115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1311 

AN ACT 

To provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in 

the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Preserving Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund. 

Sec. 3. Mandatory restitution for victims of commercial sexual exploitation. 

Sec. 4. Victim-witness assistance in sexual exploitation cases. 

Sec. 5. Victim protection training for the Department of Homeland Security. 

Sec. 6. Implementing a victim-centered approach to human trafficking. 

Sec. 7. Direct services for child victims of human trafficking. 

Sec. 8. Holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors. 

Sec. 9. Best practices in delivering justice for victims of trafficking. 

Sec. 10. Improving the national strategy to combat human trafficking. 

Sec. 11. Specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for 

service providers. 

Sec. 12. Enhanced penalties for human trafficking, child exploitation, and repeat offenders. 

Sec. 13. Targeting organized human trafficking perpetrators. 

Sec. 14. Investigating complex human trafficking networks. 

Sec. 15. Combating sex tourism. 

Sec. 16. Human Trafficking Justice Coordinators. 

Sec. 17. Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking. 

Sec. 18. Additional reporting on crime. 

Sec. 19. Making the Presidential Survivor Council permanent. 

Sec. 20. Strengthening the national human trafficking hotline. 

Sec. 21. Ending Government partnerships with the commercial sex industry. 

Sec. 22. Understanding the effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 23. Combating trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 24. Grant accountability. 

Sec. 25. HERO Act improvements. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESERVING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ 

7 FUND. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund estab10 lished under section 3014 of title 18, United States 

11 Code— 
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1 (1) is intended to supplement, and not sup2 plant, any other funding for domestic trafficking vic3 tims; and 

4 (2) has achieved the objective described in para5 graph (1) since the establishment of the Fund. 

6 (b) ENSURING FULL FUNDING.—Section 3014 of 

7 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

9 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding 

12 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2023’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, including 

15 the mandatory imposition of civil remedies for satis16 faction of an unpaid fine as authorized under section 

17 3613, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘criminal cases’’; 

18 and 

19 (4) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting ‘‘and child 

20 victims of a severe form of trafficking (as defined in 

21 section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Vio22 lence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102))’’ 

23 after ‘‘child pornography victims’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF COM2 MERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 

3 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 117 of title 18, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 2429. Mandatory restitution 

7 ‘‘(a) Notwithstanding section 3663 or 3663A, and in 

8 addition to any other civil or criminal penalty authorized 

9 by law, the court shall order restitution for any offense 

10 under this chapter. 

11 ‘‘(b)(1) The order of restitution under this section 

12 shall direct the defendant to pay the victim (through the 

13 appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the vic14 tim’s losses, as determined by the court under paragraph 

15 (3), and shall additionally require the defendant to pay 

16 the greater of the gross income or value to the defendant 

17 of the victim’s services, if the services constitute commer18 cial sex acts as defined under section 1591. 

19 ‘‘(2) An order of restitution under this section shall 

20 be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 

21 in the same manner as an order under section 3663A. 

22 ‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘full amount 

23 of the victim’s losses’ has the same meaning as provided 

24 in section 2259(b)(3). 

25 ‘‘(c) The forfeiture of property under this section 

26 shall be governed by the provisions of section 413 (other 
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1 than subsection (d) of such section) of the Controlled Sub2 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 853). 

3 ‘‘(d) As used in this section, the term ‘victim’ means 

4 the individual harmed as a result of a crime under this 

5 chapter, including, in the case of a victim who is under 

6 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, 

7 the legal guardian of the victim or a representative of the 

8 victim’s estate, or another family member, or any other 

9 person appointed as suitable by the court, but in no event 

10 shall the defendant be named such representative or 

11 guardian.’’. 

12 (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 

13 chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

14 by inserting after the item relating to section 2428 the 

15 following: 

‘‘2429. Mandatory restitution.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. VICTIM-WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN SEXUAL EXPLOI17 TATION CASES. 

18 (a) AVAILABILITY OF DOJ APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec19 tion 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is 

20 amended by inserting ‘‘, chapter 110 of title 18’’ after 

21 ‘‘chapter 77 of title 18’’. 

