34 U.S.C. § 20711 — Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking

(a) In general. The Attorney General must put in place and maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking, called the "National Strategy" in this section. (b) Required contents. The National Strategy must include: (1) Integrated efforts across federal, state, local, and tribal agencies to investigate and prosecute trafficking cases. This includes: (A) each U.S. attorney building a district-specific plan, in consultation with state, local, and tribal agencies, to coordinate victim identification and case investigation/prosecution; (B) taking part in any federal, state, local, or tribal trafficking task force in that U.S. attorney's district; and (C) any other steps the Attorney General decides will boost coordination and cooperation. (2) Case coordination inside the Department of Justice — specifically integration and collaboration on trafficking investigations among U.S. attorneys, the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and the FBI. (3) Annual budget priorities and federal efforts dedicated to preventing and fighting trafficking, including resources for the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the FBI, and any other federally funded entity working against exploitation of adults and children. (4) An ongoing look at future trends, challenges, and opportunities — including new investigative strategies, techniques, and technology — that will help federal, state, local, and tribal anti-trafficking efforts. (5) Encouraging cooperation between the private sector and other organizations and federal agencies, including state, local, and tribal agencies where federal programs are involved. (6) A national strategy to prevent trafficking and reduce demand for trafficking victims. (c) Human Trafficking Justice Coordinators. The Attorney General must name at least one assistant U.S. attorney in each federal judicial district to be the Human Trafficking Coordinator. That coordinator, working with a victim-witness specialist, is responsible for: (1) carrying out the National Strategy for all forms of trafficking, including labor and sex trafficking; (2) prosecuting or helping prosecute trafficking cases; (3) doing public outreach and awareness work on trafficking; (4) making sure required data collection under 22 U.S.C. § 7103(d)(7)(Q)(viii) happens; (5) coordinating with other federal agencies, state, tribal, and local law enforcement, victim service providers, and nongovernmental organizations to build anti-trafficking partnerships; and (6) making sure restitution for victims is sought as required under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1593 and 2429. (d) Department of Justice Coordinator. Within 60 days after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General had to name an official to coordinate DOJ's trafficking efforts. That coordinator is responsible for: (1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting DOJ's trafficking-related work, including investigation, prosecution, training, outreach, victim support, grant-making, and policy; (2) working with trafficking survivors or anti-trafficking organizations to produce and share (including publicly, when appropriate) replication guides and training materials for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, victim services staff, protective services staff, social services staff, public safety, medical, mental health, and financial services personnel, and anyone else whose work might involve trafficking — on how to (A) identify signs of trafficking, (B) conduct trafficking investigations, (C) handle evidentiary and other legal issues, and (D) properly assess, respond to, and interact with victims and witnesses in trafficking cases, including in administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings; and (3) carrying out any other duties the Attorney General assigns to improve understanding, prevention, detection, and response to trafficking.