Sec. 3. National database for human trafficking investigations
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The Secretary of Homeland Security (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall establish and maintain a database that shall serve as a central location for information from investigations relating to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. The head of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency conducting an investigation related to human trafficking shall ensure that such information relating to that investigation as the Secretary determines appropriate is entered into the database established pursuant to subsection (a).
In the case of a State or unit of local government that received a grant award under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq. ), the law enforcement agency of which does not substantially comply with the requirement under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be awarded to that State or unit of local government under such grant program by 20 percent. Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies may only access the database established pursuant to subsection
(a)in connection with an investigation related to human trafficking. There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to carry out this Act.
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