,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,sablan1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4     
,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,labor to train
 certain ,department of ,labor personnel
 how to effectively detect and assist   
law enforcement in preventing human     
trafficking during the course of their  
primary roles and responsibilities1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,enhancing ,detection of ,human         
,trafficking ,act4  #b4 ,definition of  
human trafficking ,in this ,act the term
 human trafficking means an act or      
practice described in paragraph 7#i7 or 
7#aj7 of section #ajc of the            
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  #c4    

,training for ,department personnel to  
identify human trafficking  7a7 ,in     
,general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall implement a 
program to--  7#a7 train and            
periodically retrain relevant personnel 
across the ,department of ,labor that   
the ,secretary considers appropriate1   
how to effectively detect and assist law
 enforcement in preventing human        
trafficking during the course of their  
primary roles and responsibilities2 and 
7#b7 ensure that such personnel         
regularly receive current information on
 matters related to the detection of    
human trafficking1 including information
 that becomes available outside of the  
,department's initial or periodic       
retraining schedule1 to the extent      
relevant to their official duties and   
consistent with applicable information  
and privacy laws4  7b7 ,training        
described ,the training referred to in  
subsection 7a7 may be conducted through 

in-class or virtual learning            
capabilities1 and shall include--  7#a7 
methods for identifying suspected       
victims of human trafficking and1 where 
appropriate1 perpetrators of human      
trafficking2  7#b7 training that is most
 appropriate for a particular location  
or environment in which the personnel   
receiving such training perform their   
official duties2  7#c7 other topics     
determined by the ,secretary to be      
appropriate reflecting current trends   
and best practices for personnel in     
their particular location or            
professional environment2  7#d7 a clear 
course of action for referring potential
 cases of human trafficking to the      
,department of ,justice and other       
appropriate authorities2 and  7#e7 a    
post-training evaluation for personnel  
receiving the training4  #d4 ,report to 
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary
 of ,labor shall report to the          

appropriate congressional committees on 
the training provided to the personnel  
referred to in section #c7;a71          
including--  7#a7 an evaluation of such 
training and the overall effectiveness  
of the program required by this ,act2   
7#b7 the number of cases referred by    
,department of ,labor personnel in which
 human trafficking was suspected and the
 metrics used by the ,department to     
accurately measure and track its        
response to instances of suspected human
 trafficking2 and  7#c7 the number of   
,department of ,labor employees who have
 completed such training as required by 
this ,act4