Supporting counter-trafficking training and awareness

(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) update the Department of Transportation’s multimodal counter-trafficking training and awareness campaign— (A) to encompass recent best practices, including survivor-informed, trauma-informed, and mode-specific signage and resources, that— (i) support informed decision-making and self-determination; (ii) prioritize feelings of safety and security; (iii) avoid retraumatization; and (iv) draw upon knowledge of culturally based values, traditions, customs, language, and behavior; and (B) to address potential technological barriers to identification and reporting; and (2) develop— (A) print and digital modal pocket cards and toolkits; (B) multilingual prevention focused awareness materials for displaced and vulnerable populations; (C) mode-specific indicators of human trafficking beyond individuals being subjected to human trafficking to include suspected traffickers; (D) standardized checklists to be used by transportation employees and law enforcement with indicators of human trafficking, including modal indicators, for each mode of transportation; and (E) evaluation tools for transportation stakeholders— (i) to ensure survivor-informed training objectives are met; and (ii) to measure public awareness campaigns by measuring outputs and outcomes. (b) Consultation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with representatives of— (1) the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking; (2) the Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking initiative; and (3) the Blue Lightning Initiative. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit a report to Congress that includes a plan for how the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security will integrate efforts for all modal applications into the Blue Lightning Initiative and create similar mode-specific partnerships for other transportation sectors.