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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1311 

To provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 7, 2017 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, 

Mr. CORKER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BURR, and Ms. HEITKAMP) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

7 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. 


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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. Training for health professionals. 

Sec. 11. Improving the national strategy to combat human trafficking. 

Sec. 12. Specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance for 

service providers. 

Sec. 13. Enhanced penalties for human trafficking, child exploitation, and repeat offenders. 

Sec. 14. Targeting organized human trafficking perpetrators. 

Sec. 15. Investigating complex human trafficking networks. 

Sec. 16. Combating sex tourism. 

Sec. 17. Human Trafficking Justice Coordinators. 

Sec. 18. Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking. 

Sec. 19. Additional reporting on crime. 

Sec. 20. Making the Presidential Survivor Council permanent. 

Sec. 21. Strengthening the National Human Trafficking Hotline. 

Sec. 22. Ending Government partnerships with the commercial sex industry. 

Sec. 23. Study of human trafficking victim privilege. 

Sec. 24. Understanding the effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 25. Combating trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 26. Grant accountability. 

1 SEC. 2. PRESERVING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ 

2 FUND. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund estab5 lished under section 3014 of title 18, United States 

6 Code— 

7 (1) is intended to supplement, and not sup8 plant, any other funding for domestic trafficking vic9 tims; and 

10 (2) has achieved the objective described in para11 graph (1) since the establishment of the Fund. 

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

13 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 


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

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

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

4 (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, including 

5 the mandatory imposition of civil remedies for satis6 faction of an unpaid fine as authorized under section 

7 3613, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘criminal cases’’; 

8 and 

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

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

11 section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Vio12 lence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102))’’ 

13 after ‘‘child pornography victims’’. 

14 SEC. 3. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF COM15 MERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 

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

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘§ 2429. Mandatory restitution 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3663 or 

21 3663A, and in addition to any other civil or criminal pen22 alty authorized by law, the court shall order restitution 

23 for any offense under this chapter. 

24 ‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DIRECTIONS.—An order of restitution 

2 under this section shall direct the defendant to pay 

3 the victim (through the appropriate court mecha4 nism) the full amount of the victim’s losses, as de5 termined by the court under paragraph (3). 

6 ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—An order of restitution 

7 under this section shall be issued and enforced in ac8 cordance with section 3664 in the same manner as 

9 an order under section 3663A. 

10 ‘‘(3) FULL AMOUNT OF THE VICTIM’S LOSSES

11 DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 

12 term ‘full amount of the victim’s losses’— 

13 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in 

14 section 2259(b)(3); and 

15 ‘‘(B) includes the gross income or value to 

16 the defendant of the victim’s services, if the 

17 services constitute commercial sex acts as de18 fined under section 1591. 

19 ‘‘(4) FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY.—The for20 feiture of property under this subsection shall be 

21 governed by the provisions of section 413 (other 

22 than subsection (d) of such section 413) of the Con23 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853). 

24 ‘‘(c) VICTIM DEFINED.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

2 ‘victim’ means the individual harmed as a result of 

3 the commission of a crime under this chapter. 

4 ‘‘(2) ASSUMPTION OF CRIME VICTIM’S

5 RIGHTS.—In the case of a victim who is under 18 

6 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or de7 ceased, the legal guardian of the victim, a represent8 ative of the victim’s estate, or any other person ap9 pointed as suitable by the court may assume the 

10 crime victim’s rights under this section. 

11 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—A defendant charged with an of12 fense under this chapter may not be named as a represent13 ative or guardian of a victim of the offense.’’. 

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

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

16 by inserting after the item relating to section 2428 the 

17 following: 

‘‘2429. Mandatory restitution.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. VICTIM-WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN SEXUAL EXPLOI19 TATION CASES. 

20 (a) AVAILABILITY OF DOJ APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec21 tion 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is 

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

23 ‘‘chapter 77 of title 18’’. 

