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1 H.R. 295, End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2019 1 (March 25, 2019)

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H.R. 295 would require multiple agencies to undertake new efforts to combat the financing of human
trafficking. Specifically, the bill would require:

   *   The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) to review and enhance training
       for financial institution examiners, the examination procedures, and the procedures used to refer
       potential human trafficking cases to law enforcement agencies;

   *   The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to analyze U.S. efforts to fight
       money  laundering related to human trafficking and recommend actions to strengthen those
       efforts to the Congress and federal banking agencies; and

   *   The Department of the Treasury to designate an office to coordinate government efforts to
       combat the financing of human trafficking.

The FFIEC  is a formal interagency body comprising the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),
the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), and the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Using information from the FDIC, the NCUA, and the OCC about
the level of effort needed to carry out those activities, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 295 would
increase direct spending by about $1 million over the 2019-2029 period. However, those agencies are
authorized to collect premiums and fees from the financial institutions they regulate to cover their direct

                   See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437;
    How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publicationi42904.

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