As passed by the House of Representatives on January 27, 2015
H.R. 350 would make several changes to laws related to human trafficking:
Section 2 would require the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (PITF) to report on federal and state activities and strategies to deter trafficking.
Section 3 would require a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on federal and state efforts to combat human trafficking and the effectiveness of each relevant federal grant program.
Section 4 would clarify that programs that provide grants to victims of trafficking could provide housing assistance.
CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would cost less than $500,000, subject to the availability of appropriated funds for GAO and PITF to produce the required reports. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 350 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. State, local, and tribal governments would be eligible to receive federal grant money to provide housing to trafficking victims.
