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Calendar No. 903 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1703 

To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 27, 2007 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. COBURN, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JULY 28, 2008 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons. 

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 ‘‘Trafficking in Persons 

5 Accountability Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OF2 FENSES. 

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

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 1596. Jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses 

7 ‘‘The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States 

8 over any offense under this chapter shall include any case 

9 in which, not later than 10 years after the conduct re10 quired for the offense occurs, the alleged offender is 

11 brought into, or found in, the United States, even if that 

12 conduct occurred outside the United States.’’. 

13 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

14 The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 77 of 

15 title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following: 

‘‘1596. Jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses.’’. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking in Persons 

19 Accountability Act of 2007’’. 

20 SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OF21 FENSES. 

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

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 1596. Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking 

2 offenses 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any domestic or 

4 extra-territorial jurisdiction otherwise provided by law, the 

5 courts of the United States have extra-territorial jurisdic6 tion over any offense (or any attempt or conspiracy to com7 mit an offense) under section 1581, section 1583, section 

8 1584, section 1589, section 1590, or section 1591 of this title 

9 if— 

10 ‘‘(1) an alleged offender or victim of the offense 

11 is a national of the United States or an alien law12 fully admitted for permanent residence (as those 

13 terms are defined in section 101 of the Immigration 

14 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); or 

15 ‘‘(2) an alleged offender is present in the United 

16 States, irrespective of the nationality of the alleged of17 fender. 

18 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROSECUTIONS OF OFFENSES

19 PROSECUTED IN OTHER COUNTRIES.—No prosecution may 

20 be commenced against a person under this section if a for21 eign government, in accordance with jurisdiction recognized 

22 by the United States, has prosecuted or is prosecuting such 

23 person for the conduct constituting such offense, except upon 

24 the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attor25 ney General (or a person acting in either such capacity), 

26 which function of approval may not be delegated.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

2 table of sections at the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, 

3 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following: 

‘‘1596. Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses.’’. 


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Calendar No. 903 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1703 

A BILL 

To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons. 

JULY 28, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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