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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 296 

To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2015 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. 

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 ‘‘Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Domestic trafficking victims’ fund. 

Sec. 3. Official recognition of American victims of human trafficking. 

Sec. 4. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program. 

Sec. 5. Direct services for victims of child pornography. 

Sec. 6. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking victims. 

Sec. 7. Streamlining human trafficking investigations. 

Sec. 8. Enhancing human trafficking reporting. 


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Sec. 9. Reducing demand for sex trafficking. 

Sec. 10. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders who exploit children. 

Sec. 11. Targeting child predators. 

Sec. 12. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals. 

Sec. 13. Crime victims’ rights. 

Sec. 14. Combat Human Trafficking Act. 

Sec. 15. Grant accountability. 

1 SEC. 2. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 3014. Additional special assessment 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the assessment 

7 imposed under section 3013, the court shall assess an 

8 amount of $5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity 

9 convicted of an offense under— 

10 ‘‘(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, 

11 and trafficking in persons); 

12 ‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse); 

13 ‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation 

14 and other abuse of children); 

15 ‘‘(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for 

16 illegal sexual activity and related crimes); or 

17 ‘‘(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Na18 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human 

19 smuggling), unless the person induced, assisted, 

20 abetted, or aided only an individual who at the time 

21 of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent, son, or 


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1 daughter (and no other individual) to enter the 

2 United States in violation of law. 

3 ‘‘(b) SATISFACTION OF OTHER COURT-ORDERED OB4 LIGATIONS.—An assessment under subsection (a) shall 

5 not be payable until the person subject to the assessment 

6 has satisfied all outstanding court-ordered fines and or7 ders of restitution arising from the criminal convictions 

8 on which the special assessment is based. 

9 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING

10 VICTIMS’ FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of 

11 the United States a fund, to be known as the ‘Domestic 

12 Trafficking Victims’ Fund’ (referred to in this section as 

13 the ‘Fund’), to be administered by the Attorney General, 

14 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

16 ‘‘(d) DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of 

17 title 31, or any other law regarding the crediting of money 

18 received for the Government, there shall be deposited in 

19 the Fund an amount equal to the amount of the assess20 ments collected under this section, which shall remain 

21 available until expended. 

22 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts in the 

24 Fund, in addition to any other amounts available, 

25 and without further appropriation, the Attorney 


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1 General, in coordination with the Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal 

3 years 2016 through 2020, use amounts available in 

4 the Fund to award grants or enhance victims’ pro5 gramming under— 

6 ‘‘(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the 

7 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

8 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a, 14044b, and 

9 14044c); 

10 ‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 

11 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

12 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105); and 

13 ‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child 

14 Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)). 

15 ‘‘(2) GRANTS.—Of the amounts in the Fund 

16 used under paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000 

17 shall be used for grants to provide services for child 

18 pornography victims under section 214(b) of the 

19 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

20 13002(b)). 

21 ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts in the Fund, or 

22 otherwise transferred from the Fund, shall be sub23 ject to the limitations on the use or expending of 

24 amounts described in sections 506 and 507 of divi25 sion H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 


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1 (Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 409) to the same ex2 tent as if amounts in the Fund were funds appro3 priated under division H of such Act. 

4 ‘‘(f) TRANSFERS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the day after 

6 the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of 

7 Trafficking Act of 2015, on September 30 of each 

8 fiscal year, all unobligated balances in the Fund 

9 shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund es10 tablished under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime 

11 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 

12 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts transferred 

13 under paragraph (1)— 

14 ‘‘(A) shall be available for any authorized 

15 purpose of the Crime Victims Fund; and 

16 ‘‘(B) shall remain available until expended. 

17 ‘‘(g) COLLECTION METHOD.—The amount assessed 

18 under subsection (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be 

19 collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal 

20 cases. 

21 ‘‘(h) DURATION OF OBLIGATION.—The obligation to 

22 pay an assessment imposed on or after the date of enact23 ment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 

24 shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

2 The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat4 ing to section 3013 the following: 

‘‘3014. Additional special assessment.’’. 

5 SEC. 3. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VICTIMS OF 

6 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

7 Section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

8 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) (as origi10 nally enacted), as subsection (h); and 

11 (2) in subsection (f) (as added by section 

12 213(a)(1) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

13 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

14 (Public Law 110–457)), by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(4) OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VIC17 TIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving cred19 ible information that establishes, by a prepon20 derance of the evidence, that a covered indi21 vidual is a victim of a severe form of trafficking 

22 and at the request of the covered individual, the 

23 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

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1 ficking. The Secretary shall have exclusive au2 thority to make such a determination. 

