populations, including birth registration, citi-
zenship, and nationality’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Whether the government of the country 
has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the 
demand for— 
‘‘(A) commercial sex acts; and 
‘‘(B) participation in international sex 
tourism by nationals of the country.’’. 
SEC. 107. ACTIONS AGAINST GOVERNMENTS FAILING TO 
MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS. 
(a) COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST RELATING 
TO TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE 
YEARS.—Section 110(b)(3) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(3)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST 
FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided under clause (ii), a country that is 
included on the special watch list described 
in subparagraph (A) for 2 consecutive 
years after the date of the enactment of 
this subparagraph, shall be included on the 
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list of countries described in paragraph 
(1)(C). 
‘‘(ii) EXERCISE OF WAIVER AUTHOR-
ITY.—The President may waive the appli-
cation of clause (i) for up to 2 years if the 
President determines, and reports credible 
evidence to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, that such a waiver is justified 
because— 
‘‘(I) the country has a written 
plan to begin making significant ef-
forts to bring itself into compliance 
with the minimum standards for the 
elimination of trafficking; 
‘‘(II) the plan, if implemented, 
would constitute making such signifi-
cant efforts; and 
‘‘(III) the country is devoting 
sufficient resources to implement the 
plan.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF MEASURES AGAINST CERTAIN 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
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7107(d)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘such assistance 
to the government of the country for the subsequent fiscal 
year and will not provide’’ after ‘‘will not provide’’. 
(c) TRANSLATION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RE-
PORT.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) timely translate the annual report submitted 
under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) into the 
principal languages of as many countries as possible, 
with particular emphasis on the languages of the 
countries on the lists described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of section 110(b)(1) of such Act; and 
(2) ensure that the translations described in 
paragraph (1) are made available to the public 
through postings on the Internet website of the De-
partment of State and other appropriate websites. 
SEC. 108. RESEARCH ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL 
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
(a) INTEGRATED DATABASE.—Section 112A of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7109a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) An effective mechanism for quantifying the 
number of victims of trafficking on a national, re-
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gional, and international basis, which shall include, 
not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the estab-
lishment and maintenance of an integrated database 
within the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Cen-
ter.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ROLE
OF HUMAN SMUGGLING
AND TRAF-
FICKING CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The research initiatives de-
scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) 
shall be carried out by the Human Smuggling and 
Trafficking Center, established under section 7202 
of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 
(8 U.S.C. 1777). 
‘‘(2) DATABASE.—The database described in 
subsection (a)(5) shall be established by combining 
all applicable data collected by each Federal depart-
ment and agency represented on the Interagency 
Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, 
consistent with the protection of sources and meth-
ods, and, to the maximum extent practicable, appli-
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cable data from relevant international organizations, 
to— 
‘‘(A) improve the coordination of the col-
lection of data related to trafficking in persons 
by each agency of the United States Govern-
ment that collects such data; 
‘‘(B) promote uniformity of such data col-
lection and standards and systems related to 
such collection; 
‘‘(C) undertake a meta-analysis of patterns 
of trafficking in persons, slavery, and slave-like 
conditions to develop and analyze global trends 
in human trafficking; 
‘‘(D) identify emerging issues in human 
trafficking and establishing integrated methods 
to combat them; and 
‘‘(E) identify research priorities to respond 
to global patterns and emerging issues. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The database estab-
lished in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be 
maintained in consultation with the Director of the 
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per-
sons of the Department of State. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 
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to the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry 
out the activities described in this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) reporting and analysis on the emer-
gence or shifting of global patterns in human 
trafficking, including data on the number of 
victims trafficked to, through, or from major 
source and destination countries, disaggregated 
by nationality, gender, and age, to the extent 
possible; and 
‘‘(F) emerging issues in human traf-
ficking.’’. 
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SEC. 109. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY EF-
FORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS. 
