34 U.S.C. § 20712 — Holistic training for Federal law enforce-

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 TEXT Clause (viii) of section 7103(d)(7)(Q) of title 22, as added by section 17 of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, referred to subsec. (c)(4), probably should be a reference to the clause as added by section 16 of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, which is section 16 of Pub. L. 115–392, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5257. Section 2429 of such title, as added by section 3 of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, referred to in subsec. (c)(6), means section 2429 of title 18, as added by section 3(a) of Pub. L. 115–392, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5251. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 14044h of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (b)(1)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 115–392, § 15(1), redesignated subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respec- tively, and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: ‘‘the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant United States attorney in each district dedicated to the prosecution of human trafficking cases or responsible for implementing the National Strategy;’’. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 115–392, § 9, added par. (6). Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–392, § 15(2), added subsecs. (c) and (d). § 20712. Holistic training for Federal law enforce- ment officers and prosecutors All training required under section 20709 of this title and section 7105(c)(4) 1 of title 22 shall— (1) emphasize that an individual who know- ingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 1591(c) of title 18) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of- fense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense; (2) develop specific curriculum for— (A) under appropriate circumstances, ar- resting and prosecuting buyers of commer- cial sex, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor as a form of primary prevention; and (B) investigating and prosecuting individ- uals who knowingly benefit financially from participation in a venture that has engaged in any act of human trafficking; and (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking shall include a demand reduction component. (Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 212, formerly Pub. L. 115–392, § 7, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5253; renum- bered § 212 of Pub. L. 109–164, Pub. L. 117–347, title I, § 106(b)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6204.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 7105(c)(4) of title 22, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Vic- tims Protection Act of 2000’’ and was translated as if it read ‘‘section 107(c)(4)’’ of the Act to reflect the prob- able intent of Congress. There is no section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and sec- tion 107(c)(4) relates to the training of Government per- sonnel. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 20709a of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 117–347. § 20713. Encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement per- sonnel (a) Training curriculum improvements The Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of Labor shall periodi- cally, 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, deter- rence, 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 iden- tifying human trafficking victims and inves- tigating human trafficking cases).