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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1301 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to 

combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2011 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 

2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 

to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

6 2011’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 

PERSONS 

Sec. 101. Regional strategies for combating trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 102. Regional anti-trafficking officers. 

Sec. 103. Partnerships against significant trafficking in persons. 

Sec. 104. Protection and assistance for victims of trafficking. 

Sec. 105. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. 

Sec. 106. Best practices in trafficking in persons eradication. 

Sec. 107. Protections for domestic workers and other nonimmigrants. 

TITLE II—COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

UNITED STATES 

Subtitle A—Penalties Against Traffickers and Other Crimes 

Sec. 201. Criminal offenses against traffickers. 

Sec. 202. Civil remedies; clarifying definition. 

Subtitle B—Ensuring Availability of Possible Witnesses and Informants 

Sec. 211. Protections for trafficking victims who cooperate with law enforcement. 

Sec. 212. Protection against fraud in foreign labor contracting. 

Sec. 213. Protections for certain derivative beneficiaries of deceased trafficking 

or crime victims. 

Sec. 214. Consultation with the Attorney General on adjustment of status of 

certain trafficking victims. 

Subtitle C—Ensuring Interagency Coordination and Expanded Reporting 

Sec. 221. Reporting requirements for the Attorney General. 

Sec. 222. Reporting requirements for the Secretary of Labor. 

Sec. 223. Information sharing to combat child labor and slave labor. 

Sec. 224. Government training efforts to include the Department of Labor. 

Sec. 225. GAO report on the use of foreign labor contractors. 

Subtitle D—Enhancing State and Local Efforts to Combat Trafficking in 

Persons 

Sec. 231. Assistance for domestic minor sex trafficking victims. 

Sec. 232. Expanding local law enforcement grants for investigations and prosecutions of trafficking. 

Sec. 233. Model State criminal law protection for child trafficking victims and 

survivors. 

TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 301. Adjustment of authorization levels for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. 

Sec. 302. Adjustment of authorization levels for the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. 

TITLE IV—UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN 

Sec. 401. Protection for minors seeking asylum. 


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Sec. 402. Appropriate custodial settings for unaccompanied minors who reach 

the age of majority while in Federal custody. 

Sec. 403. Appointment of child advocates for unaccompanied minors. 

Sec. 404. Access to Federal foster care and unaccompanied refugee minor protections for certain U Visa recipients. 

Sec. 405. GAO study of the effectiveness of border screenings. 

1 TITLE I—COMBATING INTER2 NATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 

3 PERSONS 

4 SEC. 101. REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING TRAF5 FICKING IN PERSONS. 

6 Section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

7 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (d)(7)(J), by striking ‘‘section 

9 105(f) of this division’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

10 (g)’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (e)(2)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF

13 CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘exploitation.’’; 

15 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

16 paragraph (2); and 

17 (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

18 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

19 (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub20 section (g); and 

21 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol22 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(f) REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING TRAF2 FICKING IN PERSONS.—Each regional bureau in the De3 partment of State shall contribute to the realization of the 

4 anti-trafficking goals and objectives of the Secretary of 

5 State. By June 30 of each year, in cooperation with the 

6 Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, each regional 

7 bureau shall submit a list of anti-trafficking goals and ob8 jectives for each country in its geographic area of responsi9 bility. Host governments shall be informed of the goals 

10 and objectives for their particular country by June 30 and, 

11 to the extent possible, host government officials should 

12 contribute to the drafting of the goals and objectives.’’. 

13 SEC. 102. REGIONAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING OFFICERS. 

14 Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

15 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

17 and (h) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respec18 tively; and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(e) REGIONAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OF22 FICERS.—Under the authority, direction, and control of 

23 the President, the Secretary of State, in accordance with 

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1 lic diplomacy initiatives, and coordination of programs, is 

2 authorized— 

3 ‘‘(1) to appoint, at United States embassies, 

4 anti-trafficking in persons officers, who shall collabo5 rate with other countries to eliminate human traf6 ficking; and 

7 ‘‘(2) to use the officers appointed under para8 graph (1) for tasks such as— 

9 ‘‘(A) expanding the anti-trafficking efforts 

10 of the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf11 ficking in Persons of the Department of State; 

12 ‘‘(B) monitoring trafficking trends in the 

13 region; 

14 ‘‘(C) assessing compliance with the provi15 sions of this Act; and 

16 ‘‘(D) assisting and advising United States 

17 embassies overseas on the preparation of the 

18 annual Trafficking in Persons Report.’’. 

19 SEC. 103. PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAF20 FICKING IN PERSONS. 

21 The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in section 105(e)(2) (22 U.S.C. 

24 7103(e)(2))— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) COORDINATION’’ and 

2 all that follows through ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ and in3 serting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—’’; and 

5 (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

6 subparagraphs (A) and (B) and moving such 

7 subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the 

8 left; 

9 (2) by inserting after section 105 (22 U.S.C. 

10 7103) the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 105A. CREATING, BUILDING, AND STRENGTHENING 

12 PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAF13 FICKING IN PERSONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.—The purpose of 

15 this section is to promote collaboration and cooperation— 

16 ‘‘(1) between the United States Government 

17 and governments listed on the annual Trafficking in 

18 Persons Report; 

19 ‘‘(2) between foreign governments and civil so20 ciety actors; and 

21 ‘‘(3) between the United States Government 

22 and private sector entities. 

23 ‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Director, in coordination 

24 and cooperation with other officials at the Department of 

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1 nerships, the Deputy Under Secretary for International 

2 Affairs of the Department of Labor, and other relevant 

3 officials of the United States Government, shall promote, 

4 build, and sustain partnerships between the United States 

5 Government and private entities, including foundations, 

6 universities, corporations, community-based organizations, 

7 and other nongovernmental organizations, to ensure 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(1) United States citizens do not use any item, 

10 product, or material produced or extracted with the 

11 use and labor from victims of severe forms of traf12 ficking; and 

13 ‘‘(2) such entities do not contribute to traf14 ficking in persons involving sexual exploitation. 