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
112A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 112B. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY 
EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AWARD.—The President is 
authorized to establish an award, to be known as the 
‘Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts To Combat 
Trafficking in Persons’, for extraordinary efforts to com-
bat trafficking in persons. To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary of State shall present the award an-
nually to not more than 5 individuals or organizations, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) individuals who are United States citizens 
or foreign nationals; and 
‘‘(2) United States or foreign nongovernmental 
organizations. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION.—The President shall establish pro-
cedures for selecting recipients of the award authorized 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CEREMONY.—The Secretary of State shall host 
an annual ceremony for recipients of the award authorized 
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under subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date 
on which the Secretary submits to Congress the report re-
quired under section 110(b)(1). The Secretary of State 
may pay the travel costs of each recipient and a guest 
of each recipient who attends the ceremony. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011, such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 110. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR TO MONITOR AND COMBAT FORCED 
LABOR AND CHILD LABOR. 
(a) FINAL
REPORT; PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF 
LIST.—Not later than January 15, 2010, the Secretary 
of Labor shall— 
(1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a final report that— 
(A) describes the implementation of section 
105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(b)); and 
(B) includes an initial list of goods de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C) of such section; 
and 
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(2) make the list of goods described in para-
graph (1)(B) available to the public. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
SEC. 111. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MULTILAT-
ERAL FRAMEWORK BETWEEN LABOR EX-
PORTING AND LABOR IMPORTING COUN-
TRIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
State, in conjunction with the International Labour Orga-
nization, the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime 
Prevention, and other relevant international and non-
governmental organizations, should seek to establish a 
multilateral framework between labor exporting and labor 
importing countries to ensure that workers migrating be-
tween such countries are protected from trafficking in per-
sons. 
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TITLE 
II—COMBATING 
TRAF-
FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
Subtitle A—Ensuring Availability 
of Possible Witnesses and In-
formants 
SEC. 201. PROTECTING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AGAINST RE-
TALIATION. 
(a) T VISAS.—Section 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by striking ‘‘Security and the Attorney General 
jointly;’’ and inserting ‘‘Security, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General,’’; 
(B) in subclause (I), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subclause (II), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘including physical presence on 
account of the alien having been allowed entry 
into the United States for participation in in-
vestigative or judicial processes associated with 
an act or a perpetrator of trafficking;’’; 
(D) in subclause (III)— 
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(i) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) by redesignating item (bb) as item 
(cc); 
(iii) by inserting after item (aa) the 
following: 
‘‘(bb) in consultation with the Attorney 
General, as appropriate, is unable to cooperate 
with a request described in item (aa) due to 
physical or psychological trauma; or’’; and 
(iv) in item (cc), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) in subclause (IV), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) any parent or unmarried sibling 
under 18 years of age of an alien described in 
subclause (I) or (II) who the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
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law enforcement officer investigating a severe 
form of trafficking, determines faces a present 
danger of retaliation as a result of the alien’s 
escape from the severe form of trafficking or 
cooperation with law enforcement.’’; and 
(3) by striking clause (iii). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR T VISA ISSUANCE.—Section 
214(o)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(o)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) if a 
Federal’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subpara-
graph (A) if— 
‘‘(i) a Federal’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) the alien is eligible for relief under section 
245(l) and is unable to obtain such relief because 
regulations have not been issued to implement such 
section; or 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines that an extension of the period of such non-
immigrant status is warranted due to exceptional 
circumstances.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
Nonimmigrant 
status 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(T) shall be extended during the pendency of 
an application for adjustment of status under section 
245(l).’’. 
(c) CONDITIONS ON NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR 
CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS.—Section 214(p)(6) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(6)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may extend, beyond the 4- 
year period authorized under this section, the authorized 
period of status of an alien as a nonimmigrant under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(U) if the Secretary determines that an ex-
tension of such period is warranted due to exceptional cir-
cumstances. Such alien’s nonimmigrant status shall be ex-
tended beyond the 4-year period authorized under this sec-
tion if the alien is eligible for relief under section 245(m) 
and is unable to obtain such relief because regulations 
have not been issued to implement such section and shall 
be extended during the pendency of an application for ad-
justment of status under section 245(m). The Secretary 
may grant work authorization to any alien who has a 
pending, bona fide application for nonimmigrant status 
under section 101(a)(15)(U).’’. 
