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or Indian country where the alien resides, or 
the State or Indian country in which the alien, 
the alien’s child, or the alien child’s parents re-
ceived a protection order, or by any individual 
against whom the alien could obtain a protec-
tion order,’’. 
(2) FEDERAL ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR’S IN-
COME
AND
RESOURCES.—Section 421(f)(1)(A) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘by a spouse 
or parent, or by a member of the spouse or par-
ent’s family residing in the same household as 
the alien and the spouse or parent consented or 
acquiesced to such battery or cruelty,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘by a spouse, parent, son, or daughter, 
or by any individual having a relationship with 
the alien covered by the civil or criminal domes-
tic violence statutes of the State or Indian 
country where the alien resides, or the State or 
Indian country in which the alien, the alien’s 
child, or the alien child’s parents received a pro-
tection order, or by any individual against 
whom the alien could obtain a protection 
order,’’;
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘by a spouse 
or parent of the alien (without the active par-
ticipation of the alien in the battery or cruelty), 
or by a member of the spouse or parent’s family 
residing in the same household as the alien and 
the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to 
such battery or cruelty,’’ and inserting ‘‘by a 
spouse, parent, son, or daughter of the alien 
(without the active participation of the alien in 
the battery or cruelty) or by any individual hav-
ing a relationship with the alien covered by the 
civil or criminal domestic violence statutes of 
the State or Indian country where the alien re-
sides, or the State or Indian country in which 
the alien, the alien’s child, or the alien child’s 
parents received a protection order, or by any 
individual against whom the alien could obtain 
a protection order,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(iii) the 
alien’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘, or (iv) the alien is de-
scribed in section 431(c)(4)’’ before ‘‘and the 
battery or cruelty’’. 
(f) ELIMINATION OF SPONSOR LIABILITY AND RE-
SPONSIBILITY OR REIMBURSEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
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BENEFITS PROVIDED TO BATTERED ALIENS.—Section 
423(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Benefits provided to an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 431(c); or 
‘‘(B) is described in section 431(b) and 
also is described in section 431(c), other than 
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of such 
section.’’. 
(g) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
CONFIRMING 
IIRAIRA’S GRANT OF PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING 
TO ALL QUALIFIED ALIENS, INCLUDING BATTERED IM-
MIGRANTS.—Section 214 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) a qualified alien described in section 431 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
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tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641), 
or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘(6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(7)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
a qualified alien described in 431 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641)’’ 
after ‘‘any alien’’. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate reg-
ulations for its officials to implement this section. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to applications for public benefits and 
public benefits provided on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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PART 3—LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING GRANTS 
SEC. 881. GRANTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT VICTIMS 
OF TRAFFICKING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACT OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘act of 
trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 
paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State or a local government. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
(4) VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘vic-
tim of trafficking’’ means an individual subjected to 
an act of trafficking. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to eligible entities to provide training 
to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify 
and protect victims of trafficking.
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(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be used for any one or more of the following: 
(1) To train law enforcement personnel to iden-
tify and protect victims of trafficking, including 
training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, or 
local resources to assist victims of trafficking. 
(2) To train law enforcement or State or local 
prosecutors to identify, investigate, or prosecute acts 
of trafficking. 
(3) To train law enforcement or State or local 
prosecutors to utilize laws that prohibit acts of traf-
ficking. 
(4) To assist in the development of State and 
local laws to prohibit acts of trafficking. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and 
local public funds available to carry out the training 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section may 
use not more than 5 percent of the total amount of 
such grant for administrative expenses.
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(3) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to restrict the ability of an eligible 
entity to apply for or obtain funding from any other 
source to carry out the training described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
SEC. 901. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to decrease the incidence of violent crimes 
against Indian women; 
(2) to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes 
to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to 
violent crimes committed against Indian women 
under their jurisdiction; and 
(3) to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes 
committed against Indian women are held account-
able for their criminal behavior. 
