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Calendar No. 188 

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, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WICKER, Mr. THUNE, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. 

FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AUGUST 1, 2017 

Reported by Mr. GRASSLEY, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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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. 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. 

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 (f), by inserting ‘‘, including 

12 the mandatory imposition of civil remedies for satis13 faction of an unpaid fine as authorized under section 

14 3613, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘criminal cases’’; 

15 and 

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

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

18 section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Vio19 lence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102))’’ 

20 after ‘‘child pornography victims’’. 

21 SEC. 3. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF COM22 MERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 

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

24 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2429. Mandatory restitution 

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

3 3663A, and in addition to any other civil or criminal pen4 alty authorized by law, the court shall order restitution 

5 for any offense under this chapter. 

6 ‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.— 

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

8 under this section shall direct the defendant to pay 

9 the victim (through the appropriate court mecha10 nism) the full amount of the victim’s losses, as de11 termined by the court under paragraph (3). 

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

13 under this section shall be issued and enforced in ac14 cordance with section 3664 in the same manner as 

15 an order under section 3663A. 

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

17 DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 

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

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

20 section 2259(b)(3); and 

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

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

23 services constitute commercial sex acts as de24 fined under section 1591. 

25 ‘‘(4) FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY.—The for26 feiture of property under this subsection shall be 


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1 governed by the provisions of section 413 (other 

2 than subsection (d) of such section 413) of the Con3 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853). 

4 ‘‘(c) VICTIM DEFINED.— 

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

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

7 the commission of a crime under this chapter. 

8 ‘‘(2) ASSUMPTION OF CRIME VICTIM’S

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

10 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or de11 ceased, the legal guardian of the victim, a represent12 ative of the victim’s estate, or any other person ap13 pointed as suitable by the court may assume the 

14 crime victim’s rights under this section. 

15 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—A defendant charged with an of16 fense under this chapter may not be named as a represent17 ative or guardian of a victim of the offense.’’. 

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

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

20 by inserting after the item relating to section 2428 the 

21 following: 

‘‘2429. Mandatory restitution.’’. 

22 SEC. 4. VICTIM-WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN SEXUAL EXPLOI23 TATION CASES. 

24 (a) AVAILABILITY OF DOJ APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec25 tion 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is 


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

2 ‘‘chapter 77 of title 18’’. 

3 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.—Section 

4 9705(a)(2)(B)(v) of title 31, United States Code, is 

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

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

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

8 to transportation for illegal sexual activity and related 

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

10 SEC. 5. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DEPART11 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

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

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

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 906. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DE16 PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

17 ‘‘(a) DIRECTIVE TO DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI18 CIALS AND TASK FORCES.— 

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

20 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec21 retary shall issue a directive to— 

22 ‘‘(A) all Federal law enforcement officers 

23 and relevant personnel employed by the Depart24 ment who may be involved in the investigation 

25 of human trafficking offenses; and 


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

2 Department that participate in the investigation 

3 of human trafficking offenses. 

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

5 required to be issued under paragraph (1) shall in6 clude instructions on— 

7 ‘‘(A) the investigation of individuals who 

8 patronize or solicit human trafficking victims as 

9 being engaged in severe trafficking in persons 

10 and how such individuals should be investigated 

11 for their roles in severe trafficking in persons; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) how victims of sex or labor traf14 ficking often engage in criminal acts as a direct 

15 result of severe trafficking in persons and such 

16 individuals are victims of a crime and affirma17 tive measures should be taken to avoid arrest18 ing, charging, or prosecuting such individuals 

19 for any offense that is the direct result of their 

20 victimization. 

21 ‘‘(b) VICTIM SCREENING PROTOCOL.— 

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

23 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec24 retary shall issue a screening protocol for use during 


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1 all anti-trafficking law enforcement operations in 

2 which the Department is involved. 

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

4 to be issued under paragraph (1) shall— 

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

6 adults and children who are suspected of engag7 ing in commercial sex acts, child labor that is 

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

9 standards to determine whether each individual 

10 screened is a victim of human trafficking; 

11 ‘‘(B) require affirmative measures to avoid 

12 arresting, charging, or prosecuting human traf13 ficking victims for any offense that is the direct 

14 result of their victimization; 

15 ‘‘(C) be developed in consultation with rel16 evant interagency partners and nongovern17 mental organizations that specialize in the pre18 vention of human trafficking or in the identi19 fication and support of victims of human traf20 ficking and survivors of human trafficking; and 

21 ‘‘(D) include— 

22 ‘‘(i) procedures and practices to en23 sure that the screening process minimizes 

24 trauma or revictimization of the person 

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1 ‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of 

2 human trafficking in identifying and re3 ceiving restorative services. 

4 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY TRAINING.—The training de5 scribed in sections 902 and 904 shall include training nec6 essary to implement— 

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

8 and 

9 ‘‘(2) the protocol required under subsection 

10 (b).’’. 

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

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

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

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

15 section 905 the following: 

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

16 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH 

17 TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

18 Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protec19 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii); by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

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1 able for law enforcement operations or task 

2 forces, the Attorney General may give priority 

3 to any applicant that files an attestation with 

4 the Attorney General stating that— 

5 ‘‘(i) the grant funds— 

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

7 prevention of severe forms of traf8 ficking in persons in accordance with 

9 Federal law; 

10 ‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen 

11 efforts to investigate and prosecute 

12 those who knowingly benefit finan13 cially from participation in a venture 

14 that has engaged in any act of human 

15 trafficking; 

16 ‘‘(III) will be used to take affirm17 ative measures to avoid arresting, 

18 charging, or prosecuting victims of 

19 human trafficking for any offense that 

20 is the direct result of their victimiza21 tion; and 

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

23 a victim of human trafficking to col24 laborate with law enforcement officers 


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1 as a condition of access to any shelter 

2 or restorative services; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the applicant will provide dedi4 cated resources for anti-human trafficking 

5 law enforcement for a period that is longer 

6 than the duration of the grant received 

7 under this paragraph.’’. 

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

9 TRAFFICKING. 

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

11 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the heading by inserting ‘‘CHILD VIC13 TIMS OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING IN PER14 SONS AND’’ before ‘‘VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOG15 RAPHY’’; and 

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

17 trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Traf18 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

19 7102(9)(A))) who were under the age of 18 at the 

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

21 pornography’’. 

22 SEC. 8. HOLISTIC TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE23 MENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTORS. 