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(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR TRAFFICKING VIC-
TIMS.—Section 245(l) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(l)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the Attorney General,,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in the opinion of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the At-
torney General, as appropriate’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(6),’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, or in 
the case of subparagraph (C)(i), the Attor-
ney General, as appropriate’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(iii) was younger than 18 years of 
age at the time of the victimization quali-
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fying the alien for relief under section 
101(a)(15)(T).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, unless— 
‘‘(A) the absence was necessary to assist in the 
investigation or prosecution described in paragraph 
(1)(A); or 
‘‘(B) an official involved in the investigation or 
prosecution certifies that the absence was otherwise 
justified.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may waive consideration of a dis-
qualification from good moral character with respect to 
an alien if the disqualification was caused by, or incident 
to, the trafficking described in section 101(a)(15)(T)(i)(I). 
‘‘(7) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall per-
mit aliens to apply for a waiver of any fees associated with 
filing an application for relief through final adjudication 
of the adjustment of status for a VAWA self-petitioner 
and 
for 
relief 
under 
sections 
101(a)(15)(T), 
101(a)(15)(U), 106, 240A(b)(2), and 244(a)(3) (as in ef-
fect on March 31, 1997).’’. 
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(e) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CRIME VICTIMS.— 
Section 245(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1255(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘unless the Attorney 
General’’ and inserting ‘‘unless the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
consult with the Attorney General, as appropriate, in mak-
ing a determination under paragraph (1) whether affirma-
tive evidence demonstrates that the alien unreasonably re-
fused to provide assistance to a Federal law enforcement 
official, Federal prosecutor, Federal judge, or other Fed-
eral authority investigating or prosecuting criminal activ-
ity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii). 
‘‘(B) Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be construed 
to prevent the Secretary from consulting with the Attorney 
General in making a determination whether affirmative 
evidence demonstrates that the alien unreasonably refused 
to provide assistance to a State or local law enforcement 
official, State or local prosecutor, State or local judge, or 
other State or local authority investigating or prosecuting 
criminal activity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii).’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall— 
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(1) take effect on the date of enactment of the 
Act; and 
(2) apply to applications for immigration bene-
fits filed on or after such date. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND 
OTHER NONIMMIGRANTS. 
(a) INFORMATION PAMPHLET.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT
AND
DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, 
and the Secretary of Labor, shall develop an infor-
mation pamphlet on legal rights and resources for 
aliens applying for employment- or education-based 
nonimmigrant visas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the infor-
mation pamphlet under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of State shall consult with nongovernmental organi-
zations with expertise on the legal rights of workers 
and victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The information pamphlet devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall include information con-
cerning items such as— 
(1) the nonimmigrant visa application proc-
esses, including information about the portability of 
employment; 
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(2) the legal rights of employment or education- 
based nonimmigrant visa holders under Federal im-
migration, labor, and employment law; 
(3) the illegality of slavery, peonage, trafficking 
in persons, sexual assault, extortion, blackmail, and 
worker exploitation in the United States; 
(4) the legal rights of immigrant victims of 
trafficking in persons and worker exploitation, in-
cluding— 
(A) the right of access to immigrant and 
labor rights groups; 
(B) the right to seek redress in United 
States courts; 
(C) the right to report abuse without retal-
iation; 
(D) the right of the nonimmigrant to relin-
quish possession of his or her passport to his or 
her employer; 
(E) the requirement of an employment 
contract between the employer and the non-
immigrant; and 
(F) an explanation of the rights and pro-
tections included in the contract described in 
subparagraph (E); and 
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(5) information about nongovernmental organi-
zations that provide services for victims of traf-
ficking in persons and worker exploitation, includ-
ing— 
(A) anti-trafficking in persons telephone 
hotlines operated by the Federal Government; 
(B) the Operation Rescue and Restore hot-
line; and 
(C) a general description of the types of 
victims services available for individuals subject 
to trafficking in persons or worker exploitation. 
(c) TRANSLATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To best serve the language 
groups having the greatest concentration of employ-
ment-based nonimmigrant visas, the Secretary of 
State shall translate the information pamphlet devel-
oped under subsection (a) into all relevant foreign 
languages, to be determined by the Secretary based 
on the languages spoken by the greatest concentra-
tions of employment- or education-based non-
immigrant visa applicants. 
