[117th Congress Public Law 347]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 117-347
117th Congress
An Act
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for
other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2023 - [S. 3946]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Abolish
Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE
FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 101. Grants for specialized human trafficking training and
technical assistance for service providers.
Sec. 102. Technical and clarifying update to civil remedy.
Sec. 103. Ensuring protection and confidentiality for survivors of human
trafficking.
Sec. 104. Grants for State improvements.
Sec. 105. Additional reauthorization.
Sec. 106. Redesignations.
TITLE II--COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 201. Bankruptcy.
TITLE III--CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION
Subtitle A--Cybercrime Statistics
Sec. 311. National strategy, classification, and reporting on
cybercrime.
Subtitle B--Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement
Sec. 321. Improved investigative and forensic resources for enforcement
of laws related to cybercrimes against individuals.
Sec. 322. Report.
Sec. 323. Information sharing.
Sec. 324. Training and technical assistance for States.
TITLE IV--OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Sec. 401. Cybercrime.
Sec. 402. Elimination of barriers.
Sec. 403. Tip organizations.
Sec. 404. Data collection.
Sec. 405. Cumulative biennial report on data collection and statistics.
Sec. 406. Forced labor requirements.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20145 note.>> DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
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(1) Computer.--The term ``computer'' includes a computer
network and any interactive electronic device.
(2) Cybercrime against individuals.--The term ``cybercrime
against individuals'' has the meaning given that term in section
1401(a) Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
(34 U.S.C. 30107(a)).
(3) Homeless youth.--The term ``homeless youth'' has the
meaning given the term ``homeless children and youths'' in
section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a).
TITLE I--GRANTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE
FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 101. GRANTS FOR SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Section 111(c)(1) of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20708(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, which may include programs to
build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human
trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction
for the Protection of Children Program'' before the semicolon.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 107(c)(4)(A) of the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7105(c)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``in order to fulfill the
purposes described in section 111 of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20708)''
before the period at the end.
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING UPDATE TO CIVIL REMEDY.
Section 1595(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``or attempts or conspires to benefit,'' after ``whoever
knowingly benefits,''.
SEC. 103. ENSURING PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 114. <<NOTE: 22 USC 7115.>> ENSURING PROTECTION AND
CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `covered grant' means a grant from the
Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services
under section 106(b), 107(b), or 107(f); and
``(2) the term `covered recipient' means a grantee or
subgrantee receiving funds under a covered grant.
``(b) Grant Conditions.--Covered grants and covered recipients shall
be subject, at the election of the Attorney General or the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, as applicable, to--
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``(1) the conditions under section 40002(b)(2) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)) that
apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and
subgrantees for such grants; or
``(2) the conditions under section 306(c)(5) of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5))
that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees
and subgrantees for such grants.
``(c) Department of Justice-sponsored Research.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a covered recipient from sharing
personally identifying information with researchers seeking the
information for the purposes of conducting research--
``(1) that is funded by the Department of Justice;
``(2) for which protections are in place in accordance with
the requirements under part 22 of title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor thereto, and section 812(a) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10231(a)); and
``(3) for which a current privacy certificate is on file
documenting how the researchers intend to fulfill the
obligations under such part 22.''.
SEC. 104. GRANTS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Enhancing the Ability of State, Local, and Tribal Child Welfare
Agencies to Identify and Respond to Children Who Are, or Are at Risk of
Being, Victims of Trafficking.--
(1) In general.--Title II of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 204 the following:
``SEC. 204A. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20705a.>> ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF
STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE
AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO
CHILDREN WHO ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF
BEING, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
``(a) Grants To Enhance Child Welfare Services.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services may make grants to eligible States to develop,
improve, or expand programs that assist State, local, or Tribal child
welfare agencies with identifying and responding to--
``(1) children considered victims of `child abuse and
neglect' and of `sexual abuse' under the application of section
111(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5106g(b)(1)) because of being identified as being a
victim or at risk of being a victim of a severe form of
trafficking in persons; and
``(2) children over whom such agencies have responsibility
for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is
reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a
victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who has
not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has
elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 675(8)). At the option of an eligible State, such term
may include an individual who has not attained 26 years of age.