15 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENHANCE ANTI16 TRAFFICKING RESPONSE AND CAPACITY.—The President 

17 shall establish and carry out programs with foreign gov18 ernments and civil society to enhance anti-trafficking re19 sponse and capacity, including— 

20 ‘‘(1) technical assistance and other support to 

21 improve the capacity of foreign governments to in22 vestigate, identify, and carry out inspections of pri23 vate entities, including labor recruitment centers, at 

24 which trafficking victims may be exploited, particu25 larly exploitation involving forced and child labor; 


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1 ‘‘(2) technical assistance and other support for 

2 foreign governments and nongovernmental organiza3 tions to provide immigrant populations with infor4 mation, in the native languages of the major immi5 grant groups of such populations, regarding the 

6 rights of such populations in the foreign country and 

7 local in-country nongovernmental organization-oper8 ated hotlines; 

9 ‘‘(3) technical assistance to provide legal frame10 works and other programs to foreign governments 

11 and nongovernmental organizations to ensure that— 

12 ‘‘(A) foreign migrant workers are provided 

13 the same protection as nationals of the foreign 

14 country; 

15 ‘‘(B) labor recruitment firms are regulated; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(C) workers providing domestic services 

18 in households are provided protection under 

19 labor rights laws; and 

20 ‘‘(4) assistance to foreign governments to reg21 ister vulnerable populations as citizens or nationals 

22 of the country to reduce the ability of traffickers to 

23 exploit such populations. 

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1 bassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat 

2 Trafficking in Persons, is authorized to establish a fund 

3 to assist foreign governments in meeting unexpected, ur4 gent needs in prevention of trafficking in persons, protec5 tion of victims, and prosecution of trafficking offenders. 

6 ‘‘(e) CHILD PROTECTION COMPACTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 

8 acting through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Of9 fice to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 

10 and in consultation with the Bureau of Democracy, 

11 Human Rights, and Labor, the Bureau of Inter12 national Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor, 

13 the United States Agency for International Develop14 ment, and other relevant agencies, is authorized to 

15 provide assistance under this section for each coun16 try that enters into a child protection compact with 

17 the United States to support policies and programs 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(A) prevent and respond to violence, ex20 ploitation, and abuse against children; and 

21 ‘‘(B) measurably reduce severe forms of 

22 trafficking in children by building sustainable 

23 and effective systems of justice and protection. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A child protection compact 

25 under this subsection shall establish a multi-year 


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1 plan for achieving shared objectives in furtherance of 

2 the purposes of this Act, and shall describe— 

3 ‘‘(A) the specific objectives the foreign gov4 ernment and the United States Government ex5 pect to achieve during the term of the compact; 

6 ‘‘(B) the responsibilities of the foreign gov7 ernment and the United States Government in 

8 the achievement of such objectives; 

9 ‘‘(C) the particular programs or initiatives 

10 to be undertaken in the achievement of such ob11 jectives and the amount of funding to be allo12 cated to each program or initiative by both 

13 countries; 

14 ‘‘(D) regular outcome indicators to monitor 

15 and measure progress toward achieving such 

16 objectives; and 

17 ‘‘(E) a multi-year financial plan, including 

18 the estimated amount of contributions by the 

19 United States Government and the foreign gov20 ernment, and proposed mechanisms to imple21 ment the plan and provide oversight. 

22 ‘‘(3) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 

23 this subsection may be provided in the form of 

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1 mental units, or non-governmental organizations or 

2 private entities with expertise in the protection of 

3 victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

4 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of 

5 State, acting through the Office to Monitor and 

6 Combat Trafficking in Persons, and in consultation 

7 with the agencies set forth in paragraph (1) and rel8 evant officers of the Department of Justice, shall se9 lect countries with which to enter into child protec10 tion compacts. The selection of countries under this 

11 paragraph shall be based on— 

12 ‘‘(A) the selection criteria set forth in 

13 paragraph (5); and 

14 ‘‘(B) objective, documented, and quantifi15 able indicators, to the maximum extent possible. 

16 ‘‘(5) SELECTION CRITERIA.—A country shall be 

17 selected under paragraph (4) on the basis of— 

18 ‘‘(A) a documented high prevalence of traf19 ficking in persons within the country; and 

20 ‘‘(B) demonstrated political will and sus21 tained commitment by the government of such 

22 country to undertake meaningful measures to 

23 address severe forms of trafficking in persons, 

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1 ment and enforcement of anti-trafficking laws 

2 against perpetrators. 

3 ‘‘(6) SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF AS4 SISTANCE.— 

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

6 suspend or terminate assistance provided under 

7 this subsection in whole or in part for a country 

8 or entity if the Secretary determines that— 

9 ‘‘(i) the country or entity is engaged 

10 in activities that are contrary to the na11 tional security interests of the United 

12 States; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the country or entity has en14 gaged in a pattern of actions inconsistent 

15 with the criteria used to determine the eli16 gibility of the country or entity, as the case 

17 may be; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) the country or entity has failed 

19 to adhere to its responsibilities under the 

20 Compact. 

21 ‘‘(B) REINSTATEMENT.—The Secretary 

22 may reinstate assistance for a country or entity 

23 suspended or terminated under this paragraph 

24 only if the Secretary determines that the coun25 try or entity has demonstrated a commitment 


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1 to correcting each condition for which assist2 ance was suspended or terminated under sub3 paragraph (A).’’. 

4 SEC. 104. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF 

5 TRAFFICKING. 

6 (a) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 105(d)(6) of 

7 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

8 7103(d)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and make reason9 able efforts to distribute information to enable all Federal 

10 Government agencies to publicize the National Human 

11 Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their websites, in 

12 all headquarters offices, and in all field offices throughout 

13 the United States’’ before the period at the end. 

14 (b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Section 107(a)(2) 

15 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

16 U.S.C. 7105(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and shall 

17 brief Congress annually on such efforts’’ before the period 

18 at the end. 