(2) REVISION.—Every 2 years, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall determine 
the specific languages into which the information 
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pamphlet will be translated based on the languages 
spoken 
by 
the 
greatest 
concentrations 
of 
employment- or education-based nonimmigrant visa 
applicants. 
(d) AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) POSTING ON FEDERAL WEBSITES.—The in-
formation pamphlet developed under subsection (a) 
shall be posted on the websites of the Department 
of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, 
and all United States consular posts processing ap-
plications for employment- or education-based non-
immigrant visas. 
(2) OTHER
DISTRIBUTION.—The information 
pamphlet developed under subsection (a) shall be 
made available to any— 
(A) government agency; 
(B) nongovernmental advocacy organiza-
tion; or 
(C) foreign labor broker doing business in 
the United States. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR PAMPHLET DEVELOPMENT 
AND DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall distribute and make available the in-
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formation pamphlet developed under subsection (a) 
in all the languages referred to in subsection (c). 
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(1) INTERVIEWS.—A consular officer con-
ducting an interview of an alien for an employment- 
based nonimmigrant visa shall— 
(A)(i) confirm that the alien has received, 
read, and understood the contents of the pam-
phlet described in subsections (a) and (b); and 
(ii) if the alien has not received, read, or 
understood the contents of the pamphlet de-
scribed in subsections (a) and (b), distribute 
and orally disclose to the alien the information 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) in a lan-
guage that the alien understands; and 
(B) offer to answer any questions the alien 
may have regarding the contents of the pam-
phlet described in subsections (a) and (b). 
(2) LEGAL RIGHTS.—The consular officer shall 
disclose to the alien— 
(A) the legal rights of employment-based 
nonimmigrants under Federal immigration, 
labor, and employment laws; 
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(B) the illegality of slavery, peonage, traf-
ficking in persons, sexual assault, extortion, 
blackmail, and worker exploitation in the 
United States; and 
(C) the legal rights of immigrant victims of 
trafficking in persons, worker exploitation, and 
other related crimes, including— 
(i) the right of access to immigrant 
and labor rights groups; 
(ii) the right to seek redress in United 
States courts; and 
(iii) the right to report abuse without 
retaliation. 
(3) VICTIM SERVICES.—In carrying out the dis-
closure requirement under this subsection, the con-
sular officer shall disclose to the alien the avail-
ability of services for victims of human trafficking 
and worker exploitation in the United States, includ-
ing victim services complaint hotlines. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMPLOYMENT- OR EDUCATION-BASED NON-
IMMIGRANT VISA.—The term ‘‘employment- or edu-
cation-based nonimmigrant visa’’ means— 
(A) a nonimmigrant visa issued under sub-
paragraph (A)(iii), (G)(v), (H), or (J) of section 
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101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and 
(B) any nonimmigrant visa issued to a per-
sonal or domestic servant who is accompanying 
or following to join an employer. 
(2) SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—The term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in 
persons’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(4) ABUSING
AND
EXPLOITING.—The term 
‘‘abusing and exploiting’’ means any conduct which 
would constitute a violation of section 1466A, 1589, 
1591, 1592, 2251, or 2251A of title 18, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 203. PROTECTIONS, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS ON 
ISSUANCE FOR A–3 AND G–5 VISAS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF A–3 AND G–5 
VISAS.— 
(1) 
CONTRACT
REQUIREMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
State may not issue— 
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(A) an A–3 visa unless the applicant is em-
ployed, or has signed a contract to be employed 
containing the requirements set forth in sub-
section (d)(2), by an officer of a diplomatic mis-
sion or consular post; or 
(B) a G–5 visa unless the applicant is em-
ployed, or has signed a contract to be employed 
by an employee in an international organiza-
tion. 
(2) 
SUSPENSION
REQUIREMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall suspend, for such period as the Secretary de-
termines necessary, the issuance of A–3 visas or G– 
5 visas to applicants seeking to work for officials of 
a diplomatic mission or an international organiza-
tion, if the Secretary determines that there is cred-
ible evidence that 1 or more employees of such mis-
sion or international organization have abused or ex-
ploited 1 or more nonimmigrants holding an A–3 
visa or a G–5 visa, and that the diplomatic mission 
or international organization tolerated such actions. 
