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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3610 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2014 

Received 

AN ACT 

To stop exploitation through trafficking. 

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. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Exploitation 

3 Through Trafficking Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES. 

5 Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

6 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in section 1701(c), by striking ‘‘where fea9 sible’’ and all that follows, and inserting the fol10 lowing: ‘‘where feasible, to an application— 

11 ‘‘(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career 

12 law enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal 

13 contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum 

14 under subsection (g); or 

15 ‘‘(2) from an applicant in a State that has in 

16 effect a law that— 

17 ‘‘(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, 

18 or has attempted to engage in, a commercial 

19 sex act as a victim of a severe form of traf20 ficking in persons; 

21 ‘‘(B) discourages the charging or prosecu22 tion of an individual described in subparagraph 

23 (A) for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, 

24 based on the conduct described in subparagraph 

25 (A); or 


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1 ‘‘(C) encourages the diversion of an indi2 vidual described in subparagraph (A) to appro3 priate service providers, including child welfare 

4 services, victim treatment programs, child advo5 cacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social 

6 services.’’; and 

7 (2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(5) ‘commercial sex act’ has the meaning given 

10 the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking 

11 and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

12 7102). 

13 ‘‘(6) ‘minor’ means an individual who has not 

14 attained the age of 18 years. 

15 ‘‘(7) ‘severe form of trafficking in persons’ has 

16 the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 

17 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

18 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 

19 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION 

20 WITH CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES. 

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

22 and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

23 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting after ‘‘1590,’’ the following: 

25 ‘‘1591,’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘and 1594’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘1594, 2251, 2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423’’; 

3 (3) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

4 (4) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 and 

6 (5) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 

7 ‘‘(vi) the number of individuals re8 quired by a court order to pay restitution 

9 in connection with a violation of each of10 fense under title 18, United States Code, 

11 the amount of restitution required to be 

12 paid under each such order, and the 

13 amount of restitution actually paid pursu14 ant to each such order; and 

15 ‘‘(vii) the age, gender, race, country of 

16 origin, country of citizenship, and descrip17 tion of the role in the offense of individuals 

18 convicted under each offense; and’’. 

19 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 

20 Section 107(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking and 

21 Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

24 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 


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1 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

4 HOTLINE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2017 and 

5 each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts made 

6 available for grants under this paragraph, the 

7 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

8 make grants for a national communication sys9 tem to assist victims of severe forms of traf10 ficking in persons in communicating with serv11 ice providers. The Secretary shall give priority 

12 to grant applicants that have experience in pro13 viding telephone services to victims of severe 

14 forms of trafficking in persons.’’. 

15 SEC. 5. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY. 

16 Section 144(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 

17 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2884(3)) is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) A victim of a severe form of traf20 ficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of 

21 the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protec22 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). Notwith23 standing paragraph (2), an individual described 

24 in this subparagraph shall not be required to 

25 demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED 

2 STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. 

3 Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

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

9 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(D) assist State, local, and other Federal 

12 law enforcement agencies, upon the request of 

13 such an agency, in locating and recovering 

14 missing children.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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