H.R. 863 — National Human Trafficking Database Act

This section establishes a national human trafficking database (i.e., county- and state-level data on human trafficking prosecutions, arrests, convictions, correlated crimes, hotline reports, survivor services, and anti-human trafficking organizations) to be published on the Department of Justice website by the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) not later than 18 months after enactment of the National Human Trafficking Database Act. It directs OVC to award grants to covered state agencies (i.e., state bureaus of investigation or statewide human trafficking coordinators) for collecting and reporting such data, including (1) anonymized data from state and National Human Trafficking Hotlines, children's services agencies, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security; (2) the presence of prostitution, drug distribution, sexual assault, and gang-related crimes; (3) survivors served by nongovernmental organizations; and (4) state-level prosecutions categorized by sex, race, citizenship, primary language, and prior convictions. Covered state agencies must submit initial data for the most recent fiscal year not later than 1 year after enactment (or explain data unavailability), and OVC must issue grant guidance not later than 180 days after enactment.