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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 898 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 

in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 

Energy and Commerce, 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 authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 

2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

6 2013’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

TITLE I—COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 

PERSONS 

Sec. 101. Authority to restrict passports. 

Sec. 102. Office To Monitor and Combat Modern Slavery and Other Forms of 

Human Trafficking. 

Sec. 103. Prevention of child marriage. 

Sec. 104. Prevention of trafficking. 

Sec. 105. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. 

Sec. 106. Reports to Congress. 

Sec. 107. Temporary increase in fee for certain consular services. 

Sec. 108. Additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child 

labor. 

Sec. 109. Additional activities of the Department of State. 

Sec. 110. Enhancing protection for children exploited abroad by United States 

citizens and permanent resident aliens. 

Sec. 111. Report on Internet-facilitated human trafficking. 

TITLE II—COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

UNITED STATES 

Subtitle A—Amendments to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 

Sec. 201. Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking. 

Sec. 202. Ensuring timely response to requests for continued presence. 

Sec. 203. Report to Congress. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to Title 18, United States Code 

Sec. 211. Renaming of basic Federal trafficking statute. 

Sec. 212. Clarifying trafficking definitions and prosecution. 

Sec. 213. Fighting sex tourism. 

Sec. 214. Identification documents. 

Sec. 215. Fraud in foreign labor contracting as a Rico Predicate. 

Subtitle C—Amendments to Other Laws 

Sec. 221. Domestic minor sex trafficking deterrence and victims support. 

Sec. 222. Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children. 

Sec. 223. Improving local efforts to combat trafficking and sexual exploitation 

of children. 

Sec. 224. Efforts to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 

hotline. 

TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 301. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. 

Sec. 302. Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. 

Sec. 303. Eligibility for assistance. 

Sec. 304. Reporting requirement. 


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1 TITLE I—COMBATING INTER2 NATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 

3 PERSONS 

4 SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author6 ized to— 

7 (1) limit to 1 year or such period of time as the 

8 Secretary of State shall determine appropriate the 

9 period of validity of a passport issued to a sex of10 fender; and 

11 (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an 

12 individual who has been convicted by a court of com13 petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of14 fense. 

15 (b) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES.— 

16 Notwithstanding subsection (a), in no case shall a United 

17 States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdic18 tion in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded 

19 from entering the United States due to a passport revoca20 tion under such subsection. 

21 (c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport 

22 or passport card was revoked pursuant to subsection 

23 (a)(2) may reapply for a passport or passport card at any 

24 time after such individual has returned to the United 

25 States. 


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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

2 (1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 

3 means an individual who is listed on the National 

4 Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to sec5 tion 119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti6 fication Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 

7 (2) SEX OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex offense’’ 

8 means a sex offense as defined in section 111(5) of 

9 the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 16915). 

11 SEC. 102. OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT MODERN 

12 SLAVERY AND OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN 

13 TRAFFICKING. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(e) of the Trafficking 

15 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICE TO

18 MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘BUREAU TO MONITOR AND COMBAT MODERN

20 SLAVERY AND OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN TRAF21 FICKING’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Of24 fice to Monitor and Combat Trafficking’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘Bureau To Monitor and Combat 


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1 Modern Slavery and Other Forms of Human 

2 Trafficking’’; 

3 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

4 ‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 

5 (C) in the sixth sentence, by striking ‘‘Of6 fice’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 

7 (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Office to 

8 Monitor and Combat Trafficking’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Bureau To Monitor and Combat Modern Slavery 

10 and Other Forms of Human Trafficking’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Any reference in 

12 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 or in any 

13 other Act to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 

14 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Bureau to Monitor 

15 and Combat Modern Slavery and Other Forms of Human 

16 Trafficking. 

17 SEC. 103. PREVENTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106 of the Trafficking 

19 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(j) PREVENTION OF CHILD TRAFFICKING THROUGH

22 CHILD MARRIAGE.—The Secretary of State shall establish 

23 and implement a multi-year, multi-sectoral strategy— 

24 ‘‘(1) to prevent child marriage; 


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1 ‘‘(2) to promote the protection and empower2 ment of girls at risk of child marriage in developing 

3 countries; 

4 ‘‘(3) that targets areas in developing countries 

5 with high prevalence of child marriage; and 

6 ‘‘(4) that includes diplomatic and programmatic 

7 initiatives.’’. 

8 (b) INCLUSION OF CHILD MARRIAGE STATUS IN RE9 PORTS.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

10 2151 et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by add12 ing at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(g) CHILD MARRIAGE STATUS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 

15 subsection (d) shall include, for each country in 

16 which child marriage is prevalent, a description of 

17 the status of the practice of child marriage in such 

18 country. 

19 ‘‘(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the 

20 term ‘child marriage’ means the marriage of a girl 

21 or boy who is— 

22 ‘‘(A) younger than the minimum age for 

23 marriage under the laws of the country in 

24 which such girl or boy is a resident; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no 

2 such law exists.’’; and 

3 (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by add4 ing at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(j) CHILD MARRIAGE STATUS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 

7 subsection (b) shall include, for each country in 

8 which child marriage is prevalent, a description of 

9 the status of the practice of child marriage in such 

10 country. 

11 ‘‘(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the 

12 term ‘child marriage’ means the marriage of a girl 

13 or boy who is— 

14 ‘‘(A) younger than the minimum age for 

15 marriage under the laws of the country in 

16 which such girl or boy is a resident; or 

17 ‘‘(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no 

18 such law exists.’’. 

19 SEC. 104. PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING. 

20 (a) ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES TO PREVENT AND

21 DETER TRAFFICKING.—Section 106(a) of the Trafficking 

22 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(a)) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; 

2 (2) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated), by in3 serting ‘‘targeted’’ after ‘‘carry out’’; 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘Such initiatives’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) INITIATIVES.—Such initiatives’’. 

7 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

8 (5) that follow paragraph (2) (as redesignated) as 

9 subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and in10 denting each such subparagraph (as redesignated) 

11 four ems from the left margin; 

12 (5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated), 

14 by inserting ‘‘and micro-enterprise’’ after 

15 ‘‘microcredit’’; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated), 

17 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated), 

19 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

20 ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(F) public-private partnerships to gen23 erate youth employment opportunities.’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY FOR POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF

2 TRAFFICKING.—In carrying out such initiatives, the 

3 President may give priority to the following persons 

4 who are potential victims of trafficking: 

5 ‘‘(A) Stateless persons. 

6 ‘‘(B) Refugees and internally displaced 

7 persons. 

8 ‘‘(C) Persons who lack access to legal rep9 resentation or are otherwise marginalized. 