24 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.—Section 

25 9705(a)(2)(B)(v) of title 31, United States Code, is 


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

2 to sexual abuse), chapter 110 of title 18 (relating to child 

3 sexual exploitation), or chapter 117 of title 18 (relating 

4 to transportation for illegal sexual activity and related 

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

6 SEC. 5. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DEPART7 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

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

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

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 906. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DE12 PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

13 ‘‘(a) DIRECTIVE TO DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI14 CIALS AND TASK FORCES.— 

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

16 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec17 retary shall issue a directive to— 

18 ‘‘(A) all Federal law enforcement officers 

19 and relevant personnel employed by the Depart20 ment who may be involved in the investigation 

21 of human trafficking offenses; and 

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

23 Department that participate in the investigation 

24 of human trafficking offenses. 


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

2 required to be issued under paragraph (1) shall in3 clude instructions on— 

4 ‘‘(A) the investigation of individuals who 

5 patronize or solicit human trafficking victims as 

6 being engaged in severe trafficking in persons 

7 and how such individuals should be investigated 

8 for their roles in severe trafficking in persons; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) how victims of sex or labor traf11 ficking often engage in criminal acts as a direct 

12 result of severe trafficking in persons and such 

13 individuals are victims of a crime and affirma14 tive measures should be taken to avoid arrest15 ing, charging, or prosecuting such individuals 

16 for any offense that is the direct result of their 

17 victimization. 

18 ‘‘(b) VICTIM SCREENING PROTOCOL.— 

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

20 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec21 retary shall issue a screening protocol for use during 

22 all anti-trafficking law enforcement operations in 

23 which the Department is involved. 

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

25 to be issued under paragraph (1) shall— 


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

2 adults and children who are suspected of engag3 ing in commercial sex acts, child labor that is 

4 a violation of law, or work in violation of labor 

5 standards to determine whether each individual 

6 screened is a victim of human trafficking; 

7 ‘‘(B) require affirmative measures to avoid 

8 arresting, charging, or prosecuting human traf9 ficking victims for any offense that is the direct 

10 result of their victimization; 

11 ‘‘(C) be developed in consultation with rel12 evant interagency partners and nongovern13 mental organizations that specialize in the pre14 vention of human trafficking or in the identi15 fication and support of victims of human traf16 ficking and survivors of human trafficking; and 

17 ‘‘(D) include— 

18 ‘‘(i) procedures and practices to en19 sure that the screening process minimizes 

20 trauma or revictimization of the person 

21 being screened; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of 

23 human trafficking in identifying and re24 ceiving restorative services. 


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1 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY TRAINING.—The training de2 scribed in sections 902 and 904 shall include training nec3 essary to implement— 

4 ‘‘(1) the directive required under subsection (a); 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(2) the protocol required under subsection 

7 (b).’’. 

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

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

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

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

12 section 905 the following: 

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

13 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH 

14 TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

15 Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protec16 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii); by striking the pe18 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

21 grants under this paragraph that are only avail22 able for law enforcement operations or task 

23 forces, the Attorney General may give priority 


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1 to any applicant that files an attestation with 

2 the Attorney General stating that— 

3 ‘‘(i) the grant funds— 

4 ‘‘(I) will be used to assist in the 

5 prevention of severe forms of traf6 ficking in persons in accordance with 

7 Federal law; 

8 ‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen 

9 efforts to investigate and prosecute 

10 those who knowingly benefit finan11 cially from participation in a venture 

12 that has engaged in any act of human 

13 trafficking; 

14 ‘‘(III) will be used to take affirm15 ative measures to avoid arresting, 

16 charging, or prosecuting victims of 

17 human trafficking for any offense that 

18 is the direct result of their victimiza19 tion; and 

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

21 a victim of human trafficking to col22 laborate with law enforcement officers 

23 as a condition of access to any shelter 

24 or restorative services; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the applicant will provide dedi2 cated resources for anti-human trafficking 

3 law enforcement for a period that is longer 

4 than the duration of the grant received 

5 under this paragraph.’’. 

