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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7089 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Diplomatic Security Services of the Department of State to investigate allegations of violations of 

conduct constituting offenses under chapter 77 of title 

18, United States Code, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Anti-Human 

3 Trafficking Enhancement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPANDING PROTECTION AND PROSECUTION EF5 FORTS AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

6 OF STATE. 

7 (a) INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

8 State is authorized to investigate transnational violations 

9 of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, in which 

10 part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United 

11 States or involved 1 or more foreign nationals. 

12 (b) AUTHORITIES.—Section 37(a)(1) of the State De13 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

14 2709(a)(1)) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

16 inserting a semicolon; 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub18 paragraph (D); and 

19 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol20 lowing new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(C) transnational violations of chapter 77 

22 of title 18, United States Code, in which any 

23 part of the offense conduct occurred outside the 

24 United States or involved one or more foreign 

25 nationals; or’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act, and annually thereafter for six years, the Sec4 retary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 

5 Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that 

7 includes each of the following: 

8 (1) The number of relevant cases opened and 

9 investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a 

10 result of the additional authorities granted by the 

11 amendments made by this Act. 

12 (2) The percentage of the cases opened and in13 vestigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a 

14 result of the additional authorities granted by the 

15 amendments made by this Act that were referred for 

16 further action, including prosecution. 

17 (3) An assessment of the efficacy of the au18 thorities granted by the amendments made by this 

19 Act and whether such authorities are sufficient to 

20 meaningfully contribute to Department of State and 

21 broader United States Government efforts to pros22 ecute and prevent, where applicable, human traf23 ficking and transnational violations of chapter 77 of 

24 title 18, United States Code. 


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1 (4) An assessment of whether the resources of 

2 the Diplomatic Security Service are sufficient to ef3 fectively carry out the objectives of this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

5 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

6 terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act, and the provisions of law 

8 amended by such amendments shall be restored as if such 

9 amendments had not been enacted. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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