,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van 
,drew1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 and ,mr4 ,mooney  
of ,west ,virginia7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,education to carry out programs to  
combat human trafficking in schools4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prevent ,trafficking in ,our   
,schools ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program for  
human trafficking awareness training    
7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later    
than #aej days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries
 concerned shall jointly carry out a    
pilot program under which qualified     
personnel of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security provide annual human
 trafficking awareness training--  7#a7 
to personnel of the ,department of      

,education2 and  7#b7 to teachers1      
school leaders1 and other personnel of  
elementary schools and secondary        
schools4  7b7 ,training ,the annual     
training provided under subsection 7a7  
shall consist of training consistent    
with the anti-human trafficking campaign
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security commonly known as the ,blue   
,campaign1 including the following3     
7#a7 ,instruction in methods that the   
personnel described in subsection 7a7   
can use to identify and respond to      
suspected victims and perpetrators of   
human trafficking4  7#b7 ,training      
tailored to the specific location or    
environment in which the personnel      
receiving the training perform official 
duties4  7#c7 ,an explanation of trends 
and topics determined by the            
,secretaries concerned to increase the  
likelihood that human trafficking will  
be detected and investigated in         
classrooms and the environment in the   
school system4  7#d7 ,best practices for

 referring human trafficking cases to   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
the ,department of ,justice1 and ,state 
and local law enforcement agencies4  7c7
 ,mode of training ,the training under  
subsection 7a7 may be provided through--
 7#a7 in-class instruction1 which may   
include instruction at the facilities of
 local law enforcement agencies2 or     
7#b7 distance education 7as that term is
 defined in section #ajc7g7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7g7774  7d7 ,termination 
,the authority to carry out the training
 program under this section shall       
terminate on the date that is four years
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than three years after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,education shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a report on the training     
program carried out under this section4 
7#b7 ,elements ,the report under        

paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the   
effectiveness of the training program at
 the ,federal1 ,state1 and local levels4
  7,b7 ,the number of educators and     
administrative personnel who received   
training under the program4  7,c7 ,the  
number of human trafficking cases       
identified and referred to ,federal1    
,state1 and local authorities as a      
result of the training program4  7,d7 ,a
 description of the data metrics used to
 track-- 7i7 local1 ,state1 and ,federal
 cases referred to social or victims    
service agencies or organizations2 and  
7ii7 the outcomes of such referrals4    
7,e7 ,a recommendation concerning       
whether the training program should be  
permanently authorized4  #c4 ,human     
trafficking public awareness program    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,education shall develop and implement a
 public awareness program to provide    
information to the public on the threat 
of human trafficking in the education   

system4  7b7 ,elements ,in carrying out 
the program under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 leverage        
partnerships to educate students1       
parents1 and the larger community on the
 threat of human trafficking in the     
education system2 and  7#b7 assist human
 trafficking victims in obtaining       
rehabilitative services by providing    
such victims with information on        
private1 public1 or nonprofit           
organizations that offer such services4 
#d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,,esea ,terms ,the terms elementary     
school1 school leader1 and secondary    
school have the meanings given the terms
 in section #haja of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  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 ,secretaries    

concerned ,the term ,secretaries        
concerned means the ,secretary of       
,education and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security4