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

7 TRAFFICKING. 

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

9 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) in the heading by inserting ‘‘CHILD VIC11 TIMS OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING IN PER12 SONS AND’’ before ‘‘VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOG13 RAPHY’’; and 

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

15 trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Traf16 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

17 7102(9)(A))) who were under the age of 18 at the 

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

19 pornography’’. 

20 SEC. 8. HOLISTIC TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE21 MENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTORS. 

22 All training required under the Combat Human Traf23 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g) and section 

24 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

25 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) shall— 


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1 (1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly 

2 solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a 

3 person who was a minor (consistent with section 

4 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was sub5 ject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of6 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

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

8 (2) develop specific curriculum for— 

9 (A) under appropriate circumstances, ar10 resting and prosecuting buyers of commercial 

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

12 forced labor as a form of primary prevention; 

13 and 

14 (B) investigating and prosecuting individ15 uals who knowingly benefit financially from par16 ticipation in a venture that has engaged in any 

17 act of human trafficking; and 

18 (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to 

19 eliminating human trafficking shall include a de20 mand reduction component. 

21 SEC. 9. BEST PRACTICES IN DELIVERING JUSTICE FOR VIC22 TIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

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

25 all offices and components of the Department of Justice— 


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1 (1) emphasizing that an individual who know2 ingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act 

3 from a person who was a minor (consistent with sec4 tion 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was 

5 subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of6 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

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

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

9 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 

10 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)); 

11 (2) recommending and implementing best prac12 tices for the collection of special assessments under 

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

14 added by section 101 of the Justice for Victims of 

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

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

17 an authorized collection method and remedy under 

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

19 (3) clarifying that commercial sexual exploi20 tation is a form of gender-based violence. 

21 SEC. 10. TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 

22 Section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

23 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(f)) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 

25 ‘‘(h) TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

2 ‘‘(A) the term ‘pilot program’ means the 

3 Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and 

4 Wellness Training pilot program established 

5 under paragraph (2); and 

6 ‘‘(B) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec7 retary of Health and Human Services. 

8 ‘‘(2) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

10 continue a pilot program, which shall be known 

11 as the ‘Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to 

12 Health and Wellness Training pilot program’ or 

13 the ‘SOAR to Health and Wellness Training 

14 pilot program’. 

15 ‘‘(B) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Under the 

16 pilot program, the Secretary may award grants 

17 to appropriate entities to train health care pro18 viders— 

19 ‘‘(i) to identify potential human traf20 ficking victims; 

21 ‘‘(ii) to work with law enforcement 

22 agencies to report human trafficking and 

23 facilitate communication with human traf24 ficking victims, in accordance with all ap25 plicable Federal, State, local, and tribal 


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1 laws, including legal confidentiality re2 quirements for patients and health care 

3 providers; 

4 ‘‘(iii) to refer such victims to appro5 priate social or victims service agencies or 

6 organizations; 

7 ‘‘(iv) to provide such victims with ap8 propriate patient-centered, evidence-based 

9 care; and 

10 ‘‘(v) to foster the practice of inter11 professional collaboration, including prac12 tices used by organizations other than 

13 health care organizations. 

14 ‘‘(C) FUNCTIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The functions of 

16 the pilot program shall include, as appro17 priate, the functions of the Stop, Observe, 

18 Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 

19 Training program that was operating on 

20 the day before the date of the enactment 

21 of this subsection and any of the author22 ized initiatives described in clause (ii). 

23 ‘‘(ii) AUTHORIZED INITIATIVES.—The 

24 authorized initiatives of the pilot program 

25 shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(I) engaging stakeholders, in2 cluding victims of human trafficking 

3 and Federal, State, local, or tribal 

4 partners; 

5 ‘‘(II) making grants available to 

6 support training in health care sites 

7 that represent diversity in— 

8 ‘‘(aa) geography; 

9 ‘‘(bb) the demographics of 

10 the population served; 

11 ‘‘(cc) the predominate types 

12 of human trafficking cases; and 

13 ‘‘(dd) health care provider 

14 profiles; and 

15 ‘‘(III) providing technical assist16 ance to assist grantees in— 

17 ‘‘(aa) achieving the objec18 tives described in subparagraph 

19 (B); and 

20 ‘‘(bb) reporting on any best 

21 practices they identify. 

