[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2796 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2796
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2025
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Mfume, Mr. McCaul, Ms.
Salazar, Mr. Jack, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr.
Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Foreign Affairs, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025''.

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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TITLE I

-COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

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TITLE II

-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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TRAFFICKING.
(a) Amendments to Authorities To Prevent Trafficking.--Section
106(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(b)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Grants to assist in the
recognition of trafficking'' and inserting ``Frederick douglass
human trafficking prevention education grants'';
(2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter preceding clause (i),
by inserting ``under a program named `Frederick Douglass Human
Trafficking Prevention Education Grants''' after ``may award
grants'';
(3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by inserting ``for
frederick douglass human trafficking prevention education
grants'' after ``program requirements'';
(4) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
``(D) Priority.--In awarding Frederick Douglass
Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants under
this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
``(i) give priority to local educational
agencies serving a high-intensity child sex
trafficking area or an area with significant
child labor trafficking;
``(ii) give additional priority to local
educational agencies that partner with non-
profit organizations specializing in human
trafficking prevention education, which partner
with law enforcement and technology or social
media companies, to assist in training efforts
to protect children from labor trafficking and
sexual exploitation and abuse including
grooming, materials depicting the sexual abuse
of children, and human trafficking transmitted
through technology; and
``(iii) consult, as appropriate, with the
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, and the
Attorney General, to identify the geographic
areas in the United States with the highest
prevalence of at-risk populations for child
trafficking, including children who are
homeless youth, foster youth, youth involved in
the child welfare system, and children and
youth who run away from home or an out-of-home
placement.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Criteria for selection.--Grantees should be
selected based on their demonstrated ability to--
``(i) engage stakeholders, including
survivors of human trafficking, and Federal,
State, local, or Tribal partners, to develop
the programs;
``(ii) train the trainers, guardians, K-12
students, teachers, and other school personnel
in an age-appropriate and trauma-informed
fashion; and
``(iii) create a scalable, repeatable
program or model, to be publicly available for
distribution online, that can be adapted to
address the needs of any school to prevent
child labor trafficking, child sex trafficking,
and child sexual exploitation and abuse
including grooming, child sexual abuse
materials, and trafficking transmitted through
technology that--
``(I) uses evidence-based (as such
term is defined in section 8101(21)(A)
of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801(21)(A))) best practices; and
``(II) employs appropriate
technological tools and methodologies,
including age-appropriate and trauma-
informed approaches for trainers,
guardians, educators, and K-12
students.
``(F) Train the trainers.--For purposes of
subparagraph (E), the term `train the trainers' means
having experienced or master trainers coach new
trainers who are less experienced with a particular
topic or skill, or with training overall, who can then
teach the material to others, creating a broader reach,
sustainability, and making efforts cost- and time-
efficient (commonly referred to as `training of
trainers').
``(G) Target beneficiaries.--The Secretary shall
consult with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of
the Interior to determine the appropriate recipients or
students at risk of being trafficked or exploited, to
be reported with respect to grants under this
paragraph, which shall include, at a minimum, homeless
youth, foster youth, youth involved in the child
welfare system, and children and youth who run away
from home or an out-of-home placement.
``(H) Report.--Not later than 540 days after the
date of the enactment of this subparagraph, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit to the Committees on Education
and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
the Judiciary and Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public
a report, including data on the following:
``(i) The total number of entities that
received a Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking
Prevention Education Grant over the past year.
``(ii) The total number of partnerships or
consultants that included survivors, non-profit
organizations specialized in human trafficking
prevention education, law enforcement, and
technology or social media companies.
``(iii) The total number of elementary and
secondary schools that established and
implemented evidence-based (as such term is
defined in section 8101(21)(A) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A))) best practices through
programs developed using such grants.
``(iv) The total number and geographic
distribution of trainers, guardians, students,
teachers, and other school personnel trained
using such grants pursuant to this paragraph.
``(v) The results of pre-training and post-
training surveys to gauge trainees' increased
understanding of the scope and signs of child
trafficking and child sexual exploitation and
abuse; how to interact with potential victims
and survivors of child trafficking and child
sexual exploitation and abuse using age-
appropriate and trauma-informed approach; and
the manner in which to respond to potential
child trafficking and child sexual exploitation
and abuse.
``(vi) The number of potential victims and
survivors of child trafficking and child sexual
exploitation and abuse identified and served by
grantees, excluding any individually
identifiable information about such children
and acting in full compliance with all
applicable privacy laws and regulations.
``(vii) The number of students in
elementary or secondary school identified by
grantees as being at risk of being trafficked
or sexually exploited and abused, excluding any
individually identifiable information about
such children.
``(viii) The demographic characteristics of
child trafficking survivors and victims,
sexually exploited and abused children, and
students at risk of being trafficked or
sexually exploited and abused described in
clauses (vi) and (vii), excluding any
individually identifiable information about
such children.
``(ix) Any service gaps and best practices
identified by grantees.''.

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(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
carry out a Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Survivors Employment
and Education Program to prevent the re-exploitation of eligible
individuals who have been victims of trafficking, by assisting such
individuals to integrate or reintegrate into society through social
services support for the attainment of life-skills, employment, and
education necessary to achieve self-sufficiency.
(b) Services Provided.--Services offered, provided, and funded by
the Program shall include (as relevant to the victim of trafficking)--
(1) enrollment and participation in--
(A) basic education, including literacy education;
(B) job-related skills training;
(C) vocational and certificate programs; and
(D) programs for attaining a regular high school
diploma or its recognized equivalent;
(2) life-skill training programs, including management of
personal finances, self-care, and parenting classes;
(3) resume creation and review;
(4) interview coaching and counseling;
(5) assistance with expungement of criminal records when
such records are for nonviolent crimes that were committed as a
consequence of the eligible individual's victimization,
including assistance with credit repair;
(6) assistance with enrollment in college or technical
school;
(7) scholarship assistance for attending college or
technical school;
(8) professional coaching or professional development
classes;
(9) case management to develop an individualized plan with
each victim of trafficking, based on each person's needs and
goals; and
(10) assistance with obtaining victim compensation, direct
victim assistance, or other funds for mental health care.
(c) Service Period.--Eligible individuals may receive services
through the Program for a cumulative period of 5 years.
(d) Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements
with one or more eligible organizations to carry out this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual''
means a victim of trafficking who--
(A) has attained the age of 18 years; and
(B) is eligible to receive services under section
107(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)).
(2) Eligible organization.--The ``eligible organization''
may include a nongovernmental organization and means a service
provider that meets the following criteria:
(A) Experience in using national or local anti-
trafficking networks to serve victims of trafficking.
(B) Experience qualifying, providing, and
coordinating services for victims of trafficking, as
described in subsection (b), that is trauma-informed.
(C) A provider that has experience identifying and
assisting victims of trafficking, as such term is
defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
(3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Frederick
Douglass Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education
Program established under this section.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.

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AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) by striking ``To carry out the purposes of
sections 106(b) and 107(b),'' and inserting ``To carry
out the purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b) of this
Act and sections 101 and 102 of the Frederick Douglass
Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2023,''; and
(B) by striking ``$19,500,000'' and all that
follows, and inserting ``$30,755,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2025 through 2029, of which $5,000,000 is
authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal year for
the National Human Trafficking Hotline and for
cybersecurity and public education campaigns, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
for identifying and responding as needed to cases of
human trafficking.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``2018 through 2021''
and inserting ``2025 through 2029, of which $35,000,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the
Office of Victims of Crime Housing Assistance Grants for
Victims of Human Trafficking''.

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LAW.
Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent Child
Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of
Traveling Sex Offenders (34 U.S.C. 21509) is amended by striking ``2018
through 2021'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 — HR. 2796

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