,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aecf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjag ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,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