,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cdf #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chac ,report ,no4 #aae-dfg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ba1 #bjag ,ms4 ,esty of ,connecticut 7for herself and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,december #ah1 #bjag ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration's outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,human ,trafficking in ,commercial ,vehicles ,act4 #b4 ,human trafficking prevention coordinator ,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall designate an official within the ,department of ,transportation who shall-- 7#a7 coordinate human trafficking prevention efforts across modal administrations in the ,department of ,transportation and with other departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government2 and 7#b7 in coordinating such efforts1 take into account the unique challenges of combating human trafficking within different transportation modes4 #c4 ,expansion of outreach and education program ,section #caaaj7;c77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,the program authorized under this subsection may support1 in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes1 the recognition1 prevention1 and reporting of human trafficking1 while deferring to existing resources1 as practicable44 #d4 ,expansion of commercial driver's license financial assistance program ,section #cacac7;a77#c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,f72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following3 7,e7 support1 in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes1 the recognition1 prevention1 and reporting of human trafficking2 or 4 #e4 ,establishment of the ,department of ,transportation ,advisory ,committee on ,human ,trafficking 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish an advisory committee on human trafficking4 7b7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,committee shall be composed of not more than #ae external stakeholder members whose diverse experience and background enable them to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying out the duties of the ,committee4 7#b7 ,selection ,the ,secretary shall appoint the external stakeholder members to the ,committee1 including representatives from-- 7,a7 trafficking advocacy organizations2 7,b7 law enforcement2 and 7,c7 trucking1 bus1 rail1 aviation1 maritime1 and port sectors1 including industry and labor4 7#c7 ,periods of appointment ,members shall be appointed for the life of the ,committee4 7#d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy in the ,committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and shall not affect the powers or duties of the ,committee4 7#e7 ,compensation ,committee members shall serve without compensation4 7c7 ,authority ,not later than #i months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish and appoint all members of the ,committee4 7d7 ,duties 7#a7 ,recommendations for the ,department of ,transportation ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,committee shall make recommendations to the ,secretary on actions the ,department can take to help combat human trafficking1 including the development and implementation of-- 7,a7 successful strategies for identifying and reporting instances of human trafficking2 and 7,b7 recommendations for administrative or legislative changes necessary to use programs1 properties1 or other resources owned1 operated1 or funded by the ,department to combat human trafficking4 7#b7 ,best practices and recommendations 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,committee shall develop recommended best practices for ,states and ,state and local transportation stakeholders to follow in combating human trafficking4 7,b7 ,development ,the best practices shall be based on multidisciplinary research and promising1 evidence-based models and programs4 7,c7 ,content ,the best practices shall be user-friendly1 incorporate the most up-to-date technology1 and include the following3 7i7 ,sample training materials4 7ii7 ,strategies to identify victims4 7iii7 ,sample protocols and recommendations1 including-- 7,i7 strategies to collect1 document1 and share data across systems and agencies2 7,,ii7 strategies to help agencies better understand the types of trafficking involved1 the scope of the problem1 and the degree of victim interaction with multiple systems2 and 7,,iii7 strategies to identify effective pathways for ,state agencies to utilize their position in educating critical stakeholder groups and assisting victims4 7,d7 ,informing ,states of best practices ,the ,secretary shall ensure that ,state ,governors and ,state departments of transportation are notified of the best practices and recommendations4 7e7 ,reports ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 submit a report on the actions of the ,committee described in subsection 7d7 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 make the report under paragraph 7#a7 publicly available both physically and online4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,committee ,the term ,committee means the ,department of ,transportation ,advisory ,committee on ,human ,trafficking established under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,human trafficking ,the term human trafficking means an act or practice described in paragraph 7#i7 or paragraph 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 ,transportation4 ,december #ah1 #bjag ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed