,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjai,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself and ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney 
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for priority  
for making payments for lodging expenses
 for ,federal employees that are booked 
in places with policies to protect      
individuals from severe forms of human  
trafficking1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,priority for accommodation in      
places with certain policies relating to
 severe forms of human trafficking  7a7 
,in general ,subchapter ,i of chapter   
#eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #egab4 ,priority for        
accommodation in places with certain    
policies relating to severe forms of    
human trafficking  7a7 ,in general ,for 

the purpose of making payments under    
this chapter for lodging expenses each  
agency shall ensure that1 to the extent 
practicable1 commercial-lodging room    
nights in the ,united ,states for       
employees of that agency are booked in a
 preferred place of accommodation4  7b7 
,eligibility as a preferred place of    
accommodation ,to be considered a       
preferred place of accommodation1 a     
hotel1 motel1 or other place of public  
accommodation shall--  7#a7 enforce a   
zero-tolerance policy regarding severe  
forms of trafficking in persons 7as     
defined in section #ajc7aa7 of the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aa777     
developed by the ,administer of the     
,general ,services ,administration under
 subsection 7c77#a71 or a similar       
zero-tolerance policy developed by the  
place of accommodation1 demonstrated    
by--  7,a7 attesting through the website
 of the ,general ,services              
,administration to the use of a         

zero-tolerance policy2  7,b7 posting    
such policy in a non-public space within
 the place of accommodation that is     
accessible by all employees2 or  7,c7   
including such policy in the employee   
handbook2  7#b7 have procedures in place
 for employees to identify and report   
any such exploitation to the appropriate
 law enforcement authorities and to     
hotel management2  7#c7 post the        
informational materials developed under 
subsection 7c77#c7 in an appropriate    
non-public space within the place of    
accommodation that is accessible by all 
employees2  7#d7 require each employee  
who is physically located at the place  
of accommodation and who is likely to   
interact with guests including security1
 front desk1 housekeeping1 room service 
and bell staff to complete the training 
developed under subsection 7c77#b71 or a
 training developed pursuant to         
subsection 7d71 that shall--  7,a7 take 
place not later than #ahj days after the
 starting date of the employee1 or in   

the case of an employee starting        
employment before the effective date of 
this section1 not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
section2 and  7,b7 include training on  
the identification of possible cases of 
sexual exploitation of children and     
procedures to report suspected abuse to 
the appropriate authorities2  7#e7      
include a notice to all independent     
contractors in any agreement negotiated 
or renewed on or after the date of      
enactment of this section that states   
the following3 ,federal law prohibits   
the trafficking of humans under the     
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq4742  7#f7   
ensure that the place of accommodation  
does not retaliate against employees for
 reporting suspected cases of such      
exploitation if reported according to   
protocol identified in the employee     
training2 and  7#g7 keep records1 to the
 extent permissible by law and on an    
individual hotel property basis1 of each

 suspected case of such exploitation    
that is reported to accommodation       
management or law enforcement1 including
 the date1 approximate time1 and the    
name of the accommodation manager or law
 enforcement agency to which the report 
was made4  7c7 ,,gsa requirements ,the  
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall-- 7#a7 develop1 and make available
 on the ,internet website of the        
,general ,services ,administration1 a   
zero-tolerance policy for places of     
accommodation regarding severe forms of 
trafficking in persons 7as defined in   
section #ajc7aa7 of the ,trafficking    
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aa7771 including        
informational materials regarding such  
policy to be posted in places of        
accommodation in non-public spaces2     
7#b7 make available on its ,internet    
website a list of ,federal ,government  
and privately produced training programs
 that address the identification of     
severe forms of human trafficking and   

reporting to law enforcement            
authorities2  7#c7 in coordination with 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security's 
,blue ,campaign1 develop training       
materials on preventing severe forms of 
human trafficking and informational     
materials to be posted in non-public    
spaces in places of accommodation on    
spotting the signs of severe forms of   
human trafficking and reporting possible
 incidences of such exploitation2 and   
7#d7 maintain a list of each preferred  
place of accommodation that meets the   
requirements of subsection 7b71         
beginning by examining places of        
accommodation that are--  7,a7 enrolled 
in government travel programs such as   
,fed,rooms2  7,b7 included on the ,,fema
 ,fire ,safe ,list2 or  7,c7 otherwise  
known to have received government travel
 business in the #b years prior to      
enactment of this section4  7d7         
,training programs ,a place of          
accommodation or lodging company may use
 a training program developed or        

acquired by such place of accommodation 
or company to satisfy the requirements  
of subsection 7b77#d7 if such training  
program--  7#a7 focuses on identifying  
and reporting suspected cases of severe 
forms of human trafficking2 and  7#b7   
was developed in consultation with a    
globally or nationally recognized       
organization with expertise in          
anti-trafficking initiatives4  7e7      
,previously trained employees  7#a7     
,training prior to effective date ,any  
employee of a place of accommodation who
 has been trained to identify and report
 potential cases of severe forms of     
human trafficking prior to the effective
 date of this section shall be          
considered to have met the training     
requirement in subsection 7b77#d7 with  
respect to any employment at that place 
of accommodation or at any another place
 of accommodation managed by the same   
entity4  7#b7 ,training prior to a      
transfer of employment ,any employee of 
a place of accommodation who has met the

 training requirements under subsection 
7b77#d7 shall be considered to have met 
such requirements with respect to any   
employment at a place of accommodation  
managed by the same entity4  7f7        
,property-by-,property ,implementation  
,compliance with the requirements of    
this section shall be assessed and      
enforced separately for each individual 
place of accommodation4 ,lack of        
compliance by one place of accommodation
 shall not impact the eligibility of    
affiliated places of accommodation to   
receive funds from ,federal employee    
travel4 ,lack of compliance by a        
franchisee shall not impact the         
eligibility of the respective franchisor
 for other places of accommodation      
affiliated with that franchisor4  7g7   
,statutory construction ,no provision in
 this ,act that applies to an employee  
of a place of accommodation shall be    
construed to apply to an individual who 
is an independent contractor or         
otherwise not directly employed by a    

place of accommodation1 unless the      
contract is for housekeeping services4  
7h7 ,regulations required ,the          
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall issue such regulations as are     
necessary to carry out this section4  4 
7b7 ,effective ,date ,section #egab7;a7 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as  
added by subsection 7a771 shall take    
effect on the later of--  7#a7 the date 
that is #a year after the date of       
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 #fj   
days after the completion of the        
requirements under subsections 7c7 and  
7d7 of such section4  7c7 ,conforming   
amendment ,the table of sections for    
subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
item3  #egab4 ,priority for             
accommodation in places with certain    
policies relating to severe forms of    
human trafficking4  4