,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #dcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,labor to train       
certain employees of ,department of     
,labor how to effectively detect and    
assist law enforcement in preventing    
human trafficking during the course of  
their official duties1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enhancing          
,detection of ,human ,trafficking ,act4 
#b4 ,definition of human trafficking ,in
 this ,act1 the term human trafficking  
means any act or practice described in  
paragraph 7#aa7 of section #ajc of the  
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  #c4    
,training for ,department personnel to  
identify human trafficking  7a7 ,in     
,general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall implement a 
program to provide the training and     

periodic continuing education described 
in subsection 7b7 to employees of the   
,department of ,labor whom the          
,secretary determines should receive    
such training or education based on     
their official duties4 ,in making such  
determination with respect to employees 
of the ,wage and ,hour ,division1 the   
,secretary shall consider the training  
and education needs of such employees   
operating in a ,state with a significant
 increase in oppressive child labor 7as 
defined in section #c7l7 of the ,fair   
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7l774  7b7 ,training and  
continuing education described ,the     
training and continuing education       
provided under the program referred to  
in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 may be         
conducted through in-class or virtual   
learning capabilities2 and  7#b7 shall  
include-- 7,a7 training or continuing   
education that-- 7i7 is most appropriate
 for the particular location or         
professional environment in which the   

employees receiving such training or    
continuing education perform their      
official duties2  7ii7 covers topics    
determined by the ,secretary of ,labor  
to appropriately reflect current trends 
and best practices for such location or 
environment2 and  7iii7 includes-- 7,i7 
the provision of current information on 
matters related to the detection of     
human trafficking to the extent relevant
 to the official duties of such         
employees1 and consistent with privacy  
laws2  7,,ii7 methods for identifying   
suspected victims of human trafficking  
and parties who may be suspected of the 
trafficking activity2 and  7,,iii7 a    
clear course of action for referring    
potential cases of human trafficking to 
the ,department of ,justice and other   
appropriate authorities1 in accordance  
with best practices for protecting the  
rights of victims of human trafficking1 
including appropriate collaboration with
 victim advocacy organizations1 ,federal
 agencies1 and ,state and local         

officials2 and  7,b7 an evaluation of   
the training or continuing education by 
such employees after the completion of  
such training or education4  #d4        
,reports to ,congress ,not later than #a
 year after the ,secretary of ,labor    
first implements the program under      
section #c7;a71 and each year           
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,education and ,workforce of the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and     
,pensions of the ,senate1 a report on-- 
7#a7 the training and continuing        
education provided under the program for
 the preceding year1 including-- 7,a7 an
 evaluation 7including the overall      
effectiveness7 of such training and     
continuing education2 and  7,b7 the     
number of individuals who have completed
 such training or continuing education2 
and  7#b7 the number of cases related to
 the detection of human trafficking1    
which were referred to the ,department  

of ,justice and other appropriate       
authorities during the preceding year by
 the ,department of ,labor1 and the     
processes used by the ,department of    
,labor to accurately measure and track  
the response of the ,department of      
,justice and other appropriate          
authorities to such cases4  ,passed the 
,house of ,representatives ,march #c1   
#bjbf4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4