3 ‘‘(B) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In 

4 this subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ 

5 means— 

6 ‘‘(i) a citizen of the United States; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for 

8 permanent residence (as defined in section 

9 101(20) of the Immigration and Nation10 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(20))). 

11 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—For purposes of this 

12 paragraph, in determining whether a covered 

13 individual has provided credible information 

14 that the covered individual is a victim of a se15 vere form of trafficking, the Secretary of 

16 Health and Human Services shall consider all 

17 relevant and credible evidence, and if appro18 priate, consult with the Attorney General, the 

19 Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Sec20 retary of Labor. 

21 ‘‘(D) PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE.—For pur22 poses of this paragraph, the following forms of 

23 evidence shall receive deference in determining 

24 whether a covered individual has established 


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1 that the covered individual is a victim of a se2 vere form of trafficking: 

3 ‘‘(i) A sworn statement by the covered 

4 individual or a representative of the cov5 ered individual if the covered individual is 

6 present at the time of such statement but 

7 not able to competently make such sworn 

8 statement. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Police, government agency, or 

10 court records or files. 

11 ‘‘(iii) Documentation from a social 

12 services, trafficking, or domestic violence 

13 program, child welfare or runaway and 

14 homeless youth program, or a legal, clin15 ical, medical, or other professional from 

16 whom the covered individual has sought as17 sistance in dealing with the crime. 

18 ‘‘(iv) A statement from any other in19 dividual with knowledge of the cir20 cumstances that provided the basis for the 

21 claim. 

22 ‘‘(v) Physical evidence. 

23 ‘‘(E) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later 

24 than 18 months after the date of enactment of 

25 the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 


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1 2015, the Secretary of Health and Human 

2 Services shall adopt regulations to implement 

3 this paragraph. 

4 ‘‘(F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; OFFICIAL

5 RECOGNITION OPTIONAL.—Nothing in this 

6 paragraph may be construed to require a cov7 ered individual to obtain a determination under 

8 this paragraph in order to be defined or classi9 fied as a victim of a severe form of trafficking 

10 under this section.’’. 

11 SEC. 4. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

12 DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Trafficking 

14 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 

15 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

17 DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 

19 may award block grants to an eligible entity to develop, 

20 improve, or expand domestic child human trafficking de21 terrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, 

22 prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims’ serv23 ices organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore 

24 the lives of victims, while investigating and prosecuting of25 fenses involving child human trafficking. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded 

2 under subsection (a) may be used for— 

3 ‘‘(1) the establishment or enhancement of spe4 cialized training programs for law enforcement offi5 cers, first responders, health care officials, child wel6 fare officials, juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, 

7 and judicial personnel to— 

8 ‘‘(A) identify victims and acts of child 

9 human trafficking; 

10 ‘‘(B) address the unique needs of child vic11 tims of human trafficking; 

12 ‘‘(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of 

13 human trafficking; 

14 ‘‘(D) investigate and prosecute acts of 

15 human trafficking, including the soliciting, pa16 tronizing, or purchasing of commercial sex acts 

17 from children, as well as training to build cases 

18 against complex criminal networks involved in 

19 child human trafficking; 

20 ‘‘(E) use laws that prohibit acts of child 

21 human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child 

22 rape, and to assist in the development of State 

23 and local laws to prohibit, investigate, and pros24 ecute acts of child human trafficking; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) implement and provide education on 

2 safe harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at 

3 preventing the criminalization and prosecution 

4 of child sex trafficking victims for prostitution 

5 offenses; 

6 ‘‘(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedi7 cated anti-trafficking law enforcement units and 

8 task forces to investigate child human trafficking of9 fenses and to rescue victims, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, 

11 for law enforcement officers, including patrol 

12 officers, detectives, and investigators, except 

13 that the percentage of the salary of the law en14 forcement officer paid for by funds from a 

15 grant awarded under this section shall not be 

16 more than the percentage of the officer’s time 

17 on duty that is dedicated to working on cases 

18 involving child human trafficking; 

19 ‘‘(B) investigation expenses for cases in20 volving child human trafficking, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) wire taps; 

