A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes.

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S 1236

Introduced

May 25, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Human trafficking

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This bill amends the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate:

at least one Human Trafficking Coordinator in each federal judicial district to implement the National Strategy for Combatting Human Trafficking and to prosecute cases, conduct outreach, and enforce laws related to human trafficking; and
a National Human Trafficking Coordinator within DOJ to coordinate, promote, and support DOJ's work related to human trafficking.

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