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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7271 

To establish the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human 

Trafficking, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 12, 2018 

Mr. CURTIS 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 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council 

to End Human Trafficking, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public-Private Part5 nership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

2 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End 

3 Human Trafficking. 

4 (2) GROUP.—The term ‘‘Group’’ means the 

5 Senior Policy Operating Group established under 

6 section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

7 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)). 

8 (3) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 

9 means the President’s Interagency Task Force to 

10 Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under 

11 section 105(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

12 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(a)). 

13 SEC. 3. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUN14 CIL TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Pub16 lic-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human 

17 Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommenda18 tions to the Group and the Task Force. 

19 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

20 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be com21 posed of not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 

22 representatives of nongovernmental organizations, 

23 academia, and nonprofit groups who have significant 

24 knowledge and experience in human trafficking pre25 vention and eradication, identification of human 


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1 trafficking, and services for human trafficking vic2 tims. 

3 (2) REPRESENTATION OF NONPROFIT AND

4 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—To the ex5 tent practicable, members of the Council shall be 

6 representatives of nonprofit groups, academia, and 

7 nongovernmental organizations who accurately re8 flect the diverse backgrounds related to work in the 

9 prevention, eradication, and identification of human 

10 trafficking and services for human trafficking vic11 tims in the United States and internationally. 

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

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

14 President shall appoint— 

15 (A) 1 member of the Council, after con16 sultation with the President Pro Tempore of 

17 the Senate; 

18 (B) 1 member of the Council, after con19 sultation with the Minority Leader of the Sen20 ate; 

21 (C) 1 member of the Council, after con22 sultation with the Speaker of the House of Rep23 resentatives; 


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1 (D) 1 member of the Council, after con2 sultation with the Minority Leader of the House 

3 of Representatives; and 

4 (E) the remaining members of the Council. 

5 (4) TERM; REAPPOINTMENT.—Each member of 

6 the Council— 

7 (A) shall serve for a term of 2 years; and 

8 (B) may be reappointed by the President 

9 to serve 1 additional 2-year term. 

10 (5) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—Members of the 

11 Council— 

12 (A) shall not be considered employees of 

13 the Federal Government for any purpose; and 

14 (B) shall not receive compensation. 

15 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 

16 (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the 

17 Group; 

18 (2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request 

19 of the Group, not less frequently than annually, to 

20 review Federal Government policy and programs in21 tended to combat human trafficking, including pro22 grams relating to the provision of services for vic23 tims; 

24 (3) serve as a point of contact, with the United 

25 States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, for 


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1 Federal agencies reaching out to human trafficking 

2 nonprofit groups and nongovernmental organizations 

3 for input on programming and policies relating to 

4 human trafficking in the United States; 

5 (4) formulate assessments and recommenda6 tions to ensure that the policy and programming ef7 forts of the Federal Government conform, to the ex8 tent practicable, to the best practices in the field of 

9 human trafficking prevention and rehabilitation and 

10 aftercare of human trafficking victims; and 

11 (5) meet with the Group not less frequently 

12 than annually, and not later than 45 days before a 

13 meeting with the Task Force, to formally present 

14 the findings and recommendations of the Council. 

15 (d) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Council 

16 shall not be subject to the requirements under the Federal 

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

18 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

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

20 of this Act and annually thereafter until the date described 

21 in section 705, the Council, in coordination with the 

22 United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, 

23 shall submit a report containing the findings derived from 

24 the reviews conducted pursuant to section 703(c)(2) to— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

2 Senate; 

3 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

4 Senate; 

5 (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

6 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

7 (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen8 ate; 

9 (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives; 

11 (6) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

12 House of Representatives; 

13 (7) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

14 House of Representatives; 

15 (8) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

16 House of Representatives; 

17 (9) the chair of the Task Force; and 

18 (10) the members of the Group. 

19 SEC. 5. SUNSET. 

20 The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 

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