24 All training required under the Combat Human Traf25 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g) and section 


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1 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) shall— 

3 (1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly 

4 solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a 

5 person who was a minor (consistent with section 

6 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was sub7 ject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of8 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

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

10 (2) develop specific curriculum for— 

11 (A) under appropriate circumstances, ar12 resting and prosecuting buyers of commercial 

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

14 forced labor as a form of primary prevention; 

15 and 

16 (B) investigating and prosecuting individ17 uals who knowingly benefit financially from par18 ticipation in a venture that has engaged in any 

19 act of human trafficking; and 

20 (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to 

21 eliminating human trafficking shall include a de22 mand reduction component. 


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1 SEC. 9. BEST PRACTICES IN DELIVERING JUSTICE FOR VIC2 TIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 

3 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

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

5 all offices and components of the Department of Justice— 

6 (1) emphasizing that an individual who know7 ingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act 

8 from a person who was a minor (consistent with sec9 tion 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code) or was 

10 subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an of11 fense under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

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

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

14 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 

15 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)); 

16 (2) recommending and implementing best prac17 tices for the collection of special assessments under 

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

19 added by section 101 of the Justice for Victims of 

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

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

22 an authorized collection method and remedy under 

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

24 (3) clarifying that commercial sexual exploi25 tation is a form of gender-based violence. 


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1 SEC. 10. TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 

2 Section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

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

4 end the following: 

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

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

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

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

9 Wellness Training pilot program established 

10 under paragraph (2); and 

11 ‘‘(B) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec12 retary of Health and Human Services. 

13 ‘‘(2) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

15 continue a pilot program, which shall be known 

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

17 Health and Wellness Training pilot program’ or 

18 the ‘SOAR to Health and Wellness Training 

19 pilot program’. 

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

21 pilot program, the Secretary may award grants 

22 to appropriate entities to train health care pro23 viders— 

24 ‘‘(i) to identify potential human traf25 ficking victims; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) to work with law enforcement 

2 agencies to report human trafficking and 

3 facilitate communication with human traf4 ficking victims, in accordance with all ap5 plicable Federal, State, local, and tribal 

6 laws, including legal confidentiality re7 quirements for patients and health care 

8 providers; 

9 ‘‘(iii) to refer such victims to appro10 priate social or victims service agencies or 

11 organizations; 

12 ‘‘(iv) to provide such victims with ap13 propriate patient-centered, evidence-based 

14 care; and 

15 ‘‘(v) to foster the practice of inter16 professional collaboration, including prac17 tices used by organizations other than 

18 health care organizations. 

19 ‘‘(C) FUNCTIONS.— 

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

21 the pilot program shall include, as appro22 priate, the functions of the Stop, Observe, 

23 Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness 

24 Training program that was operating on 

25 the day before the date of the enactment 


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1 of this subsection and any of the author2 ized initiatives described in clause (ii). 

3 ‘‘(ii) AUTHORIZED INITIATIVES.—The 

4 authorized initiatives of the pilot program 

5 shall include— 

6 ‘‘(I) engaging stakeholders, in7 cluding victims of human trafficking 

8 and Federal, State, local, or tribal 

9 partners; 

10 ‘‘(II) making grants available to 

11 support training in health care sites 

12 that represent diversity in— 

13 ‘‘(aa) geography; 

14 ‘‘(bb) the demographics of 

15 the population served; 

16 ‘‘(cc) the predominate types 

17 of human trafficking cases; and 

18 ‘‘(dd) health care provider 

19 profiles; and 

20 ‘‘(III) providing technical assist21 ance to assist grantees in— 

22 ‘‘(aa) achieving the objec23 tives described in subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(bb) reporting on any best 

2 practices they identify. 

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

4 shall terminate not later than October 1, 2022. 

5 ‘‘(3) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING RE6 QUIREMENTS.— 

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

8 the fiscal years 2018 through 2022 in which the 

9 Secretary carries out any of the authorized ini10 tiatives described in paragraph (2)(C), the Sec11 retary shall collect data and report on— 

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

13 received a grant under this subsection— 

14 ‘‘(I) during the previous fiscal 

15 year; 

16 ‘‘(II) between the previous fiscal 

17 year and the date of the enactment of 

18 this subsection; and 

19 ‘‘(III) between the date of the en20 actment of this subsection and the 

21 date of the establishment of the Stop, 

22 Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health 

23 and Wellness Training program that 

24 was operating on the day before the 


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1 date of the enactment of this sub2 section; and 

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

4 providers and other related providers that 

5 participated in training supported by the 

6 pilot program— 

7 ‘‘(I) during the previous fiscal 

8 year; 

9 ‘‘(II) between the previous fiscal 

10 year and the date of the enactment of 

11 this subsection; and 

12 ‘‘(III) between the date of the en13 actment of this subsection and the 

14 date of the establishment of the Stop, 

15 Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health 

16 and Wellness Training program that 

17 was operating on the day before the 

18 date of the enactment of this sub19 section. 

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

21 after the first day of each of the fiscal years 

22 2018 through 2022, the Secretary shall prepare 

23 and submit to Congress a report on the data 

24 collected under subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(C) SHARING BEST PRACTICES.—The 

2 Secretary shall make available, on the website 

3 of the Department of Health and Human Serv4 ices, a description of the evidence-based prac5 tices and procedures used by entities that re6 ceive a grant under the pilot program for car7 rying out the activities described in paragraph 

8 (2)(B).’’. 

9 SEC. 11. IMPROVING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

10 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

11 Section 606(b) of the Justice for Victims of Traf12 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044h(b)) is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(6) A national strategy to prevent human traf15 ficking and reduce demand for human trafficking 

16 victims.’’. 