22 ‘‘(ii) consultants with expertise spe23 cific to cases involving child human traf24 ficking; 

25 ‘‘(iii) travel; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) other technical assistance ex2 penditures; 

3 ‘‘(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution 

4 units, including the funding of salaries for 

5 State and local prosecutors, including assisting 

6 in paying trial expenses for prosecution of child 

7 human trafficking offenders, except that the 

8 percentage of the total salary of a State or local 

9 prosecutor that is paid using an award under 

10 this section shall be not more than the percent11 age of the total number of hours worked by the 

12 prosecutor that is spent working on cases in13 volving child human trafficking; 

14 ‘‘(D) the establishment of child human 

15 trafficking victim witness safety, assistance, 

16 and relocation programs that encourage co17 operation with law enforcement investigations 

18 of crimes of child human trafficking by 

19 leveraging existing resources and delivering 

20 child human trafficking victims’ services 

21 through coordination with— 

22 ‘‘(i) child advocacy centers; 

23 ‘‘(ii) social service agencies; 

24 ‘‘(iii) State governmental health serv25 ice agencies; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) housing agencies; 

2 ‘‘(v) legal services agencies; and 

3 ‘‘(vi) non-governmental organizations 

4 and shelter service providers with substan5 tial experience in delivering wrap-around 

6 services to victims of child human traf7 ficking; and 

8 ‘‘(E) the establishment or enhancement of 

9 other necessary victim assistance programs or 

10 personnel, such as victim or child advocates, 

11 child-protective services, child forensic inter12 views, or other necessary service providers; and 

13 ‘‘(3) the establishment or enhancement of prob14 lem solving court programs for trafficking victims 

15 that include— 

16 ‘‘(A) mandatory and regular training re17 quirements for judicial officials involved in the 

18 administration or operation of the court pro19 gram described under this paragraph; 

20 ‘‘(B) continuing judicial supervision of vic21 tims of child human trafficking who have been 

22 identified by a law enforcement or judicial offi23 cer as a potential victim of child human traf24 ficking, regardless of whether the victim has 


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1 been charged with a crime related to human 

2 trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(C) the development of a specialized and 

4 individualized, court-ordered treatment program 

5 for identified victims of child human trafficking, 

6 including— 

7 ‘‘(i) State-administered outpatient 

8 treatment; 

9 ‘‘(ii) life skills training; 

10 ‘‘(iii) housing placement; 

11 ‘‘(iv) vocational training; 

12 ‘‘(v) education; 

13 ‘‘(vi) family support services; and 

14 ‘‘(vii) job placement; 

15 ‘‘(D) centralized case management involv16 ing the consolidation of all of each child human 

17 trafficking victim’s cases and offenses, and the 

18 coordination of all trafficking victim treatment 

19 programs and social services; 

20 ‘‘(E) regular and mandatory court appear21 ances by the victim during the duration of the 

22 treatment program for purposes of ensuring 

23 compliance and effectiveness; 

24 ‘‘(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant 

25 non-violent criminal charges against the victim, 


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1 where such victim successfully complies with the 

2 terms of the court-ordered treatment program; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(G) collaborative efforts with child advo5 cacy centers, child welfare agencies, shelters, 

6 and non-governmental organizations with sub7 stantial experience in delivering wrap-around 

8 services to victims of child human trafficking to 

9 provide services to victims and encourage co10 operation with law enforcement. 

11 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall sub13 mit an application to the Attorney General for a 

14 grant under this section in such form and manner 

15 as the Attorney General may require. 

16 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—An application 

17 submitted under this subsection shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) describe the activities for which as19 sistance under this section is sought; 

20 ‘‘(B) include a detailed plan for the use of 

21 funds awarded under the grant; 

22 ‘‘(C) provide such additional information 

23 and assurances as the Attorney General deter24 mines to be necessary to ensure compliance 

25 with the requirements of this section; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) disclose— 

2 ‘‘(i) any other grant funding from the 

3 Department of Justice or from any other 

4 Federal department or agency for purposes 

5 similar to those described in subsection (b) 

6 for which the eligible entity has applied, 

7 and which application is pending on the 

8 date of the submission of an application 

9 under this section; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) any other such grant funding 

11 that the eligible entity has received during 

12 the 5-year period ending on the date of the 

13 submission of an application under this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In reviewing applications 

16 submitted in accordance with paragraphs (1) and 

17 (2), the Attorney General shall give preference to 

18 grant applications if— 

19 ‘‘(A) the application includes a plan to use 

20 awarded funds to engage in all activities de21 scribed under paragraphs (1) through (3) of 

22 subsection (b); or 

23 ‘‘(B) the application includes a plan by the 

24 State or unit of local government to continue 


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1 funding of all activities funded by the award 

2 after the expiration of the award. 