19 SEC. 105. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 

20 TRAFFICKING. 

21 Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

22 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, and measures’’ and in2 serting ‘‘, a transparent system for remediating 

3 or punishing such public officials as a deter4 rent, measures’’; and 

5 (C) by inserting ‘‘, effective bilateral, mul6 tilateral, or regional information sharing and 

7 cooperation arrangements with source, transit, 

8 or destination countries in its trafficking route, 

9 and effective policies or laws regulating foreign 

10 labor recruiters and holding them civilly and 

11 criminally liable for fraudulent recruiting’’ be12 fore the period at the end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and has en14 tered into bilateral, multilateral, or regional law en15 forcement cooperation and coordination arrange16 ments with source, transit, and destination countries 

17 in its trafficking route’’ before the period at the end; 

18 (3) in paragraph (7)— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including diplomats and 

20 soldiers,’’ after ‘‘public officials’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘peacekeeping’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘diplomatic, peacekeeping,’’; and 

23 (C) by inserting ‘‘A government’s failure to 

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1 turned to their home countries, shall be consid2 ered inaction under these criteria.’’ after ‘‘such 

3 trafficking.’’; 

4 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

5 (11) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively; 

6 and 

7 (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(9) Whether the government has entered into 

10 transparent partnerships, cooperative arrangements, 

11 or agreements with— 

12 ‘‘(A) domestic civil society organizations or 

13 the private sector to assist the government’s ef14 forts to prevent trafficking, protect victims, and 

15 punish traffickers; or 

16 ‘‘(B) the United States toward agreed 

17 goals and objectives in the collective fight 

18 against trafficking.’’. 

19 SEC. 106. BEST PRACTICES IN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 

20 ERADICATION. 

21 Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

22 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘with respect to the status 

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1 shall include—’’ and inserting ‘‘describing the 

2 anti-trafficking efforts of the United States and 

3 foreign governments according to the minimum 

4 standards and criteria enumerated in section 

5 108, and the nature and scope of trafficking in 

6 persons in each country and analysis of the 

7 trend lines for individual governmental efforts. 

8 The report shall include—’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘compliance;’’ and inserting ‘‘compliance, in11 cluding the identification and mention of gov12 ernments that— 

13 ‘‘(A) are on such list and have dem14 onstrated exemplary progress in their efforts to 

15 reach the minimum standards; or 

16 ‘‘(B) have entered into an agreement with 

17 the Secretary to accomplish certain actions be18 fore the subsequent year’s annual report in an 

19 attempt to reach full compliance with the min20 imum standards;’’; 

21 (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 

22 and’’; and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (D) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 

24 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (E) by inserting at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(G) a section entitled ‘Exemplary Govern2 ments and Practices in the Eradication of Traf3 ficking in Persons’ to highlight— 

4 ‘‘(i) effective practices and use of in5 novation and technology in prevention, pro6 tection, prosecution, and partnerships, in7 cluding by foreign governments, the private 

8 sector, and domestic civil society actors; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(ii) governments that have shown ex11 emplary overall efforts to combat traf12 ficking in persons.’’; 

13 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

14 (3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(E) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Not later than 30 

17 days after notifying Congress of each country 

18 determined to have met the requirements under 

19 subclauses (I) through (III) of subparagraph 

20 (A)(iii), the Secretary of State shall provide a 

21 detailed description of the credible evidence 

22 supporting such determination on a publicly 

23 available website maintained by the Department 

24 of State.’’. 


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1 SEC. 107. PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND 

2 OTHER NONIMMIGRANTS. 

3 Section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

4 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 

5 1375b) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

8 ‘‘AND VIDEO FOR CONSULAR WAITING ROOMS’’ 

9 after ‘‘INFORMATION PAMPHLET’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘and video’’ after ‘‘in12 formation pamphlet’’; and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: ‘‘The video shall be distributed and 

15 shown in consular waiting rooms in embas16 sies and consulates determined to have the 

17 greatest concentration of employment or 

18 education-based non-immigrant visa appli19 cants, and where sufficient video facilities 

20 exist in waiting or other rooms where ap21 plicants wait or convene. The Secretary of 

22 State is authorized to augment video facili23 ties in such consulates or embassies in 

24 order to fulfill the purposes of this sec25 tion.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and video’’ 

2 after ‘‘information pamphlet’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

5 produce or dub the video’’ after ‘‘information 

6 pamphlet’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 the video produced or dubbed’’ after ‘‘trans9 lated’’; and 

10 (4) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

12 video’’ after ‘‘information pamphlet’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

14 video’’ after ‘‘information pamphlet’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR VIDEO DEVELOPMENT AND

17 DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 1 year after the 

18 date of the enactment of the Trafficking Victims 

19 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011, the Sec20 retary of State shall make available the video devel21 oped under subsection (a) produced or dubbed in all 

22 the languages referred to in subsection (c).’’. 


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1 TITLE II—COMBATING TRAF2 FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES 

4 Subtitle A—Penalties Against 

5 Traffickers and Other Crimes 

6 SEC. 201. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST TRAFFICKERS. 

7 (a) RICO AMENDMENT.—Section 1961(1)(B) of title 

8 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section 

9 1351 (relating to fraud in foreign labor contracting),’’ be10 fore ‘‘section 1425’’. 

11 (b) ENGAGING IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT IN FOR12 EIGN PLACES.—Section 2423(c) of title 18, United States 

13 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or resides, either tempo14 rarily or permanently, in a foreign country’’ after ‘‘com15 merce’’. 

16 (c) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO DOCU17 MENTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of title 18, 

19 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following: 

21 ‘‘§ 1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigra22 tion documents 

23 ‘‘(a) DESTRUCTION, CONCEALMENT, REMOVAL, CON24 FISCATION, OR POSSESSION OF IMMIGRATION DOCU25 MENTS.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 


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1 destroy, or, for a period of more than 48 hours, conceal, 

2 remove, confiscate, or possess, an actual or purported 

3 passport or other immigration document of another indi4 vidual— 

5 ‘‘(1) in the course of a violation of section 1351 

6 of this title or section 274 of the Immigration and 

7 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324); 

8 ‘‘(2) with intent to violate section 1351 of this 

9 title or section 274 of the Immigration and Nation10 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324); or 

11 ‘‘(3) in order to, without lawful authority, 

12 maintain, prevent, or restrict the labor of services of 

13 the individual. 

14 ‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection 

15 (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 

16 than 1 year, or both. 

17 ‘‘(c) OBSTRUCTION.—Any person who obstructs, at18 tempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or pre19 vents the enforcement of this section, shall be subject to 

20 the penalties described in subsection (b).’’. 

21 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND22 MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 77 of title 

23 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 

‘‘1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents.’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. CIVIL REMEDIES; CLARIFYING DEFINITION. 