22 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.—Section 

23 9705(a)(2)(B)(v) of title 31, United States Code, is 

24 amended by inserting ‘‘, chapter 109A of title 18 (relating 

25 to sexual abuse), chapter 110 of title 18 (relating to child 
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1 sexual exploitation), or chapter 117 of title 18 (relating 

2 to transportation for illegal sexual activity and related 

3 crimes)’’ after ‘‘(relating to human trafficking)’’. 

4 SEC. 5. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DEPART5 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Justice for Victims 

7 of Trafficking Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 641 et seq.) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 906. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DE10 PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

11 ‘‘(a) DIRECTIVE TO DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI12 CIALS AND TASK FORCES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec15 retary shall issue a directive to— 

16 ‘‘(A) all Federal law enforcement officers 

17 and relevant personnel employed by the Depart18 ment who may be involved in the investigation 

19 of human trafficking offenses; and 

20 ‘‘(B) members of all task forces led by the 

21 Department that participate in the investigation 

22 of human trafficking offenses. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONS.—The directive 

24 required to be issued under paragraph (1) shall in25 clude instructions on— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the investigation of individuals who 

2 patronize or solicit human trafficking victims as 

3 being engaged in severe trafficking in persons 

4 and how such individuals should be investigated 

5 for their roles in severe trafficking in persons; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) how victims of sex or labor traf8 ficking often engage in criminal acts as a direct 

9 result of severe trafficking in persons and such 

10 individuals are victims of a crime and affirma11 tive measures should be taken to avoid arrest12 ing, charging, or prosecuting such individuals 

13 for any offense that is the direct result of their 

14 victimization. 

15 ‘‘(b) VICTIM SCREENING PROTOCOL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec18 retary shall issue a screening protocol for use during 

19 all anti-trafficking law enforcement operations in 

20 which the Department is involved. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The protocol required 

22 to be issued under paragraph (1) shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) require the individual screening of all 

24 adults and children who are suspected of engag25 ing in commercial sex acts, child labor that is 
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1 a violation of law, or work in violation of labor 

2 standards to determine whether each individual 

3 screened is a victim of human trafficking; 

4 ‘‘(B) require affirmative measures to avoid 

5 arresting, charging, or prosecuting human traf6 ficking victims for any offense that is the direct 

7 result of their victimization; 

8 ‘‘(C) be developed in consultation with rel9 evant interagency partners and nongovern10 mental organizations that specialize in the pre11 vention of human trafficking or in the identi12 fication and support of victims of human traf13 ficking and survivors of human trafficking; and 

14 ‘‘(D) include— 

15 ‘‘(i) procedures and practices to en16 sure that the screening process minimizes 

17 trauma or revictimization of the person 

18 being screened; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of 

20 human trafficking in identifying and re21 ceiving restorative services. 

22 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY TRAINING.—The training de23 scribed in sections 902 and 904 shall include training nec24 essary to implement— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the directive required under subsection (a); 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(2) the protocol required under subsection 

4 (b).’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 

6 of contents in section 1(b) of the Justice for Victims of 

7 Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 

8 227) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

9 section 905 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 906. Victim protection training for the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 

10 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH 

11 TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

12 Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protec13 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii); by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of 

18 grants under this paragraph that are only avail19 able for law enforcement operations or task 

20 forces, the Attorney General may give priority 

21 to any applicant that files an attestation with 

22 the Attorney General stating that— 

23 ‘‘(i) the grant funds— 
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1 ‘‘(I) will be used to assist in the 

2 prevention of severe forms of traf3 ficking in persons in accordance with 

4 Federal law; 

5 ‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen 

6 efforts to investigate and prosecute 

7 those who knowingly benefit finan8 cially from participation in a venture 

9 that has engaged in any act of human 

10 trafficking; 

11 ‘‘(III) will be used to take affirm12 ative measures to avoid arresting, 

13 charging, or prosecuting victims of 

14 human trafficking for any offense that 

15 is the direct result of their victimiza16 tion; and 

17 ‘‘(IV) will not be used to require 

18 a victim of human trafficking to col19 laborate with law enforcement officers 

20 as a condition of access to any shelter 

21 or restorative services; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the applicant will provide dedi23 cated resources for anti-human trafficking 

