Office of the Secretary of Defense FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE
$2,000,000 for the Department of Defense Office of the Secretary to establish an Office of Human Trafficking located in the Office of the Secretary of Defense to combat human trafficking and modern slavery at DOD facilities in the U.S. and around the world.
Need
DOD is uniquely positioned to play an important role in combating trafficking in persons given the breadth and scope of its work in both its domestic and international operating environments.
Solution
We are requesting that the Department of Defense include $2,000,000 in FY16 to establish an Office of Human Trafficking located in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These funds would be used to establish permanent FTEs within the Office and provide support for implementing DOD’s Strategic Plan for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP). The implementation of the CTIP Strategic Plan would include issuing a DOD-wide policy that conforms to laws and executive orders on CTIP such as Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) entitled, “Ending Trafficking in Government Contracting.” It would also include instituting training, education, and outreach programs to ensure greater awareness within the Department, as well as implementing standardized CTIP monitoring and enforcement processes and procedures that improve compliance and the reporting of incidents of trafficking.
Proposed Report Language
The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the Department of Defense Office of the Secretary to establish an Office of Human Trafficking located in the Office of the Secretary of Defense to combat human trafficking and modern slavery at DOD facilities in the U.S. and around the world.