{"description":"Documents matching 'response trafficking victims prevention protection'","count":340,"total_pages":17,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=response+trafficking+victims+prevention+protection&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Request for Information for the 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of State (\"the Department\") submits this annual request to the public, through the Federal Register, seeking written information to assist in reporting on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons (\"minimum standards\") that are prescribed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.","document_number":"2026-00513","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00513/request-for-information-for-the-2026-trafficking-in-persons-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00513.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00513.pdf?1768311915","publication_date":"2026-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"resources on prevention, protection, and prosecution programs. Prosecuting traffickers, protecting victims, and preventing trafficking are the ultimate goals of the TIP Report and of the U.S government's anti-trafficking policy.\n \n The TIP Report focuses on concrete actions made by governments to fight trafficking in persons, including prosecutions, convictions, and sentences for traffickers, as well as victim identification and protection measures and prevention efforts. Rankings only consider government actions to combat human trafficking, not the"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires that domestic carriers who contract with the Federal Government to provide air transportation must submit an annual report with certain information related to prevention of human trafficking.","document_number":"2024-29373","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/16/2024-29373/federal-acquisition-regulation-training-to-prevent-human-trafficking-for-certain-air-carriers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-16/pdf/2024-29373.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29373.pdf?1734097515","publication_date":"2024-12-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"come from 22 U.S.C. 7102. “Human trafficking” as used in the clause at FAR 52.247-69, is defined to mean “severe forms of trafficking in persons” or “sex trafficking.” The change in the final rule aligns with 49 U.S.C. 40118(g), which refers to the definitions of “severe forms of trafficking in persons” and “sex trafficking” in 22 U.S.C. 7102 when describing “human trafficking.” Section 108 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-22) has further amended the definition of “sex trafficking” at 22 U.S.C. 7102. Amendments to"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires that domestic carriers who contract with the Federal Government to provide air transportation must submit an annual report with certain information related to prevention of human trafficking.","document_number":"2024-30935","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/30/2024-30935/federal-acquisition-regulation-training-to-prevent-human-trafficking-for-certain-air-carriers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-30/pdf/2024-30935.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30935.pdf?1735307131","publication_date":"2024-12-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires that domestic carriers who contract with the Federal Government to provide air transportation must submit an annual report with certain information related to prevention of human trafficking. \n \n \n DATES: \n Effective January 3, 2025. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n For clarification of content, contact Ms. Malissa"},{"title":"Request for Information for the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of State (\"the Department\") requests written information to assist in reporting on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons (\"minimum standards\") that are prescribed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.","document_number":"2024-27815","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/27/2024-27815/request-for-information-for-the-2025-trafficking-in-persons-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-27/pdf/2024-27815.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27815.pdf?1732628732","publication_date":"2024-11-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"screening for trafficking, including of individuals in immigration detention or removal proceedings, and for victim referral to protection services, were those procedures sufficient and how did the government implement them? \n \n 14. If the government had written procedures to guide officials in referring potential trafficking victims to services (\n e.g., \n national referral mechanism, or a formal framework to complement victim identification procedures a government uses to ensure trafficking victims' referral and access to protection services), were"},{"title":"Standards of Conduct; Revocation of Superseded Regulations; Revision of Residual Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (Department or HHS) is revising and reissuing the Standards of Conduct, a set of substantive and procedural rules relating to conduct and employee responsibilities that augment the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Regulation, and the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure regulations. The Department is removing provisions that have been superseded by these regulations or are otherwise obsolete or unnecessary to efficient administration. This final rule addresses conduct on Federal Government (Government) property and the use of Government funds or official information; restates existing standards for workplace courtesy; specifies rules for acceptance of gifts, travel, and employment from foreign governments and other non- Federal entities; provides notice of disciplinary actions available to address violations and prescribes the continuing employee obligation to report violations of rules or law to appropriate authorities. This revision adds a new section addressing Counter-Trafficking in Persons requirements in response to the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-348). The rule also continues and delineates restrictions on the political activity of commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service, a category of employees not covered by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as amended.","document_number":"2025-16129","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16129/standards-of-conduct-revocation-of-superseded-regulations-revision-of-residual-provisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16129.