and programs intended 
to combat human trafficking1 including  
programs related to the provision of    
services for victims2  7#c7 formulate   
assessments and recommendations to      
ensure that ,united ,states policy and  
programming efforts conform1 to the     
extent practicable1 to the best         
practices in the field of human         
trafficking prevention2 and  7#d7 meet  
with the ,group not less frequently than
 annually to formally present the       
,council's findings and recommendations4
  7d7 ,reports ,every year beginning    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,council shall submit a report
 to the chair of the ,president's       

,interagency ,task ,force to ,monitor   
and ,combat ,trafficking that contains  
the findings derived from the reviews   
conducted pursuant to subsection        
7c77#b74  7e7 ,employee status ,members 
of the ,council--  7#a7 shall not be    
considered employees of the ,united     
,states ,government for any purpose2 and
  7#b7 shall not receive compensation   
other than reimbursement of travel      
expenses and per diem allowance in      
accordance with section #egjc of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7         
,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the        
,council shall not be subject to the    
requirements under the ,federal         
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app474  #c4 ,sunset ,this section shall
 cease to be effective on ,september    
#cj1 #bjbj4