#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ejg  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the    
,attorney ,general to study issues      
relating to human trafficking1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,put           
,trafficking ,victims ,first ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,training for prosecutions  
of traffickers and support for ,state   
services for victims of trafficking ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that a portion
 of the funds available for training and
 technical assistance under section     
#ajg7;b77#b77;,b77ii7 of the ,victims of
 ,trafficking and ,violence ,protection 
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#gaje7;b77#b77;,b77ii77 should be       
devoted to advancing the following      
goals3  7#a7 ,increasing the personal   
safety of victim service providers1 who 
may face intimidation or retaliation for
 their activities4  7#b7 ,promoting a   
trauma-informed1 evidence-based1 and    
victim-centered approach to the         
provision of services for victims of    

trafficking4  7#c7 ,ensuring that law   
enforcement officers and prosecutors    
make every attempt to determine whether 
an individual is a victim of human      
trafficking before arresting the        
individual for1 or charging the         
individual with1 an offense that is a   
direct result of the victimization of   
the individual4  7#d7 ,effectively      
prosecuting traffickers and individuals 
who patronize or solicit children for   
sex1 and facilitating access for child  
victims of commercial sex trafficking to
 the services and protections afforded  
to other victims of sexual violence4    
7#e7 ,encouraging ,states to improve    
efforts to identify and meet the needs  
of human trafficking victims1 including 
through internet outreach and other     
methods that are responsive to the needs
 of victims in their communities4  7#f7 
,ensure victims of trafficking1         
including ,united ,states citizens1     
lawful permanent residents1 and foreign 
nationals are eligible for services4    

#c4 ,working to develop methodologies to
 assess prevalence of human trafficking 
7a7 ,working group  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney
 ,general1 in consultation with other   
,federal entities engaged in efforts to 
combat human trafficking1 shall         
establish an expert working group1 which
 shall include survivors of human       
trafficking1 experts on sex and labor   
trafficking1 representatives from       
organizations collecting data on human  
trafficking1 and law enforcement        
officers4 ,the working group shall1     
utilizing1 to the extent practicable1   
existing efforts of agencies1 task      
forces1 ,states1 localities1 tribes1    
research institutions1 and              
organizations-- 7,a7 identify barriers  
to the collection of data on the        
incidence of sex and labor trafficking2 
and  7,b7 recommend practices to promote
 better data collection and analysis4   
7#b7 ,pilot testing ,not later than #c  

years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
implement a pilot project to test       
promising methodologies studied under   
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #c years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,labor1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 and the ,director of the     
,human ,smuggling and ,trafficking      
,center1 shall submit to ,congress a    
report on-- 7,a7 ,federal efforts to    
estimate the prevalence of human        
trafficking at the national and regional
 levels2  7,b7 the effectiveness of     
current policies and procedures to      
address the needs of victims of         
trafficking2 and  7,c7 an analysis of   
demographic characteristics of victims  
of trafficking in different regions of  
the ,united ,states and recommendations 
for how to address the unique           

vulnerabilities of different victims4   
7#b7 ,input from relevant parties ,in   
developing the report under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall seek 
input from the ,united ,states ,advisory
 ,council on ,human ,trafficking1       
victims of trafficking1 human           
trafficking survivor advocates1 service 
providers for victims of sex and labor  
trafficking1 and the ,president's       
,interagency ,task ,force on ,human     
,trafficking4  7c7 ,survey ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general1 in coordination with ,federal1
 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments1
 and private organizations1 including   
victim service providers and expert     
researchers1 shall develop and execute a
 survey of survivors seeking and        
receiving victim assistance services for
 the purpose of improving the provision 
of services to human trafficking victims
 and victim identification in the       
,united ,states4 ,survey results shall  

be made publicly available on the       
website of the ,department of ,justice4 
7d7 ,no additional funds ,no additional 
funds are authorized to carry out this  
section4  #d4 ,report on prosecutors    
seeking restitution in trafficking cases
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney
 ,general1 in consultation with the     
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts1 shall submit to        
,congress a report on efforts to        
increase restitution to victims of human
 trafficking4  #e4 ,sense of ,congress  
encouraging ,states to adopt protections
 for victims of trafficking ,congress   
recognizes and applauds the ,state      
legislative bodies that have taken      
tremendous steps to adopt protections   
and services for victims of trafficking4
 ,congress encourages ,states to-- 7#a7 
uphold the dignity of human trafficking 
survivors2  7#b7 ensure the safety1     
confidentiality1 and well-being of      
victims of trafficking1 while           

recognizing symptoms of trauma and      
coping mechanisms that may impact       
victims' interactions with law          
enforcement1 the justice system1 and    
service providers2  7#c7 implement      
screening mechanisms to identify and    
extend appropriate services to children 
in the custody of child protective      
services agencies1 the juvenile justice 
system1 or the criminal justice system  
who are victims of trafficking2  7#d7   
promote greater access to child welfare 
services for1 rather than               
criminalization of1 child victims of sex
 trafficking2  7#e7 develop a #bd-;hour 
emergency response plan by which victims
 of human trafficking may receive       
immediate protection1 shelter1 and      
support from a victim assistance        
coordinator when those victims are first
 identified2  7#f7 adopt protections for
 adult victims of trafficking1 such as  
protection if the victim's safety is at 
risk1 comprehensive trauma-informed1    
long-term1 culturally competent care and

 healing services1 mental health        
services to relieve traumatic stress1   
housing1 education 7including1 where    
appropriate1 vocational training and    
employment assistance71 mentoring1      
language assistance1 drug and substance 
abuse services1 and legal services2     
7#g7 ensure that child sex trafficking  
victims are treated as children in need 
of child protective services and receive
 appropriate care in the child welfare1 
rather than juvenile justice1 system2   
7#h7 encourage the adoption of          
procedures for human trafficking victims
 that are consistent with those afforded
 to victims of sexual assault1 rape1    
child sexual abuse1 or incest to allow  
human trafficking victim to clear       
records1 expunge convictions1 and vacate
 adjudications related to prostitution  
and nonviolent offenses that arose as a 
direct result of being trafficked1      
including protections for foreign       
nationals who are being removed and     
those who are losing or determined to be

 inadmissible for immigration benefits  
as a result of the aforementioned human 
trafficking victim related conviction or
 arrest2 and  7#i7 ensure victims of    
trafficking1 including ,united ,states  
citizens1 lawful permanent residents1   
and foreign nationals are eligible for  
services4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,february #g1          
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