10 ‘‘(D) Persons from regions of limited social 

11 protections or educational or economic options 

12 for women, particularly persons who are victims 

13 of sexual abuse or exploitation. 

14 ‘‘(E) Persons from regions of high undocu15 mented migration or displacement resulting 

16 from violent conflict or natural disasters. 

17 ‘‘(F) Persons from regions with high rates 

18 of child labor, child abandonment, or child sex 

19 tourism. 

20 ‘‘(G) Persons who meet one or more of the 

21 criteria in subparagraphs (A) through (F).’’. 

22 (b) PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONJUNCTION

23 WITH POST-CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY

24 ASSISTANCE.—Section 106(h) of the Trafficking Victims 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(1) INCORPORATION OF MEASURES INTO EX4 ISTING PROGRAMS.—The’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO SPE7 CIFICALLY ADDRESS POST-CONFLICT AND HUMANI8 TARIAN EMERGENCIES.—The Secretary of State, 

9 acting through the Ambassador-at-Large for Com10 bating Human Trafficking, is authorized to provide 

11 assistance on an urgent basis for vulnerable popu12 lations at risk of severe forms of trafficking in per13 sons in conjunction with post-conflict situations and 

14 humanitarian emergencies.’’. 

15 SEC. 105. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 

16 TRAFFICKING. 

17 Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

18 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘peacekeeping’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘diplomatic, peacekeeping,’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘, and measures’’ and in23 serting ‘‘, a transparent system for remediating 

24 or punishing such public officials as a deter25 rent, measures’’; and 


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1 (C) by inserting ‘‘and effective policies or 

2 laws regulating foreign labor recruiters and 

3 holding them civilly and criminally liable for 

4 fraudulent recruiting’’ before the period at the 

5 end; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (7)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including diplomats and 

8 soldiers,’’ after ‘‘public officials’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘peacekeeping’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘diplomatic, peacekeeping,’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting ‘‘A government’s failure to 

12 appropriately address public allegations against 

13 such public officials, especially once such offi14 cials have returned to their home countries, 

15 shall be considered inaction under these cri16 teria.’’ after ‘‘such trafficking.’’. 

17 SEC. 106. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

18 Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

19 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

22 (A), by inserting ‘‘, acting through the Ambas23 sador-at-Large for Combating Human Traf24 ficking,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of State’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 

4 subparagraph (I); and 

5 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(F) a section entitled ‘Best Practices in 

8 Slavery Eradication’ to highlight innovations in 

9 prevention, protection, and prosecution of the 

10 perpetrators of trafficking , as well as public11 private partnerships; 

12 ‘‘(G) a section entitled ‘Refugee-Traf13 ficking Connection’ to highlight the vulner14 ability of refugee populations to human traf15 ficking and to make recommendations for the 

16 prevention of refugee trafficking; 

17 ‘‘(H) an assessment of the actions taken 

18 by the Department of State and the Depart19 ment of Justice to investigate allegations of 

20 trafficking or abuse of nonimmigrants holding 

21 an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa (as such terms are 

22 defined in section 203(f) of the William Wilber23 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor24 ization Act of 2008), results of such investiga25 tions; and’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, acting 

2 through the Ambassador-at-Large for Combating 

3 Human Trafficking,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of State’’. 

4 SEC. 107. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEE FOR CERTAIN 

5 CONSULAR SERVICES. 

6 Section 239(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

7 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 

8 1351 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 3 

9 years after the first date on which such increased fee is 

10 collected’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

11 SEC. 108. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES TO MONITOR AND COM12 BAT FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR. 

13 Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

14 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 

17 United States’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (2)(C)— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘and Congress’’ after 

20 ‘‘public’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including the United 

22 States,’’ after ‘‘countries’’. 


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1 SEC. 109. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 

2 OF STATE. 

3 Section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Re4 authorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

7 OF STATE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) SHORT TITLE.—This subsection may be 

9 cited as the ‘Business Transparency on Trafficking 

10 and Slavery Act’. 

11 ‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of State, 

12 acting through the Ambassador-at-Large for Com13 bating Human Trafficking, shall encourage any per14 son described in paragraph (3)(B) to disclose on an 

15 annual basis on the person’s website and to the Sec16 retary of State any measures such person has taken 

17 during the year to identify and address conditions of 

18 forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the 

19 worst forms of child labor within such person’s sup20 ply chains. Such disclosure should include the fol21 lowing information under a heading ‘Policies to Ad22 dress Forced Labor, Slavery, Human Trafficking 

23 and the Worst Forms of Child Labor’ describing to 

24 what extent, if any, the person conducts any of the 

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1 ‘‘(A) Maintains a policy to identify and 

2 eliminate risks of forced labor, slavery, human 

3 trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor 

4 within its supply chain. If the person maintains 

5 such a policy, the disclosure should include the 

6 text of the policy or a substantive description of 

7 the elements of the policy. 

8 ‘‘(B) Maintains a policy prohibiting the use 

9 of the person’s corporate products, facilities, or 

10 services to obtain or maintain someone under 

11 conditions of forced labor, slavery, human traf12 ficking, and the worst forms of child labor. 

13 ‘‘(C) Engages in verification of product 

14 supply chains to evaluate and address risks of 

15 forced labor, slavery, human trafficking and the 

16 worst forms of child labor. The disclosure 

17 should— 

18 ‘‘(i) describe the greatest risks identi19 fied within the supply chain, and the meas20 ures taken toward eliminating those risks; 

21 ‘‘(ii) specify whether the verification 

22 was or was not conducted by a third party; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(iii) specify whether the verification 

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1 pendent unions, workers’ associations, or 

2 workers within workplaces and incor3 porates the resulting certification or writ4 ten comments from such independent 

5 union, workers’ associations, or workers. 

6 ‘‘(D) Ensures that audits of suppliers are 

7 conducted to evaluate supplier compliance with 

8 the person’s company standards for eliminating 

9 forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and 

10 the worst forms of child labor in supply chains. 

11 The disclosure should specify if the verification 

12 was not an independent, unannounced audit. 

13 ‘‘(E) Assesses supply chain management 

14 and procurement systems of suppliers in the 

15 person’s supply chain, to verify whether said 

16 suppliers have in place appropriate systems to 

17 identify risks of forced labor, slavery, human 

18 trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor 

19 within their own supply chain. 

20 ‘‘(F) Requires suppliers in its supply chain 

21 to certify that materials incorporated into the 

22 product comply with the laws regarding forced 

23 labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst 

24 forms of child labor of the country or countries 

25 in which they are doing business. 


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1 ‘‘(G) Maintains internal accountability 

2 standards, supply chain management and pro3 curement systems, and procedures for employ4 ees or contractors failing to meet the person’s 

5 company standards regarding forced labor, slav6 ery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of 

7 child labor. The disclosure should describe such 

8 standards and systems. 