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16129.pdf?1755780332","publication_date":"2025-08-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"notice of disciplinary actions available to address violations and prescribes the continuing employee obligation to report violations of rules or law to appropriate authorities. This revision adds a new section addressing Counter-Trafficking in Persons requirements in response to the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-348). The rule also continues and delineates restrictions on the political activity of commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service, a category of employees not covered"},{"title":"Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status","type":"Rule","abstract":"On December 19, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule (2016 interim rule) amending its regulations governing the requirements and procedures for victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons seeking T nonimmigrant status. The 2016 interim rule amended the regulations to conform with legislation enacted after the publication of the initial regulations and to codify discretionary changes based on DHS's experience implementing the T nonimmigrant status program since it was established in 2002. DHS is adopting the 2016 interim rule as final with several clarifying changes based on USCIS experience implementing the interim rule, in response to comments received, and due to an organizational change to move the regulations to a separate subpart as explained in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. This final rule is intended to respond to public comments and clarify the eligibility and application requirements so that they conform to current law.","document_number":"2024-09022","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-09022/classification-for-victims-of-severe-forms-of-trafficking-in-persons-eligibility-for-t-nonimmigrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-30/pdf/2024-09022.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09022.pdf?1714398257","publication_date":"2024-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"continued victimization tied to ongoing or past trafficking. \n See \n new 8 CFR 214.207(b)(1).\n \n \n i. Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons \n \n DHS has revised the regulatory text so that references to “trafficking” and “acts of trafficking” are consistent with the INA, for consistency and clarity. These changes are intended to clarify for applicants when “a severe form of trafficking in persons” applies to a particular eligibility requirement and when instead “trafficking” or “acts of trafficking” apply to an eligibility requirement. For example"},{"title":"Request for Information for the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of State (\"the Department\") requests written information to assist in reporting on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons (\"minimum standards\") that are prescribed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (\"TVPA\"). This information will assist in the preparation of the Trafficking in Persons Report (\"TIP Report\") that the Department submits annually to the U.S. Congress on governments' concrete actions to meet the minimum standards. Foreign governments that do not meet the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so may be subject to restrictions on nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance from the United States, as defined by the TVPA. Submissions must be made in writing to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the Department of State by February 1, 2024. Please refer to the ADDRESSES, Scope of Interest, and Information Sought sections of this Notice for additional instructions on submission requirements.","document_number":"2023-24781","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/09/2023-24781/request-for-information-for-the-2024-trafficking-in-persons-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-09/pdf/2023-24781.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24781.pdf?1699451233","publication_date":"2023-11-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"Please provide observations on trafficking victims and survivors' ability to access justice, as they define it, and the treatment of survivors throughout the criminal legal process. How did the government encourage victims to assist in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking, and did it do so in a trauma-informed way? How did the government protect victims during the trial process and ensure victims were not re-traumatized during participation in the process? If a victim was a witness in a court case, was the victim permitted to obtain employment"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires that domestic carriers who contract with the Federal Government to provide air transportation must submit an annual report with certain information related to prevention of human trafficking.","document_number":"2023-16385","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/07/2023-16385/federal-acquisition-regulation-training-to-prevent-human-trafficking-for-certain-air-carriers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-07/pdf/2023-16385.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-16385.pdf?1691153117","publication_date":"2023-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"potential human trafficking (as described in 22 U.S.C. 7102 in the paragraphs titled “Severe forms of trafficking in persons” and “Sex trafficking”), including the training required under 49 U.S.C. 44734(a)(4); \n • The number of notifications of potential human trafficking victims received from contractor personnel, subcontractors, or passengers; and \n \n • Whether the contractor notified the Global Human Trafficking Hotline, another comparable hotline, or law enforcement at the relevant airport of the potential human trafficking victim for each such"},{"title":"Subject: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Grant Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Justice Programs (\"OJP\"), a bureau of the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (\"OVC\") proposes adding a subpart to its regulations to replace the existing Victims of Crime Act (\"VOCA\") Victim Compensation Program Guidelines (\"Guidelines\"), and update and codify program requirements for the VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program (\"Victim Compensation Program\").","document_number":"2024-02230","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/05/2024-02230/subject-victims-of-crime-act-voca-victim-compensation-grant-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-05/pdf/2024-02230.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02230.pdf?1706881527","publication_date":"2024-02-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Justice Programs","name":"Justice Programs Office","id":269,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/269","parent_id":268,"slug":"justice-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"for Victims of Crime (“OVC”) administers the VOCA Victim Compensation Grant Program (“Victim Compensation Program”). The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (“VOCA”), Public Law 98-473, sec. 1403, 34 U.S.C. 20102, authorizes the Victim Compensation Program, through which OVC provides an annual grant to State \n 1 \n \n victim compensation programs in amounts determined by statutory formula based on prior year expenditures of those programs, provided that the programs meet the VOCA criteria. State compensation programs make payments to reimburse victims of"},{"title":"Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension and revisions to the Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance--Title IV-E, (OMB#: 0970-0433, expiration July 31, 2025). This plan also incorporates the plan requirements for the optional guardianship assistance, Title IV-E prevention services and the Title IV-E kinship navigator programs.","document_number":"2025-12660","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/09/2025-12660/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-plan-for-foster-care-and-adoption","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-09/pdf/2025-12660.