17 SEC. 12. SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING 

18 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 

19 PROVIDERS. 

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

21 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza22 tion Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f) is amended— 

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1 ing ‘‘SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING

2 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE’’; 

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

4 State or a local government.’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: ‘‘means— 

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

7 ‘‘(B) a federally recognized Indian tribal 

8 government, as determined by the Secretary of 

9 the Interior; 

10 ‘‘(C) a victim service provider; 

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

12 (including a tribal nonprofit or for-profit orga13 nization); 

14 ‘‘(E) a national organization; or 

15 ‘‘(F) an institution of higher education (in16 cluding tribal institutions of higher edu17 cation).’’; 

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

19 following: 

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

21 may award grants to eligible entities to— 

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

23 victims of trafficking; 

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

25 offered to trafficking survivors; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) improve victim service providers’ partner2 ships with Federal, State, tribal, and local law en3 forcement agencies and other relevant entities.’’; and 

4 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

6 the end; 

7 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe8 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

10 following: 

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

12 of services available to victim service providers who 

13 serve trafficking victims; 

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

15 materials identifying best practices in accordance 

16 with Federal law and policies, to support victim 

17 service providers working with human trafficking 

18 victims; 

19 ‘‘(6) identify and disseminate other publicly 

20 available materials in accordance with Federal law 

21 to help build capacity of service providers; 

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

23 through webinars, or through other mechanisms in 

24 accordance with Federal law; or 


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1 ‘‘(8) assist service providers in developing addi2 tional resources such as partnerships with Federal, 

3 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and 

4 other relevant entities in order to access a range of 

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

6 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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

8 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

9 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) is amend10 ed by striking the item relating to section 111 and insert11 ing the following: 

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

12 SEC. 13. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 

13 CHILD EXPLOITATION, AND REPEAT OFFEND14 ERS. 

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

16 (1) in chapter 77— 

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

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

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

20 30 years’’; 

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

22 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

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

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1 (2) in section 2426— 

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

3 and inserting ‘‘3 times’’; and 

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

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

6 (A)’’. 

7 SEC. 14. TARGETING ORGANIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

8 PERPETRATORS. 

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

10 amended— 

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

12 end; 

13 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para14 graph (4); 

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(3) a Federal offense involving human traf18 ficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or trans19 portation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activ20 ity; and’’; and 

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

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


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1 SEC. 15. INVESTIGATING COMPLEX HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

2 NETWORKS. 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(c)— 

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

7 slave trade), section 1583 (enticement into slav8 ery),’’ after ‘‘section 1581 (peonage),’’; and 

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

10 detention, transportation or sale of slaves), sec11 tion 1586 (service on vessels in slave trade), 

12 section 1587 (possession of slaves aboard ves13 sel), section 1588 (transportation of slaves from 

14 United States),’’ after ‘‘section 1584 (involun15 tary servitude),’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

18 inserting ‘‘kidnapping, human’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘production, ,’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘production, prostitution,’’. 

21 SEC. 16. COMBATING SEX TOURISM. 

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

23 amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the pur25 pose’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating purpose’’; 

26 and 


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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘for the pur2 pose of engaging’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating 

3 purpose of engaging’’. 

4 SEC. 17. HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINATORS. 

5 (a) HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINA6 TORS.—The Attorney General shall designate in each Fed7 eral judicial district not less than 1 Assistant United 

8 States Attorney to serve as the Human Trafficking Coor9 dinator for the district who, in addition to any other re10 sponsibilities, works with a human trafficking victim-wit11 ness specialist and shall be responsible for— 

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

13 judicial district on matters relating to human traf14 ficking; 

15 (2) prosecuting, or assisting in the prosecution 

16 of, human trafficking cases; 

17 (3) conducting public outreach and awareness 

18 activities relating to human trafficking; 

19 (4) ensuring the collection of data required to 

20 be collected under clause (viii) of section 

21 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

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

23 section 18 of this Act; 

24 (5) coordinating with other Federal agencies, 

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1 victim service providers, and other relevant non-gov2 ernmental organizations to build partnerships on ac3 tivities relating to human trafficking; and 

4 (6) ensuring the collection of restitution for vic5 tims as required to be ordered under section 1593 

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

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

8 (b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COORDINATOR.—Not 

9 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

10 the Attorney General shall designate an official who shall 

11 coordinate human trafficking efforts within the Depart12 ment of Justice who, in addition to any other responsibil13 ities, shall be responsible for— 

14 (1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting the 

15 work of the Department of Justice relating to 

16 human trafficking, including investigation, prosecu17 tion, training, outreach, victim support, grant-mak18 ing, and policy activities; 

19 (2) in consultation with survivors of human 

20 trafficking, compiling, conducting, and dissemi21 nating, including making publicly available when ap22 propriate, replication guides and training materials 

23 for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, 

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1 services, and public safety, medical personnel, men2 tal health personnel, financial services personnel, 

3 and any other individuals whose work may bring 

4 them in contact with human trafficking regarding 

5 how to— 

6 (A) conduct investigations in human traf7 ficking cases; 

8 (B) address evidentiary issues and other 

9 legal issues; and 

10 (C) appropriately assess, respond to, and 

11 interact with victims and witnesses in human 

12 trafficking cases, including in administrative, 

13 civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and 

14 (3) carrying out such other duties as the Attor15 ney General determines necessary in connection with 

16 enhancing the understanding, prevention, and detec17 tion of, and response to, human trafficking. 

18 SEC. 18. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 

19 COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

20 Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Pro21 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amend22 ed— 

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

24 and 

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1 ‘‘(viii) the number of convictions ob2 tained under chapter 77 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, aggregated separately by the 

4 form of offense committed with respect to 

5 the victim, including recruiting, enticing, 

6 harboring, transporting, providing, obtain7 ing, advertising, maintaining, patronizing, 

8 or soliciting a human trafficking victim; 

9 and’’. 

10 SEC. 19. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON CRIME. 

11 Section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

12 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (28 

13 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— 

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

15 end; 

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

17 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

19 ‘‘(4) incidents of assisting or promoting pros20 titution, child labor that is a violation of law, or 

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

22 described in paragraph (1); and 

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

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

3 SEC. 20. MAKING THE PRESIDENTIAL SURVIVOR COUNCIL 

4 PERMANENT. 

5 Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

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

7 amended by striking subsection (h). 

8 SEC. 21. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAF9 FICKING HOTLINE. 

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

11 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

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

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘and providing an annual re14 port on the case referrals received from the national 

15 human trafficking hotline by Federal departments 

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

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

18 after ‘‘Any data collection procedures’’. 

19 (b) HOTLINE INFORMATION.—Section 

20 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

21 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 

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

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

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1 SEC. 22. ENDING GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE 

2 COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. 

3 No Federal funds or resources may be used for the 

4 operation of, participation in, or partnership with any pro5 gram that involves the provision of funding or resources 

6 to an organization that— 

7 (1) has the primary purpose of providing adult 

8 entertainment; and 

9 (2) derives profits from the commercial sex 

10 trade. 

