All Department employees must report to the HHS Office of the Inspector General and agency trafficking in persons point of contact any suspected cases of severe forms of trafficking in persons and any suspected misconduct, waste, fraud, or abuse relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons (e.g., procuring a commercial sex act, using forced labor, denying access to immigration documents, using misleading recruitment of employees) that involve:

1. (a) HHS personnel; or
2. (b) HHS programs or other efforts funded by HHS or programs that involve HHS personnel; or
3. (c) The Department's contractors, sub-awardees, grantees, or cooperative agreement recipients. Employees who fail to report actual or suspected severe trafficking in persons cases may be deemed in violation of this policy and may be subject to disciplinary action as addressed in subpart F of this part.

[90 FR 40978, Aug. 22, 2025; 90 FR 43158, Sept. 8, 2025]