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§643 Certification and report to Congress

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVII— - ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL › § 643

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 1 year after May 29, 2015, the Secretary must tell Congress that personnel in section 402(a) finished the required training and, then and every year after, report on how well the program is working and how many suspected and confirmed human trafficking cases Department personnel reported.

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Title 6, §643

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(a)Not later than 1 year after May 29, 2015, the Secretary shall certify to Congress that all personnel referred to in section 402(a) 11 See References in Text note below. have successfully completed the training required under that section.
(b)Not later than 1 year after May 29, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to Congress with respect to the overall effectiveness of the program required by this subchapter, the number of cases reported by Department personnel in which human trafficking was suspected, and, of those cases, the number of cases that were confirmed cases of human trafficking.

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References in Text

section 402(a), referred to in subsec. (a), probably should be a reference to section 902(a), meaning section 902(a) of Pub. L. 114–22, which is classified to section 642(a) of this title. section 402 of Pub. L. 114–22, which is classified to section 21301 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law

Enforcement

, does not contain a subsec. (a) and does not relate to the training of personnel. This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IX of Pub. L. 114–22, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

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6 U.S.C. § 643

Title 6Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73