3 ‘‘(d) DURATION AND RENEWAL OF AWARD.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 

5 shall expire 3 years after the date of award of the 

6 grant. 

7 ‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section 

8 shall be renewable not more than 2 times and for a 

9 period of not greater than 2 years. 

10 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) enter into a contract with a nongovern12 mental organization, including an academic or non13 profit organization, that has experience with issues 

14 related to child human trafficking and evaluation of 

15 grant programs to conduct periodic evaluations of 

16 grants made under this section to determine the im17 pact and effectiveness of programs funded with 

18 grants awarded under this section; and 

19 ‘‘(2) submit the results of any evaluation con20 ducted pursuant to paragraph (1) to— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of 

22 the Senate; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of 

24 the House of Representatives. 


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1 ‘‘(f) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—An eligible entity 

2 awarded funds under this section that is found to have 

3 used grant funds for any unauthorized expenditure or oth4 erwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any grant 

5 funds awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal years 

6 following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure 

7 or unallowable cost is reported. 

8 ‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—An eligible enti9 ty shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section 

10 if within the 5 fiscal years before submitting an applica11 tion for a grant under this section, the grantee has been 

12 found to have violated the terms or conditions of a Govern13 ment grant program by utilizing grant funds for unauthor14 ized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs. 

15 ‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.—The cost of admin16 istering the grants authorized by this section shall not ex17 ceed 5 percent of the total amount expended to carry out 

18 this section. 

19 ‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

20 cost of a program funded by a grant awarded under this 

21 section shall be— 

22 ‘‘(1) 70 percent in the first year; 

23 ‘‘(2) 60 percent in the second year; and 

24 ‘‘(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all 

25 subsequent years. 


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1 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING; FULLY OFF2 SET.—For purposes of carrying out this section, the At3 torney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 

4 Health and Human Services, is authorized to award not 

5 more than $7,000,000 of the funds available in the Do6 mestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, established under sec7 tion 3014 of title 18, United States Code, for each of fiscal 

8 years 2016 through 2020. 

9 ‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

10 ‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person under the 

11 age of 18; 

12 ‘‘(2) the term ‘child advocacy center’ means a 

13 center created under subtitle A of the Victims of 

14 Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.); 

15 ‘‘(3) the term ‘child human trafficking’ means 

16 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as 

17 defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 

18 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) involving 

19 a victim who is a child; and 

20 ‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or 

21 unit of local government that— 

22 ‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity in23 volving child human trafficking; 

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1 ble, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecu2 tors, and social service providers in addressing 

3 child human trafficking; 

4 ‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-dis5 ciplinary plan to combat child human traf6 ficking, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) the establishment of a shelter for 

8 victims of child human trafficking, through 

9 existing or new facilities; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the provision of trauma-in11 formed, gender-responsive rehabilitative 

12 care to victims of child human trafficking; 

13 ‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized 

14 training for law enforcement officers and 

15 social service providers for all forms of 

16 human trafficking, with a focus on domes17 tic child human trafficking; 

18 ‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and pros19 ecution of offenses involving child human 

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1 reach or other related services to runaway 

2 and homeless youth; 

3 ‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or 

4 procedures to screen all individuals ar5 rested for prostitution, whether adult or 

6 child, for victimization by sex trafficking 

7 and by other crimes, such as sexual assault 

8 and domestic violence; and 

9 ‘‘(vii) cooperation or referral agree10 ments with State child welfare agencies 

11 and child advocacy centers; and 

12 ‘‘(D) provides an assurance that, under the 

13 plan under subparagraph (C), a victim of child 

14 human trafficking shall not be required to col15 laborate with law enforcement officers to have 

16 access to any shelter or services provided with 

17 a grant under this section. 