SEC. 902. CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Attorney General shall each conduct annual consulta-
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tions with Indian tribal governments concerning the Fed-
eral administration of tribal funds and programs estab-
lished under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902) and the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), including consultation 
concerning— 
(1) the timeliness of the Federal grant applica-
tion and award processes; 
(2) the amounts awarded under each program 
directly to tribal governments, tribal organizations, 
and tribal nonprofit organizations; 
(3) determinations not to award grant funds; 
(4) grant awards made in violation of the eligi-
bility guidelines to a nontribal entity; and 
(5) technical assistance grants for tribal grant 
programs or programs addressing the safety of In-
dian women. 
(b) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—During 
consultations 
under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral shall solicit recommendations from Indian tribes con-
cerning— 
(1) administering tribal funds and programs;
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(2) enhancing the safety of Indian women from 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; and 
(3) strengthening the Federal response to such 
violent crimes. 
SEC. 903. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
INDIAN WOMEN. 
(a) NATIONAL BASELINE STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall conduct a national baseline 
study to examine violence against Indian women. 
(2) SCOPE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The study shall exam-
ine violence committed against Indian women, 
including— 
(i) domestic violence; 
(ii) dating violence; 
(iii) sexual assault; 
(iv) stalking; and 
(v) murder. 
(B) EVALUATION.—The study shall evalu-
ate the effectiveness of Federal, State, tribal, 
and local responses to the violations described
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in subparagraph (A) committed against Indian 
women. 
(3) TASK FORCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women, shall establish a task 
force to assist in the development and imple-
mentation of the study under paragraph (1). 
(B) MEMBERS.—The Director shall ap-
point to the task force representatives from— 
(i) national tribal domestic violence 
and sexual assault nonprofit organizations; 
(ii) tribal governments; and 
(iii) the National Congress of Amer-
ican Indians. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of 
the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report that describes the 
findings made in the study. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
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this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
and 2007, to remain available until expended. 
(b) INJURY STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Indian Health 
Service and the Injury Control Division of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, shall con-
duct a study to obtain a national projection of— 
(A) the incidence of injuries and homicides 
resulting from domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking committed 
against American Indian and Alaska Native 
women; and 
(B) the cost of providing health care for 
the injuries described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that describes the findings 
made in the study and recommends health care 
strategies for reducing the incidence and cost of the 
injuries described in paragraph (1).
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(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
and 2007, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 
904. 
TRACKING 
OF 
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
INDIAN 
WOMEN. 
(a) ACCESS TO FEDERAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION 
DATABASES.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—The 
Attorney General shall permit Indian law enforcement 
agencies, in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, to enter information into 
Federal criminal information databases and to obtain in-
formation from the databases, including information relat-
ing to— 
‘‘(1) identification records; 
‘‘(2) criminal history records; 
‘‘(3) protection orders; and 
‘‘(4) wanted person records.’’. 
(b) TRIBAL REGISTRY.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General 
shall contract with any interested Indian tribe, tribal 
organization, or tribal nonprofit organization to de-
velop and maintain— 
(A) a national tribal sex offender registry; 
and 
(B) a tribal protection order registry con-
taining civil and criminal orders of protection 
issued by Indian tribes and participating juris-
dictions. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 905. TRIBAL DIVISION OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2007. TRIBAL DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women shall designate one or more em-
ployees to be responsible for— 
‘‘(1) overseeing and managing the administra-
tion of grants to and contracts with Indian tribes,
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tribal courts, tribal organizations, tribal nonprofit 
organizations and the territories; 
‘‘(2) ensuring that, if a grant under the Act or 
a contract pursuant to such a grant is made to an 
organization to perform services that benefit more 
than one Indian tribe, the approval of each Indian 
tribe to be benefited shall be a prerequisite to the 
making of the grant or letting of the contract; 
‘‘(3) assisting in the development of Federal 
policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters relating 
to violence against Indian women; 
‘‘(4) advising the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women concerning policies, legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to 
violence against Indian women; 
‘‘(5) representing the Office on Violence 
Against Women in the annual consultations under 
section 905; 
‘‘(6) providing assistance to the Department of 
Justice to develop policy and to enforce Federal law 
relating to violence against Indian women; 
‘‘(7) maintaining a liaison with the judicial 
branches of Federal, State and tribal governments 
on matters relating to violence against Indian 
women; and
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‘‘(8) ensuring that adequate tribal technical as-
sistance is made available to Indian tribes, tribal 
courts, tribal organizations, and tribal nonprofit or-
ganizations for all programs relating to violence 
against Indian women. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure 
that a portion of the tribal set-aside funds from any 
grant awarded under the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 
Stat. 1902) or the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 
1491) is used to enhance the capacity of Indian 
tribes to address the safety of Indian women. 
‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director shall en-
sure that some portion of the tribal set-aside funds 
from any grant made under this part is used to hold 
offenders accountable through— 
‘‘(A) enhancement to the response of In-
dian tribes to crimes of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
against Indian women, including legal services 
for victims and Indian-specific offender pro-
grams;
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‘‘(B) development and maintenance of trib-
al domestic violence shelters or programs for 
battered Indian women, including sexual assault 
services, that are based upon the unique cir-
cumstances of the Indian women to be served; 
‘‘(C) development of tribal educational 
awareness programs and materials; 
‘‘(D) support for customary tribal activities 
to strengthen the intolerance of an Indian tribe 
to violence against Indian women; and 
‘‘(E) development, implementation, and 
maintenance of tribal electronic databases for 
tribal protection order registries.’’. 
TITLE X—BEST HELP FOR RAPE 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Best Help for Rape 
Victims Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. REQUIRED ELEMENT OF NATIONAL PROTOCOL 
FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC 
EXAMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1405 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg note) is 
amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED ELEMENT OF PROTOCOL.—The na-
tional protocol required by subsection (a)(3) shall include 
a recommendation to the effect that a victim of sexual as-
sault who is at risk of pregnancy from rape— 
‘‘(1) should be offered information about emer-
gency contraception; and 
‘‘(2) should, if the victim so requests, be pro-
vided with emergency contraception on site.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION
TO
PROTOCOL
ALREADY 
ISSUED.—The Attorney General shall ensure that any 
protocol already issued under section 1405(a)(3) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 2000 is, not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, revised 
and reissued in a form that complies with section 1405(d) 
of that Act (as added by subsection (a)(2) of this section).
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TITLE XI—INCREASED PROTEC-
TION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAF-
FICKING 
SEC. 1101. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM TRAFFICKING 
IN PERSONS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF SEVERE FORMS
OF TRAF-
FICKING IN PERSONS.—Section 103(8)(B) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(8)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the recruitment, harboring, transpor-
tation, provision, or obtaining of a person for 
labor or services— 
‘‘(i) through the use of force, fraud, 
or coercion for the purpose of subjection to 
involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bond-
age, or slavery; or 
‘‘(ii) in which the person induced to 
perform such labor has not attained 18 
years of age and the labor is economically 
exploitative and likely to be hazardous, to 
interfere with the child’s education, or to 
be harmful to the child’s health or phys-
ical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social de-
velopment.’’.
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(b) TRAFFICKING VICTIM REGULATIONS.—Section 
107(c)(1)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) receive necessary medical care, refer-
ral of appropriate counsel, appointment by the 
Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
of a guardian ad litem who has training in traf-
ficking victims issues or who is working with a 
nonprofit, nongovernmental trafficking victims 
services program if the individual has not at-
tained 18 years of age, and other assistance; 
and’’. 
(c) EXEMPTING CHILDREN FROM EXTREME HARD-
SHIP REQUIREMENT FOR T NONIMMIGRANTS.—Section 
101(a)(15)(T)(i)(IV) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(i)(IV)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘severe harm upon removal’’ the following: 
‘‘or the alien has not attained 18 years of age’’. 
SEC. 1102. CREATION OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA TO PRO-
TECT ALIENS WHO FILE COMPLAINTS OF 
ABUSE AGAINST THEIR FORMER EMPLOYERS. 
Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(U); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (V) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(W) an alien who files a petition for status 
under this subparagraph who the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines should be permitted 
to remain in the United States for a period of time 
sufficient to allow the alien to participate fully and 
effectively in all Federal, State, or local legal pro-
ceedings and nonfrivolous Federal, State, or local 
administrative proceedings relevant to a legal com-
plaint regarding a violation of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act or any other Federal, State, or local law or 
regulation governing the alien’s terms and conditions 
of employment.’’. 
SEC. 1103. PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS WHO ARE TRAF-
FICKED BY PERSONS WITH DIPLOMATIC IM-
MUNITY. 
Section 111 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7108) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(h) ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKERS WITH DIPLO-
MATIC IMMUNITY.—If the Secretary of State has reason 
to believe that an individual assigned by a foreign govern-
ment to the United States with immunity from criminal 
jurisdiction as a result of international obligations of the 
United States arising from multilateral agreements, bilat-
eral agreements, or otherwise under international law has 
been involved in an act of trafficking in persons, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) request from the foreign government a 
waiver of immunity with respect to the individual; or 
‘‘(2) declare the individual to be a persona non 
grata.’’. 
SEC. 1104. LOWERING THE BAR FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS. 
Section 245(l)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(l)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘extreme hardship involving unusual and severe 
harm’’ and inserting ‘‘hardship’’. 
SEC. 1105. ALLOWING FOR RENEWAL OF T VISAS. 
Section 214(o) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(o)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
alien who is issued a visa or otherwise provided non-
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immigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) may be 
granted such status for a period of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(B) An alien who is issued a visa or otherwise pro-
vided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) 
may extend the period of such status beyond the period 
described in subparagraph (A) if a Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement official, prosecutor, judge, or other au-
thority investigating or prosecuting activity relating to 
human trafficking or criminal activity certifies that the 
presence of the alien in the United States is necessary to 
assist in the investigation or prosecution of such activity.’’. 
SEC. 1106. ALLOWING FOR RESETTLEMENT TO THE UNITED 
STATES OF TRAFFICKED PERSONS WHO ARE 
IDENTIFIED IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE UN-
ABLE OR UNWILLING TO OFFER ADEQUATE 
PROTECTION TO THE VICTIM. 
(a) AS REFUGEES.—Section 207 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Victims of severe forms of trafficking 
who are unable to avail themselves of protection in 
another country may also be eligible for admission in 
accordance with procedures designated for the ad-
mission of refugees under this section.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The President shall also designate 
additional admissions numbers for victims of severe 
forms of trafficking, as provided under section 
(a)(3).’’. 
(b) PAROLE.—Section 212(d)(5) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) In applying subparagraph (A) in the case of a 
trafficking victim identified by a United States Embassy 
or Consulate or an office of the United Nations High Com-
missioner on Refugees or a family member of a victim of 
trafficking described in section 101(a)(15)(T)(i), urgent 
humanitarian reasons are deemed to exist if the traf-
ficking victim or the family member’s life or safety is in 
danger in connection with trafficking as described in sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(i)(I).’’. 
SEC. 1107. ACCESS TO COUNSEL. 
Section 107(c)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end before the period the 
following: ‘‘, receive notification of the right to be 
represented by counsel, and be provided with a list 
of persons, updated not less often than quarterly, 
who have indicated their availability to represent vic-
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tims of trafficking and who are trained to handle 
cases involving victims of trafficking’’; and 
(2) by further adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘While in the custody of the Federal 
Government, victims of severe forms of trafficking 
shall be afforded access to counsel at all proceedings 
relating to the investigation or prosecution of the act 
of trafficking involved.’’. 
SEC. 1108. REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT CONTINUED PRES-
ENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 107(c)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may permit’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall permit’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘alien individual’s contin-
ued presence in the United States’’ the following: ‘‘, 
within 60 days after the individual, the individual’s 
representative, or a local or State law enforcement 
official has presented the alien individual to such 
Federal law enforcement officials’’; and 
(3) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’.
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SEC. 1109. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE SENIOR POLICY OP-
ERATING GROUP. 