24 law enforcement for a period that is longer 
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1 than the duration of the grant received 

2 under this paragraph.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. DIRECT SERVICES FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF HUMAN 

4 TRAFFICKING. 

5 Section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 

6 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the heading by inserting ‘‘CHILD VIC8 TIMS OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING IN PER9 SONS AND’’ before ‘‘VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOG10 RAPHY’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘victims of a severe form of 

12 trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Traf13 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

14 7102(9)(A))) who were under the age of 18 at the 

15 time of the offense and’’ before ‘‘victims of child 

16 pornography’’. 

17 SEC. 8. HOLISTIC TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE18 MENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTORS. 

19 All training required under the Combat Human Traf20 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g) and section 

21 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

22 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) shall— 

23 (1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly 

24 solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a 

25 person who was a minor (consistent with section 
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1 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was sub2 ject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of3 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

4 Code, and is a party to a human trafficking offense; 

5 (2) develop specific curriculum for— 

6 (A) under appropriate circumstances, ar7 resting and prosecuting buyers of commercial 

8 sex, child labor that is a violation of law, or 

9 forced labor as a form of primary prevention; 

10 and 

11 (B) investigating and prosecuting individ12 uals who knowingly benefit financially from par13 ticipation in a venture that has engaged in any 

14 act of human trafficking; and 

15 (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to 

16 eliminating human trafficking shall include a de17 mand reduction component. 

18 SEC. 9. BEST PRACTICES IN DELIVERING JUSTICE FOR VIC19 TIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

21 of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidance to 

22 all offices and components of the Department of Justice— 

23 (1) emphasizing that an individual who know24 ingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act 

25 from a person who was a minor (consistent with sec-
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1 tion 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was 

2 subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of3 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

4 Code, and is a party to a severe form of trafficking 

5 in persons, as that term is defined in section 103(9) 

6 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 

7 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)); 

8 (2) recommending and implementing best prac9 tices for the collection of special assessments under 

10 section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, as 

11 added by section 101 of the Justice for Victims of 

12 Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 

13 Stat. 228), including a directive that civil liens are 

14 an authorized collection method and remedy under 

15 section 3613 of title 18, United States Code; and 

16 (3) clarifying that commercial sexual exploi17 tation is a form of gender-based violence. 

18 SEC. 10. IMPROVING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

19 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

20 Section 606(b) of the Justice for Victims of Traf21 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044h(b)) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(6) A national strategy to prevent human traf24 ficking and reduce demand for human trafficking 

25 victims.’’. 
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1 SEC. 11. SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING 

2 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 

3 PROVIDERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the Violence 

5 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza6 tion Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f) is amended— 

7 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LAW EN8 FORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING

10 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

11 SERVICE PROVIDERS’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘means a 

13 State or a local government.’’ and inserting the fol14 lowing: ‘‘means— 

15 ‘‘(A) a State or unit of local government; 

16 ‘‘(B) a federally recognized Indian tribal 

17 government, as determined by the Secretary of 

18 the Interior; 

19 ‘‘(C) a victim service provider; 

20 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit or for-profit organization 

21 (including a tribal nonprofit or for-profit orga22 nization); 

23 ‘‘(E) a national organization; or 

24 ‘‘(F) an institution of higher education (in25 cluding tribal institutions of higher edu26 cation).’’; 
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1 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 

4 may award grants to eligible entities to— 

5 ‘‘(1) provide training to identify and protect 

6 victims of trafficking; 

7 ‘‘(2) improve the quality and quantity of serv8 ices offered to trafficking survivors; and 

9 ‘‘(3) improve victim service providers’ partner10 ships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law en11 forcement agencies and other relevant entities.’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

14 the end; 

15 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance on the range 

20 of services available to victim service providers who 

21 serve trafficking victims; 

22 ‘‘(5) develop and distribute materials, including 

23 materials identifying best practices in accordance 

24 with Federal law and policies, to support victim 
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1 service providers working with human trafficking 

2 victims; 

3 ‘‘(6) identify and disseminate other publicly 

4 available materials in accordance with Federal law 

5 to help build capacity of service providers; 

6 ‘‘(7) provide training at relevant conferences, 

7 through webinars, or through other mechanisms in 

8 accordance with Federal law; or 

9 ‘‘(8) assist service providers in developing addi10 tional resources such as partnerships with Federal, 

11 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and 

12 other relevant entities in order to access a range of 

13 available services in accordance with Federal law.’’. 