18 ‘‘(l) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY; SPECIALIZED VIC19 TIMS’ SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—No grant funds under 

20 this section may be awarded or transferred to any entity 

21 unless such entity has demonstrated substantial experi22 ence providing services to victims of human trafficking or 

23 related populations (such as runaway and homeless 

24 youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of 

25 human trafficking victims.’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

2 section 1(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau3 thorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended 

4 by striking the item relating to section 203 and inserting 

5 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOG7 RAPHY. 

8 The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

9 13001 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by 

11 inserting ‘‘, including human trafficking and the 

12 production of child pornography’’ before the semi13 colon at the end; and 

14 (2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)— 

15 (A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), 

16 and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respec17 tively; and 

18 (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(b) DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD POR21 NOGRAPHY.—The Administrator, in coordination with the 

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1 cialized programs to identify and provide direct services 

2 to victims of child pornography.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION 

4 FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 

5 (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.—Section 1594 of 

6 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (d)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘that was used or’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘that was involved in, used, or’’; 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any property 

12 traceable to such property’’ after ‘‘such 

13 violation’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or 

15 any property traceable to such property’’ after 

16 ‘‘such violation’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘used or’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘involved in, used, or’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and any property trace21 able to such property’’ after ‘‘any violation of 

22 this chapter’’; 

23 (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub24 section (g); and 


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1 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF FORFEITED ASSETS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law, the Attorney General shall transfer 

6 assets forfeited pursuant to this section, or the pro7 ceeds derived from the sale thereof, to satisfy victim 

8 restitution orders arising from violations of this 

9 chapter. 

10 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Transfers pursuant to para11 graph (1) shall have priority over any other claims 

12 to the assets or their proceeds. 

13 ‘‘(3) USE OF NON-FORFEITED ASSETS.—Trans14 fers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not reduce or 

15 otherwise mitigate the obligation of a person con16 victed of a violation of this chapter to satisfy the full 

17 amount of a restitution order through the use of 

18 non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney 

19 General for the value of assets or proceeds trans20 ferred under this subsection through the use of non21 forfeited assets.’’. 

22 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.—Section 

23 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 

24 by inserting ‘‘chapter 77 of title 18,’’ after ‘‘criminal drug 

25 laws of the United States or of’’. 


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1 (c) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, 

3 United States Code, is amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating section 9703 (as 

5 added by section 638(b)(1) of the Treasury, 

6 Postal Service, and General Government Appro7 priations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–393; 106 

8 Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and 

9 (B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated— 

10 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (I) in subparagraph (I)— 

12 (aa) by striking ‘‘payment’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Payment’’; and 

14 (bb) by striking the semi15 colon at the end and inserting a 

16 period; and 

17 (II) in subparagraph (J), by 

18 striking ‘‘payment’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Payment’’; and 

20 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (I) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (aa) in clause (iii)— 

23 (AA) in subclause (I), 

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1 (BB) in subclause (III), 

2 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

3 end; 

4 (bb) in clause (iv), by strik5 ing the period at the end and in6 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (cc) by inserting after clause 

8 (iv) the following: 

9 ‘‘(v) U.S. Immigration and Customs 

10 Enforcement with respect to a violation of 

11 chapter 77 of title 18 (relating to human 

12 trafficking);’’; 

13 (II) in subparagraph (G), by add14 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

15 (III) in subparagraph (H), by 

16 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe17 riod. 

18 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND19 MENTS.— 

20 (A) CROSS REFERENCES.— 

21 (i) TITLE 28.—Section 524(c) of title 

22 28, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (I) in paragraph (4)(C), by strik24 ing ‘‘section 9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘section 9705(g)(4)(A)’’; 


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1 (II) in paragraph (10), by strik2 ing ‘‘section 9703(p)’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘section 9705(p)’’; and 

4 (III) in paragraph (11), by strik5 ing ‘‘section 9703’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘section 9705’’. 

7 (ii) TITLE 31.—Title 31, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (I) in section 312(d), by striking 

10 ‘‘section 9703’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

11 9705’’; and 

12 (II) in section 5340(1), by strik13 ing ‘‘section 9703(p)(1)’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘section 9705(p)(1)’’. 

15 (iii) TITLE 39.—Section 2003(e)(1) of 

16 title 39, United States Code, is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘section 9703(p)’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘section 9705(p)’’. 

19 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 

20 sections for chapter 97 of title 31, United 

21 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value. 

‘‘9702. Investment of trust funds. 

‘‘9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility. 

‘‘9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility. 