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``(2) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a
State that has not received more than 3 grants under this
section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria:
``(A) Elimination of third party control
requirement.--The State has eliminated or will eliminate
any requirement relating to identification of a
controlling third party who causes a child to engage in
a commercial sex act in order for the child to be
considered a victim of trafficking or a victim of 1 or
more severe forms of trafficking in persons for purposes
of accessing child welfare services and care.
``(B) Application of standard for human
trafficking.--The State considers a child to be a victim
of trafficking if the individual is a victim of a severe
form of trafficking in persons, as described in
subparagraph (A) of section 103(11) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)).
``(C) <<NOTE: Reports. Requirements.>> Development
and implementation of state child welfare plan
protocols.--The State agency responsible for
administering the State plan for foster care and
adoption assistance under part E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) has
developed and is implementing or will develop and
implement protocols that meet the following reporting
requirements:
``(i) The requirement to report immediately,
and in no case later than 24 hours after
receiving, information on children who have been
identified as being a victim of a severe form of
trafficking in persons to law enforcement
authorities under paragraph (34)(A) of section
471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)).
``(ii) The requirement to report immediately,
and in no case later than 24 hours after
receiving, information on missing or abducted
children to law enforcement authorities, including
children classified as `runaways', for entry into
the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, under paragraph (35)(B) of
such section.
``(iii) The requirement to report to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services the total
number of children who are victims of child human
trafficking under paragraph (34)(B) of such
section.
``(D) Trafficking-specific protocol.--The State has
developed and implemented or will develop and implement
a specialized protocol for responding to a child who is,
or is at risk of being, a trafficking victim to ensure
the response focuses on the child's specific safety
needs as a victim of trafficking, and that includes the
development and use of an alternative mechanism for
investigating and responding to cases of child human
trafficking in which the alleged offender is not the
child's parent or caregiver without utilizing existing
processes for investigating and responding to other
forms of child abuse or neglect that require the filing
of an abuse or neglect petition.
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``(3) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The term `Indian
tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given those
terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
``(4) <<NOTE: Definition.>> State.--The term `State' means
each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands. Such term includes an Indian tribe, tribal
organization, or tribal consortium with a plan approved under
section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c), or
which is receiving funding to provide foster care under part E
of title IV of such Act pursuant to a cooperative agreement or
contract with a State.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-164; 22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 204 the following:
``204A. Enhancing the ability of State, local, and Tribal child welfare
agencies to identify and respond to children who are, or are
at risk of being, victims of trafficking.''.
(b) Funding.--Section 113(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Grants for state
improvements.--To carry out the purposes of section 204A of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005,
there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2027.''.
(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Health Care Professionals and
Trafficking Prevention.--It is the sense of Congress that health care
and social service licensing boards and professional membership
associations should facilitate access to trafficking-specific training
guided by the Department of Health and Human Service's Core Competencies
for Human Trafficking Response in Health Care and Behavioral Health
Systems on--
(1) the scope and signs of human trafficking and child
sexual abuse that present in the applicable health care,
behavioral health, or social services settings;
(2) how to interact with potential victims of trafficking
(as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) and with survivors of human
trafficking, using an age-appropriate, gender-responsive,
culturally and linguistically appropriate, and trauma-informed
approach; and
(3) the manner in which to respond to victims and potential
victims of trafficking or child sexual exploitation and abuse.
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Airport Personnel Training To Identify and Report Human
Trafficking Victims.--Section 303 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-425; 132 Stat. 5488) is amended by striking ``2018 through
2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
(b) Hero Corps Hiring.--Section 890A(g)(2) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473(g)(2)) is amended by striking ``2019 through
2022'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
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(c) Reauthorizing the Special Assessment and Ensuring Full Funding
for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.--Section 3014 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``and ending on December 16, 2022''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2027'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
14044c)'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 20705)'';
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
13002(b))'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 20304)''; and
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
17616)'' and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 21116)''.
(d) Extension of Anti-Trafficking Grant Programs.--The Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)), by
striking ``2018 through 2021'' and inserting ``2022 through
2027'';
(2) in section 112B(d) (22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)) is amended by
striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2022 through
2027''; and
(3) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2018 through
2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027'';
(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``2018 through
2021'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''; and
(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``2008 through
2011'' and inserting ``2022 through 2027''.
(e) Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.--Section
628(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34
U.S.C. 20985(d)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2007 through
2010'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2027''.
