Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021, Section 4

Proposed 2021-10-18 | Enacted 2022-12-27 | Official source

Summary

Establishes a specialized initiative (under section 4) in conjuction with the Science and Technology Directorate Office of Science and Engineering to modify systems and processes towards countering human trafficking.

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SEC. 4. SPECIALIZED INITIATIVES. (a) Human Trafficking Information Modernization Initiative.--The CCHT Director, in conjunction with the Science and Technology Directorate Office of Science and Engineering, shall develop a strategy and proposal to modify systems and processes throughout the Department of Homeland Security that are related to CCHT's mission in order to-- (1) decrease the response time to access victim protections; (2) accelerate lead development; (3) advance the identification of human trafficking characteristics and trends; (4) fortify the security and protection of sensitive information; (5) apply analytics to automate manual processes; and (6) provide artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase system capabilities and enhance data availability, reliability, comparability, and verifiability.
(b) Submission of Plan.--Upon the completion of the strategy and proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a summary of the strategy and plan for executing the strategy to-- (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.