Section 105(f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Operating Group’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Operating Group’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Operating Group shall maintain and 
preserve records of vital information regarding each 
such grant and grant policy.’’; and 
(3) by further adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 of each 
year, the Operating Group shall submit to Congress 
a report that contains a detailed description of the 
purpose of each grant awarded during the preceding 
12-month period, the number of applicants for each 
grant, the criteria applied to select the grantee, the 
amount of each grant, and an evaluation of the per-
formance of each grant, including any problems or 
investigations of the performance of any grant.’’. 
SEC. 1110. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended—
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(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
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(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’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2004 and 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’. 
SEC. 1111. SPECIAL UNIT TO INVESTIGATE TRAFFICKING IN 
PERSONS WITHIN BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION 
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish a special unit to inves-
tigate trafficking in persons within the Bureau of Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) DUTIES.—The special unit established pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) investigate suspected cases of trafficking in 
persons; 
(2) in conjunction with appropriate nongovern-
mental organizations, conduct training programs on 
the prevention of trafficking in persons and provide 
other related services to appropriate personnel of the
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Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
and 
(3) provide for the establishment of one or more 
professional victim witness coordinator positions 
within the special unit in order to assist victims of 
trafficking in legal proceedings relating to the act of 
trafficking involved. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘victim 
of trafficking’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103(14) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102(14)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to carry out this section $15,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 
SEC. 1112. ASSISTANCE FROM UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR POSTS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—Section 107(a) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE FROM UNITED STATES DIPLO-
MATIC
AND
CONSULAR
POSTS.—The Secretary of 
State shall instruct personnel at the appropriate 
United States Embassy or Consulate to assist in ef-
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forts to arrange for the transportation from a for-
eign country of the children, spouse, parents, or un-
married siblings of a victim of trafficking if such 
children, spouse, parents, or siblings have been 
threatened by the trafficker or the trafficker’s asso-
ciates, are seriously ill, or if other urgent humani-
tarian considerations warrant.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘For purposes of applying this paragraph, 
family members provided assistance under section 
107(a)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 and immediate family members of individuals quali-
fying as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(T) shall 
be considered as qualifying for parole under this para-
graph on the basis of urgent humanitarian reasons.’’. 
SEC. 1113. MECHANISMS TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING AND 
PROVIDE PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR 
VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 
(a) ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES
TO PREVENT
AND 
DETER TRAFFICKING.—Section 106(a) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(a)) is 
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) programs to educate and protect internally 
displaced persons and refugees from trafficking in 
persons.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF-
FICIALS.—Section 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Department of State and 
the Department of Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘the De-
partment of Homeland Security (particularly the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the Bu-
reau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and 
the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices), the Department of State, the Department of 
Labor, and the Department of Justice’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Such training shall ensure that officials who 
have contact with victims of trafficking properly con-
sult with each other in order to limit unnecessary
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trauma resulting from multiple interviews and con-
current investigations.’’. 
(c) QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT TRAFFICKING FOR USE 
IN EXPEDITED REMOVAL.—Section 235(b)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or a fear of perse-
cution’’ and inserting ‘‘, a fear of persecution, or evi-
dence of having been trafficked’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘If the officer determines that the alien may 
be a victim of trafficking, the officer shall refer the 
alien to a law enforcement agency, a nonprofit, non-
governmental trafficking victims services program, 
or any other official designated as appropriate to re-
ceive such referrals.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAINING OF LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 107(g) of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Such report shall also include statistics regarding the 
number of law enforcement officials who have been trained 
in the identification and protection of trafficking victims 
and certification for assistance as nonimmigrants under 
section 101(a)(15)(U) of such Act.’’
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SEC. 1114. LONGER STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR SLAV-
ERY-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS.— 
Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3297. Slavery-related offenses 
‘‘No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished 
for any non-capital offense or conspiracy to commit a non- 
capital offense under section 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 
1590, 1591 or 1592 of this title or under section 274 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act unless the indict-
ment is found or the information is instituted not later 
than 10 years after the commission of the offense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘3297. Slavery-related offenses.’’. 
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