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Calendar No. 25 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 166 

To stop exploitation through trafficking. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 13, 2015 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. KIRK, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. FRANKEN, 

Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COATS, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

SCHUMER, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. COONS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. HATCH, and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following 

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

MARCH 2, 2015 

Reported by Mr. GRASSLEY, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Through Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES. 

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

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in section 1701(c), by striking ‘‘where fea6 sible’’ and all that follows, and inserting the fol7 lowing: ‘‘where feasible, to an application— 

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

9 law enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal 

10 contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum 

11 under subsection (g); or 

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

13 effect a law that— 

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

15 or has attempted to engage in, a commercial 

16 sex act as a victim of a severe form of traf17 ficking in persons; 

18 ‘‘(B) discourages or prohibits the charging 

19 or prosecution of an individual described in sub20 paragraph (A) for a prostitution or sex traf21 ficking offense, based on the conduct described 

22 in subparagraph (A); and 

23 ‘‘(C) encourages the diversion of an indi24 vidual described in subparagraph (A) to appro25 priate service providers, including child welfare 

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1 cacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social 

2 services.’’; and 

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

4 following: 

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

6 the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking 

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

8 7102). 

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

10 attained the age of 18 years. 

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

12 the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 

13 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

14 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 

15 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION 

16 WITH CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES. 

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

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

19 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended— 

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

21 ‘‘1591,’’; 

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

23 ‘‘1594, 2251, 2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423’’; 

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


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

2 and 

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

4 ‘‘(vi) the number of individuals re5 quired by a court order to pay restitution 

6 in connection with a violation of each of7 fense under title 18, United States Code, 

8 the amount of restitution required to be 

9 paid under each such order, and the 

10 amount of restitution actually paid pursu11 ant to each such order; and 

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

13 origin, country of citizenship, and descrip14 tion of the role in the offense of individuals 

15 convicted under each offense; and’’. 

16 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 

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

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

19 is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

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

22 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

25 HOTLINE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2017 and 


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1 each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts made 

2 available for grants under this paragraph, the 

3 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 

4 Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Traf5 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

6 7105(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘Subject’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) IN

8 GENERAL.—Subject’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(ii) NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

11 HOTLINE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2017 

12 and each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts 

13 made available for grants under paragraph 

14 (2), the Secretary of Health and Human 

15 Services shall make grants for a national 

16 communication system to assist victims of 

17 severe forms of trafficking in persons in 

18 communicating with service providers. The 

19 Secretary shall give priority to grant appli20 cants that have experience in providing 

21 telephone services to victims of severe 

22 forms of trafficking in persons.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY. 

2 Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 

3 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(F) A victim of a severe form of traf6 ficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of 

7 the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protec8 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). Notwith9 standing paragraph (2), an individual described 

10 in this subparagraph shall not be required to 

11 demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph.’’. 

12 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED 

13 STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. 

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

15 amended— 

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

17 the end; 

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

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

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the fol21 lowing: 

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

23 law enforcement agencies, upon the request of 

24 such an agency, in locating and recovering 

25 missing children.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

2 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall imple4 ment and maintain a National Strategy for Combating 

5 Human Trafficking (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Na6 tional Strategy’’) in accordance with this section. 

7 (b) REQUIRED CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRAT8 EGY.—The National Strategy shall include the following: 

9 (1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal 

10 efforts to investigate and prosecute human traf11 ficking cases, including— 

12 (A) the development by each United States 

13 attorney, in consultation with State, local, and 

14 tribal government agencies, of a district-specific 

15 strategic plan to coordinate the identification of 

16 victims and the investigation and prosecution of 

17 human trafficking crimes; 

18 (B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 

19 assistant United States attorney in each district 

20 dedicated to the prosecution of human traf21 ficking cases or responsible for implementing 

22 the National Strategy; 

23 (C) the participation in any Federal, State, 

24 local, or tribal human trafficking task force op25 erating in the district of the United States at26 torney; and 


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1 (D) any other efforts intended to enhance 

2 the level of coordination and cooperation, as de3 termined by the Attorney General. 

4 (2) Case coordination within the Department of 

5 Justice, including specific integration, coordination, 

6 and collaboration, as appropriate, on human traf7 ficking investigations between and among the United 

8 States attorneys, the Human Trafficking Prosecu9 tion Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Sec10 tion, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

11 (3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts 

12 dedicated to preventing and combating human traf13 ficking, including resources dedicated to the Human 

14 Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation 

15 and Obscenity Section, the Federal Bureau of Inves16 tigation, and all other entities that receive Federal 

17 support that have a goal or mission to combat the 

18 exploitation of adults and children. 

19 (4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, 

20 challenges, and opportunities, including new inves21 tigative strategies, techniques, and technologies, that 

22 will enhance Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts 

23 to combat human trafficking. 

24 (5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordina25 tion, and mutual support between private sector and 


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1 other entities and organizations and Federal agen2 cies to combat human trafficking, including the in3 volvement of State, local, and tribal government 

4 agencies to the extent Federal programs are in5 volved. 


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Calendar No. 25 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 166 

A BILL 

To stop exploitation through trafficking. 

MARCH 2, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 


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