Pub. L. 110-457, tit. II, subtit. D, sec. 232
INVESTIGATION BY THE INSPECTORS GENERAL.
SEC. 232. INVESTIGATION BY THE INSPECTORS GENERAL.(a) In General.—For each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development shall investigate a sample of the contracts described in subsection (b).(b) Contracts Described.—(1) In general.—The contracts described in subsection (a) are contracts, or subcontracts at any tier, under which there is a heightened risk that a contractor may engage, knowingly or unknowingly, in acts related to trafficking in persons, such as—(A) confiscation of an employee’s passport;(B) restriction on an employee’s mobility;(C) abrupt or evasive repatriation of an employee;(D) deception of an employee regarding the work destination; or(E) acts otherwise described in section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104).122 STAT. 5074(2) Consultation and information received.—In determining the type of contact that should be investigated pursuant to subsection (a), the Inspectors General shall—(A) consult with the Director of the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State; and(B) take into account any credible information received regarding report of trafficking in persons.(c) Congressional Notification.—(1) In general.—Not later than January 15, 2009, and annually thereafter through January 15, 2011, each Inspector General shall submit a report to the congressional committees listed in paragraph (3)—(A) summarizing the findings of the investigations conducted in the previous year, including any findings regarding trafficking in persons or any improvements needed to prevent trafficking in persons; and(B) in the case of any contractor or subcontractor with regard to which the Inspector General has found substantial evidence of trafficking in persons, report as to—(i) whether or not the case has been referred for prosecution; and(ii) whether or not the case has been treated in accordance with section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) (relating to termination of certain grants, contracts and cooperative agreements).(2) Joint report.—The Inspectors General described in subsection (a) may submit their reports jointly.(3) Congressional committees.—The committees list in this paragraph are—(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.