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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, and Mrs. 

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

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES. 

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

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

9 amended— 


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1 (1) in section 1701(c), by striking ‘‘where fea2 sible’’ and all that follows, and inserting the fol3 lowing: ‘‘where feasible, to an application— 

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

5 law enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal 

6 contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum 

7 under subsection (g); or 

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

9 effect a law that— 

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

11 or has attempted to engage in, a commercial 

12 sex act as a victim of a severe form of traf13 ficking in persons; 

14 ‘‘(B) discourages or prohibits the charging 

15 or prosecution of an individual described in sub16 paragraph (A) for a prostitution or sex traf17 ficking offense, based on the conduct described 

18 in subparagraph (A); and 

19 ‘‘(C) encourages the diversion of an indi20 vidual described in subparagraph (A) to appro21 priate service providers, including child welfare 

22 services, victim treatment programs, child advo23 cacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social 

24 services.’’; and 


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

2 following: 

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

4 the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking 

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

6 7102). 

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

8 attained the age of 18 years. 

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

10 the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 

11 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

12 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 

13 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION 

14 WITH CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES. 

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

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

17 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended— 

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

19 ‘‘1591,’’; 

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

21 ‘‘1594, 2251, 2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423’’; 

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

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

24 and 

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


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1 ‘‘(vi) the number of individuals re2 quired by a court order to pay restitution 

3 in connection with a violation of each of4 fense under title 18, United States Code, 

5 the amount of restitution required to be 

6 paid under each such order, and the 

7 amount of restitution actually paid pursu8 ant to each such order; and 

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

10 origin, country of citizenship, and descrip11 tion of the role in the offense of individuals 

12 convicted under each offense; and’’. 

13 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 

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

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

16 is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

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

19 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

22 HOTLINE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2017 and 

23 each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts made 

24 available for grants under this paragraph, the 

25 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 


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1 make grants for a national communication sys2 tem to assist victims of severe forms of traf3 ficking in persons in communicating with serv4 ice providers. The Secretary shall give priority 

5 to grant applicants that have experience in pro6 viding telephone services to victims of severe 

7 forms of trafficking in persons.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY. 

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

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

11 adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(F) A victim of a severe form of traf13 ficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of 

14 the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protec15 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). Notwith16 standing paragraph (2), an individual described 

17 in this subparagraph shall not be required to 

18 demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph.’’. 

19 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED 

20 STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. 

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

22 amended— 

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

24 the end; 


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

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

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the fol4 lowing: 

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

6 law enforcement agencies, upon the request of 

7 such an agency, in locating and recovering 

8 missing children.’’. 

9 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT 

10 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall imple12 ment and maintain a National Strategy for Combating 

13 Human Trafficking (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Na14 tional Strategy’’) in accordance with this section. 

15 (b) REQUIRED CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRAT16 EGY.—The National Strategy shall include the following: 

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

18 efforts to investigate and prosecute human traf19 ficking cases, including— 

20 (A) the development by each United States 

21 attorney, in consultation with State, local, and 

22 tribal government agencies, of a district-specific 

23 strategic plan to coordinate the identification of 

24 victims and the investigation and prosecution of 

25 human trafficking crimes; 


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1 (B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 

2 assistant United States attorney in each district 

3 dedicated to the prosecution of human traf4 ficking cases or responsible for implementing 

5 the National Strategy; 

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

7 local, or tribal human trafficking task force op8 erating in the district of the United States at9 torney; and 

10 (D) any other efforts intended to enhance 

11 the level of coordination and cooperation, as de12 termined by the Attorney General. 

13 (2) Case coordination within the Department of 

14 Justice, including specific integration, coordination, 

15 and collaboration, as appropriate, on human traf16 ficking investigations between and among the United 

17 States attorneys, the Human Trafficking Prosecu18 tion Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Sec19 tion, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

20 (3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts 

21 dedicated to preventing and combating human traf22 ficking, including resources dedicated to the Human 

23 Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation 

24 and Obscenity Section, the Federal Bureau of Inves25 tigation, and all other entities that receive Federal 


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1 support that have a goal or mission to combat the 

2 exploitation of adults and children. 

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

4 challenges, and opportunities, including new inves5 tigative strategies, techniques, and technologies, that 

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

7 to combat human trafficking. 

8 (5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordina9 tion, and mutual support between private sector and 

10 other entities and organizations and Federal agen11 cies to combat human trafficking, including the in12 volvement of State, local, and tribal government 

13 agencies to the extent Federal programs are in14 volved. 

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