Enrolled Bill

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4307 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4307

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six


                                 An Act


 
     To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of 
Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement 
  in preventing human trafficking during the course of their official 
                     duties, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Enhancing Detection of Human 
Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
    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).
SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall implement a program 
to provide the training and periodic continuing education described in 
subsection (b) to employees of the Department of Labor whom the 
Secretary determines should receive such training or education based on 
their official duties. In making such determination with respect to 
employees of the Wage and Hour Division, the Secretary shall consider 
the training and education needs of such employees operating in a State 
with a significant increase in oppressive child labor (as defined in 
section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(l)).
    (b) Training and Continuing Education Described.--The training and 
continuing education provided under the program referred to in 
subsection (a)--
        (1) may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning 
    capabilities; and
        (2) shall include--
            (A) training or continuing education that--
                (i) is most appropriate for the particular location or 
            professional environment in which the employees receiving 
            such training or continuing education perform their 
            official duties;
                (ii) covers topics determined by the Secretary of Labor 
            to appropriately reflect current trends and best practices 
            for such location or environment; and
                (iii) includes--

                    (I) the provision of current information on matters 
                related to the detection of human trafficking to the 
                extent relevant to the official duties of such 
                employees, and consistent with privacy laws;
                    (II) methods for identifying suspected victims of 
                human trafficking and parties who may be suspected of 
                the trafficking activity; and
                    (III) a clear course of action for referring 
                potential cases of human trafficking to the Department 
                of Justice and other appropriate authorities, in 
                accordance with best practices for protecting the 
                rights of victims of human trafficking, including 
                appropriate collaboration with victim advocacy 
                organizations, Federal agencies, and State and local 
                officials; and

            (B) an evaluation of the training or continuing education 
        by such employees after the completion of such training or 
        education.
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
    Not later than 1 year after the Secretary of Labor first implements 
the program under section 3(a), and each year thereafter, the Secretary 
of Labor shall submit to the Committee on Education and Workforce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on--
        (1) the training and continuing education provided under the 
    program for the preceding year, including--
            (A) an evaluation (including the overall effectiveness) of 
        such training and continuing education; and
            (B) the number of individuals who have completed such 
        training or continuing education; and
        (2) the number of cases related to the detection of human 
    trafficking, which were referred to the Department of Justice and 
    other appropriate authorities during the preceding year by the 
    Department of Labor, and the processes used by the Department of 
    Labor to accurately measure and track the response of the 
    Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities to such 
    cases.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.