11 SEC. 23. STUDY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM PRIVI12 LEGE. 

13 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

15 shall— 

16 (1) conduct a study on the necessity and desir17 ability of amending the Federal Rules of Evidence to 

18 establish a Federal evidentiary privilege for con19 fidential communications between a victim of human 

20 trafficking, regardless of whether the victim of 

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

22 a caseworker assisting the victim of human traf23 ficking; and 

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

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1 SEC. 24. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE 

2 FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

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

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

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

6 ‘‘SEC. 607. UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO7 LOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEVERE FORMS OF 

8 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Jus10 tice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

11 shall jointly conduct a study on the short-term and long12 term physical and psychological effects of serious harm (as 

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

14 1591(e)(4) of title 18, United States Code, as amended 

15 by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 

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

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

18 of services for individuals who are identified as victims of 

19 these crimes, including victims in cases that were not in20 vestigated or prosecuted by any law enforcement agency, 

21 and how new or current treatment and programming op22 tions should be tailored to address the unique needs and 

23 barriers associated with these victims. 

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

25 of enactment of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 

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1 for Disease Control and Prevention shall make available 

2 to the public the results, including any associated rec3 ommendations, of the study conducted under subsection 

4 (a).’’. 

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 606 the following: 

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

of trafficking in persons.’’. 

10 SEC. 25. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

11 (a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION ACT OF

12 2000 PROGRAMS.—Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims 

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

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

16 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

17 2022.’’; and 

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

19 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

20 2022’’; and 

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

22 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

23 (b) REINSTATEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF

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1 (1) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED PROVI2 SION.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the 

4 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

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

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

7 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

8 1241(b) of the Violence Against Women Reau9 thorization Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14004a 

10 note) is repealed. 

11 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

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

13 on March 6, 2017. 

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

15 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

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

17 to read as follows: 

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

19 through 2022, the Attorney General is authorized to allo20 cate up to $8,000,000 of the amounts appropriated pursu21 ant to section 113(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Pre22 vention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(d)(1)) to carry out 

23 this section.’’. 

24 SEC. 26. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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

2 authorized to award grants under this Act; 

3 (2) the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant au4 thorized to be awarded under this Act; and 

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

6 of a covered agency. 

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

8 subject to the following accountability provisions: 

9 (1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

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

11 term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means a find12 ing in the final audit report of the Inspector 

13 General of a covered agency that the audited 

14 grantee has utilized funds under a covered 

15 grant for an unauthorized expenditure or other16 wise unallowable cost that is not closed or re17 solved within 12 months from the date when 

18 the final audit report is issued. 

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

20 year beginning after the date of enactment of 

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

22 Inspector General of a covered agency shall 

23 conduct audits of recipients of covered grants to 

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1 the appropriate number of grantees to be au2 dited each year. 

3 (C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 

4 of funds under a covered grant that is found to 

5 have an unresolved audit finding shall not be el6 igible to receive funds under a covered grant 

7 during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 

8 the end of the 12-month period described in 

9 subparagraph (A). 

10 (D) PRIORITY.—In awarding covered 

11 grants, a covered official shall give priority to 

12 eligible applicants that did not have an unre13 solved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 

14 before submitting an application for the covered 

15 grant. 

16 (E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

17 awarded funds under a covered grant during 

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

19 is barred from receiving covered grants under 

20 subparagraph (C), a covered official shall— 

21 (i) deposit an amount equal to the 

22 amount of the grant funds that were im23 properly awarded to the grantee into the 

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1 (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re2 payment to the fund from the recipient of 

3 the covered grant that was erroneously 

4 awarded grant funds. 

5 (2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE6 MENTS.— 

7 (A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

8 paragraph and each covered grant program, the 

9 term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organi10 zation that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

11 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is ex12 empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

13 such Code. 

14 (B) PROHIBITION.—A covered grant may 

15 not be awarded to a nonprofit organization that 

16 holds money in offshore accounts for the pur17 pose of avoiding paying the tax described in 

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

19 1986. 

20 (C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi21 zation that is awarded a covered grant and uses 

22 the procedures prescribed in regulations to cre23 ate a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness 

24 for the compensation of its officers, directors, 

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1 the applicable covered official, in the application 

2 for the covered grant, the process for deter3 mining such compensation, including the inde4 pendent persons involved in reviewing and ap5 proving such compensation, the comparability 

6 data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 

7 of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 

8 a covered official shall make the information 

9 disclosed under this subparagraph available for 

10 public inspection. 

11 (3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

12 (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 

13 available to a covered agency to carry out a cov14 ered grant program may be used by a covered 

15 official, or by any individual or entity awarded 

16 discretionary funds through a cooperative 

17 agreement under a covered grant program, to 

18 host or support any expenditure for conferences 

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

20 available by the covered agency, unless the cov21 ered official provides prior written authorization 

22 that the funds may be expended to host the 

23 conference. 

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1 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

2 conference, including the cost of all food, bev3 erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

4 speakers, and entertainment. 

5 (C) REPORT.— 

6 (i) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The 

7 Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 

8 annual report to the appropriate commit9 tees of Congress on all conference expendi10 tures approved under this paragraph. 

11 (ii) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

12 HUMAN SERVICES.—The Deputy Secretary 

13 of Health and Human Services shall sub14 mit to the appropriate committees of Con15 gress an annual report on all conference 

16 expenditures approved under this para17 graph. 

18 (iii) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE19 CURITY.—The Deputy Secretary of Home20 land Security shall submit to the appro21 priate committees of Congress an annual 

22 report on all conference expenditures ap23 proved under this paragraph. 

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1 ment of this Act, each covered official shall submit 

2 to the appropriate committees of Congress an an3 nual certification— 

4 (A) indicating whether— 

5 (i) all audits issued by the Office of 

6 the Inspector General of the applicable 

7 covered agency under paragraph (1) have 

8 been completed and reviewed by the appro9 priate official; 

10 (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

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

12 and 

13 (iii) all reimbursements required 

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

15 and 

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

17 a covered grant excluded under paragraph (1) 

18 from the previous year. 

19 (c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

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

21 awards a covered grant, the covered official shall 

22 compare potential awards under the covered grant 

23 program with other covered grants awarded to deter24 mine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the 

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1 (2) REPORT.—If a covered official awards du2 plicate covered grants to the same applicant for the 

3 same purpose the covered official shall submit to the 

4 appropriate committees of Congress a report that in5 cludes— 

6 (A) a list of all duplicate covered grants 

7 awarded, including the total dollar amount of 

8 any duplicate covered grants awarded; and 

9 (B) the reason the covered official awarded 

10 the duplicate covered grants. 

