119-hr863

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 863 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 863

 To establish a national human trafficking database at the Office for 
 Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, and to incentivize 
 certain State agencies to report data to the database.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 31, 2025

 Mr. Kiley of California (for himself, 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 Office for 
 Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, and to incentivize 
 certain State 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 agency.--The term `covered State 
 agency' means--
 ``
        (A) a State bureau of investigation or equivalent 
 State law enforcement agency; or
 ``
        (B) a State agency other than an agency described 
 in subparagraph
        (A) that is empowered by the State to 
 coordinate a statewide human trafficking response, 
 which may be the State public health agency or another 
 agency as determined by the State.
 ``

    (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 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 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 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 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 
 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--
 ``

    (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;
 ``

    (ee) aggregated and 
 anonymized human trafficking 
 data from the Office of Justice 
 Services of the Bureau of 
 Indian Affairs, including the 
 Missing and Murdered Unit;
 ``

    (ff) aggregated and 
 anonymized human trafficking 
 data from the Center for 
 Countering Human Trafficking of 
 the Department of Homeland 
 Security;
 ``

    (gg) the presence and 
 likelihood of criminal activity 
 known to be correlated with 
 human trafficking, including 
 crimes of prostitution, drug 
 distribution, sexual assault, 
 and gang-related violence; and
 ``

    (hh) 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 agency shall 
 compile by collecting the necessary 
 information from the prosecutor's 
 office for each county in the State, 
 categorized by sex, race, citizenship, 
 primary language, 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 agency 
 under subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) 
            (I) , in accordance 
 with subsection
            (d) ;
 ``
            (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 agency under subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) 
            (II) ;
 ``
            (iii) the total number of State-level 
 human trafficking prosecutions, as reported by 
 the covered State agency under subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) 
            (III) ;
 ``
            (iv) any statement from the covered State 
 agency of the State described in subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) ;
 ``
            (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; and
 ``
            (vi) the number of Federal prosecutions, 
 arrests, or convictions for human trafficking 
 occurring in the State.
 ``
            (C) Collection of data regarding anti-human 
 trafficking organizations.--In carrying out 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) , a covered State 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 Office on Violence Against 
 Women;
 ``
            (iv) the Bureau of Justice Statistics;
 ``
            (v) any office of the United States 
 attorney in the State;
 ``
            (vi) the Office of Justice Services of 
 the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
 ``
            (vii) the Center for Countering Human 
 Trafficking of the Department of Homeland 
 Security;
 ``
            (viii) a relevant State-level human 
 trafficking task force or Missing and Murdered 
 Indigenous People task force; and
 ``
            (ix) the Office of National Drug Control 
 Policy, including the High Intensity Drug 
 Trafficking Areas Program.
 ``

    (2) Administration.--
 ``
        (A) Submission of state data.--Not later than 90 
 days after the last day of each fiscal year, beginning 
 with fiscal year 2025, each covered State 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 each fiscal year, beginning with 
 fiscal year 2025, the Director of the Office shall 
 update the database established under paragraph

    (1)
        (B) using the data provided by covered State agencies for 
 that fiscal year under paragraph

    (1)
        (A) (and including 
 any statements described in clause
            (ii) of that 
 paragraph, if applicable), as well as, for purposes of 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (B)
            (iv) , data provided by Federal law 
 enforcement agencies.
 ``

    (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the last day 
 of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2025, the 
 Director of the Office 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 
survivors of human trafficking and their families, a covered State 
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) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed--
 ``

    (1) to permit the Department of Justice to make any 
 funding decisions based on the collected data described in 
 subsection
            (c) ; or
 ``

    (2) to permit the Department of Justice, or any covered 
 State agency that receives a grant under subsection

    (b)

    (1) , to 
 demand, access, or publicize personally identifying information 
 about survivors of human trafficking from any source.
 ``

    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
 to the Director of the Office for each of fiscal years 2025 
 through 2028--
 ``
        (A) $50,000,000 to carry out subsection

    (b) ; and
 ``
        (B) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraphs

    (1)
        (B) ,

    (2)
        (B) , and

    (3) of subsection
            (c) .
 ``

    (2) Availability of funds.--The amounts authorized under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall remain available until expended.''.
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