SEC. 106. REDESIGNATIONS.
(a) Grants for Specialized Human Trafficking Training and Technical
Assistance for Service Providers.--Section 111 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20708) is redesignated as section 208 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear
after section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2005.
(b) Additional Provisions.--
(1) <<NOTE: 18 USC 3583.>> Justice for victims of
trafficking act of 2015.--Sections 114, 119, and 606 of the
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709,
20710, 20711) are redesignated as sections 209, 210, and 211,
respectively, of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 and transferred so as to appear
after section 208 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred
by subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Abolish human trafficking act of 2017.--Section 7 of the
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 (34 U.S.C.
20709a) <<NOTE: 34 USC 20712.>> is redesignated as section 212
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 211 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection
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Reauthorization Act of 2005, as so redesignated and transferred
by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) Trafficking victims protection act of 2017.--Sections
501 and 504 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
(34 U.S.C. 20709b, 20709c) <<NOTE: 34 USC 20713, 20714; 22 USC
7105.>> are redesignated as sections 213 and 214, respectively,
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2005 and transferred so as to appear after section 212 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as
so redesignated and transferred by paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
TITLE II--COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 201. BANKRUPTCY.
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
``(20) for injury to an individual by the debtor relating to a
violation of chapter 77 of title 18, including injury caused by an
instance in which the debtor knowingly benefitted financially, or by
receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that the
debtor knew or should have known engaged in an act in violation of
chapter 77 of title 18.''.
TITLE III--CYBER HARASSMENT PREVENTION
Subtitle A--Cybercrime Statistics
SEC. 311. NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND REPORTING ON
CYBERCRIME.
(a) <<NOTE: 34 USC 30109 note.>> National Strategy.--The Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall
develop a national strategy, which shall be developed to supplement, not
duplicate, the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and the
National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction of
the Department of Justice, to--
(1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;
(2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against
individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and
(3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of
cybercrimes against individuals.
(b) Reporting on Cybercrime Taxonomy.--Section 3(c) of the Better
Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 30109 note) is amended, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, which shall include the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives,'' after ``committees of
Congress''.
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Subtitle B--Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement
SEC. 321. <<NOTE: 34 USC 30110.>> IMPROVED INVESTIGATIVE AND
FORENSIC RESOURCES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
RELATED TO CYBERCRIMES AGAINST
INDIVIDUALS.
Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this
section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
including the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security
Investigations, shall, with respect to cybercrimes against individuals--
(1) ensure that there are not fewer than 10 additional
operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of
Justice in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes
against individuals;
(2) ensure that each office of a United States Attorney
designates at least 1 Assistant United States Attorney as
responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes
against individuals; and
(3) ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive
training program--
(A) the purpose of which is to train agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and
prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws
related to cybercrimes against individuals; and
(B) that includes relevant forensic training related
to investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against
individuals.
SEC. 322. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20101 note.>> REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
National Academy of Sciences submits the report required under section
3(c) of the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act (34 U.S.C. 30109 note), and
once each year thereafter, the Director of the Office for Victims of
Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives that addresses, to the extent data are available, the
nature, extent, and amount of funding under the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.) for victims of cybercrimes against
individuals.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) <<NOTE: Analysis.>> an analysis of victims' assistance,
victims' compensation, and discretionary grants under which
victims of cybercrimes against individuals received assistance;
and
(2) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>> recommendations for
improving services for victims of cybercrimes against
individuals.
SEC. 323. INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) Reciprocal Information Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle I of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking sections 895 through 899; <<NOTE: 18
USC 2517 and note; 18 USC app. 6; 50 USC 1806, 1825,
3365.>> and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
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``SEC. 895. <<NOTE: 6 USC 484a.>> RECIPROCAL INFORMATION SHARING.
``Acting in accordance with a bilateral or multilateral arrangement,
the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion and on the basis of
reciprocity, may provide information from the National Sex Offender
Registry relating to a conviction for a sex offense against a minor (as
such terms are defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection
and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911)) to a foreign government upon
the request of the foreign government, and may receive comparable
information from the foreign government.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296;
116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking the items relating to
sections 895 through 899 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 895. <<NOTE: 6 USC 484a.>> Reciprocal information sharing.''.
