H.R. 6480 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2022Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gimenez, Miss González-Colón, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand to State, local, Tribal, territorial, and educational institution law enforcement the availability of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ human trafficking awareness training to equip frontline first responders with the knowledge to recognize and properly respond to potential human trafficking situations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act. 2. Human trafficking training (a) In general Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 884 (6 U.S.C. 464) the following new section: 884A. Human trafficking training (a) In general The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) is authorized, in accordance with this section, to establish a human trafficking awareness training program within the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. (b) Training purposes The human trafficking awareness training program referred to in subsection (a), shall, if established, provide to State, local, Tribal, territorial, and educational institution law enforcement personnel training courses relating to the following: (1) An in-depth understanding of the definition of human trafficking. (2) An ability to recognize indicators of human trafficking. (3) Information on industries and common locations known for human trafficking. (4) Human trafficking response measures, including a victim-centered approach. (5) Human trafficking reporting protocols. (6) An overview of Federal statutes and applicable State law related to human trafficking. (7) Additional resources to assist with suspected human trafficking cases, as necessary. (c) Integration with existing programs To the extent practicable, human trafficking awareness training, including principles and learning objectives, should be integrated into other training programs operated by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. (d) Coordination The Director of FLETC, or the designee of such Director, shall coordinate with the Director of the Department’s Blue Campaign, or the designee of such Director, in the development and delivery of human trafficking awareness training programs. (e) Human trafficking defined In this section, the term human trafficking means an act or practice described in paragraph (11) or (12) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). (f) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. . (b) Technical amendment Subsection (a) of section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking paragraph (9) or (10) and inserting paragraph (11) or (12). (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 884 the following new item: Sec. 884A. Human trafficking training. .