Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— the National Institute of Justice reports more than 80 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native men and women have experienced violence in their lifetimes and more than 34 percent have experienced violence in the last year; the National Institute of Justice also estimates that 56 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women experience sexual violence in their lifetimes; populations that experience chronic unemployment, homelessness, substance abuse, severe poverty, and high rates of sexual violence and other crimes are at a higher risk of trafficking;
American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls disproportionately experience the above risk factors; historical trauma has increased the vulnerability of American Indians and Alaska Natives to trafficking; the Department of Justice has identified combating human trafficking as a priority; the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States identifies American Indians and Alaska Natives as vulnerable populations; reliable data on the prevalence of human trafficking within Indian lands and of Indians is not available; according to the Government Accountability Office, from fiscal years 2013 through 2016, there were only 14 Federal investigations and 2 Federal prosecutions of human trafficking offenses within Indian lands; and the Government Accountability Office found that nearly half of tribal law enforcement agencies surveyed believe human trafficking is occurring on tribal land in their jurisdictions beyond what had been brought to their attention.