11 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

15 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. 

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

Sec. 22. Study of human trafficking victim privilege. 

Sec. 23. Understanding the effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 24. Combating trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 25. Grant accountability. 

Sec. 26. HERO Act improvements. 

1 SEC. 2. PRESERVING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ 

2 FUND. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

4 that the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund established 

5 under section 3014 of title 18, United States Code— 

6 (1) is intended to supplement, and not supplant, 

7 any other funding for domestic trafficking victims; 

8 and 

9 (2) has achieved the objective described in para10 graph (1) since the establishment of the Fund. 

11 (b) ENSURING FULL FUNDING.—Section 3014 of title 

12 18, United States Code, is amended— 

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

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

15 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’; 

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

17 the mandatory imposition of civil remedies for satis18 faction of an unpaid fine as authorized under section 

19 3613, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘criminal cases’’; and 

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

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1 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102))’’ after 

2 ‘‘child pornography victims’’. 

3 SEC. 3. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF COM4 MERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 

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

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 2429. Mandatory restitution 

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

9 addition to any other civil or criminal penalty authorized 

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

11 under this chapter. 

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

13 direct the defendant to pay the victim (through the appro14 priate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim’s 

15 losses, as determined by the court under paragraph (3), and 

16 shall additionally require the defendant to pay the greater 

17 of the gross income or value to the defendant of the victim’s 

18 services, if the services constitute commercial sex acts as de19 fined under section 1591. 

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

21 be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in 

22 the same manner as an order under section 3663A. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(c) The forfeiture of property under this section shall 

2 be governed by the provisions of section 413 (other than sub3 section (d) of such section) of the Controlled Substances Act 

4 (21 U.S.C. 853). 

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

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

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

8 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the 

9 legal guardian of the victim or a representative of the vic10 tim’s estate, or another family member, or any other person 

11 appointed as suitable by the court, but in no event shall 

12 the defendant be named such representative or guardian.’’. 

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

14 chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

15 inserting after the item relating to section 2428 the fol16 lowing: 

‘‘2429. Mandatory restitution.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. VICTIM-WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN SEXUAL EXPLOI18 TATION CASES. 

19 (a) AVAILABILITY OF DOJ APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 

21 by inserting ‘‘, chapter 110 of title 18’’ after ‘‘chapter 77 

22 of title 18’’. 

23 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.—Section 

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

2 exploitation), or chapter 117 of title 18 (relating to trans3 portation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes)’’ 

4 after ‘‘(relating to human trafficking)’’. 

5 SEC. 5. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DEPART6 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

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

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

9 by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 906. VICTIM PROTECTION TRAINING FOR THE DE11 PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

12 ‘‘(a) DIRECTIVE TO DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI13 CIALS AND TASK FORCES.— 

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

15 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec16 retary shall issue a directive to— 

17 ‘‘(A) all Federal law enforcement officers 

18 and relevant personnel employed by the Depart19 ment who may be involved in the investigation 

20 of human trafficking offenses; and 

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

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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 trafficking 

11 often engage in criminal acts as a direct result 

12 of severe trafficking in persons and such individ13 uals are victims of a crime and affirmative 

14 measures should be taken to avoid arresting, 

15 charging, or prosecuting such individuals for 

16 any offense that is the direct result of their vic17 timization. 

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 to 

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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 a 

4 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 nongovernmental 

13 organizations that specialize in the prevention of 

14 human trafficking or in the identification and 

15 support of victims of human trafficking and sur16 vivors of human trafficking; and 

17 ‘‘(D) include— 

18 ‘‘(i) procedures and practices to ensure 

19 that the screening process minimizes trau20 ma or revictimization of the person being 

21 screened; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) guidelines on assisting victims of 

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1 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY TRAINING.—The training described 

2 in sections 902 and 904 shall include training necessary 

3 to implement— 

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

5 and 

6 ‘‘(2) the protocol required under subsection (b).’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 

8 contents in section 1(b) of the Justice for Victims of Traf9 ficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 227) 

10 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

11 905 the following: 

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

12 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO 

13 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

14 Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

15 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii); by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

20 grants under this paragraph that are only avail21 able for law enforcement operations or task 

22 forces, the Attorney General may give priority to 

23 any applicant that files an attestation with the 

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1 ‘‘(i) the grant funds— 

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

3 prevention of severe forms of traf4 ficking in persons in accordance with 

5 Federal law; 

6 ‘‘(II) will be used to strengthen ef7 forts to investigate and prosecute those 

8 who knowingly benefit financially from 

9 participation in a venture that has en10 gaged in any act of human 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 

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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 VICTIMS

8 OF A SEVERE FORM OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

9 AND’’ before ‘‘VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY’’; and 

10 (2) by inserting ‘‘victims of a severe form of traf11 ficking (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking 

12 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

13 7102(9)(A))) who were under the age of 18 at the time 

14 of the offense and’’ before ‘‘victims of child pornog15 raphy’’. 

16 SEC. 8. HOLISTIC TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE17 MENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTORS. 

18 All training required under the Combat Human Traf19 ficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g) and section 

20 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 

21 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) shall— 

22 (1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly 

23 solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a 

24 person who was a minor (consistent with section 

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1 to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense 

2 under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and 

3 is a party to a human trafficking offense; 

4 (2) develop specific curriculum for— 

5 (A) under appropriate circumstances, ar6 resting and prosecuting buyers of commercial 

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

8 forced labor as a form of primary prevention; 

9 and 

10 (B) investigating and prosecuting individ11 uals who knowingly benefit financially from par12 ticipation in a venture that has engaged in any 

13 act of human trafficking; and 

14 (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to 

15 eliminating human trafficking shall include a de16 mand reduction component. 

17 SEC. 9. BEST PRACTICES IN DELIVERING JUSTICE FOR VIC18 TIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

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

21 all offices and components of the Department of Justice— 

22 (1) emphasizing that an individual who know23 ingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from 

24 a person who was a minor (consistent with section 

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1 to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense 

2 under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and 

3 is a party to a severe form of trafficking in persons, 

4 as that term is defined in section 103(9) of the Traf5 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

6 7102(9)); 

7 (2) recommending and implementing best prac8 tices for the collection of special assessments under 

9 section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, as added 

10 by section 101 of the Justice for Victims of Traf11 ficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 

12 228), including a directive that civil liens are an au13 thorized collection method and remedy under section 

14 3613 of title 18, United States Code; and 

15 (3) clarifying that commercial sexual exploi16 tation is a form of gender-based violence. 

