,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,beatty 7for herself and     
,mrs4 ,wagner7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the ,attorney ,general to   
designate ,human ,trafficking           
,coordinators for ,federal judicial     
districts1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,human ,trafficking ,accountability 
,act4  #b4 ,human trafficking           
coordinators ,section #fjf of the       
,justice for ,victims of ,trafficking   
,act of #bjae 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgaa7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 
7,b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7
 and 7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and     
7,c71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7c7 ,human   
trafficking justice coordinators ,the   
,attorney ,general shall designate in   

each ,federal judicial district not less
 than #a ,assistant ,united ,states     
,attorney to serve as the ,human        
,trafficking ,coordinator for the       
district1 who1 in addition to any other 
responsibilities1 shall be responsible  
for--  7#a7 implementing the ,national  
,strategy with respect to all forms of  
human trafficking1 including labor      
trafficking and sex trafficking2  7#b7  
prosecuting or assisting in the         
prosecution of human trafficking cases2 
7#c7 conducting public outreach and     
awareness activities relating to human  
trafficking2  7#d7 ensuring the         
collection of data related to human     
trafficking required by law to be       
collected2  7#e7 coordinating with other
 ,federal agencies1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and
 local law enforcement agencies1 and    
victim service providers to build       
partnerships on activities relating to  
human trafficking2 and  7#f7 taking     
appropriate steps and1 when necessary1  
legal action to collect restitution for 

victims as required to be ordered under 
section #aeic of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 or under any other       
restitution order issued by a ,federal  
court to be paid to a victim in a human 
trafficking case4  7d7 ,department of   
,justice coordinator ,not later than #fj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this subsection1 the ,attorney ,general 
shall designate a ,deputy ,assistant    
,attorney ,general who is a career      
appointee 7as that term is defined in   
section #cacb7;a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code7 as the ,national ,human  
,trafficking ,coordinator within the    
,department of ,justice1 who1 in        
addition to any other responsibilities1 
shall be responsible for--  7#a7        
coordinating1 promoting1 and supporting 
the work of the ,department of ,justice 
relating to human trafficking1 including
 investigation1 prosecution1 training1  
outreach1 victim support1 grant-making1 
and policy activities2  7#b7 reviewing  
data collected by ,human ,trafficking   

,justice ,coordinators in the ,federal  
judicial districts and1 when necessary1 
communicating with the ,coordinators to 
discuss such data2  7#c7 making         
recommendations to the ,deputy ,attorney
 ,general on where resources should be  
allocated to combat human trafficking2  
7#d7 in consultation with survivors of  
human trafficking1 or anti-human        
trafficking organizations1 producing1   
and disseminating1 including making     
publicly available1 when possible1      
replication guides and training         
materials for law enforcement officers1 
prosecutors1 judges1 emergency          
responders1 individuals working in crime
 victim services1 schools and school    
systems1 adult and child protective     
services1 social services1 and public   
safety1 medical personnel1 mental health
 personnel1 financial services          
personnel1 and any other individuals    
whose work may bring them in contact    
with human trafficking regarding how    
to--  7,a7 identify signs of human      

trafficking2  7,b7 conduct              
investigations in human trafficking     
cases2  7,c7 address evidentiary issues 
and other legal issues in human         
trafficking cases2 and  7,d7            
appropriately assess1 respond to1 and   
interact with victims and witnesses in  
human trafficking cases1 including in   
administrative1 civil1 and criminal     
judicial proceedings2 and  7#e7 carrying
 out such other duties as the ,attorney 
,general determines necessary in        
connection with enhancing the           
understanding1 prevention1 detection1   
investigation1 and prosecution of1 and  
response to1 human trafficking4  4