9 ‘‘(H) Provides the person’s employees and 

10 management who have direct responsibility for 

11 supply chain management, training on forced 

12 labor, slavery, human trafficking and the worst 

13 forms of child labor, particularly with respect to 

14 mitigating risks within the supply chains of 

15 products. 

16 ‘‘(I) Ensures that recruitment practices at 

17 all suppliers comply with the person’s company 

18 standards for eliminating exploitive labor prac19 tices that contribute to forced labor, slavery, 

20 human trafficking, and the worst forms of child 

21 labor, including by conducting audits of labor 

22 recruiters and disclosing the results of such au23 dits. 

24 ‘‘(J) In cases where forced labor, slavery, 

25 human trafficking, and the worst forms of child 


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1 labor have been identified within the supply 

2 chain, ensures that remediation is provided to 

3 those who have been identified as victims. 

4 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

5 ‘‘(A) the term ‘forced labor, slavery, 

6 human trafficking and the worst forms of child 

7 labor’ means child labor in violation of inter8 national standards including International 

9 Labor Organization Convention No. 182 and 

10 acts that would violate the criminal provisions 

11 related to slavery and human trafficking under 

12 chapter 77 of title 18 if they had been com13 mitted within the jurisdiction of the United 

14 States; 

15 ‘‘(B) the term ‘person’ means any publicly 

16 traded or private entity wherever located, car17 rying out business operations in the United 

18 States, and having annual worldwide global re19 ceipts in excess of $100,000,000; 

20 ‘‘(C) the term ‘remediation’ means the ac21 tivities or systems that a company puts in place 

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1 fected by the non-compliant conduct or address 

2 broader systematic processes; 

3 ‘‘(D) the term ‘supply chain’, with respect 

4 to a person making the disclosure described in 

5 subsection (a), means all suppliers of products, 

6 component parts of products, and raw materials 

7 used by such person in the manufacturing of 

8 such person’s products or the provision of such 

9 person’s services, whether or not such person 

10 has a direct relationship with the supplier; and 

11 ‘‘(E) the term ‘verification’ means the 

12 process by which a company is evaluated to de13 termine compliance with its documented pro14 gram, including standards on forced labor, slav15 ery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of 

16 child labor, including an evaluation of— 

17 ‘‘(i) data gathered through monitoring 

18 activities to ensure results are reliable and 

19 process is credible; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the system established to reme21 diate violations to determine if remediation 

22 is implemented and effective.’’. 


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1 SEC. 110. ENHANCING PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN EX2 PLOITED ABROAD BY UNITED STATES CITI3 ZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS. 

4 Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or engages in travel af8 fecting’’ before ‘‘foreign commerce’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘(even if residing, whether 

10 temporarily or permanently, in a foreign juris11 diction)’’ after ‘‘foreign commerce’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(h) NON-DEFENSES.—It is not a defense to a pros15 ecution under subsection (c), based on illicit sexual con16 duct, that the defendant is not criminally liable or is sub17 ject to reduced criminal liability due to the de jure or de 

18 facto acceptance of the illicit conduct in the foreign juris19 diction in which the defendant travels or resides.’’. 

20 SEC. 111. REPORT ON INTERNET-FACILITATED HUMAN 

21 TRAFFICKING. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2013, 

23 the Senior Policy Operating Group, in coordination with 

24 the Office to Combat Modern Slavery and Other Forms 

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1 submit to Congress a report on Internet-facilitated human 

2 trafficking. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall 

4 include the following: 

5 (1) Statistics and trends relating to Internet-fa6 cilitated human trafficking cases over the last 10 

7 years. To the extent possible, the statistics and 

8 trends should be broken down by Federal depart9 ment and agency handling each case. 

10 (2) Factors that impact the prevalence of Inter11 net-facilitated trafficking, such as geography, sea12 son, and large events. 

13 (3) Specific challenges faced by Federal depart14 ments and agencies in preventing Internet-facilitated 

15 trafficking and prosecuting offenders. 

16 (4) Proposals to assist the Federal Government 

17 to prevent Internet-facilitated human trafficking. In 

18 drafting the proposals, the Senior Policy Operating 

19 Group should examine— 

20 (A) adoption of cutting-edge technology; 

21 (B) collaboration between the private and 

22 public sectors; 

23 (C) enforcement of current laws; 

24 (D) improved information gathering and 

25 interdepartmental collaboration; and 


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1 (E) development of new laws and policies. 

2 (c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report, the 

3 Senior Policy Operating Group should consult with local 

4 law enforcement and private-sector and non-profit agen5 cies that have demonstrated a commitment to ending 

6 Internet-facilitated human trafficking. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

8 (1) the term ‘‘Internet-facilitated human traf9 ficking’’ means the use of the Internet to engage in 

10 severe forms of trafficking in persons; 

11 (2) the term ‘‘Senior Policy Operating Group’’ 

12 means the Senior Policy Operating Group— 

13 (A) established under section 105(f) of the 

14 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

15 U.S.C. 7103(f)); and 

16 (B) chaired by the Ambassador-at-Large 

17 for Combating Human Trafficking; and 

18 (3) the term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in per19 sons’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

20 103(8) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

21 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(8)). 


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1 TITLE II—COMBATING TRAF2 FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES 

4 Subtitle A—Amendments to the 

5 Trafficking Victims Protection 

6 Act of 2000 

7 SEC. 201. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 

8 COMBAT TRAFFICKING. 

9 (a) APPOINTMENT.—Section 105(b) of the Traf10 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

11 7103(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Education,’’ the 

12 following: ‘‘the Director of the Peace Corps,’’. 

13 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ATTORNEY

14 GENERAL.—Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims 

15 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

18 through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (O); 

19 (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) the number of persons who have been 

22 granted continued presence in the United 

23 States under section 107(c)(3) during the pre24 ceding fiscal year and the mean and median 

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1 under such section, including the time from the 

2 receipt of an application by law enforcement to 

3 the issuance of continued presence, and a de4 scription of any efforts being taken to reduce 

5 the adjudication and processing time while en6 suring the safe and competent processing of the 

7 applications; 

8 ‘‘(C) the number of persons who have ap9 plied for, been granted, or been denied a visa or 

10 otherwise provided status under subparagraph 

11 (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of the Im12 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1101(a)(15)) during the preceding fiscal year; 

14 ‘‘(D) the number of persons who have ap15 plied for, been granted, or been denied a visa or 

16 status under clause (ii) of section 

17 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Nation18 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) during the 

19 preceding fiscal year, broken down by the num20 ber of such persons described in subclauses (I), 

21 (II), and (III) of such clause (ii); 

