Sec. 4. Human trafficking prevention coordinator
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The Secretary of the Interior shall designate an official within the Office of Justice Services in the Bureau of Indian Affairs who shall— coordinate human trafficking prevention efforts, grants, and programs across offices within the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the Department of Justice, including the Office of Justice Programs, the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Office of Tribal Justice, and other agencies of the Federal Government; in coordinating efforts, take into account the unique challenges of combating human trafficking faced by tribal communities, tribal law enforcement, Federal law enforcement, and State and local law enforcement; work in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign and outside organizations with expertise in working with Indian tribes to provide victim centered and culturally relevant training to tribal law enforcement, Indian Health Service health care providers, tribal community members and businesses, on how to effectively identify, respond to and report instances of human trafficking within Indian lands and of Indians; and report directly to the Secretary of the Interior.