[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10029 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10029
To establish a national human trafficking database at the Department of
Justice, and to incentivize certain State law enforcement agencies to
report data to the database.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 22, 2024
Mr. Kiley (for himself, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms.
Hageman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To establish a national human trafficking database at the Department of
Justice, and to incentivize certain State law enforcement agencies to
report data to the database.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Human Trafficking Database
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING DATABASE.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``PART PP--NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING DATABASE
``SEC. 3061. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING DATABASE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Anti-human trafficking organization.--The term `anti-
human trafficking organization' means an organization whose
main objective is to address and combat human trafficking,
including by--
``(A) supporting populations known to be at a
higher risk of human trafficking;
``(B) raising awareness of human trafficking; and
``(C) providing services to survivors of human
trafficking.
``(2) Covered state law enforcement agency.--The term
`covered State law enforcement agency' means a State bureau of
investigation or equivalent State law enforcement agency.
``(3) Director of the office.--The term `Director of the
Office' means the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime.
``(4) Human trafficking.--The term `human trafficking'
means labor trafficking or sex trafficking.
``(5) Labor trafficking.--The term `labor trafficking'
means conduct described in section 103(11)(B) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(11)(B)).
``(6) Primary service.--With respect to an anti-human
trafficking organization, the term `primary service' means the
essential function of the organization, which may be--
``(A) preventing human trafficking;
``(B) identifying survivors of human trafficking;
``(C) recovering survivors from human trafficking
situations; or
``(D) providing support for survivors to exit human
trafficking situations.
``(7) Sex trafficking.--The term `sex trafficking' has the
meaning given the term in section 103(11)(A) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)(A)).
``(b) Duties of Office for Victims of Crime.--
``(1) Grants.--
``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year for which
amounts are made available to carry out this section,
the Director of the Office shall award grants to
covered State law enforcement agencies to collect and
report to the Director of the Office human trafficking
data, directly or by contract with a private or
nonprofit organization with expertise and experience in
the collection of human trafficking data, in accordance
with subsection (c).
``(B) Application.--A covered State law enforcement
agency seeking a grant under this subsection shall
submit an application to the Director of the Office at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director of the Office may
reasonably require.
``(C) Grant condition.--A covered State law
enforcement agency may not receive a grant under
subparagraph (A) unless the agency certifies to the
Director of the Office that, not later than 180 days
after the date on which the agency receives the grant,
the agency will identify how the agency will collect or
ensure the collection and reporting of human
trafficking data described in subsection (c)(1)(A).
``(D) Use of grant.--A covered State law
enforcement agency may only use a grant received under
subparagraph (A) to collect and report the data
described in section (c)(1)(A).
``(2) Guidance for use of grant funds.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the National Human
Trafficking Database Act, the Director of the Office shall
issue guidance that includes goals and guidelines for the use
of grants awarded under paragraph (1).
``(c) Database.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) Initial submission of state data.--Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National
Human Trafficking Database Act, each covered State law
enforcement agency that has received a grant under
subsection (b)(1) shall report to the Director of the
Office, for the most recently ended fiscal year (as of
that date of enactment) for the State--
``(i) where such data is available--
``(I) with respect to each county
in the State, data on--
``(aa) the presence and
prevalence of cases of labor
trafficking or sex trafficking,
specifically indicated by--
``(AA) the number
of prosecutions,
arrests, or convictions
for human trafficking;
``(BB) aggregated
and anonymized data
from State-level human
trafficking hotlines;
``(CC) aggregated
and anonymized data
from the National Human
Trafficking Hotline,
operated by the
Administration for
Children and Families;
``(DD) aggregated
and anonymized data
from State-level
children's services
agencies; and
``(EE) aggregated
and anonymized human
trafficking data from
the Missing and
Murdered Unit of the
Office of Justice
Services of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs;
``(bb) the presence and
prevalence of criminal activity
known to be correlated with
human trafficking, including
crimes of prostitution, drug
distribution, sexual assault,
and gang-related violence; and
``(cc) the number of
survivors of human trafficking
who have been served by
nongovernmental human
trafficking victim service
organizations;
``(II) the name and primary service
of each anti-human trafficking
organization operating in each county
in the State; and
``(III) the total number of State-
level human trafficking prosecutions,
which the covered State law enforcement
agency shall compile by collecting the
necessary information from the
prosecutor's office for each county in
the State, categorized by sex, race,
citizenship, and prior convictions; and
``(ii) if any data described in clause (i)
is not available, a statement explaining why
the data is not available.
``(B) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of the National Human
Trafficking Database Act, the Director of the Office
shall publish on the internet website of the Department
of Justice a database that includes, for each State--
``(i) the data for each county in the
State, as reported by the covered State law
enforcement agency under subparagraph
(A)(i)(I);
``(ii) the name and primary service of each
anti-human trafficking organization operating
in each county in the State, as reported by the
covered State law enforcement agency under
subparagraph (A)(i)(II);
``(iii) the total number of State-level
human trafficking prosecutions, as reported by
the covered State law enforcement agency under
subparagraph (A)(i)(III);
``(iv) any statement from the covered State
law enforcement agency of the State described
in subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(v)(I) except as provided in subclause
(II)--
``(aa) the 10 counties in the State
with the highest rates of human
trafficking; and
``(bb) the 10 counties in the State
with the lowest rates of human
trafficking; or
``(II) if the State has fewer than 20
counties, a list of the counties in the State,
ranked by rate of human trafficking from
highest to lowest.
``(C) Collection of data about anti-human
trafficking organizations.--In carrying out
subparagraph (A)(ii), a covered State law enforcement
agency may coordinate with--
``(i) the Administration for Children and
Families, in its capacity as the operator of
the National Human Trafficking Hotline;
``(ii) the Office for Victims of Crime;
``(iii) the Bureau of Justice Statistics;
and
``(iv) a relevant State-level human
trafficking task force.
``(2) Administration.--
``(A) Submission of state data.--Not later than 90
days after the last day of a fiscal year, beginning
with fiscal year 2025, each covered State law
enforcement agency that received a grant under
subsection (b)(1) for that fiscal year shall report to
the Director of the Office the data described in
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection (and any statement
described in clause (ii) of that paragraph, if
applicable) for that fiscal year for the State.
``(B) Updating database.--Not later than 180 days
after the last day of a fiscal year, beginning with
fiscal year 2025, the Attorney General shall update the
database established under paragraph (1)(B) using the
data provided by covered State law enforcement agencies
for that fiscal year under paragraph (1)(A) (and
including any statements described in clause (ii) of
that paragraph, if applicable).
``(3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the last day
of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2025, the
Attorney General shall report to Congress the contents of the
database established under paragraph (1)(B) for that fiscal
year.
``(d) Survivor Confidentiality.--In order to ensure the safety of
adult, youth, and child survivors of human trafficking and their
families, a covered State law enforcement agency that receives a grant
under subsection (b)(1), in collecting and reporting data under this
section, shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of those
survivors and their families.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as permitting the Department of Justice to make any funding
decisions based on the collected data described in subsection (c).
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
$51,000,000 to the Director of the Office for each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2028 to carry out subsection (b).
``(2) Availability of funds.--The amounts authorized under
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.
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