22 ‘‘(D) TERMINATION.—The pilot program 

23 shall terminate not later than October 1, 2022. 

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1 ‘‘(A) DATA COLLECTION.—During any of 

2 the fiscal years 2018 through 2022 in which the 

3 Secretary carries out any of the authorized ini4 tiatives described in paragraph (2)(C), the Sec5 retary shall collect data and report on— 

6 ‘‘(i) the total number of entities that 

7 received a grant under this subsection— 

8 ‘‘(I) during the previous fiscal 

9 year; 

10 ‘‘(II) between the previous fiscal 

11 year and the date of the enactment of 

12 this subsection; and 

13 ‘‘(III) between the date of the en14 actment of this subsection and the 

15 date of the establishment of the Stop, 

16 Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health 

17 and Wellness Training program that 

18 was operating on the day before the 

19 date of the enactment of this sub20 section; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the total number of health care 

22 providers and other related providers that 

23 participated in training supported by the 

24 pilot program— 


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1 ‘‘(I) during the previous fiscal 

2 year; 

3 ‘‘(II) between the previous fiscal 

4 year and the date of the enactment of 

5 this subsection; and 

6 ‘‘(III) between the date of the en7 actment of this subsection and the 

8 date of the establishment of the Stop, 

9 Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health 

10 and Wellness Training program that 

11 was operating on the day before the 

12 date of the enactment of this sub13 section. 

14 ‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 90 days 

15 after the first day of each of the fiscal years 

16 2018 through 2022, the Secretary shall prepare 

17 and submit to Congress a report on the data 

18 collected under subparagraph (A). 

19 ‘‘(C) SHARING BEST PRACTICES.—The 

20 Secretary shall make available, on the website 

21 of the Department of Health and Human Serv22 ices, a description of the evidence-based prac23 tices and procedures used by entities that re24 ceive a grant under the pilot program for carVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:19 Jun 12, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1311.IS S1311

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1 rying out the activities described in paragraph 

2 (2)(B).’’. 

3 SEC. 11. IMPROVING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

4 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

5 Section 606(b) of the Justice for Victims of Traf6 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044h(b)) is amended 

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) A national strategy to prevent human traf9 ficking and reduce demand for human trafficking 

10 victims.’’. 

11 SEC. 12. SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING 

12 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 

13 PROVIDERS. 

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

15 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza16 tion Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f) is amended— 

17 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LAW EN18 FORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING

20 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE’’; 

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

22 State or a local government.’’ and inserting the fol23 lowing: ‘‘means— 

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


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1 ‘‘(B) a federally recognized Indian tribal 

2 government, as determined by the Secretary of 

3 the Interior; 

4 ‘‘(C) a victim service provider; 

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

6 (including a tribal nonprofit or for-profit orga7 nization); 

8 ‘‘(E) a national organization; or 

9 ‘‘(F) an institution of higher education (in10 cluding tribal institutions of higher edu11 cation).’’; 

12 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

13 following: 

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

15 may award grants to eligible entities to— 

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

17 victims of trafficking; 

18 ‘‘(2) improve quality and quantity of services 

19 offered to trafficking survivors; and 

20 ‘‘(3) improve victim service providers’ partner21 ships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law en22 forcement agencies and other relevant entities.’’; and 

23 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

4 following: 

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

6 of services available to victim service providers who 

7 serve trafficking victims; 

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

9 materials identifying best practices in accordance 

10 with Federal law and policies, to support victim 

11 service providers working with human trafficking 

12 victims; 

13 ‘‘(6) identify and disseminate other publicly 

14 available materials in accordance with Federal law 

15 to help build capacity of service providers; 

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

17 through webinars, or through other mechanisms in 

18 accordance with Federal law; or 

19 ‘‘(8) assist service providers in developing addi20 tional resources such as partnerships with Federal, 

21 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and 

22 other relevant entities in order to access a range of 

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

24 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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1 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

2 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) is amend3 ed by striking the item relating to section 111 and insert4 ing the following: 

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

5 SEC. 13. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 

6 CHILD EXPLOITATION, AND REPEAT OFFEND7 ERS. 

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

9 (1) in chapter 77— 

10 (A) in section 1583(a), in the flush text 

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

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

13 30 years’’; 

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

15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

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

17 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years’’; and 

18 (2) in section 2426— 

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

20 and inserting ‘‘3 times’’; and 

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

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

23 (A)’’. 