14 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

15 The table of contents in section 2 of the Violence Against 

16 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

17 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) is amend18 ed by striking the item relating to section 111 and insert19 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 111. Grants for specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for service providers.’’. 

20 SEC. 12. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 

21 CHILD EXPLOITATION, AND REPEAT OFFEND22 ERS. 

23 Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in chapter 77— 
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1 (A) in section 1583(a), in the flush text 

2 following paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘not more 

3 than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 

4 30 years’’; 

5 (B) in section 1587, by striking ‘‘four 

6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

7 (C) in section 1591(d), by striking ‘‘20 

8 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years’’; and 

9 (2) in section 2426— 

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘twice’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘3 times’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking 

13 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

14 (A)’’. 

15 SEC. 13. TARGETING ORGANIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

16 PERPETRATORS. 

17 Section 521(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para22 graph (4); 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) a Federal offense involving human traf2 ficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or trans3 portation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activ4 ity; and’’; and 

5 (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 

6 striking ‘‘(1) or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1), (2), or (3)’’. 

7 SEC. 14. INVESTIGATING COMPLEX HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

8 NETWORKS. 

9 Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (1)(c)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘section 1582 (vessels for 

13 slave trade), section 1583 (enticement into slav14 ery),’’ after ‘‘section 1581 (peonage),’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘section 1585 (seizure, 

16 detention, transportation or sale of slaves), sec17 tion 1586 (service on vessels in slave trade), 

18 section 1587 (possession of slaves aboard ves19 sel), section 1588 (transportation of slaves from 

20 United States),’’ after ‘‘section 1584 (involun21 tary servitude),’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (2)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘kidnapping human’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘kidnapping, human’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘production, ,’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘production, prostitution,’’. 

3 SEC. 15. COMBATING SEX TOURISM. 

4 Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the pur7 pose’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating purpose’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘for the pur10 pose of engaging’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating 

11 purpose of engaging’’. 

12 SEC. 16. HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINATORS. 

13 Section 606 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

14 Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044h) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

16 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

17 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

18 and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec19 tively; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINA22 TORS.—The Attorney General shall designate in each Fed23 eral judicial district not less than 1 assistant United 

24 States attorney to serve as the Human Trafficking Coordi25 nator for the district who, in addition to any other respon-
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1 sibilities, works with a human trafficking victim-witness 

2 specialist and shall be responsible for— 

3 ‘‘(1) implementing the National Strategy with 

4 respect to all forms of human trafficking, including 

5 labor trafficking and sex trafficking; 

6 ‘‘(2) prosecuting, or assisting in the prosecution 

7 of, human trafficking cases; 

8 ‘‘(3) conducting public outreach and awareness 

9 activities relating to human trafficking; 

10 ‘‘(4) ensuring the collection of data required to 

11 be collected under clause (viii) of section 

12 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

13 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)), as added by 

14 section 17 of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 

15 2017, is sought; 

16 ‘‘(5) coordinating with other Federal agencies, 

17 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, 

18 victim service providers, and other relevant non-gov19 ernmental organizations to build partnerships on ac20 tivities relating to human trafficking; and 

21 ‘‘(6) ensuring the collection of restitution for 

22 victims is sought as required to be ordered under 

23 section 1593 of title 18, United States Code, and 

24 section 2429 of such title, as added by section 3 of 

25 the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017. 
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1 ‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COORDINATOR.— 

2 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 

3 Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, the Attorney 

4 General shall designate an official who shall coordinate 

5 human trafficking efforts within the Department of Jus6 tice who, in addition to any other responsibilities, shall be 

7 responsible for— 

8 ‘‘(1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting 

9 the work of the Department of Justice relating to 

10 human trafficking, including investigation, prosecu11 tion, training, outreach, victim support, grant-mak12 ing, and policy activities; 