2 (a) CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.—Sec3 tion 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 

5 2241(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1589, 1590, 1591, 

6 2241(c)’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘six years’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 

9 (b) DEFINITION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103 of the Traf11 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

12 7102) is amended— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

14 through (14) as paragraphs (2) through (15), 

15 respectively; 

16 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 

17 redesignated, the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) ABUSE OR THREATENED ABUSE OF LAW

19 OR LEGAL PROCESS.—The term ‘abuse or threatened 

20 abuse of the legal process’ means the use or threat21 ened use of a law or legal process, whether adminis22 trative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any 

23 purpose for which the law was not designed, in order 

24 to exert pressure on another person to cause that 

25 person to take some action or refrain from taking 

26 some action.’’; 


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1 (C) in paragraph (14), as redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘para3 graph (9)’’; and 

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

5 striking ‘‘paragraph (8) or (9)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘paragraph (9) or (10)’’. 

7 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND8 MENTS.— 

9 (A) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

10 ACT OF 2000.—The Trafficking Victims Protec11 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is 

12 amended— 

13 (i) in section 110(e) (22 U.S.C. 

14 7107(e))— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘section 

16 103(7)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

17 103(8)(A)’’; and 

18 (II) by striking ‘‘section 

19 103(7)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

20 103(8)(B)’’; and 

21 (ii) in section 113(g)(2) (22 U.S.C. 

22 7110(g)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 

23 103(8)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

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1 (B) NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

2 OF 2004.—Section 203(b)(2) of the North Ko3 rean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 

4 7833(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

5 103(14)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(15)’’. 

6 (C) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

7 REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005.—Section 207 

8 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor9 ization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044e) is 

10 amended— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec12 tion 103(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

13 103(9)’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec15 tion 103(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

16 103(10)’’; and 

17 (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

18 ‘‘section 103(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

19 103(4)’’. 

20 (D) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DE21 PARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT

22 OF 2005.—Section 111(a)(1) of the Violence 

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1 14044f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘para2 graph (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’. 

3 Subtitle B—Ensuring Availability 

4 of Possible Witnesses and In5 formants 

6 SEC. 211. PROTECTIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO 

7 COOPERATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

8 Section 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Na9 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) is amended— 

10 (1) in clause (i)— 

11 (A) in subclause (II)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘(aa)’’ after (II); and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: ‘‘or 

15 ‘‘(bb) had been in the United States 

16 on account of such trafficking, which took 

17 place during the most recent 5-year period, 

18 and fled from the United States— 

19 ‘‘(AA) to escape a serious threat 

20 based on that trafficking; or 

21 ‘‘(BB) to protect the life or safe22 ty of an individual described in clause 

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1 (B) in subclause (III)(bb), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 including a reasonable fear of retaliation posed 

3 by the traffickers or their associates against an 

4 individual described in clause (ii)’’ after ‘‘trau5 ma’’; and 

6 (C) in subclause (IV), by inserting ‘‘or by 

7 remaining in, or returning to, the alien’s coun8 try of origin, if the alien had previously fled the 

9 United States under the conditions described in 

10 subclause (II)(bb)’’ after ‘‘removal’’; and 

11 (2) in clause (ii)(III), by inserting ‘‘, or any 

12 adult or minor children of a derivative beneficiary of 

13 the alien, as’’ after ‘‘age’’. 

14 SEC. 212. PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD IN FOREIGN 

15 LABOR CONTRACTING. 

16 Section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and 

17 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)) is amended 

18 by inserting ‘‘fraud in foreign labor contracting (as de19 fined in section 1351 of title 18, United States Code);’’ 

20 after ‘‘perjury;’’. 

21 SEC. 213. PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN DERIVATIVE BENE22 FICIARIES OF DECEASED TRAFFICKING OR 

23 CRIME VICTIMS. 

24 Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub2 paragraph (H); and 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(E) a derivative beneficiary of an alien 

6 admitted in ‘T’ nonimmigrant status (as de7 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii)); 

8 ‘‘(F) a derivative beneficiary of an alien 

9 admitted in ‘U’ nonimmigrant status (as de10 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(U)(ii)); 

11 ‘‘(G) a derivative beneficiary of an alien 

12 who was a VAWA self-petitioner; or’’. 

13 SEC. 214. CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 

14 ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN 

15 TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 

16 Section 245(l)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 

17 Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(l)(1)) is amended, in the matter pre18 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting a comma after ‘‘ap19 propriate’’. 


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1 Subtitle C—Ensuring Interagency 

2 Coordination and Expanded Re3 porting 

4 SEC. 221. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ATTORNEY 

5 GENERAL. 

6 Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protec7 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

9 through (J) as subparagraphs (F) through (L); 

10 (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(C) the number of persons who have ap13 plied for, been granted, or been denied a visa or 

14 otherwise provided status under subparagraph 

15 (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of the Im16 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

17 1101(a)(15)) during the preceding fiscal year; 

18 ‘‘(D) the mean and median time in which 

19 it takes to adjudicate applications submitted 

20 under the provisions of law set forth in sub21 paragraph (C), including the time between the 

22 receipt of an application and the issuance of a 

23 visa and work authorization; 

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1 ing the safe and competent processing of the 

2 applications;’’; 

3 (3) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end; 

5 (4) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

6 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(K) the activities undertaken by Federal 

9 agencies to train appropriate State, tribal, and 

10 local government and law enforcement officials 

11 to identify victims of severe forms of traf12 ficking, including both sex and labor traf13 ficking; 

14 ‘‘(L) the activities undertaken by Federal 

15 agencies in cooperation with State, tribal, and 

16 local law enforcement officials to identify, inves17 tigate, and prosecute offenses under sections 

18 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1592, and 1594 

19 of title 18, United States Code, or equivalent 

20 State offenses, including, in each fiscal year— 

21 ‘‘(i) the number, age, gender, country 

22 of origin, and citizenship status of victims 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the number of individuals 

2 charged, and the number of individuals 

3 convicted, under each offense; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the number of individuals re5 ferred for prosecution for State offenses, 

6 including offenses relating to the pur7 chasing of commercial sex acts; 

8 ‘‘(iv) the number of victims granted 

9 continued presence in the United States 

10 under section 107(c)(3); and 

11 ‘‘(v) the number of victims granted a 

12 visa or otherwise provided status under 

13 subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 

14 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation15 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and 

16 ‘‘(M) the activities undertaken by the De17 partment of Justice and the Department of 

18 Health and Human Services to meet the spe19 cific needs of minor victims of domestic traf20 ficking, including actions taken pursuant to 

21 subsection (f) and section 202(a) of the Traf22 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

23 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(a)), and the steps 

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1 agencies to ensure the effective and efficient use 

2 of programs for which the victims are eligible.’’. 