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1 SEC. 14. TARGETING ORGANIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

2 PERPETRATORS. 

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

4 amended— 

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

6 end; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (4); 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(3) a Federal offense involving human traf12 ficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or trans13 portation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activ14 ity; and’’; and 

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

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

17 SEC. 15. INVESTIGATING COMPLEX HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

18 NETWORKS. 

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

20 amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(c)— 

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

23 slave trade), section 1583 (enticement into slav24 ery),’’ after ‘‘section 1581 (peonage),’’; and 

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

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1 tion 1586 (service on vessels in slave trade), 

2 section 1587 (possession of slaves aboard ves3 sel), section 1588 (transportation of slaves from 

4 United States),’’ after ‘‘section 1584 (involun5 tary servitude),’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

8 inserting ‘‘kidnapping, human’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘production, ,’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘production, prostitution,’’. 

11 SEC. 16. COMBATING SEX TOURISM. 

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

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the pur15 pose’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating purpose’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘for the pur18 pose of engaging’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating 

19 purpose of engaging’’. 

20 SEC. 17. HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINATORS. 

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

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1 sponsibilities, works with a human trafficking victim-wit2 ness specialist and shall be responsible for— 

3 (1) serving as the legal counsel for the Federal 

4 judicial district on matters relating to human traf5 ficking; 

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 18 of this Act; 

15 (5) coordinating with other Federal agencies, 

16 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, 

17 victim service providers, and other relevant non-gov18 ernmental organizations to build partnerships on ac19 tivities relating to human trafficking; and 

20 (6) ensuring the collection of restitution for vic21 tims as required to be ordered under section 1593 

22 of title 18, United States Code, and section 2429 of 

23 such title, as added by section 3 of this Act. 

24 (b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COORDINATOR.—Not 

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1 the Attorney General shall designate an official who shall 

2 coordinate human trafficking efforts within the Depart3 ment of Justice who, in addition to any other responsibil4 ities, shall be responsible for— 

5 (1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting the 

6 work of the Department of Justice relating to 

7 human trafficking, including investigation, prosecu8 tion, training, outreach, victim support, grant-mak9 ing, and policy activities; 

10 (2) in consultation with survivors of human 

11 trafficking, compiling, conducting, and dissemi12 nating, including making publicly available when ap13 propriate, replication guides and training materials 

14 for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, 

15 emergency responders, individuals working in victim 

16 services, adult and child protective services, social 

17 services, and public safety, medical personnel, men18 tal health personnel, financial services personnel, 

19 and any other individuals whose work may bring 

20 them in contact with human trafficking regarding 

21 how to— 

22 (A) conduct investigations in human traf23 ficking cases; 

24 (B) address evidentiary issues and other 

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1 (C) appropriately assess, respond to, and 

2 interact with victims and witnesses in human 

3 trafficking cases, including in administrative, 

4 civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and 

5 (3) carrying out such other duties as the Attor6 ney General determines necessary in connection with 

7 enhancing the understanding, prevention, and detec8 tion of, and response to, human trafficking. 

9 SEC. 18. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 

10 COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

11 Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Pro12 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amend13 ed— 

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

15 and 

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

17 ‘‘(viii) the number of convictions ob18 tained under chapter 77 of title 18, United 

19 States Code, aggregated separately by the 

20 form of offense committed with respect to 

21 the victim, including recruiting, enticing, 

22 harboring, transporting, providing, obtain23 ing, advertising, maintaining, patronizing, 

24 or soliciting a human trafficking victim; 

25 and’’. 


