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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 950
To authorize assistance to support programs to protect children who are 
homeless or orphaned as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on 
December 26, 2004, in the Indian Ocean from becoming victims of 
trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 
WEXLER, and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To authorize assistance to support programs to protect chil-
dren who are homeless or orphaned as a result of the 
tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in the 
Indian Ocean from becoming victims of trafficking.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevention of Traf-
ficking of Tsunami Orphans Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Indian Ocean tsunamis left thousands 
of children in the countries of South and Southeast 
Asia homeless or orphaned. 
(2) Because of the breakdown of the social in-
frastructures in the South and Southeast Asian 
countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunamis, re-
lief agencies are attempting to assess how many chil-
dren are homeless or orphaned as a result of the 
tsunamis, establish programs to care for children 
who are homeless or orphaned as a result of the 
tsunamis, and reunite such homeless and orphaned 
children with their surviving family members. 
(3) Children who are homeless or orphaned as 
a result of the Indian Ocean tsunamis may be vul-
nerable to individuals who would exploit them for 
purposes of trafficking, particularly trafficking to in-
duce such children to engage in commercial sex acts 
or unlawful labor or services. 
(4) The governments of the countries of South 
and Southeast Asia affected by the Indian Ocean 
tsunamis should be—
(A) commended for their efforts to protect 
children who are homeless or orphaned as a re-
sult of the tsunamis from being exploited for 
the purpose of trafficking; and
(B) encouraged to expand efforts to ad-
dress the serious and ongoing concern of mod-
ern-day slavery in the region. 
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT 
CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS OR OR-
PHANED AS A RESULT OF THE INDIAN OCEAN 
TSUNAMIS. 
The Secretary of State, acting through the Director 
of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development are authorized to provide assistance 
to support programs that are being carried out by non-
governmental organizations to protect children who are 
homeless or orphaned as a result of the Indian Ocean 
tsunamis from becoming victims of trafficking. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall submit to Congress a report on the imple-
mentation of this Act. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHILDREN.—The term ‘‘children’’ means 
persons who have not attained 18 years of age.
(2) INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMIS.—The term ‘‘In-
dian Ocean tsunamis’’ means the tsunamis that re-
sulted from the earthquake that occurred off the 
west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on De-
cember 26, 2004. 
(3) VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘vic-
tim of trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103(14) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(14)). 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of State and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to carry out this Act $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
2005. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
available until expended.
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