22 ‘‘(E) the amount of Federal funds ex23 pended in direct benefits paid to individuals de24 scribed in subparagraph (D) in conjunction 

25 with T visa status; 


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1 ‘‘(F) the number of persons who have ap2 plied for, been granted, or been denied a visa or 

3 status under section 101(a)(15)(U)(i) of the 

4 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

5 1101(a)(15)(U)(i)) during the preceding fiscal 

6 year; 

7 ‘‘(G) the mean and median time in which 

8 it takes to adjudicate applications submitted 

9 under the provisions of law set forth in sub10 paragraph (C), including the time between the 

11 receipt of an application and the issuance of a 

12 visa and work authorization; 

13 ‘‘(H) any efforts being taken to reduce the 

14 adjudication and processing time, while ensur15 ing the safe and competent processing of the 

16 applications;’’; 

17 (3) in subparagraph (N)(iii), as redesignated, 

18 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (4) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated, by 

20 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

21 and 

22 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(P) the activities undertaken by Federal 

24 agencies to train appropriate State, tribal, and 

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1 to identify victims of severe forms of traf2 ficking, including both sex and labor traf3 ficking; 

4 ‘‘(Q) the activities undertaken by Federal 

5 agencies in cooperation with State, tribal, and 

6 local law enforcement officials to identify, inves7 tigate, and prosecute offenses under sections 

8 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1592, and 1594 

9 of title 18, United States Code, or equivalent 

10 State offenses, including, in each fiscal year— 

11 ‘‘(i) the number, age, gender, country 

12 of origin, and citizenship status of victims 

13 identified for each offense; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the number of individuals 

15 charged, and the number of individuals 

16 convicted, under each offense; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the number of individuals re18 ferred for prosecution for State offenses, 

19 including offenses relating to the pur20 chasing of commercial sex acts; 

21 ‘‘(iv) the number of victims granted 

22 continued presence in the United States 

23 under section 107(c)(3); and 

24 ‘‘(v) the number of victims granted a 

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1 subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 

2 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation3 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and 

4 ‘‘(R) the activities undertaken by the De5 partment of Justice and the Department of 

6 Health and Human Services to meet the spe7 cific needs of minor victims of domestic traf8 ficking, including actions taken pursuant to 

9 subsection (f) and section 202(a) of the Traf10 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

11 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(a)), and the steps 

12 taken to increase cooperation among Federal 

13 agencies to ensure the effective and efficient use 

14 of programs for which the victims are eligible.’’. 

15 (c) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT CON16 TRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—Section 105(d)(7) of 

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

18 7103(d)(7)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (M)(iii), as redesignated by 

20 subsection (b), by striking the semicolon at the end 

21 and inserting the following: ‘‘, including whether— 

22 ‘‘(I) employee handbooks or 

23 handbook equivalents of such govern24 ment contractors and subcontractors 

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1 ment’s zero-tolerance policy regarding 

2 trafficking in persons and the actions, 

3 up to and including termination, that 

4 the employer will take against its em5 ployees for violations of the zero-toler6 ance policy; and 

7 ‘‘(II) any employees of such gov8 ernment contractors or subcontractors 

9 have been disciplined or terminated or 

10 prosecuted for violation of the zero11 tolerance policy;’’; and 

12 (2) in subparagraph (N)(i), as redesignated by 

13 subsection (b), by adding at the end before the semi14 colon the following: ‘‘, including the extent to which 

15 Federal departments and agencies have terminated 

16 any contracts of United States Government’s con17 tractors or subcontractors based on a trafficking in 

18 persons offense and whether any employees of any 

19 United States Government’s contractor or subcon20 tractor have been disciplined, terminated, or pros21 ecuted for violation of the zero-tolerance policy’’. 

22 (d) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF BUREAU OF JUSTICE

23 ASSISTANCE.—Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Vic24 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)), as 


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1 amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by 

4 subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (2) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by 

6 subsection (b), by striking the period at the end and 

7 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by adding the following: 

9 ‘‘(K) with regard to grant activities of the 

10 Bureau of Justice Assistance— 

11 ‘‘(i) for each human trafficking 

12 taskforce whose operations are supported 

13 by grants from the Department of Justice, 

14 the number of reports of trafficking, inves15 tigations of trafficking, T- and U-visa cer16 tifications requested and granted in con17 nection with instances of trafficking, re18 quests for continuation of presence under 

19 107(c)(A)(iii) and grants of the same; 

20 ‘‘(ii) a description of the data de21 scribed in clause (i) classified by certain 

22 identifying information of each trafficking 

23 victim including sex, age, citizenship, and 

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1 trafficking for purposes of labor or for 

2 commercial sex; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) an outline of the content of any 

4 existing protocols of the human trafficking 

5 taskforce for reporting trafficking and 

6 points of entry into the criminal investiga7 tion and service provision collaboration.’’. 

8 SEC. 202. ENSURING TIMELY RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR 

9 CONTINUED PRESENCE. 

10 Section 107(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Trafficking Victims 

11 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105 (c)(3)(A)(i)) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘or may be a victim of a severe 

14 form of trafficking’’ before ‘‘and may be a potential 

15 witness’’; and 

16 (2) by adding after the period at the end the 

17 following: ‘‘If a request for continued presence is 

18 made to a Federal law enforcement official, such of19 ficial shall respond to the request not later than 15 

20 days after the date on which such request was made, 

21 stating whether the official has filed the application 

22 for continued presence with the Secretary of Home23 land Security and, if not, whether the official expects 

24 to do so. Not later than one month after the date 

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1 of Homeland Security shall approve or deny that ap2 plication.’’. 

3 SEC. 203. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

4 Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

5 Act of 2000 (7107(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

8 In addition to the information required in the an9 nual report under paragraph (1) and the interim re10 port under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State 

11 shall include in each such report a description of ef12 forts of the United States to comply with minimum 

13 standards for the elimination of trafficking.’’. 

14 Subtitle B—Amendments to Title 

15 18, United States Code 

16 SEC. 211. RENAMING OF BASIC FEDERAL TRAFFICKING 

17 STATUTE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The section heading for section 

19 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘Coercion and enticement’’ and inserting ‘‘Sex 

21 trafficking and related offenses’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 at the beginning of chapter 117 of title 18, United States 

24 Code, is amended so that the item relating to section 2422 

25 reads as follows: 

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1 SEC. 212. CLARIFYING TRAFFICKING DEFINITIONS AND 

2 PROSECUTION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The section heading for section 

4 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 

5 section heading, by striking ‘‘Sex trafficking of chil6 dren or by force, fraud, or coercion’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘Severe forms of trafficking in persons’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

10 Code, is amended so that the item relating to section 1591 

11 reads as follows: 

‘‘1591. Severe forms of trafficking in persons.’’. 

