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Updates how the federal government prevents and responds to human trafficking tied to federal contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. It tightens certification and reporting requirements, creates a duty to report trafficking discovered after an award, and changes investigation and notification procedures. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress within 18 months on options to strengthen acquisition screening, streamline agency reporting, and track training for contracting personnel.
Amends subsection (c) of Section 1703 (22 U.S.C. 7104a) by replacing the phrase "upon request" with "at the time each certification required under subsection (a) is made and upon request," changing when the certification must be provided.
Adds a new subsection (e) to Section 1703 (22 U.S.C. 7104a) requiring that if, after a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is provided or entered into, the recipient's duly designated representative determines that the recipient, a subcontractor, subgrantee, or an agent engaged in any activities described in section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 during the award term, the representative must promptly submit to the relevant contracting or grant officer a report describing the circumstances and the remedial actions taken.
Amends Section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 7104b) subsection (a)(2) by inserting additional text after the first sentence (the specific inserted text is not shown in this excerpt).
Amends Section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 7104b) subsection (b) by adding that if an investigation is not completed and the stated rationale for not completing it is that the recipient acknowledged the activity occurred and, according to the Inspector General, took appropriate corrective action to remediate it, then the Inspector General must notify the head of the executive agency that awarded the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement and the relevant agency suspension and debarment official.
Amends Section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 7104b) subsection (c)(1) by changing the matter preceding subparagraph (A): it strikes the phrase ", as amended by section 1702," and inserts the phrase "or failed to take appropriate corrective action to address such activities," (modifying the conditions described in that introductory matter).
Primary effects fall on federal award recipients (contractors, grantees, cooperative agreement holders) and federal acquisition offices. Contractors and grantees will face clearer and possibly expanded compliance duties: submitting certifications at the required times, reporting trafficking discovered after awards, and responding to agency investigations and notifications. Federal agencies and contracting officials will need to update procurement and grant administration processes, investigation workflows, and notification practices; they will also participate in or implement any follow‑on changes recommended by OMB. The required OMB study may lead to future rulemaking or procurement policy changes that introduce risk‑based plan reviews for higher‑risk procurements and tracking of contracting personnel training. For trafficking victims, strengthened reporting and investigation procedures aim to improve detection, victim notification, and protections tied to federal awards. Administrative burden could increase for some agencies and recipients in the near term as systems and staff roles are adjusted to meet the new reporting, investigation, and documentation expectations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced February 5, 2025 by James Lankford · Last progress February 5, 2025
Modifies subsection (c) to change the timing/conditions for disclosure of the compliance plan to the contracting or grant officer and adds a new subsection (e) requiring prompt incident reporting by a duly designated representative when trafficking is discovered after award.
Adds a notification requirement in subsection (b) obligating the Inspector General to notify the head of the awarding executive agency and the relevant agency suspension and debarment official when the stated rationale for not completing an investigation includes that the recipient acknowledged the activity and, per the Inspector General, took appropriate corrective action; modifies subsection (c)(1) language and removes one subparagraph (C) with redesignation of subsequent subparagraphs; also inserts additional text into subsection (a)(2) after its first sentence (text insertion referenced but not specified in the excerpt).
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate