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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2941 

To combat human trafficking. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2014 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To combat 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 ‘‘Combat Human Traf5 ficking Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER 

7 MENS REA FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF UNDER8 AGE VICTIMS. 

9 (a) CLARIFICATION OF RANGE OF CONDUCT PUN10 ISHED AS SEX TRAFFICKING.—Section 1591 of title 18, 

11 United States Code, is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or main2 tains’’ and inserting ‘‘maintains, patronizes, or solic3 its’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or ob6 tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 

7 solicited’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or ob9 tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 

10 solicited’’; and 

11 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(1), the 

14 Government need not prove that the defendant knew, or 

15 recklessly disregarded the fact, that the person recruited, 

16 enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, main17 tained, patronized, or solicited had not attained the age 

18 of 18 years.’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITION AMENDED.—Section 103(10) of the 

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

21 7102(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘or obtaining’’ and in22 serting ‘‘obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting’’. 

23 (c) MINIMUM PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR

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1 FICKING.—Section 3583(k) of title 18, United States 

2 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘1594(c),’’ after ‘‘1591,’’. 

3 SEC. 3. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT ON 

4 STATE ENFORCEMENT OF SEX TRAFFICKING 

5 PROHIBITIONS. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

7 (1) the terms ‘‘commercial sex act’’, ‘‘severe 

8 forms of trafficking in persons’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘Task 

9 Force’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec10 tion 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

11 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 

12 (2) the term ‘‘covered offense’’ means the provi13 sion, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a com14 mercial sex act involving a person subject to severe 

15 forms of trafficking in persons; and 

16 (3) the term ‘‘State law enforcement officer’’ 

17 means any officer, agent, or employee of a State au18 thorized by law or by a State government agency to 

19 engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, in20 vestigation, or prosecution of any violation of crimi21 nal law. 

22 (b) REPORT.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice 

23 Statistics shall— 

24 (1) prepare an annual report on— 

25 (A) the rates of— 

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1 (i) arrest of individuals by State law 

2 enforcement officers for a covered offense; 

3 (ii) prosecution (including specific 

4 charges) of individuals in State court sys5 tems for a covered offense; and 

6 (iii) conviction of individuals in State 

7 court systems for a covered offense; and 

8 (B) sentences imposed on individuals con9 victed in State court systems for a covered of10 fense; and 

11 (2) submit the annual report prepared under 

12 paragraph (1) to— 

13 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

14 House of Representatives; 

15 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

16 Senate; 

17 (C) the Task Force; 

18 (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group es19 tablished under section 105(g) of the Traf20 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

21 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and 

22 (E) the Attorney General. 

23 SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TRAINING AND POLICY. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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1 (1) the terms ‘‘commercial sex act’’, ‘‘severe 

2 forms of trafficking in persons’’, and ‘‘State’’ have 

3 the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the 

4 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

5 U.S.C. 7102); 

6 (2) the term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ 

7 has the meaning given the term in section 115 of 

8 title 18, United States Code; 

9 (3) the term ‘‘local law enforcement officer’’ 

10 means any officer, agent, or employee of a unit of 

11 local government authorized by law or by a local 

12 government agency to engage in or supervise the 

13 prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of 

14 any violation of criminal law; and 

15 (4) the term ‘‘State law enforcement officer’’ 

16 means any officer, agent, or employee of a State au17 thorized by law or by a State government agency to 

18 engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, in19 vestigation, or prosecution of any violation of crimi20 nal law. 

21 (b) TRAINING.—The Attorney General shall ensure 

22 that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the 

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1 tive methods for investigating and prosecuting individuals 

2 who obtain, patronize, or solicit a commercial sex act in3 volving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in 

4 persons. 

5 (c) POLICY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OF6 FICERS.—The Attorney General shall ensure that Federal 

7 law enforcement officers are engaged in activities, pro8 grams, or operations involving the detection, investigation, 

9 and prosecution of individuals described in subsection (b). 

10 SEC. 5. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

11 VIOLATIONS. 

12 Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)(c)— 

15 (A) by inserting before ‘‘section 1591’’ the 

16 following: ‘‘section 1581 (peonage), section 

17 1584 (involuntary servitude), section 1589 

18 (forced labor), section 1590 (trafficking with re19 spect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, 

20 or forced labor),’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting before ‘‘section 1751’’ the 

22 following: ‘‘section 1592 (unlawful conduct with 

23 respect to documents in furtherance of traf24 ficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, 

25 or forced labor),’’; and 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human traf2 ficking, child sexual exploitation, child pornography 

3 production,’’ after ‘‘kidnapping,’’. 

4 SEC. 6. STRENGTHENING CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 

5 (a) NOTIFICATION OF PLEA AGREEMENT OR OTHER

6 AGREEMENT.—Section 3771(a) of title 18, United States 

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

8 ‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man9 ner of any plea agreement or deferred prosecution 

10 agreement.’’. 

11 (b) APPELLATE REVIEW OF PETITIONS RELATING

12 TO CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title 

14 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

15 after the fifth sentence the following: ‘‘In deciding 

16 such application, the court of appeals shall apply or17 dinary standards of appellate review.’’. 

18 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

19 paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any peti20 tion for a writ of mandamus filed under section 

21 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that is 

22 pending on the date of enactment of this Act. 

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