Sec. 405. Office of Counter-Trafficking
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Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(h)as subsection (i); and by inserting after subsection
(g)the following: There is established, in the Department, the Office of Counter-Trafficking (referred to in this subsection as the Office ), which shall plan, coordinate, and implement department-wide counter-trafficking initiatives, including efforts to combat sex and labor trafficking. The Office shall— collaborate with other entities of the Department to articulate the vision and priorities for anti-trafficking efforts, including grants; expand the Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking initiative; facilitate stronger public-private partnerships to combat human trafficking; develop and implement interagency counter-trafficking projects, including by coordinating with the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security; create and oversee an online portal to permit transportation stakeholders to track data on measurable counter-trafficking initiatives; and coordinate with the Department of State to establish transportation-based counter-trafficking programs across North America and around the world. . There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Counter-Trafficking of the Department of Transportation $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, which shall be used— to educate and train transportation personnel on how to identify and stop human trafficking; to raise awareness among transportation personnel and the traveling public on recognizing and reporting human trafficking; to conduct research or collect data on trafficking within the transportation sector; and to provide grants to State, tribal, and local governments, United States territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a State or local government, a collaboration among any such entities, and qualified nonprofit organizations, for the purposes of developing and supporting human trafficking prevention programs.