12 SEC. 213. FIGHTING SEX TOURISM. 

13 The heading for subsection (d) of section 2423 of title 

14 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Ancil15 lary offenses’’ and inserting ‘‘Child sex tourism’’. 

16 SEC. 214. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of title 18, United 

18 State Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 1597. UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO IMMI20 GRATION DOCUMENTS. 

21 ‘‘(a) DESTRUCTION, CONCEALMENT, REMOVAL, CON22 FISCATION, OR POSSESSION OF IMMIGRATION DOCU23 MENTS.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 

24 destroy, or, for a period of more than 48 hours, conceal, 

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1 passport, other immigration, or personal identification 

2 document of another individual— 

3 ‘‘(1) in the course of a violation of section 1351 

4 of this title or section 274 of the Immigration and 

5 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324); 

6 ‘‘(2) with intent to violate section 1351 of this 

7 title or section 274 of the Immigration and Nation8 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324); or 

9 ‘‘(3) in order to, without lawful authority, 

10 maintain, prevent, or restrict the labor of services of 

11 the individual. 

12 ‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Whoever violates subsection (a) 

13 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 

14 than 1 year, or both. 

15 ‘‘(c) OBSTRUCTION.—Whoever obstructs, attempts to 

16 obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the en17 forcement of this section, shall be subject to the penalties 

18 described in subsection (b).’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

20 at the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, United States 

21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents.’’. 

22 SEC. 215. FRAUD IN FOREIGN LABOR CONTRACTING AS A 

23 RICO PREDICATE. 

24 Section 1961 of title 18, United States Code, is 

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1 (fraud in foreign labor contracting),’’ after ‘‘section 1344 

2 (relating to financial institution fraud),’’. 

3 Subtitle C—Amendments to Other 

4 Laws 

5 SEC. 221. DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING DETER6 RENCE AND VICTIMS SUPPORT. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con8 gress that— 

9 (1) the Attorney General should implement 

10 changes to the National Crime Information Center 

11 database to ensure that— 

12 (A) a child entered into the database will 

13 be automatically designated as an endangered 

14 juvenile if the child has been reported missing 

15 not less than 3 times in a 1-year period; 

16 (B) the database is programmed to cross17 reference newly entered reports with historical 

18 records already in the database; and 

19 (C) the database is programmed to include 

20 a visual cue on the record of a child designated 

21 as an endangered juvenile to assist law enforce22 ment officers in recognizing the child and pro23 viding the child with appropriate care and serv24 ices; 


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1 (2) funds awarded under subpart 1 of part E 

2 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

3 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) (com4 monly known as Byrne Grants) should be used to 

5 provide education, training, deterrence, and preven6 tion programs relating to sex trafficking of minors; 

7 (3) States should— 

8 (A) treat minor victims of sex trafficking 

9 as crime victims rather than as criminal defend10 ants or juvenile delinquents; 

11 (B) adopt laws that— 

12 (i) establish the presumption that a 

13 child under the age of 18 who is charged 

14 with a prostitution offense is a minor vic15 tim of sex trafficking; 

16 (ii) avoid the criminal charge of pros17 titution for such a child, and instead con18 sider such a child a victim of crime and 

19 provide the child with appropriate services 

20 and treatment; and 

21 (iii) strengthen criminal provisions 

22 prohibiting the purchasing of commercial 

23 sex acts, especially with minors; and 

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1 (i) relating to crime victim compensa2 tion to make eligible for such compensation 

3 any individual who is a victim of sex traf4 ficking as defined in section 1591(a) of 

5 title 18, United States Code, or a com6 parable State law against commercial sex7 ual exploitation of children, and who would 

8 otherwise be ineligible for such compensa9 tion due to participation in prostitution ac10 tivities because the individual is deter11 mined to have contributed to, consented to, 

12 benefitted from, or otherwise participated 

13 as a party to the crime for which the indi14 vidual is claiming injury; and 

15 (ii) relating to law enforcement re16 porting requirements to provide for excep17 tions to such requirements for victims of 

18 sex trafficking in the same manner as ex19 ceptions are provided to victims of domes20 tic violence or related crimes; and 

21 (4) demand for commercial sex with sex traf22 ficking victims must be deterred through consistent 

23 enforcement of criminal laws against purchasing 

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1 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Trafficking 

2 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 

3 U.S.C. 14044a) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM TO DE5 VELOP, EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN ASSIST6 ANCE PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 

7 SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

9 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Assistant Attorney General’ 

10 means the Assistant Attorney General for the Office 

11 of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice; 

12 ‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or 

13 unit of local government that— 

14 ‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity in15 volving sex trafficking of minors; 

16 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated cooperation be17 tween State and local law enforcement agencies, 

18 prosecutors, and social service providers in ad19 dressing sex trafficking of minors; 

20 ‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-dis21 ciplinary plan to combat sex trafficking of mi22 nors, including— 

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

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1 ‘‘(ii) the provision of rehabilitative 

2 care to minor victims of sex trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized 

4 training for law enforcement officers and 

5 social service providers for all forms of sex 

6 trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking 

7 of minors; 

8 ‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and pros9 ecution of offenses involving sex trafficking 

10 of minors; 

11 ‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agree12 ments with organizations providing out13 reach or other related services to runaway 

14 and homeless youth; and 

15 ‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or 

16 procedures to screen all individuals ar17 rested for prostitution, whether adult or 

18 minor, for victimization by sex trafficking 

19 and by other crimes, such as sexual assault 

20 and domestic violence; 

21 ‘‘(D) has a victim certification process for 

22 eligibility and access to State-administered 

23 medical care to ensure that minor victims of sex 

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1 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

2 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(F)) are granted eligibility 

3 for, and have access to, State-administered 

4 medical care immediately upon certification as 

5 such a victim, or as soon as practicable there6 after but not later than the period determined 

7 by the Assistant Attorney General in consulta8 tion with the Assistant Secretary for Children 

9 and Families of the Department of Health and 

10 Human Services; and 

11 ‘‘(E) provides an assurance that, under the 

12 plan under subparagraph (C), a minor victim of 

13 sex trafficking shall not be required to collabo14 rate with law enforcement to have access to any 

15 shelter or services provided with a grant under 

16 this section; 

17 ‘‘(3) the term ‘minor victim of sex trafficking’ 

18 means an individual who is— 

19 ‘‘(A) under the age of 18 years old, and is 

20 a victim of an offense described in section 

21 1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, or a 

22 comparable State law; or 

23 ‘‘(B) at least 18 years old but not more 

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1 scribed in subparagraph (A) and was receiving 

2 shelter or services as a minor victim of sex traf3 ficking; 

4 ‘‘(4) the term ‘qualified non-governmental orga5 nization’ means an organization that— 

6 ‘‘(A) is not a State or unit of local govern7 ment, or an agency of a State or unit of local 

8 government; 

9 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated experience pro10 viding services described in paragraph (3)(B) to 

11 victims of sex trafficking or related populations 

12 (such as runaway and homeless youth), or em13 ploys staff specialized in the treatment of sex 

14 trafficking victims; and 

15 ‘‘(C) demonstrates a plan to sustain the 

16 provision of services beyond the period of a 

17 grant awarded under this section; and 

18 ‘‘(5) the term ‘sex trafficking of a minor’ means 

19 an offense described in subsection (a) of section 

20 1591 of title 18, United States Code, the victim of 

21 which is a minor. 