‘‘9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGA2 TIONS. 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a 

7 comma after ‘‘weapons)’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (c)— 

9 (i) by inserting ‘‘section 1581 (peon10 age), section 1584 (involuntary servitude), 

11 section 1589 (forced labor), section 1590 

12 (trafficking with respect to peonage, slav13 ery, involuntary servitude, or forced 

14 labor),’’ before ‘‘section 1591’’; 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘section 1592 (unlaw16 ful conduct with respect to documents in 

17 furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slav18 ery, involuntary servitude, or forced 

19 labor),’’ before ‘‘section 1751’’; 

20 (iii) by inserting a comma after 

21 ‘‘virus)’’; 

22 (iv) by striking ‘‘,, section’’ and in23 serting a comma; 

24 (v) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘misuse of 

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1 (vi) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘section 

2 555’’; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ‘‘pipe4 line,)’’ and inserting ‘‘pipeline),’’; and 

5 (D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ‘‘doc6 uments, section 1028A (relating to aggravated 

7 identity theft))’’ and inserting ‘‘documents), 

8 section 1028A (relating to aggravated identity 

9 theft)’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human traf11 ficking, child sexual exploitation, child pornography 

12 production,’’ after ‘‘kidnapping’’. 

13 SEC. 8. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of title I of the Omni15 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

16 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(i) PART 1 VIOLENT CRIMES TO INCLUDE HUMAN

19 TRAFFICKING.—For purposes of this section, the term 

20 ‘part 1 violent crimes’ shall include severe forms of traf21 ficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Traf22 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

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1 (b) CRIME CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 

2 3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) 

3 is amended— 

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

5 end; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

8 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 

10 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

11 ‘‘and a photograph taken within the previous 

12 180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 

13 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

16 subparagraph (D); and 

17 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Miss20 ing and Exploited Children of each report re21 ceived relating to a child reported missing from 

22 a foster care family home or childcare institu23 tion; and’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1591 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or main5 tains’’ and inserting ‘‘maintains, patronizes, or solic6 its’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or ob9 tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 

10 solicited’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or ob12 tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 

13 solicited’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘or maintained’’ and in16 serting ‘‘, maintained, patronized, or solicited’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘knew that the person’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘knew, or recklessly disregarded 

20 the fact, that the person’’. 

21 (b) DEFINITION AMENDED.—Section 103(10) of the 

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

23 7102(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘or obtaining’’ and in24 serting ‘‘obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting’’. 


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1 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the amendments 

2 made by this section is to clarify the range of conduct pun3 ished as sex trafficking. 

4 SEC. 10. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS 

5 TO TARGET OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHIL6 DREN. 

7 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that— 

9 (1) all task forces and working groups within 

10 the Innocence Lost National Initiative engage in ac11 tivities, programs, or operations to increase the in12 vestigative capabilities of State and local law en13 forcement officers in the detection, investigation, 

14 and prosecution of persons who patronize, or solicit 

15 children for sex; and 

16 (2) all components and task forces with juris17 diction to detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of 

18 child labor trafficking engage in activities, programs, 

19 or operations to increase the capacity of such compo20 nents to deter and punish child labor trafficking. 

21 SEC. 11. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS. 

22 (a) CLARIFYING THAT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRO23 DUCERS ARE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.—Section 2423(f) of 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘means (1) a’’ and inserting the 

2 following: ‘‘means— 

3 ‘‘(1) a’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘United States; or (2) any’’ and 

5 inserting the following: ‘‘United States; 

6 ‘‘(2) any’’; and 

7 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert8 ing the following: ‘‘; or 

9 ‘‘(3) production of child pornography (as de10 fined in section 2256(8)).’’. 

11 (b) HOLDING SEX TRAFFICKERS ACCOUNTABLE.— 

12 Section 2423(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘a preponderance of the evidence’’ and in14 serting ‘‘clear and convincing evidence’’. 

15 SEC. 12. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIO16 LENT CRIMINALS. 

17 Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States 

18 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘77,’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 

19 SEC. 13. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771 of title 18, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

23 following: 


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1 ‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man2 ner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution 

3 agreement. 

