I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6413 
To combat trafficking in human organs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2018 
Mr. TROTT (for himself and Mr. DEUTCH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To combat trafficking in human organs, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Strategy To Oppose 
Predatory Organ Trafficking Act’’ or the ‘‘STOP Organ 
Trafficking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) es-
timates that approximately 10 percent of all trans-
planted kidneys worldwide are illegally obtained, 
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often bought from vulnerable impoverished persons 
or forcibly harvested from prisoners. 
(2) In 2004, the World Health Assembly passed 
a resolution urging its member-states to take meas-
ures to protect the poorest as well as vulnerable 
groups from exploitation by organ traffickers. 
(3) On February 13, 2008, the United Nations 
Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking 
(UNGIFT) hosted the ‘‘Vienna Forum to Fight 
Human Trafficking’’, and subsequently reported 
that a lack of adequate illicit organ trafficking laws 
has provided opportunity for the illegal trade to 
grow. 
(4) On March 21, 2011, the Council of the Eu-
ropean Union adopted rules supplementing the defi-
nition of criminal offenses and the level of sanctions 
in order to strengthen the prevention of organ traf-
ficking and the protection of those victims. 
(5) In 2005, the United States ratified the Pro-
tocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in 
Persons, Especially Women and Children, a supple-
ment to the United Nations Convention against 
Transnational Organized Crime, which includes the 
removal of organs as a form of exploitation under 
the definition of ‘‘trafficking in persons’’. 
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(6) According to a 2013 United Nations report 
from the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in per-
sons, especially women and children, the economic 
and social divisions within and among countries is 
notably reflected in the illicit organ trafficking mar-
ket, in which the victims are commonly poor, unem-
ployed, and more susceptible to deceit and extortion. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the kidnapping or coercion of individuals for 
the purpose of extracting their organs for profit is 
in contradiction of the ideals and standards for eth-
ical behavior upon which the United States has 
based its laws; 
(2) the illegal harvesting of organs from chil-
dren is a violation of the human rights of the child 
and is a breach of internationally accepted medical 
ethical standards described in WHO Assembly Reso-
lution 57.18 (May 22, 2004); 
(3) the illegal harvesting and trafficking of or-
gans violates the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, in Article 3 which states that ‘‘Everyone has 
the right to life, liberty and security of person.’’, and 
in Article 4 which states that ‘‘No one shall be held 
in slavery or servitude.’’; and 
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(4) establishing efficient voluntary organ dona-
tion systems with strong enforcement mechanisms is 
the most effective way to combat trafficking of per-
sons for the removal of their organs. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to— 
(1) combat the international trafficking of per-
sons for the removal of their organs; 
(2) promote the establishment of voluntary 
organ donation systems with effective enforcement 
mechanisms in bilateral diplomatic meetings, as well 
as in international health forums; and 
(3) promote the dignity and security of human 
life in accordance with the Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights. 
SEC. 5. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO INDI-
VIDUALS WHO ARE ORGAN TRAFFICKERS. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 
validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 
July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 
as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT. 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of State may refuse 
to issue a passport to any individual who has been con-
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victed of an offense under section 301 of the National 
Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e) if such individual 
used a passport or otherwise crossed an international bor-
der in the commission of such an offence. 
‘‘(b) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State may re-
voke a passport previously issued to any individual de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PRO-
TECTION ACT OF 2000. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 103 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting: ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) trafficking of persons for the removal 
of their organs (as defined in paragraph 
(13)).’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(15) as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively; 
and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS FOR THE RE-
MOVAL OF THEIR ORGANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘trafficking 
of persons for the removal of their organs’ 
means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, 
harboring, or receipt of a person, either living 
or deceased, for the purpose of removing one or 
more of such person’s organs, by means of— 
‘‘(i) coercion; 
‘‘(ii) abduction; 
‘‘(iii) deception; 
‘‘(iv) fraud; 
‘‘(v) abuse of power or a position of 
vulnerability; or 
‘‘(vi) transfer of payments or benefits 
to achieve the consent of a person having 
control over a person described in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i). 
‘‘(B) ORGAN DEFINED.—In subparagraph 
(A), the term ‘organ’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘human organ’ in section 301(c)(1) of the 
National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 
274e(c)(1)).’’. 
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(b) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND 
COMBAT TRAFFICKING.—Section 105(d)(3) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(d)(3)) is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following new sentence: ‘‘Such procedures shall 
include collection and organization of data from human 
rights officers at United States embassies on host country 
laws against trafficking of persons for the removal of their 
organs and any instances of violations of such laws.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
through 2025, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive re-
port that includes the following information: 
(1) A description of the sources, practices, 
methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking of 
persons for the removal of their organs during the 
period covered by each such report. 
(2) A description of activities undertaken by the 
Department of State, either unilaterally or in co-
operation with other countries, to address and pre-
vent trafficking of persons for the removal of their 
organs. 
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