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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7805 
To combat trafficking in persons for the removal of their organs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To combat trafficking in persons for the removal of their 
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 ‘‘Stop Predatory Organ 
Trafficking Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Global Financial Integrity estimates that up 
to 10 percent of all transplants rely on organs that 
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have been illicitly obtained. These organs are often 
bought from vulnerable, impoverished persons. 
(2) The illicit organ trade is lucrative; demand 
is high, and buyers can pay up to over $200,000 to 
secure a kidney outside the legitimate market ac-
cording to Global Financial Integrity. By some esti-
mates, organ trafficking raises between $840 million 
and $1.7 billion. This can bankroll terrorist and 
transnational crime activity. 
(3) It has been reported that the Islamic State 
has used stolen organs to finance its war activities 
and to treat injured fighters, sanctioning the re-
moval of organs from living captives. 
(4) A severe shortage of transplanted organs 
helps fuel organ trafficking. As of 2014, according 
to the Global Observatory on Donation and Trans-
plantation, the 120,000 transplants conducted glob-
ally only accounted for 10 percent of the patients 
waiting for an organ transplant. 
(5) 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-
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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 establishing efficient 
voluntary organ donation systems with strong enforcement 
mechanisms is an effective way to combat trafficking in 
persons for purposes of the removal of organs. 
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF VISA SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—An alien who the Sec-
retary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) 
knows, or has reason to believe, has committed or 
facilitated the trafficking in persons for purposes of 
the removal of organs may be determined to be— 
(A) removable from the United States; 
(B) inadmissible to the United States; 
(C) ineligible to receive a visa or other doc-
umentation to enter the United States; and 
(D) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 
paroled into the United States or to receive any 
other benefit under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(2) REPORTING OF NAMES.—The Secretary of 
State shall report the names of persons who have 
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been convicted of an offense under section 301 of 
the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 
274e) to foreign ministries for future consideration 
regarding the issuance of visas to such persons. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter through 2026, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive report that includes the 
following information: 
(A) A description of the sources, practices, 
methods, facilitators, and recipients of traf-
ficking in persons for purposes of the removal 
of organs during the period covered by each 
such report. 
(B) A description of activities undertaken 
by the Department of State, either unilaterally 
or in cooperation with other countries, to ad-
dress and prevent trafficking in persons for 
purposes of the removal of organs. 
(C) A description of activities undertaken 
by countries to address and prevent trafficking 
in persons for purposes of the removal of or-
gans. 
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