22 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Attorney 

24 General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 

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1 Health and Human Services, is authorized to award 

2 block grants to not more than 6 eligible entities in 

3 different regions of the United States to combat sex 

4 trafficking, and not fewer than 1 of the block grants 

5 shall be awarded to an eligible entity with a State 

6 population of less than 5,000,000. 

7 ‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—Subject to the avail8 ability of appropriations under subsection (f) to 

9 carry out this subsection, each grant awarded under 

10 this subsection shall be for an amount not less than 

11 $1,500,000 and not greater than $2,000,000. 

12 ‘‘(3) DURATION.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded 

14 under this section shall be for a period of 1 

15 year. 

16 ‘‘(B) RENEWAL.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant At18 torney General may renew a grant under 

19 this section for two 1-year periods. 

20 ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

21 in any fiscal year after the first fiscal year 

22 in which grants are awarded under this 

23 section, the Assistant Attorney General 

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1 and are eligible for renewal under this sub2 paragraph, taking into account any evalua3 tion of such applicant conducted pursuant 

4 to subsection (e), if available. 

5 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub6 section, consultation by the Assistant Attorney Gen7 eral with the Assistant Secretary for Children and 

8 Families of the Department of Health and Human 

9 Services shall include consultation with respect to 

10 grantee evaluations, the avoidance of unintentional 

11 duplication of grants, and any other areas of shared 

12 concern. 

13 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—For each grant awarded 

15 under subsection (b)— 

16 ‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent of the funds 

17 shall be used by the eligible entity to provide 

18 shelter and services (as described in subpara19 graphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2)) to 

20 minor victims of sex trafficking through quali21 fied nongovernmental organizations; and 

22 ‘‘(B) not less than 10 percent of the funds 

23 shall be awarded by the eligible entity to one or 

24 more qualified nongovernmental organizations 

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1 provide services to minor victims of sex traf2 ficking or training for service providers related 

3 to sex trafficking of minors. 

4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants award5 ed pursuant to subsection (b) may be used for— 

6 ‘‘(A) providing shelter to minor victims of 

7 trafficking, including temporary or long-term 

8 placement as appropriate; 

9 ‘‘(B) providing 24-hour emergency social 

10 services response for minor victims of sex traf11 ficking; 

12 ‘‘(C) providing minor victims of sex traf13 ficking with clothing and other daily necessities 

14 needed to keep such victims from returning to 

15 living on the street; 

16 ‘‘(D) case management services for minor 

17 victims of sex trafficking; 

18 ‘‘(E) mental health counseling for minor 

19 victims of sex trafficking, including specialized 

20 counseling and substance abuse treatment; 

21 ‘‘(F) legal services for minor victims of sex 

22 trafficking; 

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1 specific to issues related to sex trafficking, in2 cluding sex trafficking of minors; 

3 ‘‘(H) funding salaries, in whole or in part, 

4 for law enforcement officers, including patrol 

5 officers, detectives, and investigators, except 

6 that the percentage of the salary of the law en7 forcement officer paid for by funds from a 

8 grant awarded under subsection (b) shall not be 

9 more than the percentage of the officer’s time 

10 on duty that is dedicated to working on cases 

11 involving sex trafficking of minors; 

12 ‘‘(I) funding salaries for State and local 

13 prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial 

14 expenses for prosecution of sex trafficking of15 fenders; 

16 ‘‘(J) investigation expenses for cases in17 volving sex trafficking of minors, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) wire taps; 

19 ‘‘(ii) consultants with expertise spe20 cific to cases involving sex trafficking of 

21 minors; 

22 ‘‘(iii) travel; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) any other technical assistance 

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1 ‘‘(K) outreach and education programs to 

2 provide information about deterrence and pre3 vention of sex trafficking of minors; and 

4 ‘‘(L) start up costs for self-sustaining pro5 grams to provide treatment to individuals 

6 charged or cited with purchasing or attempting 

7 to purchase sex acts in cases where— 

8 ‘‘(i) a treatment program can be man9 dated as a condition of a sentence, fine, 

10 suspended sentence, or probation, or is an 

11 appropriate alternative to criminal prosecu12 tion; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the individual was not charged 

14 with purchasing or attempting to purchase 

15 sex acts with a minor. 

16 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Grants award17 ed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall not be used for 

18 medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the 

19 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91)), 

20 except that grants may be used for mental health 

21 counseling as authorized under paragraph (2)(E). 

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir24 ing a grant under this Act shall submit an applica25 tion to the Assistant Attorney General at such time, 


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1 in such manner, and accompanied by such informa2 tion as the Assistant Attorney General may reason3 ably require. 

4 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

5 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) describe the activities for which as7 sistance under this section is sought; and 

8 ‘‘(B) provide such additional assurances as 

9 the Assistant Attorney General determines to 

10 be essential to ensure compliance with the re11 quirements of this Act. 

12 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Assistant Attorney General 

13 shall, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the 

14 United States, enter into a contract with an academic or 

15 non-profit organization that has experience in issues re16 lated to sex trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant 

17 programs to conduct an annual evaluation of grants made 

18 under this section to determine the impact and effective19 ness of programs funded with grants awarded under sub20 section (b). 

21 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 

22 each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017, there are au23 thorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Attorney 

24 General to carry out the provisions of this section.’’. 

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1 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR STATE

2 CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.— 

3 (A) REQUIREMENT FOR STATE CHILD

4 WELFARE AGENCIES TO REPORT CHILDREN

5 MISSING OR ABDUCTED.—Section 471(a) of the 

6 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (i) in paragraph (32), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

10 (ii) in paragraph (33), by striking the 

11 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (33) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(34) provides that the State has in effect pro15 cedures that require the State agency to promptly 

16 report information on missing or abducted children 

17 to the law enforcement authorities for entry into the 

18 National Crime Information Center (NCIC) data19 base of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, estab20 lished pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United 

21 States Code.’’. 

22 (B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 

23 Health and Human Services shall promulgate 

24 regulations implementing the amendments 

25 made by subparagraph (A). The regulations 


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1 promulgated under this subsection shall include 

2 provisions to withhold Federal funds from any 

3 State that fails to substantially comply with the 

4 requirement imposed under the amendments 

5 made by subparagraph (A). 

