THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE: $50,000,000 increase in funding for U.S. Department of Education to implement the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth programs (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.) to increase the capacity of public schools to identify and...
Tag: Appropriations
ED Grants to Local Education Agencies FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE: $2,000,000 for the Department to fulfill its mandate under the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States (2013-2017). NEED The Department of Education interfaces with approximately 50...
Department of Labor (DOL)/Department of Wage and Hour FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $5,000,000 for services for victims of trafficking to implement Section 107(b) of the TVPA and report language. Need DOL is oftentimes the initial investigator of human trafficking crimes, including a case involving over 400 victims. The 2016...
DOL/International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE: $117,500,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the Department of Labor (DOL/ILAB) to implement Section 105(b)(2) of the TVPRA of 2005 (P.L.109-164) and Section 110 of the TVPRA of 2008 (P.L.110-457), as follows: $27,000,000 for...
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) FY 2016
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Labor (DRL) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) U.S. Agency for International Development...
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) FY 2016
THE FUNDING NEED $12,000,000 for J/TIP to administer international grant programs, support ongoing reporting requirements, and develop stronger prosecution and prevention strategies. $3,000,000 and five full time equivalent (FTE) positions for J/TIP to establish a rapid response...
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) FY 2016
THE FUNDING NEED $750,000 for the Program on Migration within the Migration and Refugee Assistance account to ensure continued services to support family reunification efforts for human trafficking survivors in the United States throughout the year. Summary of Program The Bureau of...
USAID/DCHA Global Labor Program FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING $10,000,000 to USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) for the Global Labor Program (GLP). Summary of Program The Global Labor Program (GLP) supports efforts that promote international labor standards and strengthen labor...
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Number FY 2016
THE REPORT LANGUAGE NEED The Committee directs the Secretary of State to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, email address, text messaging number, and website information in all U.S. Embassies and Consulates in areas where visa applications are...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) FY 2016
THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $8,800,000 above the President’s request to support 40 new positions to conduct forced labor and human trafficking investigations by ICE. $20,000,000 for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit within the ICE Cyber Crimes Center to...