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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1434 

To combat trafficking in persons for the removal of their organs, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 

Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To combat trafficking in persons for the removal of their 

organs, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Predatory Organ 

5 Trafficking Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Global Financial Integrity estimates that up 

9 to 10 percent of all transplants rely on organs that 


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1 have been illicitly obtained. These organs are often 

2 bought from vulnerable, impoverished persons. 

3 (2) The illicit organ trade is lucrative; demand 

4 is high, and buyers can pay up to over $200,000 to 

5 secure a kidney outside the legitimate market ac6 cording to Global Financial Integrity. By some esti7 mates, organ trafficking raises between $840 million 

8 and $1.7 billion. This can bankroll terrorist and 

9 transnational crime activity. 

10 (3) It has been reported that the Islamic State 

11 has used stolen organs to finance its war activities 

12 and to treat injured fighters, sanctioning the re13 moval of organs from living captives. 

14 (4) A severe shortage of transplanted organs 

15 helps fuel organ trafficking. As of 2014, according 

16 to the Global Observatory on Donation and Trans17 plantation, the 120,000 transplants conducted glob18 ally only accounted for 10 percent of the patients 

19 waiting for an organ transplant. 

20 (5) According to a 2013 United Nations report 

21 from the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in per22 sons, especially women and children, the economic 

23 and social divisions within and among countries is 

24 notably reflected in the illicit organ trafficking marVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:30 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1434.IH H1434

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1 ket, in which the victims are commonly poor, unem2 ployed, and more susceptible to deceit and extortion. 

3 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that establishing efficient 

5 voluntary organ donation systems with strong enforcement 

6 mechanisms is an effective way to combat trafficking in 

7 persons for purposes of the removal of organs. 

8 SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF VISA SANCTIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

10 (1) DETERMINATION.—An alien who the Sec11 retary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Secu12 rity (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) 

13 knows, or has reason to believe, has committed or 

14 facilitated the trafficking in persons for purposes of 

15 the removal of organs may be determined to be— 

16 (A) removable from the United States; 

17 (B) inadmissible to the United States; 

18 (C) ineligible to receive a visa or other doc19 umentation to enter the United States; and 

20 (D) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 

21 paroled into the United States or to receive any 

22 other benefit under the Immigration and Na23 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

24 (2) REPORTING OF NAMES.—The Secretary of 

25 State shall report the names of persons who have 


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1 been convicted of an offense under section 301 of 

2 the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 274e) to foreign ministries for future consideration 

4 regarding the issuance of visas to such persons. 

5 (b) REPORTING.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act and an8 nually thereafter through 2027, the Secretary of 

9 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees a comprehensive report that includes the 

11 following information: 

12 (A) A description of the sources, practices, 

13 methods, facilitators, and recipients of traf14 ficking in persons for purposes of the removal 

15 of organs during the period covered by each 

16 such report. 

17 (B) A description of activities undertaken 

18 by the Department of State, either unilaterally 

19 or in cooperation with other countries, to ad20 dress and prevent trafficking in persons for 

21 purposes of the removal of organs. 

22 (C) A description of activities undertaken 

23 by countries to address and prevent trafficking 

24 in persons for purposes of the removal of or25 gans. 


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1 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The reports 

2 required under subsection (a) shall include the col3 lection and organization of data from human rights 

4 officers at United States diplomatic and consular 

5 posts on host country laws against trafficking in 

6 persons for purposes of the removal of organs, in7 cluding enforcement of such laws, or any instances 

8 of violations of such laws. 

9 (3) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— 

10 The reports required under subsection (a) may in11 clude the following: 

12 (A) Information provided in meetings with 

13 host country officials. 

14 (B) Information provided through coopera15 tion with United Nations or World Health Or16 ganization agencies. 

17 (C) Communications and reports provided 

18 by nongovernmental organizations working on 

19 the issue of trafficking in persons for purposes 

20 of the removal of organs. 

21 (D) Any other reports or information 

22 sources the Secretary of State determines to be 

23 necessary and appropriate. 

24 (4) RELATION TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

25 REPORT.—The reports required under subsection (a) 


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1 shall be deemed to satisfy the reporting require2 ments relating to trafficking in persons for purposes 

3 of the removal of organs under section 110(b) of the 

4 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

5 U.S.C. 7107(b)). 

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