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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5607 

To establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to 

review Federal Government policy on human trafficking. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, 

Ms. BASS, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 establish the United States Advisory Council on Human 

Trafficking to review Federal Government policy on 

human 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 ‘‘Voices of Human Traf5 ficking Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN 

2 TRAFFICKING. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

4 United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking 

5 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’), which shall 

6 provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy 

7 Operating Group (referred to in this section as the 

8 ‘‘Group’’) and the President’s Task Force to Monitor and 

9 Combat Trafficking in Persons. 

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

11 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be com12 posed of not fewer than 8 individuals who are— 

13 (A) survivors of human trafficking; or 

14 (B) nongovernmental experts or profes15 sionals in the human trafficking field. 

16 (2) EQUAL REPRESENTATION.—To the extent 

17 practicable, the Council be comprised of an equal 

18 number of survivors and nongovernmental experts. 

19 (3) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 President shall appoint the members of the Council. 

22 (4) TERM; REAPPOINTMENT.—Council members 

23 shall serve for terms of 2 years and may be re24 appointed by the President to serve additional 2-year 

25 terms. 

26 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 


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1 (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the 

2 Group; 

3 (2) meet, at its own discretion, not less fre4 quently than annually or at the request of the Group 

5 to review Federal, State, and local government policy 

6 and programs intended to combat human traf7 ficking, including programs related to the provision 

8 of services for victims; 

9 (3) formulate assessments and recommenda10 tions to ensure that United States policy and pro11 gramming efforts conform, to the extent practicable, 

12 to the best practices in the field of human traf13 ficking prevention; and 

14 (4) meet with the Group not less frequently 

15 than annually to formally present the Council’s find16 ings and recommendations. 

17 (d) REPORTS.—Every year beginning after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit a 

19 report to the chair of the President’s Interagency Task 

20 Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking that contains 

21 the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant 

22 to subsection (c)(2). 

23 (e) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—Members of the Council— 

24 (1) shall not be considered employees of the 

25 United States Government for any purpose; and 


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1 (2) shall not receive compensation other than 

2 reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem al3 lowance in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, 

4 United States Code. 

5 (f) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Council 

6 shall not be subject to the requirements under the Federal 

7 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

8 SEC. 3. SUNSET. 

9 This section shall cease to be effective on September 

10 30, 2020. 

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