(3) <<NOTE: 18 USC 2517 note.>> Rule of construction.--
Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection shall be
construed to effect the amendments made by sections 895 through
899 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296;
116 Stat. 2256).
(b) Clarification With Respect to Continuing Registration.--Section
240(b) of William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 212b(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) Clarification with respect to continuing
registration.--An individual may not be issued or reissued a
passport without a unique identifier solely because the
individual has moved or otherwise resides outside the United
States.''.
SEC. 324. <<NOTE: 34 USC 30111.>> TRAINING AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR STATES.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Director of the United States Secret Service, the
Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, and
nongovernmental and survivor stakeholders, shall create, compile,
evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and provide the
necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units
of local government in--
(1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, preventing,
understanding, and mitigating the impact of--
(A) physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of
cybercrime victims, including victims of human
trafficking that is facilitated by interactive computer
services;
(B) exploitation of cybercrime victims; and
(C) deprioritization of cybercrime; and
(2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and
psychological trauma to victims of cybercrime.
TITLE IV--OTHER FEDERAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 401. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1534.>> CYBERCRIME.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance
with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney General
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
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incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the
basic pay of the individual, to an individual appointed to a position in
the Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation) or the Department of Homeland Security (including
positions in Homeland Security Investigations), respectively, requiring
significant cyber skills, including to aid in--
(1) the protection of trafficking victims;
(2) the prevention of trafficking in persons; or
(3) the prosecution of technology-facilitated crimes against
children by buyers or traffickers in persons.
SEC. 402. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20145.>> ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS.
(a) Minors.--A Federal agency may not require a survivor of human
trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless youth to
obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian of the
survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Government-issued
identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
(b) Fees.--A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of human
trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy of a Government-
issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
SEC. 403. TIP ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) at the discretion of the Attorney General, payments to
reimburse operating expenses and program costs incurred by
crime-tip organizations that--
``(i) annually waive their qualification for--
``(I) awards for information leading to
forfeiture under subparagraph (C); and
``(II) receiving payment from equitably shared
forfeiture funds; and
``(ii) offer rewards for information about
violations of Federal criminal laws prohibiting human
trafficking.''.
SEC. 404. DATA COLLECTION.
Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (Q)--
(A) in clause (vii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
and
(B) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in the first subparagraph (S), as added by section
121(a) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention
and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-425;
132 Stat. 5478), by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon;
(4) by redesignating the second subparagraph (S), as added
by section 7154(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 113 Stat. 2260), as
subparagraph (T);
(5) in subparagraph (T), as so redesignated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
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``(U) with respect to applications described in
subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (F), when available, if
the application was denied, the reason for the denial
and the length of time it took for the denial to be
issued; and
``(V) disaggregated data regarding--
``(i) the number of victims trafficked by
third parties and by family members;
``(ii) victims trafficked by victim age; and
``(iii) victims trafficked by the type of
trafficking.''.
SEC. 405. <<NOTE: 34 USC 41309 note.>> CUMULATIVE BIENNIAL REPORT
ON DATA COLLECTION AND STATISTICS.
Not later than 280 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and
every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall each submit to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the status of the
required data collection and reporting requirements of the Attorney
General and the Secretary, respectively, related to trafficking, which
shall include the status of--
(1) the study required under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34
U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii));
(2) the State reports required under section 237(b) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 41309(b)) to be included
in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National
Incident-Based Reporting System;
(3) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(A) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084);
(4) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(B) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084);
(5) the report required under section 237(c)(1)(C) of the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5084); and
(6) the comprehensive study required under section 237(c)(2)
of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 122 Stat.
5085).
SEC. 406. <<NOTE: Time period.>> FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS.
(a) <<NOTE: 28 USC 531 note.>> Department of Justice.--
(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall establish a team of not less than 10 agents within the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to be assigned to exclusively
investigate labor trafficking.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until
expended.
(b) <<NOTE: 6 USC 242a note.>> Department of Homeland Security.--
[[Page 136 STAT. 6210]]
(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a team of not less than 10
agents within the Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the
Department of Homeland Security to be assigned to exclusively
investigate labor trafficking.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 to 2027, to remain available until
expended.
Approved January 5, 2023.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3946:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 22, considered and passed House.
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