6 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

7 made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 

8 the date that is 6 months after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act, without regard to wheth10 er final regulations required under subpara11 graph (B) have been promulgated. 

12 (2) ANNUAL STATISTICAL SUMMARY.—Section 

13 3701(c) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 

14 U.S.C. 5779(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, which 

15 shall include the total number of reports received 

16 and the total number of entries made to the Na17 tional Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of 

18 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, established 

19 pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States 

20 Code.’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 

21 (3) STATE REPORTING.—Section 3702 of the 

22 Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is 

23 amended in paragraph (4)— 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 and a photograph taken within the previous 

3 180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 

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

5 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

6 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

7 subparagraph (D); and 

8 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Miss11 ing and Exploited Children of each report re12 ceived relating to a child reported missing from 

13 a foster care family home or childcare institu14 tion; and’’. 

15 SEC. 222. ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE TRAF16 FICKING OF CHILDREN. 

17 (a) COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING AT THE BOR18 DER AND PORTS OF ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

19 (1) Section 235(a)(2)(A) of the William Wilber20 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

21 Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 

22 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 

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

2 ‘‘(iv) the return of such child to the 

3 child’s country of nationality or of last ha4 bitual residence would not endanger the 

5 life or safety of such child.’’. 

6 (2) Section 235(a)(4) of the William Wilber7 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

8 Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)) is amended— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘To the extent feasible, 

10 unaccompanied alien children should be housed 

11 and screened by an immigration officer with ex12 pertise in child welfare in separate child-friend13 ly facilities conducive to disclosing information 

14 related to human trafficking or exploitation.’’ 

15 before ‘‘If the child does not meet such cri16 teria’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

18 the course of building or remodeling existing 

19 immigration facilities, consideration should be 

20 given to including separate child-friendly space 

21 conducive to disclosing information relating to 

22 human trafficking or exploitation.’’. 

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1 Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(5)) is amended by 

2 adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(E) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

4 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

5 the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza6 tion Act of 2011, and annually thereafter, the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

8 with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv9 ices and Secretary of State, shall report to Con10 gress the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) The number of alien children en12 countered by U.S. Customs and Border 

13 Protection. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The number of alien children 

15 screened for severe forms of human traf16 ficking. 

17 ‘‘(iii) Whether the screening was con18 ducted by an individual with expertise in 

19 child welfare. 

20 ‘‘(iv) How many of these children 

21 were repatriated and how many were di22 verted into services.’’. 

23 (b) COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOI24 TATION IN THE UNITED STATES.—Section 235(b)(2) of 

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1 Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(b)(2)) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘within 48 hours’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘within 24 hours’’. 

4 (c) PROVIDING SAFE AND SECURE PLACEMENTS FOR

5 CHILDREN.— 

6 (1) Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilber7 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

8 Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2)) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary of 

10 Homeland Security shall either release, pursuant to 

11 the Secretary’s sole discretion, or place in the least 

12 restrictive setting an alien who—’’ 

13 ‘‘(A) has been placed under this paragraph 

14 as a child; 

15 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated that he or she is 

16 not a danger to the community or a flight risk; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(C) has become ineligible, by reason of 

19 age, for placement as a child.’’. 

20 (2) Section 235(c)(3)(B) of the William Wilber21 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

22 Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)(B)) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘shall conduct follow-up services’’ and all 

24 that follows through ‘‘for whom a home study was 

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1 vide at least 1 visit for follow-up services on all chil2 dren not later than 45 days after placement,’’. 

3 SEC. 223. IMPROVING LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAF4 FICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF 

5 CHILDREN. 

6 Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 671(a)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (33), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(34) not later than January 1, 2013, describes 

14 State child welfare existing practice and any future 

15 plans regarding prevention measures and victim as16 sistance related to the human trafficking and com17 mercial sexual exploitation of foreign, United States 

18 citizen and legal resident children including— 

19 ‘‘(A) collaborations with local and State 

20 agencies and non-profit organizations to iden21 tify and care for children believed or confirmed 

22 to be, or at-risk of becoming victims of a severe 

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1 ‘‘(B) training for the child welfare employ2 ees who are likely to come into contact with 

3 child victims of human trafficking; 

4 ‘‘(C) jurisdictional limits and other issues 

5 that hinder State child welfare response to aid 

6 child victims of human trafficking; 

7 ‘‘(D) data collection regarding children 

8 identified by child welfare services as victims of 

9 trafficking and, if known, relationship to ex10 ploiter; and 

11 ‘‘(E) prevention education to families and 

12 at-risk children, including runaway and home13 less youth, regarding human trafficking and 

14 commercial sexual exploitation.’’. 

15 SEC. 224. EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE THE NATIONAL HUMAN 

16 TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE. 

17 (a) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 105(d)(6) of 

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

19 7103(d)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and make reason20 able efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant 

21 Federal Government agencies to publicize the National 

22 Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their 

23 websites, in all headquarters offices, and in all field offices 

24 throughout the United States’’ before the period at the 

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1 (b) GRANTEE HOTLINE INFORMATION.—The Attor2 ney General shall consult with the Secretary of Health and 

3 Human Services to make reasonable efforts to distribute 

4 information to enable grantees under section 107(b) of the 

5 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to publicize 

6 the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline 

7 on their Web sites, within the program’s headquarters as 

8 well as field offices across the United States. 

9 (c) HOTLINE INFORMATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

11 Human Services, in coordination with the Attorney 

12 General, shall make reasonable efforts to encourage 

13 States to adopt legislation to raise public awareness 

14 of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 

15 hotline in every mandated establishment where vic16 tims of human trafficking may possibly work or 

17 visit. 

18 (2) POSTING OF MODEL HOTLINE INFORMA19 TION.—The legislation described in paragraph (1) 

20 should include a requirement that information relat21 ing to the National Human Trafficking Resource 

22 Center hotline be posted in accordance with the fol23 lowing specifications: 

24 (A) POSTER LOCATION.—The poster 

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1 place near the entrance of mandated establish2 ments or where such posters and notices are 

3 customarily posted in such establishments. 

4 (B) POSTER SPECIFICATIONS.—The poster 

should be no smaller than 81 5 ⁄2 by 11 inches in 

6 size and state the following: ‘‘If you or someone 

7 you know is being forced to engage in any activ8 ity and cannot leave—whether it is commercial 

9 sex, housework, farm work, or any other activ10 ity—call the National Human Trafficking Re11 source Center Hotline at 1–888–373–7888 to 

12 access help and services. Victims of human traf13 ficking are protected under United States and 

14 State law. The Hotline is: Available 24 hours a 

15 day, 7 days a week. Toll-free. Operated by a 

16 non-profit, nongovernmental organization. 

