Sec. 224. Efforts to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline
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Section 105(d)(6) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(6) ) is amended by inserting , and make reasonable efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant Federal Government agencies to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their websites, in all headquarters offices, and in all field offices throughout the United States before the period at the end. The Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make reasonable efforts to distribute information to enable grantees under section 107(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline on their Web sites, within the program’s headquarters as well as field offices across the United States.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall make reasonable efforts to encourage States to adopt legislation to raise public awareness of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline in every mandated establishment where victims of human trafficking may possibly work or visit. The legislation described in paragraph
(1)should include a requirement that information relating to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline be posted in accordance with the following specifications: The poster should be publicly displayed in a conspicuous place near the entrance of mandated establishments or where such posters and notices are customarily posted in such establishments. The poster should be no smaller than 8½ by 11 inches in size and state the following: If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave—whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work, or any other activity—call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1–888–373–7888 to access help and services. Victims of human trafficking are protected under United States and State law. The Hotline is: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Toll-free. Operated by a non-profit, nongovernmental organization. Anonymous & Confidential. Accessible in 170 languages. Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information. . The poster should be printed in English, Spanish, and any other languages required by the Voting Rights Act in the county in which the poster will be posted. The licensing authority should provide each mandated establishment with notice of this section and with the required poster upon licensing and should place the poster on its public Web site for mandated establishments to print as needed. For purposes of this section, a mandated establishment means— a massage parlor, spa, or other similar establishment; an establishment that receives a liquor license; a strip club or other sexually oriented business; a restaurant; an airport; a train station; a bus station; a highway truck stop; a highway rest stop; a hospital, HMO, or urgent care center; a farm; a high school; or a job recruitment center.
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Efforts to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline
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