Congress separate biennial reports on the find-
ings. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The research and statis-
tical review and analysis under this paragraph 
shall consist of two separate studies, utilizing 
the same statistical data where appropriate, as 
follows: 
(i) The first study shall address severe 
forms of trafficking in persons in the 
United States and shall include, but need 
not be limited to—
(I) the estimated number and de-
mographic characteristics of persons 
engaged in acts of severe forms of 
trafficking in persons; and 
(II) the number of investigations, 
arrests, prosecutions, and incarcer-
ations of persons engaged in acts of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons 
by States and their political subdivi-
sions. 
(ii) The second study shall address 
sex trafficking and unlawful commercial 
sex acts in the United States and shall in-
clude, but need not be limited to—
(I) the estimated number and de-
mographic characteristics of persons 
engaged in sex trafficking and com-
mercial sex acts, including purchasers 
of commercial sex acts; 
(II) the estimated value in dollars 
of the commercial sex economy, in-
cluding the estimated average annual 
personal income derived from acts of 
sex trafficking; 
(III) the number of investiga-
tions, arrests, prosecutions, and incar-
cerations of persons engaged in sex 
trafficking and unlawful commercial 
sex acts, including purchasers of com-
mercial sex acts, by States and their 
political subdivisions; and 
(IV) a description of the dif-
ferences in the enforcement of laws 
relating to unlawful commercial sex 
acts across the United States. 
(2) TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation and cooperation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall
conduct an annual conference in each of the fis-
cal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and thereafter 
conduct a biennial conference, addressing severe 
forms of trafficking in persons and commercial 
sex acts that occur, in whole or in part, within 
the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. 
At each such conference, the Attorney General, 
or his designee, shall—
(i) announce and evaluate the findings 
contained in the research and statistical 
reviews carried out under paragraph (1); 
(ii) disseminate best methods and 
practices for enforcement of laws prohib-
iting acts of severe forms of trafficking in 
persons and other laws related to acts of 
trafficking in persons, including, but not 
limited to, best methods and practices for 
training State and local law enforcement 
personnel on the enforcement of such laws; 
(iii) disseminate best methods and 
practices for training State and local law 
enforcement personnel on the enforcement 
of laws prohibiting sex trafficking and 
commercial sex acts, including, but not 
limited to, best methods for investigating
and prosecuting exploiters and persons 
who solicit or purchase an unlawful com-
mercial sex act; and 
(iv) disseminate best methods and 
practices for training State and local law 
enforcement personnel on collaborating 
with social service providers and relevant 
nongovernmental organizations and estab-
lishing trust of persons subjected to com-
mercial sex acts or severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons. 
(B) PARTICIPATION.—Each annual con-
ference conducted under this paragraph shall 
involve the participation of persons with exper-
tise or professional responsibilities with rel-
evance to trafficking in persons, including, but 
not limited to—
(i) Federal Government officials, in-
cluding law enforcement and prosecutorial 
officials; 
(ii) State and local government offi-
cials, including law enforcement and pros-
ecutorial officials;
(iii) persons who have been subjected 
to severe forms of trafficking in persons or 
commercial sex acts; 
(iv) medical personnel; 
(v) social service providers and rel-
evant nongovernmental organizations; and 
(vi) academic experts. 
(C) REPORTS.—The Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall prepare and post on the respective Inter-
net Web sites of the Department of Justice and 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
reports on the findings and best practices iden-
tified and disseminated at the conference de-
scribed in this paragraph. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF
CERTAIN
GRANTS, CON-
TRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The President shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
President shall’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘described in paragraph (2)’’; 
and
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007 to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) and $2,500,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out the ac-
tivities described in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii); and 
(2) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
through 2007 to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM TO DE-
VELOP, EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 
SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may make grants to States, Indian tribes, 
units of local government, and nonprofit, nongovernmental 
victims’ service organizations to establish, develop, ex-
pand, and strengthen assistance programs for United 
States citizens or aliens admitted for permanent residence 
who are the subject of sex trafficking or severe forms of 
trafficking in persons that occurs, in whole or in part, 
within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) SELECTION FACTOR.—In selecting among appli-
cants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
give priority to applicants with experience in the delivery 
of services to persons who have been subjected to sexual 
abuse or commercial sexual exploitation and to applicants 
who would employ survivors of sexual abuse or commercial 
sexual exploitation as a part of their proposed project. 
(c) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 
share of a grant made under this section may not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in 
the application submitted. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out the activi-
ties described in this section. 