13 ‘‘(2) in consultation with survivors of human 

14 trafficking, or anti-human trafficking organizations, 

15 producing and disseminating, including making pub16 licly available when appropriate, replication guides 

17 and training materials for law enforcement officers, 

18 prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, individ19 uals working in victim services, adult and child pro20 tective services, social services, and public safety, 

21 medical personnel, mental health personnel, financial 

22 services personnel, and any other individuals whose 

23 work may bring them in contact with human traf24 ficking regarding how to— 

25 ‘‘(A) identify signs of human trafficking; 
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1 ‘‘(B) conduct investigations in human traf2 ficking cases; 

3 ‘‘(C) address evidentiary issues and other 

4 legal issues; and 

5 ‘‘(D) appropriately assess, respond to, and 

6 interact with victims and witnesses in human 

7 trafficking cases, including in administrative, 

8 civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and 

9 ‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the At10 torney General determines necessary in connection 

11 with enhancing the understanding, prevention, and 

12 detection of, and response to, human trafficking.’’. 

13 SEC. 17. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 

14 COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

15 Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Pro16 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(viii) the number of convictions ob22 tained under chapter 77 of title 18, United 

23 States Code, aggregated separately by the 

24 form of offense committed with respect to 

25 the victim, including recruiting, enticing, 
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1 harboring, transporting, providing, obtain2 ing, advertising, maintaining, patronizing, 

3 or soliciting a human trafficking victim; 

4 and’’. 

5 SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON CRIME. 

6 Section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

7 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (28 

8 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) incidents of assisting or promoting pros15 titution, child labor that is a violation of law, or 

16 forced labor of an individual under the age of 18 as 

17 described in paragraph (1); and 

18 ‘‘(5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting com19 mercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of 

20 law, or forced labor with an individual under the age 

21 of 18 as described in paragraph (2).’’. 
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1 SEC. 19. MAKING THE PRESIDENTIAL SURVIVOR COUNCIL 

2 PERMANENT. 

3 Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

4 Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 243) is 

5 amended by striking subsection (h). 

6 SEC. 20. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAF7 FICKING HOTLINE. 

8 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 105(d)(3) 

9 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

10 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(3)) is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘and providing an annual re12 port on the case referrals received from the national 

13 human trafficking hotline by Federal departments 

14 and agencies’’ after ‘‘international trafficking’’; and 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘and reporting requirements’’ 

16 after ‘‘Any data collection procedures’’. 

17 (b) HOTLINE INFORMATION.—Section 

18 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

19 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: ‘‘The number of the national human trafficking 

21 hotline described in this clause shall be posted in a visible 

22 place in all Federal buildings.’’. 

23 SEC. 21. ENDING GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE 

24 COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. 

25 No Federal funds or resources may be used for the 

26 operation of, participation in, or partnership with any pro-
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1 gram that involves the provision of funding or resources 

2 to an organization that— 

3 (1) has the primary purpose of providing adult 

4 entertainment; and 

5 (2) derives profits from the commercial sex 

6 trade. 

7 SEC. 22. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE 

8 FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Justice for Victims 

10 of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 

11 258) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 607. UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO13 LOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEVERE FORMS OF 

14 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Jus16 tice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

17 shall jointly conduct a study on the short-term and long18 term physical and psychological effects of serious harm (as 

19 that term is defined in section 1589(c)(2) and section 

20 1591(e)(4) of title 18, United States Code, as amended 

21 by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 

22 Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 

23 Stat. 5044)) in order to determine the most effective types 

24 of services for individuals who are identified as victims of 

25 these crimes, including victims in cases that were not in-
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1 vestigated or prosecuted by any law enforcement agency, 

2 and how new or current treatment and programming op3 tions should be tailored to address the unique needs and 

4 barriers associated with these victims. 

5 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

6 of enactment of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 

7 2017, the National Institute of Justice and the Centers 

8 for Disease Control and Prevention shall make available 

9 to the public the results, including any associated rec10 ommendations, of the study conducted under subsection 

11 (a).’’. 

12 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 

13 of contents in section 1(b) of the Justice for Victims of 

14 Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 

15 227) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

16 section 606 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 607. Understanding the physical and psychological effects of severe forms 

of trafficking in persons.’’. 

17 SEC. 23. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

18 (a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION ACT OF

19 2000 PROGRAMS.—Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims 

20 Prevention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 

23 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

24 2022.’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2014 

2 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

3 2022’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

5 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

6 (b) REINSTATEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF

7 GRANTS TO COMBAT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.— 

8 (1) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED PROVI9 SION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the 

11 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

12 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a) is amended to 

13 read as such section read on March 6, 2017. 

14 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 1241(b) of the Violence Against Women Reau16 thorization Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14044a 

17 note) is repealed. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

19 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though enacted 

20 on March 6, 2017. 

21 (3) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 202(i) of the 

22 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

23 of 2005, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended 

24 to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 

2 through 2022, the Attorney General is authorized to allo3 cate up to $8,000,000 of the amounts appropriated pursu4 ant to section 113(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Pre5 vention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(d)(1)) to carry out 

6 this section.’’. 

7 SEC. 24. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

9 (1) the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means an agency 

10 authorized to award grants under this Act; 

11 (2) the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant au12 thorized to be awarded under this Act; and 

13 (3) the term ‘‘covered official’’ means the head 

14 of a covered agency. 

15 (b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All covered grants shall be 

16 subject to the following accountability provisions: 

17 (1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

18 (A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

19 term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means a find20 ing in the final audit report of the Inspector 

21 General of a covered agency that the audited 

22 grantee has utilized funds under a covered 

23 grant for an unauthorized expenditure or other24 wise unallowable cost that is not closed or re-
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1 solved within 12 months from the date when 

2 the final audit report is issued. 

3 (B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fiscal 

4 year beginning after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the 

6 Inspector General of a covered agency shall 

7 conduct audits of recipients of covered grants to 

8 prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 

9 grantees. The Inspector General shall determine 

10 the appropriate number of grantees to be au11 dited each year. 

12 (C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 

13 of funds under a covered grant that is found to 

14 have an unresolved audit finding shall not be el15 igible to receive funds under a covered grant 

16 during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 

17 the end of the 12-month period described in 

18 subparagraph (A). 

19 (D) PRIORITY.—In awarding covered 

20 grants, a covered official shall give priority to 

21 eligible applicants that did not have an unre22 solved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 

23 before submitting an application for the covered 

24 grant. 
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1 (E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

2 awarded funds under a covered grant during 

3 the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity 

4 is barred from receiving covered grants under 

5 subparagraph (C), a covered official shall— 

6 (i) deposit an amount equal to the 

7 amount of the grant funds that were im8 properly awarded to the grantee into the 

9 General Fund of the Treasury; and 

10 (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re11 payment to the fund from the recipient of 

12 the covered grant that was erroneously 

13 awarded grant funds. 

14 (2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE15 MENTS.— 

16 (A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

17 paragraph and each covered grant program, the 

18 term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organi19 zation that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

20 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is ex21 empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

22 such Code. 

23 (B) PROHIBITION.—A covered grant may 

24 not be awarded to a nonprofit organization that 

25 holds money in offshore accounts for the pur-
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1 pose of avoiding paying the tax described in 

2 section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

3 1986. 

4 (C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi5 zation that is awarded a covered grant and uses 

6 the procedures prescribed in regulations to cre7 ate a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness 

8 for the compensation of its officers, directors, 

9 trustees, and key employees, shall disclose to 

10 the applicable covered official, in the application 

11 for the covered grant, the process for deter12 mining such compensation, including the inde13 pendent persons involved in reviewing and ap14 proving such compensation, the comparability 

15 data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 

16 of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 

17 a covered official shall make the information 

18 disclosed under this subparagraph available for 

19 public inspection. 

20 (3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

21 (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 

22 available to a covered agency to carry out a cov23 ered grant program may be used by a covered 

24 official, or by any individual or entity awarded 

25 discretionary funds through a cooperative 
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1 agreement under a covered grant program, to 

2 host or support any expenditure for conferences 

3 that uses more than $20,000 in funds made 

4 available by the covered agency, unless the cov5 ered official provides prior written authorization 

6 that the funds may be expended to host the 

7 conference. 

8 (B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap9 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

10 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

11 conference, including the cost of all food, bev12 erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

13 speakers, and entertainment. 

14 (C) REPORT.— 

15 (i) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The 

16 Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 

17 annual report to the appropriate commit18 tees of Congress on all conference expendi19 tures approved under this paragraph. 

20 (ii) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

21 HUMAN SERVICES.—The Deputy Secretary 

22 of Health and Human Services shall sub23 mit to the appropriate committees of Con24 gress an annual report on all conference 
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1 expenditures approved under this para2 graph. 

3 (iii) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE4 CURITY.—The Deputy Secretary of Home5 land Security shall submit to the appro6 priate committees of Congress an annual 

7 report on all conference expenditures ap8 proved under this paragraph. 

9 (4) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the 

10 first fiscal year beginning after the date of enact11 ment of this Act, each covered official shall submit 

12 to the appropriate committees of Congress an an13 nual certification— 

14 (A) indicating whether— 

15 (i) all audits issued by the Office of 

16 the Inspector General of the applicable 

17 covered agency under paragraph (1) have 

18 been completed and reviewed by the appro19 priate official; 

20 (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

21 under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; 

22 and 

23 (iii) all reimbursements required 

24 under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; 

25 and 
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1 (B) that includes a list of any recipients of 

2 a covered grant excluded under paragraph (1) 

3 from the previous year. 

4 (c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before a covered official 

6 awards a covered grant, the covered official shall 

7 compare potential awards under the covered grant 

8 program with other covered grants awarded to deter9 mine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the 

10 same purpose. 

11 (2) REPORT.—If a covered official awards du12 plicate covered grants to the same applicant for the 

13 same purpose the covered official shall submit to the 

14 appropriate committees of Congress a report that in15 cludes— 

16 (A) a list of all duplicate covered grants 

17 awarded, including the total dollar amount of 

18 any duplicate covered grants awarded; and 

19 (B) the reason the covered official awarded 

20 the duplicate covered grants. 

21 SEC. 25. HERO ACT IMPROVEMENTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 890A of the Homeland 

23 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Home2 land Security Investigations,’’ after ‘‘Customs 

3 Enforcement,’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The Center shall provide in7 vestigative assistance, training, and equipment to 

8 support domestic and international investigations of 

9 cyber-related crimes by the Department.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting after 

12 ‘‘personnel’’ the following: ‘‘, which shall in13 clude participating in training for Homeland 

14 Security Investigations personnel conducted by 

15 Internet Crimes Against Children Task 

16 Forces’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

19 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

20 (i), by inserting ‘‘in child exploitation 

21 investigations’’ after ‘‘Enforcement’’; 

22 and 

23 (II) in clause (i), by inserting 

24 ‘‘child’’ before ‘‘victims’’; 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

2 ‘‘child exploitation’’ after ‘‘number of’’; 

3 and 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

5 ‘‘child exploitation’’ after ‘‘number of’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

9 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and admin10 ister the Digital Forensics and Document and 

11 Media Exploitation program’’ after ‘‘forensics’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

13 ‘‘and emerging technologies’’ after ‘‘forensics’’; 

14 and 

15 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and 

16 the National Association to Protect Children’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘, the National Association to 

18 Protect Children, and other governmental enti19 ties’’. 

20 (b) HERO CHILD-RESCUE CORPS.—Section 890A of 

21 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub24 section (g); 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(e) HERO CHILD-RESCUE CORPS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established 

6 within the Center a Human Exploitation Res7 cue Operation Child-Rescue Corps Program (re8 ferred to in this section as the ‘HERO Child9 Rescue Corps Program’), which shall be a De10 partment-wide program, in collaboration with 

11 the Department of Defense and the National 

12 Association to Protect Children. 

13 ‘‘(B) PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION.— 

14 As part of the HERO Child-Rescue Corps Pro15 gram, the National Association to Protect Chil16 dren shall provide logistical support for pro17 gram participants. 