17 SEC. 10. IMPROVING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

18 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

19 Section 606(b) of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

20 Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044h(b)) is amended by adding 

21 at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) A national strategy to prevent human traf23 ficking and reduce demand for human trafficking vic24 tims.’’. 


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1 SEC. 11. SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING AND 

2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE PRO3 VIDERS. 

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

5 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

6 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 TRAIN10 ING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE

11 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 

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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 vic6 tims of trafficking; 

7 ‘‘(2) improve the quality and quantity of services 

8 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 period 

16 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol18 lowing: 

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

20 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 

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1 ‘‘(6) identify and disseminate other publicly 

2 available materials in accordance with Federal law to 

3 help build capacity of service providers; 

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

5 through webinars, or through other mechanisms in ac6 cordance with Federal law; or 

7 ‘‘(8) assist service providers in developing addi8 tional resources such as partnerships with Federal, 

9 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and 

10 other relevant entities in order to access a range of 

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

12 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

13 table of contents in section 2 of the Violence Against Women 

14 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

15 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) is amended by strik16 ing the item relating to section 111 and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

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

18 SEC. 12. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 

19 CHILD EXPLOITATION, AND REPEAT OFFEND20 ERS. 

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

22 (1) in chapter 77— 

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1 than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 30 

2 years’’; 

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

4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

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

6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years’’; and 

7 (2) in section 2426— 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘3 times’’; and 

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

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

12 (A)’’. 

13 SEC. 13. TARGETING ORGANIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

14 PERPETRATORS. 

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

16 amended— 

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

18 end; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para20 graph (4); 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol22 lowing: 

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1 tation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activity; 

2 and’’; and 

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

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

5 SEC. 14. INVESTIGATING COMPLEX HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

6 NETWORKS. 

7 Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (1)(c)— 

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

11 slave trade), section 1583 (enticement into slav12 ery),’’ after ‘‘section 1581 (peonage),’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘section 1585 (seizure, de14 tention, transportation or sale of slaves), section 

15 1586 (service on vessels in slave trade), section 

16 1587 (possession of slaves aboard vessel), section 

17 1588 (transportation of slaves from United 

18 States),’’ after ‘‘section 1584 (involuntary ser19 vitude),’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (2)— 

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

22 inserting ‘‘kidnapping, human’’; and 

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1 SEC. 15. COMBATING SEX TOURISM. 

2 Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the pur5 pose’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating purpose’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘for the pur8 pose of engaging’’ and inserting ‘‘with a motivating 

9 purpose of engaging’’. 

10 SEC. 16. HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINATORS. 

11 Section 606 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

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

13 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

15 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

16 and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec17 tively; and 

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

19 ‘‘(c) HUMAN TRAFFICKING JUSTICE COORDINATORS.— 

20 The Attorney General shall designate in each Federal judi21 cial district not less than 1 assistant United States attorney 

22 to serve as the Human Trafficking Coordinator for the dis23 trict who, in addition to any other responsibilities, works 

24 with a human trafficking victim-witness specialist and 

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1 ‘‘(1) implementing the National Strategy with 

2 respect to all forms of human trafficking, including 

3 labor trafficking and sex trafficking; 

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

5 of, human trafficking cases; 

6 ‘‘(3) conducting public outreach and awareness 

7 activities relating to human trafficking; 

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

9 be collected under clause (viii) of section 105(d)(7)(Q) 

10 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

11 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)), as added by section 17 of the 

12 Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, is sought; 

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

14 State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, vic15 tim service providers, and other relevant non-govern16 mental organizations to build partnerships on activi17 ties relating to human trafficking; and 

18 ‘‘(6) ensuring the collection of restitution for vic19 tims is sought as required to be ordered under section 

20 1593 of title 18, United States Code, and section 2429 

21 of such title, as added by section 3 of the Abolish 

22 Human Trafficking Act of 2017. 

23 ‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COORDINATOR.—Not 

24 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Abolish 

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1 designate an official who shall coordinate human traf2 ficking efforts within the Department of Justice who, in ad3 dition to any other responsibilities, shall be responsible 

4 for— 

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

6 the 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, or anti-human trafficking organizations, 

12 producing and disseminating, including making pub13 licly available when appropriate, replication guides 

14 and training materials for law enforcement officers, 

15 prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, individuals 

16 working in victim services, adult and child protective 

17 services, social services, and public safety, medical 

18 personnel, mental health personnel, financial services 

19 personnel, and any other individuals whose work may 

20 bring them in contact with human trafficking regard21 ing how to— 

22 ‘‘(A) identify signs of human trafficking; 

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1 ‘‘(C) address evidentiary issues and other 

2 legal issues; and 

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

4 interact with victims and witnesses in human 

5 trafficking cases, including in administrative, 

6 civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and 

7 ‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the Attor8 ney General determines necessary in connection with 

9 enhancing the understanding, prevention, and detec10 tion of, and response to, human trafficking.’’. 

11 SEC. 17. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 

12 COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

13 Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Trafficking Victims Pro14 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended— 

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

16 and 

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

18 ‘‘(viii) the number of convictions ob19 tained under chapter 77 of title 18, United 

20 States Code, aggregated separately by the 

21 form of offense committed with respect to 

22 the victim, including recruiting, enticing, 

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1 or soliciting a human trafficking victim; 

2 and’’. 

3 SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON CRIME. 

4 Section 237(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

5 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (28 U.S.C. 

6 534 note) is amended— 

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

8 end; 

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

10 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

12 ‘‘(4) incidents of assisting or promoting prostitu13 tion, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced 

14 labor of an individual under the age of 18 as de15 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

16 ‘‘(5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting com17 mercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of law, 

18 or forced labor with an individual under the age of 

19 18 as described in paragraph (2).’’. 

20 SEC. 19. MAKING THE PRESIDENTIAL SURVIVOR COUNCIL 

21 PERMANENT. 

22 Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

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

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1 SEC. 20. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAF2 FICKING HOTLINE. 

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

4 the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 

5 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 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) 

13 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 

14 adding at the end the following: ‘‘The number of the na15 tional human trafficking hotline described in this clause 

16 shall be posted in a visible place in all Federal buildings.’’. 

