University established under section 1746 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall include a 30-minute course on 
the law and regulations relating to human trafficking and 
Government contracting. 
SEC. 125. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 243) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(2), to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the 
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 126. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING FED-
ERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEMAND. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) all Federal anti-trafficking training (includ-
ing training under section 114(c) of the Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
14044g(c)) and under section 107(c)(4) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7105(c)(4))) provided to Federal judges, prosecu-
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tors, and State and local law enforcement officials 
should— 
(A) explain the circumstances under which 
sex buyers are considered parties to the crime 
of trafficking; 
(B) provide best practices for arresting or 
prosecuting buyers of illegal sex acts as a form 
of sex trafficking prevention; and 
(C) specify that any comprehensive ap-
proach to eliminating trafficking must include a 
demand reduction component; and 
(2) any request for proposals for grants or co-
operative agreement opportunities issued by the At-
torney General with respect to the prevention of 
trafficking should include specific language with re-
spect to demand reduction. 
SEC. 127. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SENIOR POLICY OP-
ERATING GROUP. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Senior Policy Op-
erating Group established under section 105(g) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(g)) should create a working group to examine the 
role of demand reduction, both domestically and inter-
nationally, in achieving the purposes of the Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act (Public Law 114–22; 129 Stat. 
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227) and Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 
Subtitle C—Preventing Trafficking 
in Persons in the United States 
SEC. 131. DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TASK FORCE.—Sec-
tion 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (Q)(vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(S) tactics and strategies employed by 
human trafficking task forces sponsored by the 
Department of Justice to reduce demand for 
trafficking victims.’’. 
(b) REPORT
ON STATE ENFORCEMENT.—Section 
114(e)(1)(A) of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act 
of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g(e)(1)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, noting the number of buyers of trafficked per-
sons included in the rate’’ after ‘‘covered offense’’ in each 
place it occurs. 
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(c) UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS.—Section 237(b) of 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) incidents of assisting or promoting pros-
titution, as described in paragraph (1), of a person 
under the age of 18; and 
‘‘(5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting com-
mercial sex acts, as described in paragraph (2), with 
an individual under the age of 18.’’. 
SEC. 132. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN-
HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM-
BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) where appropriate, to designate at 
least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of 
trafficking in persons (as such term is defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).’’. 
SEC. 133. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FOREIGN 
MISSIONS AND DIPLOMATIC HOUSEHOLDS. 
Subsection (a) of section 203 of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 
of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for such period as the 
Secretary determines necessary’’ and inserting 
‘‘for the period of at least one year or longer if 
the Secretary determines a longer period is nec-
essary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary determines 
that there is’’ and all that follows until the end 
of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘there is an un-
paid default judgement directly or indirectly re-
lated to human trafficking against the employer 
or a family member accredited by the embassy, 
the employer or family member has refused to 
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agree to a voluntary interview with United 
States law enforcement, or the diplomatic mis-
sion or international organization hosting the 
employer or family member has refused to 
waive immunity in a human trafficking case 
brought by the United States Government or to 
agree to prosecute the case in the country that 
accredited the employer or family member.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘is in place’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, as applicable, the de-
fault judgment has been resolved, the employer 
or family member has agreed to meet with 
United States law enforcement, the diplomatic 
mission or international organization hosting 
the employer or family member has waived im-
munity for the employer or family member or 
agreed to prosecute the case in the country that 
accredited the employer or family member, or 
the diplomatic mission or international organi-
zation hosting the employer or family member 
has in place’’ after ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees that’’. 
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SEC. 134. ENCOURAGING STATE AND LOCAL CRIME-TIP OR-
GANIZATION TO REWARD TIPS FIGHTING 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(J) at the discretion of the Attorney Gen-
eral, payments to reimburse operating expenses 
and program costs incurred by crime tip organi-
zations that annually waive their qualification 
for awards for information leading to forfeiture 
under subparagraph (C), and annually waive 
their qualification for receiving payment from 
equitably shared forfeiture funds, and offer re-
wards for information about violations of Fed-
eral criminal laws against human trafficking.’’. 
SEC. 135. ENSURING THAT TRAFFICKERS HELP PAY FOR 
CARE FOR VICTIMS. 
Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
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SEC. 136. EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION 
CIVIL DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER SECTION 
1595 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139F the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139G. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS CIVIL DAM-
AGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN 
PERSONS. 
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME.—Gross in-
come shall not include any civil damages, restitution, or 
other monetary award (including compensatory or statu-
tory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal mat-
ter) awarded in an action under section 1595 of title 18, 
United States Code.’’. 
Subtitle D—Monitoring Child, 
Forced, and Slave Labor 
SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) foreign assistance that addresses poverty-al-
leviation and humanitarian disasters reduces the vul-
nerability of men, women, and children to human 
trafficking and is a crucial part of the response of 
the United States to modern-day slavery; 
(2) the Deputy Undersecretary of the Bureau 
of International Labor Affairs of the Department of 
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Labor plays a critical role in preventing and pro-
tecting children from the worst forms of child labor, 
including situations of trafficking, and in reducing 
the vulnerabilities of men and women to situations 
of forced labor and trafficking; and 
(3) the Secretary of Labor also plays a critical 
role in helping other Federal departments and agen-
cies to prevent goods made with forced and child 
labor from entering the United States by consulting 
with such departments and agencies to reduce forced 
and child labor internationally and ensuring that 
products made by forced labor and child labor in vio-
lation of international standards are not imported 
into the United States. 
SEC. 142. REPORT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 
OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the committees listed 
in subsection (b) a report describing any obstacles or chal-
lenges to enforcing section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1307). 
(b) COMMITTEES.—The committees listed in this sub-
section are— 
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(1) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Finan-
cial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committees on the Judiciary, Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions, Foreign Relations, 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Fi-
nance of the Senate. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) describe the role and best practices of pri-
vate-sector employers in the United States in enforc-
ing the provisions of section 307 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930; 
(2) describe any efforts or programs under-
taken by relevant Federal, State, or local govern-
ment agencies to encourage employers, directly or 
indirectly, to comply with such provisions; 
(3) describe the roles of the relevant Federal 
departments and agencies in overseeing and regu-
lating such provisions, and the oversight and en-
forcement mechanisms used by such departments or 
agencies; 
(4) provide concrete, actual case studies or ex-
amples of how such provisions are enforced; 
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(5) identify the number of petitions received 
and cases initiated (whether by petition or other-
wise) or investigated by each relevant Federal de-
partment or agency charged with implementing and 
enforcing such provisions, as well as the dates peti-
tions were received or investigations were initiated, 
and their current statuses; 
(6) identify any enforcement actions, including, 
but not limited to, the issuance of Withhold Release 
Orders, the detention of shipments, the issuance of 
civil penalties, and the formal charging with criminal 
charges relating to the forced labor scheme, taken as 
a result of these petitions and investigations by type 
of action, date of action, commodity, and country of 
origin in the past 10 years; 
(7) with respect to any relevant petition filed 
during the 10-year period prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act with the relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies tasked with implementing 
such provisions, list the specific products, country of 
origin, manufacturer, importer, end-user or retailer, 
and outcomes of any investigation; 
(8) identify any gaps that may exist in enforce-
ment of such provisions; 
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