,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bj1    
#bjbd,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,hawley7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,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 #bjbd4  #b4 ,sense of    
,congress regarding training for        
prosecutions of traffickers and support 
for ,state services for trafficking     
victims ,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 ,trafficking ,victims ,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 organizations working in the  
human trafficking field1 who may face   
intimidation or retaliation for their   
activities4  7#b7 ,promoting a          
trauma-informed1 evidence-based1        
culturally competent1 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     
related to the trafficking 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 victims and        
individuals at risk for trafficking     
victimization1 through methods that are 
responsive to the needs of victims in   
their communities4  #c4 ,working group  
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 the
 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-- 7,a7 utilize1 to the extent    
practicable1 existing efforts of        
agencies1 task forces1 ,states1         
localities1 tribes1 research            
institutions1 and organizations2  7,b7  
identify barriers to the collection of  
data on the incidence of sex and labor  
trafficking2 and  7,c7 recommend        
practices to promote better data        
collection and analysis4  7#b7          

,membership ,the working group          
established pursuant to paragraph 7#b7  
shall include-- 7,a7 survivors of human 
trafficking2  7,b7 experts on sex and   
labor trafficking2  7,c7 representatives
 from organizations collecting data on  
human trafficking2 and  7,d7 law        
enforcement officers4  7#c7 ,pilot      
testing ,not later than #c years after  
the date of the 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 the 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     
,center for ,countering ,human          
,trafficking of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security1 shall submit a     
report to ,congress that includes-- 7,a7

 a description of ,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  7,c7 an analysis of       
demographic characteristics of victims  
of trafficking in different regions of  
the ,united ,states2 and  7,d7          
recommendations for how to address the  
unique vulnerabilities of different     
victims4  7#b7 ,input from relevant     
parties ,in developing the report       
required under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,attorney ,general shall seek input     
from-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states         
,advisory ,council on ,human            
,trafficking2  7,b7 victims of sex and  
labor trafficking2  7,c7 human          
trafficking survivor advocates2  7,d7   
service providers for victims of sex and
 labor trafficking2 and  7,e7 the       
,president's ,interagency ,task ,force  
on ,human ,trafficking4  7c7 ,survey    

,not later than #b years after the date 
of the 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-- 7#a7 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 ,states2  
and  7#b7 make the results of such      
survey publicly available on the website
 of the ,department of ,justice4  7d7   
,no additional funds ,no additional     
funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section4  #d4 ,report 
on prosecutors seeking restitution in   
trafficking cases ,not later than #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in   
consultation with the ,administrative   
,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 

shall submit a report to ,congress that 
describes 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 ,state          
legislative bodies that have taken      
tremendous steps to adopt protections   
and services for victims of trafficking 
and encourages ,states-- 7#a7 to uphold 
the dignity of human trafficking        
survivors2  7#b7 to 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 to 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 or may be victims of            
trafficking2  7#d7 to promote greater   
access to child welfare services and    
other appropriate victim services for1  
rather than criminalization of1 child   
victims of sex trafficking2  7#e7 to    
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 to 
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 to ensure that child trafficking   

victims-- 7,a7 are treated as children  
in need of child protective services2   
and  7,b7 receive appropriate care from 
child welfare and other appropriate     
victim services1 rather than from the   
juvenile justice system2  7#h7 to adopt 
procedures for human trafficking victims
 that are consistent with the procedures
 afforded to victims of sexual assault1 
rape1 child sexual abuse1 or incest to  
allow human trafficking victims to clear
 records1 expunge convictions1 and      
vacate adjudications related to         
prostitution and nonviolent offenses    
that arose as a direct result of being  
trafficked2 and  7#i7 to ensure victims 
of trafficking1 including ,united       
,states citizens1 lawful permanent      
residents1 and foreign nationals1 are   
eligible for victim assistance services4