3 SEC. 222. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SEC4 RETARY OF LABOR. 

5 Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

6 Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

9 than December 1, 2012, and every 2 years there10 after, the Secretary of Labor shall submit the list 

11 developed under paragraph (2)(C) to Congress.’’. 

12 SEC. 223. INFORMATION SHARING TO COMBAT CHILD 

13 LABOR AND SLAVE LABOR. 

14 Section 105(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

15 Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(a)) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary 

18 of State shall, on a regular basis, provide informa19 tion relating to child labor and forced labor in the 

20 production of goods in violation of international 

21 standards to the Department of Labor to be used in 

22 developing the list described in subsection 

23 (b)(2)(C).’’. 


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1 SEC. 224. GOVERNMENT TRAINING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE 

2 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 

3 Section 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protec4 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended— 

5 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘the De6 partment of Labor, the Equal Employment Oppor7 tunity Commission,’’ before ‘‘and the Department’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, in 

10 consultation with the Secretary of Labor,’’ before 

11 ‘‘shall provide’’. 

12 SEC. 225. GAO REPORT ON THE USE OF FOREIGN LABOR 

13 CONTRACTORS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

16 of the United States shall submit a report on the use of 

17 foreign labor contractors to— 

18 (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen19 ate; 

20 (2) the Committee on Health, Education, 

21 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 

22 (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

23 House of Representatives; and 

24 (4) the Committee on Education and the Work25 force of the House of Representatives. 


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1 (b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

2 should, to the extent possible— 

3 (1) address the role and practices of United 

4 States employers in— 

5 (A) the use of labor recruiters or brokers; 

6 or 

7 (B) directly recruiting foreign workers; 

8 (2) analyze the laws that protect such workers, 

9 both overseas and domestically; 

10 (3) describe the oversight and enforcement 

11 mechanisms in Federal departments and agencies 

12 for such laws; and 

13 (4) identify any gaps that may exist in these 

14 protections; and 

15 (5) recommend possible actions for Federal de16 partments and agencies to combat any abuses. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection 

18 (a) shall— 

19 (1) describe the role of labor recruiters or bro20 kers working in countries that are sending workers 

21 and receiving funds, including any identified involve22 ment in labor abuses; 

23 (2) describe the role and practices of employers 

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1 (3) describe the role of Federal departments 

2 and agencies in overseeing and regulating the for3 eign labor recruitment process, including certifying 

4 and enforcing under existing regulations; and 

5 (4) based on the information required under 

6 paragraphs (1) through (3), identify any common 

7 abuses of foreign workers and the employment sys8 tem, including the use of fees and debts, and rec9 ommendations of actions that could be taken by 

10 Federal departments and agencies to combat any 

11 identified abuses. 

12 Subtitle D—Enhancing State and 

13 Local Efforts to Combat Traf14 ficking in Persons 

15 SEC. 231. ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAF16 FICKING VICTIMS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Trafficking 

18 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 

19 U.S.C. 14044a) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM TO DE21 VELOP, EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN ASSIST22 ANCE PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 

23 SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING. 

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1 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘As2 sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary for 

3 Children and Families of the Department of Health 

4 and Human Services. 

5 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The 

6 term ‘Assistant Attorney General’ means the Assist7 ant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Pro8 grams of the Department of Justice. 

9 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en10 tity’ means a State or unit of local government 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity in13 volving sex trafficking of minors; 

14 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated cooperation be15 tween Federal, State, local, and, where applica16 ble, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecu17 tors, and social service providers in addressing 

18 sex trafficking of minors; 

19 ‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-dis20 ciplinary plan to combat sex trafficking of mi21 nors, including— 

22 ‘‘(i) building or establishing a residen23 tial care facility for minor victims of sex 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the provision of rehabilitative 

2 care to minor victims of sex trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized 

4 training for law enforcement officers and 

5 social service providers for all forms of sex 

6 trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking 

7 of minors; 

8 ‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and pros9 ecution of offenses involving sex trafficking 

10 of minors; 

11 ‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agree12 ments with organizations providing out13 reach or other related services to runaway 

14 and homeless youth; and 

15 ‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or 

16 procedures to screen all individuals ar17 rested for prostitution, whether adult or 

18 minor, for victimization by sex trafficking 

19 and by other crimes, such as sexual assault 

20 and domestic violence; and 

21 ‘‘(D) provides assurance that a minor vic22 tim of sex trafficking shall not be required to 

23 collaborate with law enforcement to have access 

24 to residential care or services provided with a 

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1 ‘‘(4) MINOR VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING.— 

2 The term ‘minor victim of sex trafficking’ means an 

3 individual who— 

4 ‘‘(A) is younger than 18 years of age, and 

5 is a victim of an offense described in section 

6 1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, or a 

7 comparable State law; or 

8 ‘‘(B)(i) is not younger than 18 years of 

9 age nor older than 20 years of age; 

10 ‘‘(ii) on the day before the individual 

11 reached 18 years of age, was described in sub12 paragraph (A); and 

13 ‘‘(iii) was receiving shelter or services as a 

14 minor victim of sex trafficking. 

15 ‘‘(5) QUALIFIED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANI16 ZATION.—The term ‘qualified nongovernmental or17 ganization’ means an organization that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is not a State or unit of local govern19 ment, or an agency of a State or unit of local 

20 government; 

21 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated experience pro22 viding services to victims of sex trafficking or 

23 related populations (such as runaway and 

24 homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in 

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1 ‘‘(C) demonstrates a plan to sustain the 

2 provision of services beyond the period of a 

3 grant awarded under this section. 

4 ‘‘(6) SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR.—The 

5 term ‘sex trafficking of a minor’ means an offense 

6 (described in section 1591(a) of title 18, United 

7 States Code), against a minor. 

8 ‘‘(b) SEX TRAFFICKING BLOCK GRANTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Attor11 ney General, in consultation with the Assistant 

12 Secretary, may make block grants to 4 eligible 

13 entities located in different regions of the 

14 United States to combat sex trafficking of mi15 nors. 

16 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer than 1 of 

17 the block grants made under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be awarded to an eligible entity with a 

19 State population of less than 5,000,000. 

20 ‘‘(C) GRANT AMOUNT.—Subject to the 

21 availability of appropriations under subsection 

22 (g) to carry out this section, each grant made 

23 under this section shall be for an amount not 

24 less than $1,500,000 and not greater than 

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1 ‘‘(D) DURATION.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant made 

3 under this section shall be for a period of 

4 1 year. 