18 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the HERO 

19 Child-Rescue Corps Program shall be to recruit, 

20 train, equip, and employ members of the Armed 

21 Forces on active duty and wounded, ill, and injured 

22 veterans to combat and prevent child exploitation, 

23 including in investigative, intelligence, analyst, in24 spection, and forensic positions or any other posi-
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1 tions determined appropriate by the employing agen2 cy. 

3 ‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The HERO Child-Rescue 

4 Program shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) provide, recruit, train, and equip par6 ticipants of the Program in the areas of digital 

7 forensics, investigation, analysis, intelligence, 

8 and victim identification, as determined by the 

9 Center and the needs of the Department; and 

10 ‘‘(B) ensure that during the internship pe11 riod, participants of the Program are assigned 

12 to investigate and analyze— 

13 ‘‘(i) child exploitation; 

14 ‘‘(ii) child pornography; 

15 ‘‘(iii) unidentified child victims; 

16 ‘‘(iv) human trafficking; 

17 ‘‘(v) traveling child sex offenders; and 

18 ‘‘(vi) forced child labor, including the 

19 sexual exploitation of minors. 

20 ‘‘(f) PAID INTERNSHIP AND HIRING PROGRAM.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab22 lish a paid internship and hiring program for the 

23 purpose of placing participants of the HERO Child24 Rescue Corps Program (in this subsection referred 

25 to as ‘participants’) into paid internship positions, 
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1 for the subsequent appointment of the participants 

2 to permanent positions, as described in the guide3 lines promulgated under paragraph (3). 

4 ‘‘(2) INTERNSHIP POSITIONS.—Under the paid 

5 internship and hiring program required to be estab6 lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall as7 sign or detail participants to positions within United 

8 States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or 

9 any other Federal agency in accordance with the 

10 guidelines promulgated under paragraph (3). 

11 ‘‘(3) PLACEMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

13 promulgate guidelines for assigning or detailing 

14 participants to positions within United States 

15 Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 

16 other Federal agencies, which shall include re17 quirements for internship duties and agree18 ments regarding the subsequent appointment of 

19 the participants to permanent positions. 

20 ‘‘(B) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary shall 

21 give a preference to Homeland Security Inves22 tigations in assignments or details under the 

23 guidelines promulgated under subparagraph 

24 (A). 
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1 ‘‘(4) TERM OF INTERNSHIP.—An appointment 

2 to an internship position under this subsection shall 

3 be for a term not to exceed 12 months. 

4 ‘‘(5) RATE AND TERM OF PAY.—After comple5 tion of initial group training and upon beginning 

6 work at an assigned office, a participant appointed 

7 to an internship position under this subsection who 

8 is not receiving monthly basic pay as a member of 

9 the Armed Forces on active duty shall receive com10 pensation at a rate that is— 

11 ‘‘(A) not less than the minimum rate of 

12 basic pay payable for a position at level GS–5 

13 of the General Schedule; and 

14 ‘‘(B) not more than the maximum rate of 

15 basic pay payable for a position at level GS–7 

16 of the General Schedule. 

17 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBILITY.—In establishing the paid in18 ternship and hiring program required under para19 graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the eligi20 bility requirements for participation in the intern21 ship program are the same as the eligibility require22 ments for participation in the HERO Child-Rescue 

23 Corps Program. 

24 ‘‘(7) HERO CORPS HIRING.—The Secretary 

25 shall establish within Homeland Security Investiga-
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1 tions positions, which shall be in addition to any po2 sitions in existence on the date of enactment of this 

3 subsection, for the hiring and permanent employ4 ment of graduates of the paid internship program 

5 required to be established under paragraph (1).’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized’’; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount made avail13 able pursuant to paragraph (1) in each of fiscal 

14 years 2018 through 2022, not more than 

15 $10,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection 

16 (e) and not less than $2,000,000 shall be used to 

17 carry out subsection (f).’’. 

18 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

19 Section 302 of the HERO Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 

20 22; 129 Stat. 255) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c). 

Passed the Senate September 11, 2017. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1311 

AN ACT 

To provide assistance in abolishing human 

trafficking in the United States.