4 ‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights 

5 under this section and the services described in sec6 tion 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution 

7 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) and provided con8 tact information for the Office of the Victims’ 

9 Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, 

11 by inserting ‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval 

12 of the court, have stipulated to a different time pe13 riod for consideration’’ before the period; and 

14 (3) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘this chapter: 

17 ‘‘(1) COURT OF APPEALS.—The term ‘court of 

18 appeals’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for 

20 the judicial district in which a defendant is 

21 being prosecuted; or 

22 ‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior 

23 Court of the District of Columbia, the District 

24 of Columbia Court of Appeals. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 

2 (B) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(B) MINORS AND CERTAIN OTHER VIC5 TIMS.—In the case’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(3) DISTRICT COURT; COURT.—The terms 

8 ‘district court’ and ‘court’ include the Superior 

9 Court of the District of Columbia.’’. 

10 (b) CRIME VICTIMS FUND.—Section 

11 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 

12 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘sec13 tion’’ before ‘‘3771’’. 

14 (c) APPELLATE REVIEW OF PETITIONS RELATING TO

15 CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title 

17 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection 

18 (a)(2) of this section, is amended by inserting after 

19 the fifth sentence the following: ‘‘In deciding such 

20 application, the court of appeals shall apply ordinary 

21 standards of appellate review.’’. 

22 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

23 paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any peti24 tion for a writ of mandamus filed under section 


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1 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that is 

2 pending on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 14. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT. 

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

5 ‘‘Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) COMMERCIAL SEX ACT; SEVERE FORMS OF

8 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS; STATE.—The terms 

9 ‘‘commercial sex act’’, ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in 

10 persons’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given 

11 those terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Vic12 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 

13 (2) COVERED OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘covered 

14 offender’’ means an individual who obtains, patron15 izes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a per16 son subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

17 (3) COVERED OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘covered 

18 offense’’ means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, 

19 or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a per20 son subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

21 (4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 

22 The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ has the 

23 meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, 

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1 (5) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 

2 term ‘‘local law enforcement officer’’ means any offi3 cer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government 

4 authorized by law or by a local government agency 

5 to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 

6 investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 

7 criminal law. 

8 (6) STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 

9 term ‘‘State law enforcement officer’’ means any of10 ficer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by 

11 law or by a State government agency to engage in 

12 or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, 

13 or prosecution of any violation of criminal law. 

14 (c) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TRAINING AND POL15 ICY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, 

16 AND JUDGES.— 

17 (1) TRAINING.— 

18 (A) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—The 

19 Attorney General shall ensure that each anti20 human trafficking program operated by the De21 partment of Justice, including each anti-human 

22 trafficking training program for Federal, State, 

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1 (i) effective methods for investigating 

2 and prosecuting covered offenders; and 

3 (ii) facilitating the provision of phys4 ical and mental health services by health 

5 care providers to persons subject to severe 

6 forms of trafficking in persons. 

7 (B) FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.—The Attor8 ney General shall ensure that each anti-human 

9 trafficking program operated by the Depart10 ment of Justice for United States attorneys or 

11 other Federal prosecutors includes training on 

12 seeking restitution for offenses under chapter 

13 77 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure 

14 that each United States attorney or other Fed15 eral prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for 

16 such an offense, requests a specific amount of 

17 restitution for each victim of the offense with18 out regard to whether the victim requests res19 titution. 

20 (C) JUDGES.—The Federal Judicial Center 

21 shall provide training to judges relating to the 

22 application of section 1593 of title 18, United 

23 States Code, with respect to ordering restitution 

24 for victims of offenses under chapter 77 of such 

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1 (2) POLICY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 OFFICERS.—The Attorney General shall ensure that 

3 Federal law enforcement officers are engaged in ac4 tivities, programs, or operations involving the detec5 tion, investigation, and prosecution of covered of6 fenders. 

7 (d) MINIMUM PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR

8 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT COMMERCIAL CHILD SEX TRAF9 FICKING.—Section 3583(k) of title 18, United States 

10 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘1594(c),’’ after ‘‘1591,’’. 

11 (e) BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT ON

12 STATE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROHI13 BITIONS.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statis14 tics shall— 

15 (1) prepare an annual report on— 

16 (A) the rates of— 

17 (i) arrest of individuals by State law 

18 enforcement officers for a covered offense; 

19 (ii) prosecution (including specific 

20 charges) of individuals in State court sys21 tems for a covered offense; and 

22 (iii) conviction of individuals in State 

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1 (B) sentences imposed on individuals con2 victed in State court systems for a covered of3 fense; and 

4 (2) submit the annual report prepared under 

5 paragraph (1) to— 

6 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

7 House of Representatives; 

8 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (C) the Task Force; 

11 (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group es12 tablished under section 105(g) of the Traf13 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

14 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and 

15 (E) the Attorney General. 

