Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 207 — Combating Domestic Trafficking in Persons
§ 20708. Grants for specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Act of trafficking
The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) 1 of section 7102 of title 22.
Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means—
a State or unit of local government;
a federally recognized Indian tribal government, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior;
a victim service provider;
a nonprofit or for-profit organization (including a tribal nonprofit or for-profit organization);
a national organization; or
an institution of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
State
The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Victim of trafficking
The term “victim of trafficking” means a person subjected to an act of trafficking.
Grants authorized
The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to—
provide training to identify and protect victims of trafficking;
improve the quality and quantity of services offered to trafficking survivors; and
improve victim service providers’ partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and other relevant entities.
Use of funds
A grant awarded under this section shall be used to—
train law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking, including training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, or local resources to assist victims of trafficking, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program;
train law enforcement or State or local prosecutors to identify, investigate, or prosecute acts of trafficking;
train law enforcement or State or local prosecutors to utilize laws that prohibit acts of trafficking and to assist in the development of State and local laws to prohibit acts of trafficking;
provide technical assistance on the range of services available to victim service providers who serve trafficking victims;
develop and distribute materials, including materials identifying best practices in accordance with Federal law and policies, to support victim service providers working with human trafficking victims;
identify and disseminate other publicly available materials in accordance with Federal law to help build capacity of service providers;
provide training at relevant conferences, through webinars, or through other mechanisms in accordance with Federal law; or
assist service providers in developing additional resources such as partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and other relevant entities in order to access a range of available services in accordance with Federal law.
Restrictions
Administrative expenses
An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use not more than 5 percent of the total amount of such grant for administrative expenses.
Nonexclusivity
Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the ability of an eligible entity to apply for or obtain funding from any other source to carry out the training described in subsection (c).
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this section.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–164 title II § 208 · 119 Stat. 3558
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 20708
Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 208, formerly Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 111, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2984
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 208, formerly Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 111, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2984Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Pub. L. 113–4 title XII § 1212(b)(2)(D) · 127 Stat. 54
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(a)(1)
Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “paragraph (9)” for “paragraph (8)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “paragraph (9)” for “paragraph (8)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(D) Violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005.— Section 111(a)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f(a)(1)) is amended by striking “paragraph (8)” and inserting “paragraph (9)”.Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–392 § 10(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 5250
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 20708
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(1), substituted “specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers” for “law enforcement training programs” in section catchline
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(1), substituted “specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers” for “law enforcement training programs” in section catchline.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in the heading, by striking “law enforcement training programs” and inserting “specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers”;Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–392 § 10(a)(2) · 132 Stat. 5250
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(a)(2)
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(2), substituted “means—” and subpars. (A) to (F) for “means a State or a local government.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(2), substituted “means—” and subpars. (A) to (F) for “means a State or a local government.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking “means a State or a local government.” and inserting the following: “means— “(A) a State or unit of local government; “(B) a federally recognized Indian tribal government, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; “(C) a victim service provider; “(D) a nonprofit or for-profit organization (including a tribal nonprofit or for-profit organization); “(E) a national organization; or “(F) an institution of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).” ;Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–392 § 10(a)(3) · 132 Stat. 5250
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(b)
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(3), added subsec. (b)
Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(b)
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(3), struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to provide training to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to provide training to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Grants Authorized.— The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to— “(1) provide training to identify and protect victims of trafficking; “(2) improve the quality and quantity of services offered to trafficking survivors; and “(3) improve victim service providers’ partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and other relevant entities.” ; andAbolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–392 § 10(a)(4) · 132 Stat. 5250
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(c)(4)(8)
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(4), added pars. (4) to (8)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(4) to (8). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(4), added pars. (4) to (8).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking “or” at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) provide technical assistance on the range of services available to victim service providers who serve trafficking victims; “(5) develop and distribute materials, including materials identifying best practices in accordance with Federal law and policies, to support victim service providers working with human trafficking victims; “(6) identify and disseminate other publicly available materials in accordance with Federal law to help build capacity of service providers; “(7) provide training at relevant conferences, through webinars, or through other mechanisms in accordance with Federal law; or “(8) assist service providers in developing additional resources such as partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and other relevant entities in order to access a range of available services in accordance with Federal law.” .Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–347 § 101(a) · 136 Stat. 6199
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 20708(c)(1)
Pub. L. 117–347, § 101(a), inserted before semicolon at end “, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–347, § 101(a), inserted before semicolon at end “, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Section 111(c)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20708(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program” before the semicolon.
7 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Paragraph (9) of section 7102 of title 22, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was redesignated par. (11) of section 7102 of title 22 by Pub. L. 115–427, § 2(1), , 132 Stat. 5503.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 14044f of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments2013–2023 · 3 rounds
2023
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–347, § 101(a), inserted before semicolon at end “, which may include programs to build law enforcement capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking that are funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, such as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children Program”.
2018
Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(1), substituted “specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers” for “law enforcement training programs” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(2), substituted “means—” and subpars. (A) to (F) for “means a State or a local government.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to provide training to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking.”
Subsec. (c)(4) to (8). Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a)(4), added pars. (4) to (8).
2013
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “paragraph (9)” for “paragraph (8)”.
Credits
2006–2023 · 4 acts
- 2006Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 208, formerly Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 111, , 119 Stat. 2984
- 2013Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1212(b)(2)(D), , 127 Stat. 144
- 2018Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a), , 132 Stat. 5254
- 2023renumbered § 208 of Pub. L. 109–164 and amended Pub. L. 117–347, title I, §§ 101(a), 106(a), , 136 Stat. 6200, 6204.
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(Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 208, formerly Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 111, , 119 Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1212(b)(2)(D), , 127 Stat. 144; Pub. L. 115–392, § 10(a), , 132 Stat. 5254; renumbered § 208 of Pub. L. 109–164 and amended Pub. L. 117–347, title I, §§ 101(a), 106(a), , 136 Stat. 6200, 6204.)