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12660.pdf?1751978708","publication_date":"2025-07-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"in policy and requirements have been communicated to title IV-E agencies through prior policy issuances.\n \n Revisions in Section A include: \n • Updates to provisions relating to children missing from foster care, enacted through Public Law 117-348, the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022; and \n • Updates to requirements and flexibilities for relative and kin foster care homes, including allowing separate licensing standards for relative and kin foster homes \n Revisions in Section B include: \n • A streamlined"},{"title":"Amendment to Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods Produced by CL or Forced Labor","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (\"ILAB\") amends its procedural guidelines (\"Guidelines\") for the development and maintenance of a list of goods from countries that ILAB has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards (\"List\"). The Guidelines establish the process for the public submission of information and the evaluation and reporting process to be used by the U.S. Department of Labor's (\"DOL or Department\") Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (\"Office\") in ILAB in maintaining and updating the List. DOL is required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005.","document_number":"2024-01377","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/25/2024-01377/amendment-to-procedural-guidelines-for-the-development-and-maintenance-of-the-list-of-goods-produced","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-25/pdf/2024-01377.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-01377.pdf?1706103921","publication_date":"2024-01-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"Department's mandate for the development and maintenance of the List set forth in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, Sec. 133(a), Public Law 115-425, 132 Stat. 5472. This 2018 Act directs that the List include, “to the extent practicable, goods that are produced with inputs that are produced with forced labor or child labor.” \n \n Section 105(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (“TVPRA of 2005”), 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(1), directed the Secretary of Labor, acting"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension and revisions to the Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance--Title IV-E, (OMB#: 0970-0433, expiration July 31, 2025). This plan also incorporates the plan requirements for the optional guardianship assistance, Title IV-E prevention services and the Title IV-E kinship navigator programs.","document_number":"2025-07836","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/06/2025-07836/proposed-information-collection-activity-plan-for-foster-care-and-adoption-assistance-title-iv-e","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-06/pdf/2025-07836.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07836.pdf?1746449119","publication_date":"2025-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"policy and requirements have been communicated to title IV-E agencies through prior policy issuances. \n \n Revisions in Section A include: \n \n • Updates to provisions relating to children missing from foster care, enacted through Public Law 117-348, the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022; and \n • Updates to requirements and flexibilities for relative and kin foster care homes, including allowing separate licensing standards for relative and kin foster homes \n \n Revisions in Section B include: \n \n • A streamlined"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Notice","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing two new systems of records that will be maintained by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP): System No. 09-80-0391, Anti- Trafficking Information Management System (ATIMS) Records; and System No. 09-80-0392, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) Participant Records.","document_number":"2024-09343","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/02/2024-09343/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records-notice","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-02/pdf/2024-09343.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09343.pdf?1714567521","publication_date":"2024-05-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"established the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and delegated to OTIP the authority to administer human trafficking programs formerly administered by ACF's Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). In addition to administering human trafficking programs, OTIP provides letters of Certification and Eligibility to foreign national victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons under the authority of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1), hereafter abbreviated “TVPA”), to enable the victims to apply for federally-funded"},{"title":"Request for Public Comment; National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice informs the public of the opportunity to provide input on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework (Framework), which contains strategies and approaches to prevent human trafficking and its recurrence while increasing capacity to identify and reduce harm caused by human trafficking. HHS will consider this input as it updates the Framework. The draft Framework is available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ otip.","document_number":"2023-11605","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/01/2023-11605/request-for-public-comment-national-human-trafficking-prevention-framework","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-01/pdf/2023-11605.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11605.pdf?1685537128","publication_date":"2023-06-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"at large. In response to the U.S. Government's recognition that human trafficking is both a transnational and national issue of significant concern, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) and its subsequent reauthorizations created a three-pronged (“3P”) federal framework to address human trafficking—prevention, protection, and prosecution. A fourth “P”—for partnership—serves as a complementary means to achieve progress across the 3Ps and engage multiple sectors of society in the work \n \n to address human trafficking. Steady progress"},{"title":"Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule adopts and replaces regulations relating to key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied children referred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), pursuant to ORR's responsibilities for coordinating and implementing the care and placement of unaccompanied children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). This final rule establishes a foundation for the Unaccompanied Children Program (UC Program) that is consistent with ORR's statutory duties, for the benefit of unaccompanied children and to enhance public transparency as to the policies governing the operation of the UC Program. This final rule implements the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA). As modified in 2001, the FSA provides that it will terminate 45 days after publication of final regulations implementing the agreement. ORR anticipates that any termination of the settlement based on this final rule would only be effective for those provisions that affect ORR and would not terminate provisions of the FSA that apply to other Federal Government agencies.","document_number":"2024-08329","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-08329/unaccompanied-children-program-foundational-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-30/pdf/2024-08329.