17 Anonymous & Confidential. Accessible in 170 

18 languages. Able to provide help, referral to serv19 ices, training, and general information.’’. 

20 (C) LANGUAGES.—The poster should be 

21 printed in English, Spanish, and any other lan22 guages required by the Voting Rights Act in the 

23 county in which the poster will be posted. 

24 (D) NOTICE.—The licensing authority 

25 should provide each mandated establishment 


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1 with notice of this section and with the required 

2 poster upon licensing and should place the post3 er on its public Web site for mandated estab4 lishments to print as needed. 

5 (3) DEFINITION OF MANDATED ESTABLISH6 MENT.—For purposes of this section, a ‘‘mandated 

7 establishment’’ means— 

8 (A) a massage parlor, spa, or other similar 

9 establishment; 

10 (B) an establishment that receives a liquor 

11 license; 

12 (C) a strip club or other sexually oriented 

13 business; 

14 (D) a restaurant; 

15 (E) an airport; 

16 (F) a train station; 

17 (G) a bus station; 

18 (H) a highway truck stop; 

19 (I) a highway rest stop; 

20 (J) a hospital, HMO, or urgent care cen21 ter; 

22 (K) a farm; 

23 (L) a high school; or 

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1 TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 

2 APPROPRIATIONS 

3 SEC. 301. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000. 

4 (a) HUMAN SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING CEN5 TER.—Section 112A(b)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Pro6 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 

11 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 

12 2017’’. 

13 (b) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 (1) Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Pro15 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (a)— 

17 (i) in the first sentence— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘104,’’; and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

20 2008 through 2011’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’; 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 

2 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

3 years 2014 through 2017’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘, and $3,000 for 

5 official reception and presentation ex6 penses’’; 

7 (B) in subsection (b)— 

8 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 

10 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

11 years 2014 through 2017’’; and 

12 (II) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: ‘‘Of the amount made avail14 able to carry out the purposes of sec15 tion 107(b) for a fiscal year, not less 

16 than two-thirds of such amount shall 

17 be used to provide services for victims 

18 under such section.’’; and 

19 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

20 ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Serv21 ices’’ and all that follows and inserting 

22 ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services 

23 $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

24 2014 through 2017.’’; 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’ and in3 serting ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’ each 

6 place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

7 2014 through 2017’’; and 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

9 ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’ and in10 serting ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’; 

11 (D) in subsection (d)— 

12 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

13 (A) through (C) as paragraphs (1) through 

14 (3), respectively; 

15 (ii) in paragraph (1) (as redesig16 nated), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 

17 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

18 2014 through 2017’’; and 

19 (iii) in paragraph (3) (as redesig20 nated), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and 

21 all that follows and inserting ‘‘Attorney 

22 General $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

23 years 2014 through 2017.’’; 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

3 2008 through 2011’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 

5 2014 through 2017’’; and 

6 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

7 ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

8 2008 through 2011’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2014 through 2017’’; 

11 (F) in subsection (f), by striking 

12 ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

13 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for 

14 each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’; 

15 and 

16 (G) in subsection (i), by striking 

17 ‘‘$18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

18 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for 

19 each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’. 

20 SEC. 302. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHOR21 IZATION ACT OF 2005. 

22 Section 204(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

23 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c(d)) is 

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1 years 2008 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for 

2 each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017’’. 

3 SEC. 303. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—An organization, including a 

6 faith-based organization, that is otherwise eligible to 

7 receive assistance under any provision of law ref8 erenced in subsection (d) shall not be— 

9 (A) required, as a condition of receiving 

10 such assistance, to endorse, utilize, provide, 

11 make a referral to, become integrated with, or 

12 otherwise participate in any program, project, 

13 or activity to which the organization has a reli14 gious or moral objection; or 

15 (B) discriminated against in the solicita16 tion or issuance of grants, contracts, coopera17 tive agreements, or other Federal funding 

18 under any provision of law referenced in sub19 section (d) for refusing to meet any require20 ments described in subparagraph (A). 

21 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

22 subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Federal 

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1 ganization has a moral or religious objection, if such 

2 arrangements— 

3 (A) do not violate the provisions of para4 graph (1); and 

5 (B) are not made for any program, project, 

6 or activity for which Federal funding is other7 wise prohibited. 

8 (b) REMEDIES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The courts of the United 

10 States shall have jurisdiction to prevent and redress 

11 actual or threatened violations of this section by 

12 issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, includ13 ing— 

14 (A) injunctions prohibiting conduct that 

15 violates this section; and 

16 (B) orders preventing the disbursement of 

17 all or a portion of Federal financial assistance 

18 to a specific offending department, agency, or 

19 program, project, or activity until such time as 

20 the conduct prohibited by this section has 

21 ceased. 

22 (2) COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION.—An action 

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1 (A) any organization that has standing to 

2 complain of an actual or threatened violation of 

3 this section; or 

4 (B) the Attorney General of the United 

5 States. 

6 (3) RELATION TO ADMINISTRATIVE REM7 EDIES.—A party may commence or continue an ac8 tion and obtain relief under this subsection without 

9 regard to whether a complaint under subsection (c) 

10 has been filed or is pending. 

11 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The President shall designate 

12 an official within each Federal department or agency that 

13 receives funding to carry out any provision of law ref14 erenced in subsection (d)— 

15 (1) to receive complaints alleging a violation of 

16 this section; and 

17 (2) to pursue the investigation of such com18 plaints, in coordination with the Attorney General. 

19 (d) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law ref20 erenced in this subsection are the following: 

21 (1) This Act or any amendment made by this 

22 Act. 

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1 (3) The Trafficking Victims Protection Reau2 thorization Act of 2005. 

3 (4) The William Wilberforce Trafficking Vic4 tims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008. 

5 SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

6 Not later than March 31 of 2014 through 2017, the 

7 President shall submit to Congress a report for the prior 

8 fiscal year that shall include— 

9 (1) the amount of appropriations that each de10 partment or agency for which such appropriations 

11 were authorized under the Trafficking Victims Pro12 tection Act of 2000 or the Trafficking Victims Pro13 tection Reauthorization Act of 2005 directed to ac14 tivities described in such Acts; 

15 (2) a list of the activities funded through the 

16 appropriations identified in paragraph (1), including 

17 the responsible department or agency and the sec18 tion of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

19 2000 or the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau20 thorization Act of 2005 that authorizes such activ21 ity; and 

22 (3) the appropriations account from which each 

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2 activity. 

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