Federal Requirements

Developing a comprehensive response to trafficking means going beyond meeting federal requirements. However, if your tribe is receiving Title IV-E or IV-B funds then certain requirements must be met. If your Tribe is not currently receiving these federal funds, this information may still be helpful to help you better understand what’s required of your state or county and how that may inform potential partnerships.

Required Definitions

Sex trafficking Victim  a victim of sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000)2 or a severe form of trafficking in persons (described in section 103(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

Sex trafficking The term “sex trafficking” means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.
 Section 103(10) of TVPA

Severe forms of trafficking in persons: The term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” means—sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.  Section 103(9)(A) of TVPA

Child welfare agencies that receive Title IV-E funds are required to:

 

  1. include definitions in their plans,
  2. consult with others that have experience with at-risk youth,
  3.  train their workers,
  4.  detect when children are at risk or have been exploited/made victims
    (especially if they are foster care youth that have run away),
  5.  determine appropriate services for those kids,
  6.  cross-report, and
  7.  collect data on the issue.