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08329.pdf?1713876316","publication_date":"2024-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"potential trafficking concerns, including during intake, assessments, and sponsor assessments, and its use of Significant Incident Reports to report such concerns. The rule also codifies the requirement that ORR refer concerns of human trafficking to ACF's Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within 24 hours in accordance with reporting requirements under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008. OTIP reviews the concerns to assess whether the unaccompanied child is eligible for benefits and services. Concerns of human trafficking are also"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that proposed amendment. This notice also sets forth several issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments, and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.","document_number":"2025-23473","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23473/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-19/pdf/2025-23473.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23473.pdf?1766065530","publication_date":"2025-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"application of the multiple count rules. \n See \n § 3D1.1(b)(1); \n id., \n comment. (n.1).\n \n \n 2. The term `victim' is not intended to include indirect or secondary victims. Generally, there will be one person who is directly and most seriously affected by the offense and is therefore identifiable as the victim. For offenses in which there are no identifiable victims (\n e.g., \n drug or immigration offenses, where society at large is the victim), the `victim' for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) is the societal interest that is harmed. In such cases, the"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"employees for 1 or 2 months with no days off, then replaces them with a different group, and repeats the process. The commenter stated that these practices might even be considered human trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. A joint submission from a union and numerous advocacy organizations noted that 72 percent of labor trafficking victims between 2018 and 2020 reported holding an H-2A or another temporary visa. \n A union further discussed how recruitment fees can be predatory and place a worker into an indentured servitude"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment.","document_number":"2026-08647","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08647/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08647.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08647.pdf?1777639519","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"application of the multiple count rules. \n See \n § 3D1.1(b)(1); \n id., \n comment. (n.1).\n \n \n 2. The term `victim' is not intended to include indirect or secondary victims. Generally, there will be one person who is directly and most seriously affected by the offense and is therefore identifiable as the victim. For offenses in which there are no identifiable victims (\n e.g., \n drug or immigration offenses, where society at large is the victim), the `victim' for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) is the societal interest that is harmed. In such cases, the"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), CRT proposes to establish a new system of records titled \"Civil Rights Division Reporting Portal,\" JUSTICE/CRT-012. This system of records modernizes how the Division receives reports of alleged civil rights violations from the public. It operates as a web application and database where the public will be able to access a streamlined, responsive web form to report potential violations of federal civil rights laws and securely submit the completed form to the database. The system also allows CRT to add reports received through non-web channels, such as hardcopy mail, telephone, email, or fax to the portal's database. This system enables the Division to more efficiently review and process reports to determine whether a report may contain information that supports further inquiry by CRT or pertains to ongoing investigations and legal proceedings on various issues related to protecting civil rights. This system will also allow the Division to provide status updates to the public, track portal metrics, and analyze progress on the concerns raised by the reports.","document_number":"2026-08317","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08317/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-29/pdf/2026-08317.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08317.pdf?1777380318","publication_date":"2026-04-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"authority of the following statutes: Official Misconduct, 18 U.S.C. 241, 242; The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009; Federally Protected Activities, 18 U.S.C. 245; Criminal Interference with Right to Fair Housing, 18 U.S.C. 3631; Damage to Religious Property, 18 U.S.C. 247; Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA); Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act (FACE); Criminal Protection for Voting Rights, 18 U.S.C. 594; Americans with Disabilities Act, Title I; Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II; Americans"},{"title":"Notice of Publication to the Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, and Updates to the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces the publication on September 5, 2024, of an updated list of goods--along with countries of origin--that the Department of Labor (DOL) has reason to believe are produced with child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards (the TVPRA List). DOL, in consultation with U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, also proposes to revise the list required by the Executive order entitled \"Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor\" to add garments from Bangladesh and invites public comments. Finally, DOL invites information and/or comment on the likelihood of child labor and/or forced child labor in the production of shrimp from India, on child labor and/or forced labor risks in gold supply chain inputs connected to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and any other product not mentioned in this notice.","document_number":"2024-20153","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/06/2024-20153/notice-of-publication-to-the-department-of-labors-list-of-goods-produced-by-child-labor-or-forced","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-06/pdf/2024-20153.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20153.pdf?1725453943","publication_date":"2024-09-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"List), pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, as amended (TVPRA). DOL published the initial TVPRA List on September 10, 2009, and has since published ten updated editions. The 2024 edition of the TVPRA List includes 204 goods from 82 countries. This eleventh edition adds a total of 72 items and removes four items from the TVPRA List: blueberries from Argentina, salt from Cambodia, fluorspar from Mongolia, and shrimp from Thailand. \n Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005"}]}