,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjag,mrs4 
,wagner introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 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 ensure compliance with   
the ,justice for ,victims of            
,trafficking ,act of #bjae1 to make     
strides toward eradicating human        
trafficking1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,enforcing ,justice for ,victims
 of ,trafficking ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,training for prosecutions of           
traffickers and support for state       
services for victims of trafficking ,the
 ,attorney ,general shall1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     

,health and ,human ,services1 provide   
training and technical assistance for   
,federal1 ,state1 and units of local and
 tribal government1 including ,federal1 
,state1 local1 and tribal prosecutors   
and law enforcement officers1 in--  7#a7
 investigating1 prosecuting1 and        
preventing severe forms of trafficking  
in persons through a trauma-informed and
 victim-centered approach that provides 
services and protections for victims2   
7#b7 facilitating the provision of      
evidence-based1 trauma-informed care and
 physical and mental health services to 
persons subject to severe forms of      
trafficking2  7#c7 ensuring that all    
victims of trafficking who are ,united  
,states citizens1 lawful permanent      
residents1 and foreign nationals are    
eligible for services2  7#d7 ensuring   
that law enforcement officers and       
prosecutors make every attempt to       
determine an individual's participation 
in human trafficking is free from force1
 fraud1 or coercion of any means before 

arresting or convicting them2  7#e7     
facilitating access for child           
trafficking victims to the same type of 
court procedures and legal protections  
accessible to child victims of sexual   
assault1 rape1 child sexual abuse1 or   
incest1 including the right to not be   
treated as a criminal2 and  7#f7        
encouraging ,states to identify victims 
where they are located1 including       
through efforts that utilize internet   
outreach1 through methods informed by   
survivors of human trafficking1 and to  
offer help and services that are        
responsive to victims' needs4  #c4      
,working to develop methodology to      
assess prevalence of human trafficking  
7a7 ,working group  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice shall establish an expert     
working group to identify the           
methodological barriers hampering data  
collection on human trafficking1 the    

information that should be collected1   
and current practices by agencies1 task 
forces1 ,states1 cities1 research       
institutions1 and organizations working 
on human trafficking that could be      
standardized as replicable best         
practices4  7#b7 ,pilot testing ,not    
later than #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice shall implement a series of   
pilot studies to test promising         
methodologies studied under paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,labor1 the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services1 the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,director of the ,human ,smuggling  
and ,trafficking ,center1 shall submit  
to ,congress a report on the efforts    
made in developing a comprehensive      

national methodology to determine the   
prevalence of human trafficking in the  
,united ,states1 recommended examples   
and best practices to determine the     
prevalence of human trafficking1 and the
 effectiveness of current policies and  
procedures to address victims' needs1   
and identify the varying characteristics
 of victims in different regions4  7#b7 
,availability of report ,the report     
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
made publicly available on the website  
of the ,department of ,justice4  7#c7   
,input from relevant parties ,in        
developing the report under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,director shall seek input    
from the ,united ,states ,advisory      
,council on ,human ,trafficking1 victims
 of human trafficking1 human trafficking
 survivor advocates1 and the            
,president's ,interagency ,task ,force  
on ,human ,trafficking4  7c7 ,census    
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,national ,institute of

 ,justice1 in coordination with         
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal     
governments1 and private organizations1 
including victim service providers and  
expert researchers1 shall develop and   
execute a census of survivors seeking   
services in a single #bd-;hour period   
throughout the ,united ,states1 as      
pioneered by the domestic violence      
field1 to estimate the prevalence of    
human trafficking in the ,united        
,states4 ,census results shall be made  
publicly available on the website of the
 ,department of ,justice4  #d4 ,report  
on prosecutors seeking mandatory        
restitution in trafficking cases ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney  
,general shall submit to ,congress a    
report on efforts to increase mandatory 
restitution orders and use of asset     
forfeiture to provide restitution to    
victims of trafficking that shall be    
posted on a publicly available website1 
which shall include the following3  7#a7