16 SEC. 15. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

17 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

18 grant’’ means a grant awarded by the Attorney General 

19 under section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

20 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as 

21 amended by section 4. 

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

23 subject to the following accountability provisions: 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first 

2 fiscal year beginning after the date of enact3 ment of this Act, and in each fiscal year there4 after, the Inspector General of the Department 

5 of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 

6 a covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and 

7 abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector Gen8 eral shall determine the appropriate number of 

9 grantees to be audited each year. 

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

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

13 General that the audited grantee has utilized 

14 grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or 

15 otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or 

16 resolved within 12 months from the date when 

17 the final audit report is issued. 

18 (C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 

19 of a covered grant that is found to have an un20 resolved audit finding shall not be eligible to re21 ceive a covered grant during the following 2 fis22 cal years. 

23 (D) PRIORITY.—In awarding covered 

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1 solved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 

2 prior to submitting an application for a covered 

3 grant. 

4 (E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

5 awarded a covered grant during the 2-fiscal6 year period in which the entity is barred from 

7 receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the 

8 Attorney General shall— 

9 (i) deposit an amount equal to the 

10 grant funds that were improperly awarded 

11 to the grantee into the General Fund of 

12 the Treasury; and 

13 (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re14 payment to the fund from the grant recipi15 ent that was erroneously awarded grant 

16 funds. 

17 (2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE18 MENTS.— 

19 (A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

20 paragraph and covered grants, the term ‘‘non21 profit organization’’ means an organization that 

22 is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

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1 (B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General 

2 may not award a covered grant to a nonprofit 

3 organization that holds money in offshore ac4 counts for the purpose of avoiding paying the 

5 tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 

6 Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 (C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi8 zation that is awarded a covered grant and uses 

9 the procedures prescribed in regulations to cre10 ate a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness 

11 for the compensation of its officers, directors, 

12 trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the 

13 Attorney General, in the application for the 

14 grant, the process for determining such com15 pensation, including the independent persons 

16 involved in reviewing and approving such com17 pensation, the comparability data used, and 

18 contemporaneous substantiation of the delibera19 tion and decision. Upon request, the Attorney 

20 General shall make the information disclosed 

21 under this subsection available for public in22 spection. 

23 (3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

24 (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts transferred 

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1 the amendments made by this Act, may be used 

2 by the Attorney General, or by any individual 

3 or organization awarded discretionary funds 

4 through a cooperative agreement under this 

5 Act, or the amendments made by this Act, to 

6 host or support any expenditure for conferences 

7 that uses more than $20,000 in Department 

8 funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General or 

9 such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, or 

10 principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney Gen11 eral may designate, provides prior written au12 thorization that the funds may be expended to 

13 host a conference. 

14 (B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap15 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

16 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

17 conference, including the cost of all food and 

18 beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for 

19 speakers, and any entertainment. 

20 (C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen21 eral shall submit an annual report to the Com22 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

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1 (D) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning 

2 in the first fiscal year beginning after the date 

3 of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 

4 shall submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary 

5 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and 

7 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

8 of Representatives, an annual certification 

9 that— 

10 (i) all audits issued by the Office of 

11 the Inspector General under paragraph (1) 

12 have been completed and reviewed by the 

13 appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 

14 Director; 

15 (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

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

17 (iii) all reimbursements required 

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

19 and 

20 (iv) includes a list of any grant recipi21 ents excluded under paragraph (1) from 

22 the previous year. 

23 (4) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts awarded 

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1 this Act, may not be utilized by any grant re2 cipient to— 

3 (i) lobby any representative of the De4 partment of Justice regarding the award of 

5 grant funding; or 

6 (ii) lobby any representative of a Fed7 eral, State, local, or tribal government re8 garding the award of grant funding. 

9 (B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 

10 determines that any recipient of a covered grant 

11 has violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney 

12 General shall— 

13 (i) require the grant recipient to repay 

14 the grant in full; and 

15 (ii) prohibit the grant recipient from 

16 receiving another covered grant for not less 

17 than 5 years. 

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