SEC. 203. PROTECTION OF JUVENILE VICTIMS OF TRAF-
FICKING IN PERSONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall establish and carry out a pilot program to establish 
residential treatment facilities in the United States for ju-
veniles subjected to trafficking. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 
established pursuant to subsection (a) are to—
(1) provide benefits and services to juveniles 
subjected to trafficking, including shelter, psycho-
logical counseling, and assistance in developing inde-
pendent living skills; 
(2) assess the benefits of providing residential 
treatment facilities for juveniles subjected to traf-
ficking, as well as the most efficient and cost-effec-
tive means of providing such facilities; and 
(3) assess the need for and feasibility of estab-
lishing additional residential treatment facilities for 
juveniles subjected to trafficking. 
(c) SELECTION OF SITES.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall select three sites at which to 
operate the pilot program established pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(d) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—In order to carry out the 
responsibilities of this section, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into contracts with, or make 
grants to, organizations that—
(1) have relevant expertise in the delivery of 
services to juveniles who have been subjected to sex-
ual abuse or commercial sexual exploitation; or 
(2) have entered into partnerships with organi-
zations that have expertise as described in para-
graph (1) for the purpose of implementing the con-
tracts or grants. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the first pilot program is established pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall submit to Congress a report on the imple-
mentation of this section. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘juvenile 
subjected to trafficking’’ means a United States citizen, 
or alien admitted for permanent residence, who is the sub-
ject of sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons that occurs, in whole or in part, within the territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States and who has not attained 
18 years of age at the time the person is identified as 
having been the subject of sex trafficking or severe forms 
of trafficking in persons. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 
SEC. 204. ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO 
COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to States and local law enforcement 
agencies to establish, develop, expand, or strengthen 
programs—
(A) to investigate and prosecute acts of se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons, and related 
offenses, which involve United States citizens, 
or aliens admitted for permanent residence, and 
that occur, in whole or in part, within the terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States; 
(B) to investigate and prosecute persons 
who engage in the purchase of commercial sex 
acts; 
(C) to educate persons charged with, or 
convicted of, purchasing or attempting to pur-
chase commercial sex acts; and 
(D) to educate and train law enforcement 
personnel in how to establish trust of persons 
subjected to trafficking and encourage coopera-
tion with prosecution efforts. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘related offenses’’ includes violations of tax laws, 
transacting in illegally derived proceeds, money laun-
dering, racketeering, and other violations of criminal
laws committed in connection with an act of sex 
trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons. 
(b) MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH REQUIRED.—
Grants under subsection (a) may be made only for pro-
grams in which the State or local law enforcement agency 
works collaboratively with social service providers and rel-
evant nongovernmental organizations, including organiza-
tions with experience in the delivery of services to persons 
who are the subject of trafficking in persons. 
(c) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 
share of a grant made under this section may not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in 
the application submitted. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 and 2007. 
SEC. 205. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (H); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) the amount, recipient, and purpose of 
each grant under sections 202 and 204 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005; 
and’’. 
SEC. 206. SENIOR POLICY OPERATING GROUP. 
Each Federal department or agency involved in grant 
activities related to combatting trafficking or providing 
services to persons subjected to trafficking inside the 
United States shall, as the department or agency deter-
mines appropriate, apprise the Senior Policy Operating 
Group established by section 105(f) of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(f)), under the procedures established by the Senior 
Policy Operating Group, of such activities of the depart-
ment or agency to ensure that the activities are consistent 
with the purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 
SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—The term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in 
persons’’ has the meaning given the term in section
103(8) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(8)). 
(2) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘sex traf-
ficking’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)). 
(3) COMMERCIAL SEX ACT.—The term ‘‘com-
mercial sex act’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 103(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(3)). 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATIONS OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and $5,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$5,000,000’’; 
(B) by adding at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘, and $5,500,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’; and 
(C) by further adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In addition, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking for official re-
ception and representation expenses $3,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2004 and 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2004 and 
2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2004, 
2005, 2006, and 2007’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2004 and 
2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2004, 
2005, 2006, and 2007’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘2003 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2003 
through 2007’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$300,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $300,000 
for fiscal year 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2007’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2004 and 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’; 
and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO DI-
RECTOR OF THE FBI.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, to remain available 
until expended, to investigate severe forms of trafficking 
in persons. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, $18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007, to remain available until expended, for inves-
tigations by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs En-
forcement of severe forms of trafficking in persons.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 972
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 
and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes.