34 U.S.C. § 20705 — Enhancing State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons

(a) Establishment of grant program for law enforcement. (1) The Attorney General may grant money to states and local law enforcement agencies to build, develop, expand, or strengthen programs to: investigate and prosecute severe trafficking and related crimes happening in the U.S.; train officers to identify trafficking victims and related crimes; investigate and prosecute buyers of commercial sex, prioritizing cases with minor victims; educate people charged with or convicted of buying or trying to buy commercial sex; train officers to build trust with trafficking victims and encourage them to cooperate with prosecutors; and, where appropriate, assign at least one prosecutor to handle severe trafficking cases. (2) "Related offenses" includes tax law violations, dealing in illegal proceeds, money laundering, racketeering, and other crimes connected to sex trafficking or severe trafficking. (b) Multi-disciplinary approach required. Grants can only fund programs where the state or local agency works together with social service providers and nonprofits, including those experienced in serving trafficking victims. (c) Limitation on Federal share. The federal government can pay no more than 75 percent of a funded project's total cost. (d) No limitation on section 20702 grant applications. Applying for a grant under section 20702 doesn't stop an entity from also applying under this section. (e) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $10,000,000 a year for the Attorney General for fiscal years 2014 through 2021. (f) GAO evaluation and report. By roughly September 2015 (30 months after March 7, 2013), the Comptroller General had to study and report to Congress on how this section affected law enforcement's ability to identify trafficking victims and prosecute offenders, including buyers of sex from minors, with any recommended legislative or administrative changes.