H.R. 4307
Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
Sponsor: Tim Walberg
3 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
This act requires the Department of Labor to provide training and education to its employees on how to effectively assist law enforcement in detecting human trafficking.
The act directs Labor to determine which employees should receive the training and education based on their official duties. Further, it requires the training and education to include information that is appropriate for the employees' location or environment; that reflects current trends and best practices for the location or environment; and that is relevant to detecting human trafficking, identifying suspected victims, and referring potential cases to the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities.
Text of the bill
In this Act, the term human trafficking means any act or practice described in paragraph (11) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).