5 ‘‘(ii) RENEWAL.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Assist7 ant Attorney General may renew a 

8 grant under this section for up to 3 1- 

9 year periods. 

10 ‘‘(II) PRIORITY.—In making 

11 grants in any fiscal year after the 

12 first fiscal year in which grants are 

13 made under this section, the Assistant 

14 Attorney General shall give priority to 

15 an eligible entity that received a grant 

16 in the preceding fiscal year and is eli17 gible for renewal under this subpara18 graph, taking into account any evalua19 tion of the eligible entity conducted 

20 under paragraph (4), if available. 

21 ‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 

22 this section, the Assistant Attorney General 

23 shall consult with the Assistant Secretary with 

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1 ‘‘(i) evaluations of grant recipients 

2 under paragraph (4); 

3 ‘‘(ii) avoiding unintentional duplica4 tion of grants; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) any other areas of shared con6 cern. 

7 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) ALLOCATION.—Not less than 67 per9 cent of each grant made under paragraph (1) 

10 shall be used by the eligible entity to provide 

11 residential care and services (as described in 

12 clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B)) to 

13 minor victims of sex trafficking through quali14 fied nongovernmental organizations. 

15 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants 

16 awarded pursuant to paragraph (2) may be 

17 used for— 

18 ‘‘(i) providing residential care to 

19 minor victims of sex trafficking, including 

20 temporary or long-term placement as ap21 propriate; 

22 ‘‘(ii) providing 24-hour emergency so23 cial services response for minor victims of 

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1 ‘‘(iii) providing minor victims of sex 

2 trafficking with clothing and other daily 

3 necessities needed to keep such victims 

4 from returning to living on the street; 

5 ‘‘(iv) case management services for 

6 minor victims of sex trafficking; 

7 ‘‘(v) mental health counseling for 

8 minor victims of sex trafficking, including 

9 specialized counseling and substance abuse 

10 treatment; 

11 ‘‘(vi) legal services for minor victims 

12 of sex trafficking; 

13 ‘‘(vii) specialized training for social 

14 service providers, public sector personnel, 

15 and private sector personnel likely to en16 counter sex trafficking victims on issues 

17 related to the sex trafficking of minors and 

18 severe forms of trafficking in persons; 

19 ‘‘(viii) outreach and education pro20 grams to provide information about deter21 rence and prevention of sex trafficking of 

22 minors; 

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1 chasing or attempting to purchase sex acts 

2 in cases where— 

3 ‘‘(I) a treatment program can be 

4 mandated as a condition of a sen5 tence, fine, suspended sentence, or 

6 probation, or is an appropriate alter7 native to criminal prosecution; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the individual was not 

9 charged with purchasing or attempt10 ing to purchase sex acts with a minor; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(x) screening and referral of minor 

13 victims of severe forms of trafficking in 

14 persons. 

15 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity 

17 desiring a grant under this section shall submit 

18 an application to the Assistant Attorney Gen19 eral at such time, in such manner, and accom20 panied by such information as the Assistant At21 torney General may reasonably require. 

22 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub23 mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall— 

24 ‘‘(i) describe the activities for which 

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1 ‘‘(ii) provide such additional assur2 ances as the Assistant Attorney General 

3 determines to be essential to ensure com4 pliance with the requirements of this sec5 tion. 

6 ‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—The Assistant Attorney 

7 General shall enter into a contract with an academic 

8 or non-profit organization that has experience in 

9 issues related to sex trafficking of minors and eval10 uation of grant programs to conduct an annual eval11 uation of each grant made under this section to de12 termine the impact and effectiveness of programs 

13 funded with the grant. 

14 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—An eligible entity 

15 that receives a grant under this section that is found to 

16 have utilized grant funds for any unauthorized expendi17 ture or otherwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for 

18 any grant funds awarded under the grant for 2 fiscal years 

19 following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure 

20 or unallowable cost is reported. 

21 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—An eligible enti22 ty shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section 

23 if, during the 5 fiscal years before the eligible entity sub24 mits an application for the grant, the eligible entity has 

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1 Government grant program by utilizing grant funds for 

2 unauthorized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs. 

3 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.—The cost of admin4 istering the grants authorized by this section shall not ex5 ceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry 

6 out this section. 

7 ‘‘(f) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—For fiscal years 2014 

8 and 2015, the Inspector General of the Department of 

9 Health and Human Services shall conduct an audit of all 

10 4 eligible entities that receive block grants under this sec11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(g) MATCH REQUIREMENT.—An eligible entity that 

13 receives a grant under this section shall provide a non14 Federal match in an amount equal to not less than— 

15 ‘‘(1) 15 percent of the grant during the first 

16 year; 

17 ‘‘(2) 25 percent of the grant during the first re18 newal period; 

19 ‘‘(3) 40 percent of the grant during the second 

20 renewal period; and 

21 ‘‘(4) 50 percent of the grant during the third 

22 renewal period. 

23 ‘‘(h) NO LIMITATION ON SECTION 204 GRANTS.—An 

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1 prohibited from also applying for a grant under this sec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the At5 torney General for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 

6 2015 to carry out this section. 

7 ‘‘(j) GAO EVALUATION.—Not later than 30 months 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp9 troller General of the United States shall submit a report 

10 to Congress that contains— 

11 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the impact of this section 

12 in aiding minor victims of sex trafficking in the ju13 risdiction of the entity receiving the grant; and 

14 ‘‘(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any 

15 legislative or administrative action the Comptroller 

16 General determines appropriate.’’. 

17 (b) SUNSET PROVISION.—The amendment made by 

18 subsection (a) shall be effective during the 4-year period 

19 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 232. EXPANDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS 

21 FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS 

22 OF TRAFFICKING. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

3 which involve United States citizens, or aliens 

4 admitted for permanent residence, and’’; 

5 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

6 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

7 (E), respectively; and 

8 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) to train law enforcement personnel 

11 how to identify victims of severe forms of traf12 ficking in persons and related offenses;’’; and 

13 (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, 

14 by inserting ‘‘and prioritize the investigations 

15 and prosecutions of those cases involving minor 

16 victims’’ after ‘‘sex acts’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub18 section (e); 

19 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(d) NO LIMITATION ON SECTION 202 GRANT AP22 PLICATIONS.—An entity that applies for a grant under 

23 section 202 is not prohibited from also applying for a 

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1 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by strik2 ing ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

3 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for each 

4 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’; and 

5 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) GAO EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later 

7 than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

8 the Comptroller General of the United States shall con9 duct a study of and submit to Congress a report evalu10 ating the impact of this section on— 

11 ‘‘(1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to 

12 identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in per13 sons and investigate and prosecute cases against of14 fenders, including offenders who engage in the pur15 chasing of commercial sex acts with a minor; and 

16 ‘‘(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any 

17 legislative or administrative action the Comptroller 

18 General determines appropriate to improve the abil19 ity described in paragraph (1).’’. 

20 SEC. 233. MODEL STATE CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION FOR 

21 CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SUR22 VIVORS. 

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

2 end; 

3 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para4 graph (3); and 

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(2) protects children exploited through pros8 titution by including safe harbor provisions that— 

9 ‘‘(A) treat an individual under 18 years of 

10 age who has been arrested for engaging in, or 

11 attempting to engage in, a sexual act with an12 other person in exchange for monetary com13 pensation as a victim of a severe form of traf14 ficking in persons; 

15 ‘‘(B) prohibit the charging or prosecution 

16 of an individual described in subparagraph (A) 

17 for a prostitution offense; 

18 ‘‘(C) require the referral of an individual 

19 described in subparagraph (A) to appropriate 

20 service providers, including comprehensive serv21 ice or community-based programs that provide 

22 assistance to child victims of commercial sexual 

23 exploitation; and 

24 ‘‘(D) provide that an individual described 

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1 prove fraud, force, or coercion in order to re2 ceive the protections described under this para3 graph;’’. 

4 TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 

5 APPROPRIATIONS 

6 SEC. 301. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR 

7 THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION 

8 ACT OF 2000. 

9 The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

10 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 

12 7109a(b)(4)), by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015’’; 

14 (2) in section 112B(d) (22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)), 

15 by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2012 through 2015’’; and 

17 (3) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)— 

18 (A) subsection (a)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ 

20 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012 

21 through 2015’’; and 

22 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, including regional 

23 trafficking in persons officers,’’ after ‘‘for 

24 additional personnel’’; 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$12,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 

3 2008 through 2011’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$14,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 

5 2012 through 2015’’; and 

6 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to 

7 the Secretary of Health and Human Serv8 ices’’ and all that follows and inserting 

9 ‘‘$7,000,000 to the Secretary of Health 

10 and Human Services for each of the fiscal 

11 years 2012 through 2015.’’; 

12 (C) in subsection (c)(1)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

14 ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ each place it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for 

18 fiscal year 2003 and $10,000,000 for 

19 each of the fiscal years 2008 through 

20 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for 

21 each of the fiscal years 2012 through 

22 2015’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘2008 through 

24 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 

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1 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 

3 through 2015’’; 

4 (D) in subsection (d)— 

5 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

6 (A) through (C) as paragraphs (1) through 

7 (3), respectively; 

8 (ii) in the paragraph (1), as redesig9 nated, by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each 

10 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of the 

12 fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’; 

13 (iii) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, 

14 by striking ‘‘2008 through 2011’’ and in15 serting ‘‘2012 through 2015’’; and 

16 (iv) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, 

17 by striking ‘‘to the Attorney General’’ and 

18 all that follows and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 

19 to the Attorney General for each of the fis20 cal years 2012 through 2015.’’; 

21 (E) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2008 

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1 (F) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2008 

2 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 

3 2015’’; 

4 (G) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2008 

5 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 

6 2015’’; and 

7 (H) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2008 

8 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 

9 2015’’. 

10 SEC. 302. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR 

11 THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION RE12 AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005. 

13 The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

14 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking section 102(b)(7); and 

16 (2) in section 201(c), by striking ‘‘2008 

17 through 2011’’ each place it appears and inserting 

18 ‘‘2012 through 2015’’. 

19 TITLE IV—UNACCOMPANIED 

20 ALIEN CHILDREN 

21 SEC. 401. PROTECTION FOR MINORS SEEKING ASYLUM. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Immigration 

23 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subpara25 graph (E) to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(E) APPLICABILITY TO MINORS.—Sub2 paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) shall not apply to 

3 an applicant who is younger than 18 years of 

4 age on the earlier of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the date on which the asylum ap6 plication is filed; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) the date on which any Notice to 

8 Appear is issued.’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘an un10 accompanied alien child’’ and all that follows and in11 serting the following: ‘‘an applicant who is younger 

12 than 18 years of age on the earlier of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the date on which the asylum ap14 plication is filed; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) the date on which any Notice to 

16 Appear is issued.’’. 

17 (b) REINSTATEMENT OF REMOVAL.—Section 241(a) 

18 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

19 1231(a)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘If the Attor21 ney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

22 paragraph (8), if the Secretary of Homeland Secu23 rity’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(8) APPLICABILITY OF REINSTATEMENT OF

2 REMOVAL.—Paragraph (5) shall not apply to an 

3 alien who has reentered the United States illegally 

4 after having been removed or having departed volun5 tarily, under an order of removal, if the alien was 

6 younger than 18 years of age on the date on which 

7 the alien was removed or departed voluntarily under 

8 an order of removal.’’. 

9 SEC. 402. APPROPRIATE CUSTODIAL SETTINGS FOR UNAC10 COMPANIED MINORS WHO REACH THE AGE 

11 OF MAJORITY WHILE IN FEDERAL CUSTODY. 

12 Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Traf13 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 

14 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(A) MINORS IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

18 AND HUMAN SERVICES CUSTODY.—Subject to’’; 

19 and 

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

21 ‘‘(B) ALIENS TRANSFERRED FROM DE22 PARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

23 TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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1 ferred to the custody of the Secretary of Home2 land Security, the Secretary shall consider 

3 placement in the least restrictive setting avail4 able after taking into account the alien’s danger 

5 to self, danger to the community, and risk of 

6 flight. Such aliens shall be eligible to participate 

7 in alternative to detention programs, utilizing a 

8 continuum of alternatives based on the alien’s 

9 need for supervision, which may include place10 ment of the alien with an individual or an orga11 nizational sponsor, or in a supervised group 

12 home.’’. 