17 SEC. 21. ENDING GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE 

18 COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. 

19 No Federal funds or resources may be used for the op20 eration of, participation in, or partnership with any pro21 gram that involves the provision of funding or resources to 

22 an organization that— 

23 (1) has the primary purpose of providing adult 

24 entertainment; and 

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1 SEC. 22. STUDY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM PRIVI2 LEGE. 

3 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

4 this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 

5 shall— 

6 (1) conduct a study on the necessity and desir7 ability of amending the Federal Rules of Evidence to 

8 establish a Federal evidentiary privilege for confiden9 tial communications between a victim of human traf10 ficking, regardless of whether the victim of human 

11 trafficking is a party to a legal action, and a case12 worker assisting the victim of human trafficking; and 

13 (2) submit to Congress a report on the study con14 ducted under paragraph (1). 

15 SEC. 23. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE FORMS 

16 OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

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

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

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

20 ‘‘SEC. 607. UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO21 LOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEVERE FORMS OF 

22 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Justice 

24 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall 

25 jointly conduct a study on the short-term and long-term 

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1 term is defined in section 1589(c)(2) and section 1591(e)(4) 

2 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by the William 

3 Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

4 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 122 Stat. 5044)) in order 

5 to determine the most effective types of services for individ6 uals who are identified as victims of these crimes, including 

7 victims in cases that were not investigated or prosecuted 

8 by any law enforcement agency, and how new or current 

9 treatment and programming options should be tailored to 

10 address the unique needs and barriers associated with these 

11 victims. 

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

13 of enactment of the Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, 

14 the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease 

15 Control and Prevention shall make available to the public 

16 the results, including any associated recommendations, of 

17 the study conducted under subsection (a).’’. 

18 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 

19 contents in section 1(b) of the Justice for Victims of Traf20 ficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 227) 

21 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

22 606 the following: 

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

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1 SEC. 24. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

2 (a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION ACT OF 2000 

3 PROGRAMS.—Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Pre4 vention Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

7 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

8 2022.’’; and 

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

10 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

11 2022’’; and 

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

13 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

14 (b) REINSTATEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF

15 GRANTS TO COMBAT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.— 

16 (1) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED PROVISION.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Traf18 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

19 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a) is amended to read 

20 as such section read on March 6, 2017. 

21 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

22 1241(b) of the Violence Against Women Reau23 thorization Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14044a note) 

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1 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

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

3 on March 6, 2017. 

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

5 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

6 2005, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended to 

7 read as follows: 

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

9 through 2022, the Attorney General is authorized to allocate 

10 up to $8,000,000 of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 

11 section 113(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Prevention Act 

12 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110(d)(1)) to carry out this section.’’. 

13 SEC. 25. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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

16 authorized to award grants under this Act; 

17 (2) the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant au18 thorized to be awarded under this Act; and 

19 (3) the term ‘‘covered official’’ means the head of 

20 a covered agency. 

21 (b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All covered grants shall be sub22 ject to the following accountability provisions: 

23 (1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

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1 ing in the final audit report of the Inspector 

2 General of a covered agency that the audited 

3 grantee has utilized funds under a covered grant 

4 for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise un5 allowable cost that is not closed or resolved with6 in 12 months from the date when the final audit 

7 report is issued. 

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

9 year beginning after the date of enactment of 

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

11 Inspector General of a covered agency shall con12 duct audits of recipients of covered grants to pre13 vent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grant14 ees. The Inspector General shall determine the 

15 appropriate number of grantees to be audited 

16 each year. 

17 (C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 

18 of funds under a covered grant that is found to 

19 have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eli20 gible to receive funds under a covered grant dur21 ing the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the 

22 end of the 12-month period described in subpara23 graph (A). 

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1 igible applicants that did not have an unresolved 

2 audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before 

3 submitting an application for the covered grant. 

4 (E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

5 awarded funds under a covered grant during the 

6 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity is 

7 barred from receiving covered grants under sub8 paragraph (C), a covered official shall— 

9 (i) deposit an amount equal to the 

10 amount of the grant funds that were im11 properly awarded to the grantee into the 

12 General Fund of the Treasury; and 

13 (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re14 payment to the fund from the recipient of 

15 the covered grant that was erroneously 

16 awarded grant funds. 

17 (2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE18 MENTS.— 

19 (A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

20 paragraph and each covered grant program, the 

21 term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organi22 zation that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

23 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt 

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1 (B) PROHIBITION.—A covered grant may 

2 not be awarded to a nonprofit organization that 

3 holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose 

4 of avoiding paying the tax described in section 

5 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

6 (C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi7 zation that is awarded a covered grant and uses 

8 the procedures prescribed in regulations to create 

9 a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for 

10 the compensation of its officers, directors, trust11 ees, and key employees, shall disclose to the ap12 plicable covered official, in the application for 

13 the covered grant, the process for determining 

14 such compensation, including the independent 

15 persons involved in reviewing and approving 

16 such compensation, the comparability data used, 

17 and contemporaneous substantiation of the delib18 eration and decision. Upon request, a covered of19 ficial shall make the information disclosed under 

20 this subparagraph available for public inspec21 tion. 

22 (3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

23 (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made avail24 able to a covered agency to carry out a covered 

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1 or by any individual or entity awarded discre2 tionary funds through a cooperative agreement 

3 under a covered grant program, to host or sup4 port any expenditure for conferences that uses 

5 more than $20,000 in funds made available by 

6 the covered agency, unless the covered official 

7 provides prior written authorization that the 

8 funds may be expended to host the conference. 

9 (B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap10 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

11 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

12 conference, including the cost of all food, bev13 erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

14 speakers, and entertainment. 

15 (C) REPORT.— 

16 (i) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The 

17 Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 

18 annual report to the appropriate commit19 tees of Congress on all conference expendi20 tures approved under this paragraph. 

21 (ii) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

22 HUMAN SERVICES.—The Deputy Secretary 

23 of Health and Human Services shall submit 

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1 an annual report on all conference expendi2 tures approved under this paragraph. 

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 re7 port 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 enactment 

11 of this Act, each covered official shall submit to the 

12 appropriate committees of Congress an annual certifi13 cation— 

14 (A) indicating whether— 

15 (i) all audits issued by the Office of the 

16 Inspector General of the applicable covered 

17 agency under paragraph (1) have been com18 pleted and reviewed by the appropriate offi19 cial; 

20 (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

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

22 and 

23 (iii) all reimbursements required under 

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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 com7 pare potential awards under the covered grant pro8 gram with other covered grants awarded to determine 

9 if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same 

10 purpose. 

