US HB7225

Requires the Attorney General to develop and publish victim-centered guidance within 18 months to protect child sex trafficking victims who testify against traffickers, covering practices to minimize adverse consequences, safe travel and lodging, use of child advocacy centers, and safety planning including post-trial measures

Mandates training on the new guidance for all U.S. Attorney offices within 180 days of publication, and amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to incorporate this training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges

Expands authorized uses of the Child Human Trafficking Deterrence Block Grant (34 U.S.C. 20703) to include strengthening protections for child trafficking victim witnesses based on the Attorney General's guidance

Modernizes 18 U.S.C. 3509 (federal child victims' and witnesses' rights) by updating terminology from "child prostitution" to "child sex trafficking," adding "victim advocacy" to relevant definitions, and permitting digital recordings in addition to videotape for depositions and testimony