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1 SEC. 19. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON CRIME. 

2 Section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

3 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (28 

4 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— 

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

6 end; 

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

8 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

10 ‘‘(4) incidents of assisting or promoting pros11 titution, child labor that is a violation of law, or 

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

13 described in paragraph (1); and 

14 ‘‘(5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting com15 mercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of 

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

17 of 18 as described in paragraph (2).’’. 

18 SEC. 20. MAKING THE PRESIDENTIAL SURVIVOR COUNCIL 

19 PERMANENT. 

20 Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

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

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1 SEC. 21. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAF2 FICKING HOTLINE. 

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

4 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

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

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘and providing an annual re7 port on the case referrals received from the national 

8 human trafficking hotline by Federal departments 

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

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

11 after ‘‘Any data collection procedures’’. 

12 (b) HOTLINE INFORMATION.—Section 

13 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

14 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 

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

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

17 place in all Federal buildings.’’. 

18 SEC. 22. ENDING GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE 

19 COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. 

20 No Federal funds or resources may be used for the 

21 operation of, participation in, or partnership with any pro22 gram that involves the provision of funding or resources 

23 to an organization that— 

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1 (2) derives profits from the commercial sex 

2 trade. 

3 SEC. 23. STUDY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM PRIVI4 LEGE. 

5 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 

7 shall— 

8 (1) conduct a study on the necessity and desir9 ability of amending the Federal Rules of Evidence to 

10 establish a Federal evidentiary privilege for con11 fidential communications between a victim of human 

12 trafficking, regardless of whether the victim of 

13 human trafficking is a party to a legal action, and 

14 a caseworker assisting the victim of human traf15 ficking; and 

16 (2) submit to Congress a report on the study 

17 conducted under paragraph (1). 

18 SEC. 24. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE 

19 FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘SEC. 607. UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO2 LOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEVERE FORMS OF 

3 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Jus5 tice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

6 shall jointly conduct a study on the short-term and long7 term physical and psychological effects of serious harm (as 

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

9 1591(e)(4) of title 18, United States Code, as amended 

10 by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 

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

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

13 of services for individuals who are identified as victims of 

14 these crimes, including victims in cases that were not in15 vestigated or prosecuted by any law enforcement agency, 

16 and how new or current treatment and programming op17 tions should be tailored to address the unique needs and 

18 barriers associated with these victims. 

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

20 of enactment of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 

21 2017, the National Institute of Justice and the Centers 

22 for Disease Control and Prevention shall make available 

23 to the public the results, including any associated rec24 ommendations, of the study conducted under subsection 

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

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

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

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

5 section 606 the following: 

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

of trafficking in persons.’’. 

6 SEC. 25. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

7 (a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION ACT OF

8 2000 PROGRAMS.—Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims 

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

10 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

12 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

13 2022.’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2014 

15 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

16 2022’’; and 

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

18 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

19 (b) REINSTATEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF

20 GRANTS TO COMBAT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.— 

21 (1) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED PROVI22 SION.— 

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

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

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

3 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 1241(b) of the Violence Against Women Reau5 thorization Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14004a 

6 note) is repealed. 

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

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

9 on March 6, 2017. 

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

11 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

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

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 

15 through 2022, the Attorney General is authorized to allo16 cate up to $8,000,000 of the amounts appropriated pursu17 ant to section 113(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Pre18 vention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(d)(1)) to carry out 

19 this section.’’. 

20 SEC. 26. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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

23 authorized to award grants under this Act; 

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

2 of a covered agency. 

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

4 subject to the following accountability provisions: 

5 (1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

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

7 term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means a find8 ing in the final audit report of the Inspector 

9 General of a covered agency that the audited 

10 grantee has utilized funds under a covered 

11 grant for an unauthorized expenditure or other12 wise unallowable cost that is not closed or re13 solved within 12 months from the date when 

14 the final audit report is issued. 