 ,information on the ,department of     
,justice's training programs on         
mandatory restitution and the use of    
asset forfeiture to provide restitution 
to victims of trafficking1 and          
recommendations of necessary additional 
training to ensure mandatory restitution
 is ordered in all relevant human       
trafficking cases4  7#b7 ,an assessment 
of obstacles that continue to prevent   
,federal prosecutors and ,federal courts
 from ordering restitution4  7#c7 ,an   
assessment of whether the ,justice for  
,victims of ,trafficking ,act's civil   
asset forfeiture provisions have helped 
increase requests to transfer forfeited 
proceeds for restitution1 including how 
many requests have been made and how    
many of those requests have been        
approved1 and whether ,assistant ,united
 ,states ,attorneys ,offices are        
properly informed about requesting      
transfers4  7#d7 ,an assessment of how  
establishing trauma-informed1           
victim-centered investigative and       

prosecutorial procedures can help       
improve mandatory restitution orders1   
such as by encouraging victims to       
cooperate in criminal cases1 to equip   
victims with proper assistance during   
criminal proceedings1 and to help       
victims secure mandatory restitution4   
#e4 ,encouraging ,states to adopt       
protections for victims of trafficking  
,congress recognizes and applauds the   
,state legislative bodies that have     
taken tremendous steps to adopt         
protections and services for victims of 
trafficking4 ,congress encourages       
,states to do the following3  7#a7      
,uphold the basic rights and dignity of 
human trafficking survivors4  7#b7      
,implement screening mechanisms for all 
children entering child welfare services
 and the juvenile justice system1 and   
for unaccompanied children migrating    
into the country1 to identify child     
trafficking victims and connect them    
with appropriate services4  7#c7 ,ensure
 that child trafficking victims are     

provided with the full range of         
protections1 including access to child  
welfare services1 trauma-informed       
programming1 and the same legal rights  
afforded to other children who          
experience sexual abuse1 rape1 or       
incest1 including ensuring that         
criminals who exploit child sex         
trafficking victims are not given lesser
 sentences and penalties than criminals 
who exploit children through sexual     
abuse1 rape1 or incest2 and ensuring    
that child trafficking victims are never
 referred to as child prostitutes or    
underage sex workers in law or official 
documents and proceedings4  7#d7        
,develop a #bd-;hour emergency response 
plan to provide victims of labor and sex
 trafficking with immediate protection  
and support when they are first         
identified1 which may include physically
 moving victims of trafficking to a     
place of safety1 attending to the       
immediate medical and emotional needs of
 survivors1 assessing whether survivors 

are under risk for harm1 retaliation1 or
 intimidation1 and directly connecting  
survivors with victim advocates1        
housing1 and service providers4  7#e7   
,adopt protections for victims of human 
trafficking that include the right--    
7,a7 to be treated as a victim of crime 
and afforded justice1 respect1 and      
dignity2  7,b7 to protection if the     
victim's safety is at risk or if there  
is danger of harm1 retaliation1 or      
recapture by the trafficker2  7,c7 to   
comprehensive trauma-informed1          
long-term1 culturally competent care and
 healing services oriented toward       
emotional1 physical1 psychological1 and 
family healing2  7,d7 to evidence-based 
screening and assessment tools1         
treatment plans1 and therapy to address 
traumatic stress and associated mental  
health symptoms2  7,e7 to safe and      
effective emergency and long-term       
housing2 education1 vocational1 and job 
assistance and training2 mentoring      
programs2 language assistance2 drug and 

substance abuse services2 and legal     
services2  7,f7 for child sex           
trafficking victims to be treated as    
children in need of child protective    
services and to be served through the   
child welfare system1 where appropriate1
 in place of the juvenile justice       
system2  7,g7 for all victims of        
trafficking who are ,united ,states     
citizens1 lawful permanent residents1   
and foreign nationals to be eligible for
 services2  7,h7 to have convictions and
 adjudications related to prostitution  
and nonviolent offenses vacated and such
 records cleared and expunged if        
offenses were committed as a direct     
result of the victim being trafficked1  
and protection for foreign nationals    
from being removed1 being determined to 
be inadmissible1 or losing any          
immigration benefit because of such     
conviction or arrests2  7,i7 to the same
 type of court procedures and legal     
protections accessible to victims of    
sexual assault1 rape1 child sexual      

abuse1 or incest1 including the right to
 not be treated as a criminal2  7,j7 to 
be informed and notified in writing of  
the survivor's legal rights1 including  
the availability of victim compensation1
 mandatory restitution1 and a civil     
cause of action2 the availability of    
protective orders and policies related  
to their enforcement2 and the rights and
 services available to the victim under 
section #bgga of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and  7,k7 to retain all  
rights regardless of whether the crime  
has been reported to law enforcement4