13 SEC. 403. APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNAC14 COMPANIED MINORS. 

15 Section 235(c)(6) of the William Wilberforce Traf16 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 

17 U.S.C. 1232(c)(6)) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVO23 CATES.— 

24 ‘‘(i) INITIAL SITES.—Not later than 2 

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1 the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau2 thorization Act of 2011, the Secretary of 

3 Health and Human Services shall establish 

4 child advocate programs at 3 new immigra5 tion detention sites to provide independent 

6 child advocates for trafficking victims and 

7 vulnerable unaccompanied alien children. 

8 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL SITES.—Not later 

9 than 3 years after the date of the enact10 ment of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

11 Reauthorization Act of 2011, the Secretary 

12 shall establish and implement child advo13 cate programs at immigration detention 

14 sites at which more than 50 children are 

15 held in immigration custody. 

16 ‘‘(iii) SELECTION OF SITES.—Sites at 

17 which child advocate programs will be es18 tablished under this subparagraph shall be 

19 selected sequentially, with priority given to 

20 locations with— 

21 ‘‘(I) the largest number of unac22 companied alien children; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of the en3 actment of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

4 Reauthorization Act of 2011, and annually 

5 thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human 

6 Services shall submit a report describing the ac7 tivities undertaken by the Secretary to author8 ize the appointment of independent Child Advo9 cates for trafficking victims and vulnerable un10 accompanied alien children to the Committee on 

11 the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on the Judiciary of the House of Representa13 tives. 

14 ‘‘(D) ASSESSMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATE

15 PROGRAM.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac17 ticable after the date of the enactment of 

18 the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau19 thorization Act of 2011, the Comptroller 

20 General of the United States shall conduct 

21 a study regarding the effectiveness of the 

22 Child Advocate Program operated by the 

23 Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

24 ‘‘(ii) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—In 

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1 Comptroller General shall collect informa2 tion and analyze the following: 

3 ‘‘(I) analyze the effectiveness of 

4 existing child advocate programs in 

5 improving outcomes for trafficking 

6 victims and other vulnerable unaccom7 panied alien children; 

8 ‘‘(II) evaluate the implementation 

9 of child advocate programs in new 

10 sites pursuant to subparagraph (B); 

11 ‘‘(III) evaluate the funds avail12 able to the Secretary of Health and 

13 Human Services and project the addi14 tional funds that would be needed to 

15 fully implement effective child advo16 cate programs for all trafficking vic17 tims and other vulnerable unaccom18 panied children; 

19 ‘‘(IV) evaluate the barriers to im20 proving outcomes for trafficking vic21 tims and other vulnerable unaccom22 panied children; and 

23 ‘‘(V) make recommendations on 

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1 the matters analyzed under subclauses 

2 (I) through (IV). 

3 ‘‘(iii) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 

4 3 years after the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

6 United States shall submit the results of 

7 the study required under this subpara8 graph to— 

9 ‘‘(I) the Committee on the Judi10 ciary of the Senate; 

11 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Health, 

12 Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

13 the Senate; 

14 ‘‘(III) the Committee on the Ju15 diciary of the House of Representa16 tives; and 

17 ‘‘(IV) the Committee on Edu18 cation and the Workforce of the 

19 House of Representatives. 

20 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA21 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro22 priated to the Secretary and Human Services to 

23 carry out this subsection— 

24 ‘‘(i) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

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1 ‘‘(ii) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

2 years 2014 and 2015.’’. 

3 SEC. 404. ACCESS TO FEDERAL FOSTER CARE AND UNAC4 COMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR PROTECTIONS 

5 FOR CERTAIN U VISA RECIPIENTS. 

6 Section 235(d)(4) of the William Wilberforce Traf7 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 

8 U.S.C. 1232(d)(4)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A), 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘either’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘or who’’ and inserting a 

12 comma; and 

13 (C) by inserting ‘‘, or has been granted 

14 status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Im15 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1101(a)(15)(U)),’’ before ‘‘, shall be eligible’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, or sta19 tus under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration 

20 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)),’’ 

21 after ‘‘(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J))’’. 

22 SEC. 405. GAO STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BORDER 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

2 the United States shall conduct a study examining 

3 the effectiveness of screenings conducted by Depart4 ment of Homeland Security personnel in carrying 

5 out section 235(a)(4) of the William Wilberforce 

6 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

7 of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)). 

8 (2) STUDY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 

9 Comptroller General shall take into account the de10 gree to which Department of Homeland Security 

11 personnel are adequately ensuring that— 

12 (A) all children are being screened to de13 termine whether they are described in section 

14 235(a)(2)(A) of the William Wilberforce Traf15 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; 

16 (B) appropriate and reliable determina17 tions are being made about whether children 

18 are described in section 235(a)(2)(A) of such 

19 Act; 

20 (C) children are repatriated in an appro21 priate manner, consistent with clauses (i) 

22 through (iii) of section 235(a)(2)(C) of such 

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1 sion, in accordance with section 235(a)(2)(B)(i) 

2 of such Act; 

3 (E) children are being properly cared for 

4 while they are in the custody of the Department 

5 of Homeland Security and awaiting repatriation 

6 or transfer to the custody of the Secretary of 

7 Health and Human Services; and 

8 (F) children are being transferred to the 

9 custody of the Secretary of Health and Human 

10 Services in a manner that is consistent with 

11 such Act. 

12 (3) ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

13 SECURITY OPERATIONS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

15 subparagraph (B), for the purposes of con16 ducting the study described in subsection (a), 

17 the Secretary shall provide the Comptroller 

18 General with unrestricted access to all stages of 

19 screenings and other interactions between De20 partment of Homeland Security personnel and 

21 children encountered by the Comptroller Gen22 eral. 

23 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 security of a particular interaction would be 

2 threatened by such access. 

3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

4 after the date of the commencement of the study described 

5 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 

6 States shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judi7 ciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 

8 of the House of Representatives that contains the Com9 mission’s findings and recommendations. 

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