,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cija  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjbb,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide grants to      
transit operators and airports for human
 trafficking awareness1 education1 and  
prevention efforts1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,reduce ,human      
,trafficking through ,transportation    
,act4  #b4 ,department of               
,transportation human trafficking       
prevention grants  7a7 ,urbanized area  
formula grants  7#a7 ,in general ,of the
 amounts made available for each fiscal 
year to carry out section #ecjg of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the        
,secretary of ,transportation 7referred 
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
shall set aside #e1jjj1jjj to provide   
grants to entities described in         

paragraph 7#b77;,a7 to address human    
trafficking awareness1 education1 and   
prevention efforts1 including by-- 7,a7 
coordinating human trafficking          
prevention efforts across multimodal    
transportation operations within a      
community2 and  7,b7 accomplishing the  
best practices and recommendations      
provided by the ,department of          
,transportation ,advisory ,committee on 
,human ,trafficking4  7#b7 ,distribution
  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 distribute amounts set aside under     
paragraph 7#a7 to-- 7i7 the #ej transit 
operators in the ,united ,states with   
the highest annual ridership1 based on  
the most recent data available2 and     
7ii7 as the ,secretary determines to be 
appropriate1 a transit operator not     
described in clause 7i7 that serves an  
area with a high prevalence of human    
trafficking1 on application of the      
transit operator4  7,b7 ,priority2      
considerations ,in distributing the     
amounts under paragraph 7#a71 the       

,secretary shall-- 7i7 give priority in 
grant amounts to entities referred to in
 subparagraph 7,a7 that serve regions   
with a higher prevalence of human       
trafficking2 and  7ii7 take into        
consideration the effect the amounts    
would have on surrounding areas4  7,c7  
,consultation ,in distributing the      
amounts under paragraph 7#a71 the       
,secretary shall consult with the       
,department of ,transportation ,advisory
 ,committee on ,human ,trafficking in   
determining the amounts to be           
distributed to each recipient to ensure 
the best use of the funds4  7b7 ,airport
 improvement program  7#a7 ,in general  
,of the amounts made available for each 
fiscal year for the airport improvement 
program established under subchapter ,i 
of chapter #dga of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 the ,secretary shall set 
aside #e1jjj1jjj to provide grants to   
entities described in paragraph         
7#b77;,a7 to address human trafficking  
awareness1 education1 and prevention    

efforts1 including by-- 7,a7            
coordinating human trafficking          
prevention efforts across multimodal    
transportation operations within a      
community2 and  7,b7 accomplishing the  
best practices and recommendations      
provided by the ,department of          
,transportation ,advisory ,committee on 
,human ,trafficking4  7#b7 ,distribution
  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 distribute amounts set aside under     
paragraph 7#a7 to-- 7i7 the #ej airports
 in the ,united ,states with the highest
 number of passenger enplanements       
annually1 based on the most recent data 
available2 and  7ii7 as the ,secretary  
determines to be appropriate1 an airport
 not described in clause 7i7 that serves
 an area with a high prevalence of human
 trafficking1 on application of the     
airport4  7,b7 ,priority2 considerations
 ,in distributing the amounts under     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7i7 give priority in grant amounts to   
entities referred to in subparagraph    

7,a7 that serve regions with a higher   
prevalence of human trafficking2 and    
7ii7 take into consideration the effect 
the amounts would have on surrounding   
areas4  7,c7 ,consultation ,in          
distributing the amounts under paragraph
 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consult with
 the ,department of ,transportation     
,advisory ,committee on ,human          
,trafficking in determining the amounts 
to be distributed to each recipient to  
ensure the best use of the funds4