11 (2) REPORT.—If a covered official awards dupli12 cate covered grants to the same applicant for the same 

13 purpose the covered official shall submit to the appro14 priate 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. 26. HERO ACT IMPROVEMENTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 890A of the Homeland Se23 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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

2 ‘‘personnel’’ the following: ‘‘, which shall include 

3 participating in training for Homeland Security 

4 Investigations personnel conducted by Internet 

5 Crimes Against Children Task Forces’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

8 ‘‘in child exploitation investigations’’ after 

9 ‘‘Enforcement’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

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

13 investigations’’ after ‘‘Enforcement’’; 

14 and 

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

16 ‘‘child’’ before ‘‘victims’’; 

17 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

18 ‘‘child exploitation’’ after ‘‘number of’’; and 

19 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

20 ‘‘child exploitation’’ after ‘‘number of’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre23 ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and administer 

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1 Exploitation (DF/DOMEX) program’’ after 

2 ‘‘forensics’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and 

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

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

6 the National Association to Protect Children’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘, the National Association to Pro8 tect Children, and other governmental entities’’. 

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

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

11 amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

13 (g); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(e) HERO CHILD-RESCUE CORPS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

19 within the Center a Human Exploitation Rescue 

20 Operation Child-Rescue Corps Program (referred 

21 to in this subsection as the ‘HERO Child-Rescue 

22 Corps Program’), which shall be a Department23 wide program, operated in partnership with the 

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1 ‘‘(B) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—As part of 

2 the HERO Child-Rescue Corps Program, the Na3 tional Association to Protect Children shall pro4 vide logistical support for program participants. 

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

6 Child-Rescue Corps Program shall be to recruit, 

7 train, equip, and employ wounded, ill, and injured 

8 veterans and transitioning members of the military 

9 within the Department or other participating agen10 cies, in employment positions to assist in combating 

11 and preventing child exploitation, including inves12 tigative, intelligence, analyst, inspection, and forensic 

13 positions or any other positions determined appro14 priate by the employing agency. 

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

16 Program shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide, recruit, train, and equip par18 ticipants of the Program in the areas of digital 

19 forensics, investigation, analysis, intelligence, 

20 and victim identification, as determined by the 

21 Center and the needs of the Department; and 

22 ‘‘(B) ensure that during the 1-year period 

23 beginning on the date of enactment of this sub24 section, participants of the Program are assigned 

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1 ‘‘(i) child exploitation; 

2 ‘‘(ii) child pornography; 

3 ‘‘(iii) unidentified child victims; 

4 ‘‘(iv) human trafficking; 

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

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

7 sexual exploitation of minors. 

8 ‘‘(4) PAID INTERNSHIP AND HIRING PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail10 ability of appropriations for such purpose, the 

11 Secretary may use funds available for operations 

12 and support to establish a paid internship and 

13 hiring program for the purpose of placing par14 ticipants of the HERO Child-Rescue Corps Pro15 gram into paid internship positions, with the in16 tent of subsequent appointment of the partici17 pants to permanent positions, as described in 

18 subparagraph (C). 

19 ‘‘(B) INTERNSHIP POSITIONS.—Under the 

20 paid internship and hiring program required to 

21 be established under subparagraph (A), the Sec22 retary may appoint not more than 72 individ23 uals to internship positions in the Center per 

24 year— 


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1 ‘‘(i) which shall be in addition to any 

2 internship or staffing positions within 

3 United States Immigration and Customs 

4 Enforcement in existence on the date enact5 ment of this subsection; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) who shall be assigned or detailed 

7 by the Center in accordance with subpara8 graph (C). 

9 ‘‘(C) PLACEMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An individual who 

11 is appointed to an internship position 

12 under this paragraph shall be assigned or 

13 detailed to a position in an agency that— 

14 ‘‘(I) has expressed the need to fill 

15 a vacancy; 

16 ‘‘(II) anticipates making an ap17 pointment to a full-time position upon 

18 completion of the internship; and 

19 ‘‘(III) accepts the training pa20 rameters as determined by the Center 

21 to be the standard of the Department 

22 for the HERO Child-Rescue Corps Pro23 gram. 

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1 rity Investigations in assignments or details 

2 under clause (i). 

3 ‘‘(D) TERM OF INTERNSHIP.—An appoint4 ment to an internship position under this para5 graph shall be for a period not to exceed 12 

6 months. 

7 ‘‘(E) RATE AND TERM OF PAY.—After com8 pletion of initial group training and upon be9 ginning work at an assigned office, an indi10 vidual appointed to an internship position 

11 under this paragraph who is not receiving 

12 monthly basic pay as a member of the Armed 

13 Forces on active duty shall receive compensation 

14 at a rate that is— 

15 ‘‘(i) not less than the minimum rate of 

16 basic pay payable for a position at level 

17 GS-5 of the General Schedule; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) not more than the maximum rate 

19 of basic pay payable for a position at level 

20 GS-7 of the General Schedule. 

21 ‘‘(F) ELIGIBILITY.—In establishing the paid 

22 internship and hiring program required under 

23 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure 

24 that the eligibility requirements for participation 

25 in the internship program are the same as the 


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1 eligibility requirements for participation in the 

2 HERO Child-Rescue Corps Program. 

3 ‘‘(f) HERO CORPS HIRING.—Subject to the avail4 ability of appropriations for such purpose, there are author5 ized to be established within Homeland Security Investiga6 tions the following number of positions, which shall be in 

7 addition to any positions in existence on the date of enact8 ment of this subsection, for the hiring and permanent em9 ployment of graduates of the paid internship and hiring 

10 program required to be established under subsection (e)(4): 

11 ‘‘(1) 36 positions in fiscal year 2017. 

12 ‘‘(2) 72 positions in fiscal year 2018. 

13 ‘‘(3) 108 positions in fiscal year 2019. 

14 ‘‘(4) 144 positions in fiscal year 2020. 

15 ‘‘(5) 180 positions in fiscal year 2021.’’. 

16 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec17 tion 302 of the HERO Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 

18 129 Stat. 255) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

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Calendar No. 188 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1311 

A BILL 

To provide assistance in abolishing human 

trafficking in the United States. 

AUGUST 1, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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