[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 670 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.670
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four
An Act
To improve services for trafficking victims by establishing, in Homeland
Security Investigations, the Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness
to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program.
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 ``IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATORS MAINTAIN PURPOSEFUL AWARENESS TO COMBAT
TRAFFICKING TRAUMA PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established, in Homeland Security
Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking
Trauma Program (referred to in this Act as the ``IMPACTT Program'').
(b) Functions.--The IMPACTT Program shall--
(1) provide outreach and training to Homeland Security
Investigations employees who have been exposed to various forms of
trauma in working with victims of human trafficking, including--
(A) self-awareness training for the relevant employees on
recognizing the signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, critical
incident stress, traumatic stress, posttraumatic stress,
secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma;
(B) training material that--
(i) provides mechanisms for self-care and resilience
and notification of resources that are available through
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, such as the
Employee Assistance Program, the Peer Support Program, the
Chaplain Program, and other relevant accredited programs
that are available; and
(ii) provides examples of potential resources that are
available outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, which may include, faith-based and community-
based resources; and
(C) provide additional training to first line supervisors
of relevant employees on recognizing the signs referred to in
subparagraph (A) and the appropriate responses to employees
exhibiting such signs;
(2) include training modules that are carried out by--
(A) licensed and accredited clinicians who--
(i) have been trained on the exposure of various forms
of trauma and other stressors experienced in working with
victims; and
(ii) may have experience working with faith-based
organizations, community-based organizations, counseling
programs, or other social service programs; and
(B) additional subject matter experts who are available;
and
(3) be overseen and coordinated by the Department of Homeland
Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking to ensure that--
(A) appropriate program materials are distributed;
(B) training is offered to all relevant employees; and
(C) any needed travel and equipment is provided.
SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 447. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS VICTIM ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Forensic interview specialist.--The term `forensic
interview specialist' is an interview professional who has
specialized experience and training in conducting trauma-informed
forensic interviews with victims of crime.
``(2) Victim.--The term `victim' has the meaning given such
term in section 503(e)(2) of the Victims' Rights and Restitution
Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20141(e)(2)).
``(3) Victim assistance specialist.--The term `victim
assistance specialist' is a victim assistance professional who--
``(A) has experience working with victims of crime in a
service capacity;
``(B) has been trained on the exposure of various forms of
trauma and other stressors experienced in working with victims;
and
``(C) may have experience working with local government and
community-based organizations, including victim advocacy
centers, child advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, faith-
based organizations, and other social service programs.
``(b) In General.--There is established, in Homeland Security
Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Victim
Assistance Program.
``(c) Functions.--The Victim Assistance Program shall--
``(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, travel, equipment,
and coordination to Homeland Security Investigations victim
assistance personnel throughout the United States;
``(2) recruit not fewer than--
``(A) 1 forensic interview specialist and 1 victim
assistance specialist for each Homeland Security Investigations
Special Agent in Charge office;
``(B) 1 victim assistance specialist for--
``(i) every Homeland Security Investigations office
participating in a human trafficking task force; and
``(ii) every Homeland Security Investigations office
participating in a child sexual exploitation task force;
``(3) support Homeland Security Investigations regional attache
offices, to the extent necessary;
``(4) provide training regarding victims' rights, victim-
related policies, roles of forensic interviewers and victim
assistance specialists, and an approach that is--
``(A) victim-centered;
``(B) trauma-informed; and
``(C) linguistically appropriate, to the extent feasible;
and
``(5) purchase emergency items that are needed to assist
identified victims in Homeland Security Investigations criminal
investigations, including food, clothing, hygiene products,
transportation, and temporary shelter that is not otherwise
provided by a nongovernmental organization.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended--
(1) in section 1(b) (6 U.S.C. 101 note)--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 442 and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 442. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.'';
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 446 the
following:
``Sec. 447. Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance
Program.'';
(2) in section 442--
(A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``u.s. immigration and customs enforcement'';
(B) by striking ``bureau'' each place such term appears
(except in subsection (a)(1)) and inserting ``agency'';
(C) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' each
place such term appears and inserting ``U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement'';
(D) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``of
Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``affecting the
Bureau of'' and inserting ``affecting U.S.''; and
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the Bureau.'' and
inserting ``the agency.''; and
(E) in subsection (b)(2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Bureau of Border Security'' and inserting ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Bureau of''
before ``Citizenship and Immigration Services'' and
inserting ``U.S.''; and
(3) in section 443(2), by striking ``such bureau'' and
inserting ``such agency''.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
submit a report to Congress that identifies, with respect to the
reporting period--
(1) the number of trainings that were provided through the
IMPACTT Program and the number of personnel who received such
training; and
(2) the number of human trafficking victims who were assisted
by the Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program.
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
purpose of carrying out this Act.
SEC. 6. SUNSET.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall cease to have
force or effect beginning on October 1, 2030.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.