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

16 year beginning after the date of enactment of 

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

18 Inspector General of a covered agency shall 

19 conduct audits of recipients of covered grants to 

20 prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 

21 grantees. The Inspector General shall determine 

22 the appropriate number of grantees to be au23 dited each year. 

24 (C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 

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1 have an unresolved audit finding shall not be el2 igible to receive funds under a covered grant 

3 during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 

4 the end of the 12-month period described in 

5 subparagraph (A). 

6 (D) PRIORITY.—In awarding covered 

7 grants, a covered official shall give priority to 

8 eligible applicants that did not have an unre9 solved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 

10 before submitting an application for the covered 

11 grant. 

12 (E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

13 awarded funds under a covered grant during 

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

15 is barred from receiving covered grants under 

16 subparagraph (C), a covered official shall— 

17 (i) deposit an amount equal to the 

18 amount of the grant funds that were im19 properly awarded to the grantee into the 

20 General Fund of the Treasury; and 

21 (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re22 payment to the fund from the recipient of 

23 the covered grant that was erroneously 

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1 (2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE2 MENTS.— 

3 (A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

4 paragraph and each covered grant program, the 

5 term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organi6 zation that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

7 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is ex8 empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

9 such Code. 

10 (B) PROHIBITION.—A covered grant may 

11 not be awarded to a nonprofit organization that 

12 holds money in offshore accounts for the pur13 pose of avoiding paying the tax described in 

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

15 1986. 

16 (C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi17 zation that is awarded a covered grant and uses 

18 the procedures prescribed in regulations to cre19 ate a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness 

20 for the compensation of its officers, directors, 

21 trustees, and key employees, shall disclose to 

22 the applicable covered official, in the application 

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1 proving such compensation, the comparability 

2 data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 

3 of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 

4 a covered official shall make the information 

5 disclosed under this subparagraph available for 

6 public inspection. 

7 (3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

8 (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 

9 available to a covered agency to carry out a cov10 ered grant program may be used by a covered 

11 official, or by any individual or entity awarded 

12 discretionary funds through a cooperative 

13 agreement under a covered grant program, to 

14 host or support any expenditure for conferences 

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

16 available by the covered agency, unless the cov17 ered official provides prior written authorization 

18 that the funds may be expended to host the 

19 conference. 

20 (B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap21 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

22 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

23 conference, including the cost of all food, bev24 erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

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1 (C) REPORT.— 

2 (i) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The 

3 Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 

4 annual report to the appropriate commit5 tees of Congress on all conference expendi6 tures approved under this paragraph. 

7 (ii) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

8 HUMAN SERVICES.—The Deputy Secretary 

9 of Health and Human Services shall sub10 mit to the appropriate committees of Con11 gress an annual report on all conference 

12 expenditures approved under this para13 graph. 

14 (iii) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE15 CURITY.—The Deputy Secretary of Home16 land Security shall submit to the appro17 priate committees of Congress an annual 

18 report on all conference expenditures ap19 proved under this paragraph. 

20 (4) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the 

21 first fiscal year beginning after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, each covered official shall submit 

23 to the appropriate committees of Congress an an24 nual certification— 

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1 (i) all audits issued by the Office of 

2 the Inspector General of the applicable 

3 covered agency under paragraph (1) have 

4 been completed and reviewed by the appro5 priate official; 

6 (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

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

8 and 

9 (iii) all reimbursements required 

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

11 and 

12 (B) that includes a list of any recipients of 

13 a covered grant excluded under paragraph (1) 

14 from the previous year. 

15 (c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

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

17 awards a covered grant, the covered official shall 

18 compare potential awards under the covered grant 

19 program with other covered grants awarded to deter20 mine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the 

21 same purpose. 

22 (2) REPORT.—If a covered official awards du23 plicate covered grants to the same applicant for the 

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1 appropriate committees of Congress a report that in2 cludes— 

3 (A) a list of all duplicate covered grants 

4 awarded, including the total dollar amount of 

5 any duplicate covered grants awarded; and 

6 (B) the reason the covered official awarded 

7 the duplicate covered grants. 

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