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34 U.S.C. § 20713 — Encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement personnel

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34 U.S.C. § 20713 — Encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement personnel

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**(a) Training curriculum improvements** The Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of Labor shall periodically, but not less frequently than once every 2 years, implement improvements to the training programs on human trafficking for employees of the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Labor, respectively, after consultation with survivors of human trafficking, or trafficking victims service providers, and Federal law enforcement agencies responsible for the prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving human trafficking (such as individuals serving as, or who have served as, investigators in a Federal agency and who have expertise in identifying human trafficking victims and investigating human trafficking cases). **(b) Advanced training curriculum** (1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an advanced training curriculum, to supplement the basic curriculum for investigative personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, that— (A) emphasizes a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort by law enforcement officers who provide a broad range of investigation and prosecution options in response to perpetrators, and victim service providers, who offer services and resources for victims; (B) provides guidance about the recruitment techniques employed by human traffickers to clarify that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with [section 1591(c) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1591/c&num=0&edition=prelim)) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense; and (C) explains that— (i) victims of sex or labor trafficking often engage in criminal acts as a direct result of severe trafficking in persons and such individuals are victims of a crime and affirmative measures should be taken to avoid arresting, charging, or prosecuting such individuals for any offense that is the direct result of their victimization; and (ii) a comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking should include demand reduction as a component. (2) **Use of curriculum** — The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide training using the curriculum developed under paragraph (1) to— (A) all law enforcement officers employed by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, who may be involved in the investigation of human trafficking offenses; and (B) members of task forces that participate in the investigation of human trafficking offenses.

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22 U.S.C. § 7105 — Protection and assistance for victims of trafficking

**(a) Assistance for victims in other countries** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall establish and carry out programs and initiatives in foreign countries to assist in the safe integration, reintegration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of trafficking. Such programs and initiatives shall be designed to meet the appropriate assistance needs of such persons and their children, as identified by the Task Force, and shall be carried out in a manner which takes into account the cross-border, regional, and transnational aspects of trafficking in persons. In addition, such programs and initiatives shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the following: (A) Support for local in-country nongovernmental organization-operated hotlines, culturally and linguistically appropriate protective shelters, and regional and international nongovernmental organization networks and databases on trafficking, including support to assist nongovernmental organizations in establishing service centers and systems that are mobile and extend beyond large cities. (B) Support for nongovernmental organizations and advocates to provide legal, social, and other services and assistance to trafficked individuals, particularly those individuals in detention, and by facilitating contact between relevant foreign government agencies and such nongovernmental organizations to facilitate cooperation between the foreign governments and such organizations. (C) Education and training for trafficked women and girls. (D) The safe integration or reintegration of trafficked individuals into an appropriate community or family, with f

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34 U.S.C. § 20709a to 20709c — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 20709a, Pub. L. 115–392, § 7, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5253, which related to holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors, was redesignated as section 212 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20712 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20712&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 20709b, Pub. L. 115–393, title V, § 501, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5275, which related to encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement personnel, was redesignated as section 213 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20713 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20713&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 20709c, Pub. L. 115–393, title V, § 504, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5277, which related to training of tribal law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel, was redesignated as section 214 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20714 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20714&num=0&edition=prelim).

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34 U.S.C. § 20713 — Encouraging a victim-centered approach

Page 504 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20712 1 See References in Text note below. (1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting the work of the Department of Justice relat- ing to human trafficking, including investiga- tion, prosecution, training, outreach, victim support, grant-making, and policy activities; (2) in consultation with survivors of human trafficking, or anti-human trafficking organi- zations, producing and disseminating, includ- ing making publicly available when appro- priate, replication guides and training mate- rials for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, individuals working in victim services, adult and child protective services, social services, and public safety, medical personnel, mental health per- sonnel, financial services personnel, and any other individuals whose work may bring them in contact with human trafficking regarding how to— (A) identify signs of human trafficking; (B) conduct investigations in human traf- ficking cases; (C) address evidentiary issues and other legal issues; and (D) appropriately assess, respond to, and interact with victims and witnesses in human trafficking cases, including in admin- istrative, civil, and criminal judicial pro- ceedings; and (3) carrying out such other duties as the At- torney General determines necessary in con- nection with enhancing the understanding, prevention, and detection of, and response to, human trafficking. (Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 211, formerly Pub. L. 114–22, title VI, § 606, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 260; Pub. L. 115–392, §§ 9, 15, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5254, 5256; renumbered § 211 of Pub. L. 109–164, Pub. L. 117–347, title I, § 106(b)(1), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6204.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN T

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