Human trafficking research

(a) Use of existing research and facilities The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this Act as the Secretary) shall carry out this Act by establishing or building upon existing counter-trafficking research efforts, including— (1) studies carried out by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, including the Human Trafficking in Transportation Common Interest Group Steering Committee and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (20–121A) project on Countering Human Trafficking: A Toolkit for State DOTs; and (2) prevalence studies and multimodal research projects. (b) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a comprehensive report to Congress that summarizes the findings of past, current, and ongoing research in the area of combating human trafficking in connection with transportation operations.