(3) ACTION
BY
DIPLOMATIC
MISSIONS
OR 
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary 
may suspend the application of the limitation under 
paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines and re-
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ports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that a mechanism is in place to ensure that such 
abuse or exploitation does not reoccur with respect 
to any alien employed by an employee of such mis-
sion or institution. 
(b) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR A–3 AND G– 
5 NONIMMIGRANTS
EMPLOYED
BY
DIPLOMATS
AND 
STAFF OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not issue 
or renew an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa unless— 
(A) the visa applicant has executed a con-
tract with the employer or prospective employer 
containing provisions described in paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) a consular officer has conducted a per-
sonal interview with the applicant outside the 
presence of the employer or any recruitment 
agent in which the officer reviewed the terms of 
the contract and the provisions of the pamphlet 
required under section 202. 
(2) MANDATORY CONTRACT.—The contract be-
tween the employer and domestic worker required 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) an agreement by the employer to abide 
by all Federal, State, and local laws in the 
United States; 
(B) information on the frequency and form 
of payment, work duties, weekly work hours, 
holidays, sick days, and vacation days; and 
(C) an agreement by the employer not to 
withhold the passport, employment contract, or 
other personal property of the employee. 
(3) TRAINING OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.—The 
Secretary shall provide appropriate training to con-
sular officers on the fair labor standards described 
in the pamphlet required under section 202, traf-
ficking in persons, and the provisions of this section. 
(4) RECORD KEEPING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain records on the presence of non-
immigrants holding an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa 
in the United States, including— 
(i) information about when the non-
immigrant entered and permanently exited 
the country of residence; 
(ii) the official title, contact informa-
tion, and immunity level of the employer; 
and 
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(iii) information regarding any allega-
tions of employer abuse received by the 
Department of State. 
(c) PROTECTION FROM REMOVAL DURING LEGAL 
ACTIONS AGAINST FORMER EMPLOYERS.— 
(1) REMAINING
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
TO 
SEEK LEGAL REDRESS.— 
(A) EFFECT OF COMPLAINT FILING.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B), if a non-
immigrant holding an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa 
working in the United States files a civil action 
under section 1595 of title 18, United States 
Code, or a civil action regarding a violation of 
any of the terms contained in the contract or 
violation of any other Federal, State, or local 
law in the United States governing the terms 
and conditions of employment of the non-
immigrant that are associated with acts covered 
by such section, the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit 
the nonimmigrant to remain legally in the 
United States for time sufficient to fully and ef-
fectively participate in all legal proceedings re-
lated to such action. 
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(B) EXCEPTION.—An alien described in 
subparagraph (A) may be deported before the 
conclusion of the legal proceedings related to a 
civil action described in such subparagraph if 
such alien is— 
(i) 
inadmissible 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)(II), 
(2)(B), 
(2)(C), 
(2)(E), 
(2)(H), 
(2)(I), 
(3)(A)(i), 
(3)(A)(iii), 
(3)(B), (3)(C), or (3)(F) of section 212(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)); or 
(ii) 
deportable 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii), (2)(A)(iii), (4)(A)(i), (4)(A)(iii), 
(4)(B), or (4)(C) of section 237(a) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)). 
(C) FAILURE
TO
EXERCISE
DUE
DILI-
GENCE.—If the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, after consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, determines that the nonimmigrant holding 
an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa has failed to exercise 
due diligence in pursuing an action described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may terminate 
the status of the A–3 or G–5 nonimmigrant. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION TO WORK.—The Attorney 
General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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shall authorize any nonimmigrant described in para-
graph (1) to engage in employment in the United 
States during the period the nonimmigrant is in the 
United States pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(d) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) INVESTIGATION REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 2 years thereafter for the fol-
lowing 10 years, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the implementation of this section. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the actions taken 
by the Department of State and the De-
partment of Justice to investigate allega-
tions of trafficking or abuse of non-
immigrants holding an A–3 visa or a G–5 
visa; and 
(ii) the results of such investigations. 
(2) FEASIBILITY OF OVERSIGHT OF EMPLOYEES 
OF DIPLOMATS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the feasibility of— 
(A) establishing a system to monitor the 
treatment of nonimmigrants holding an A–3 
visa or a G–5 visa who have been admitted to 
the United States; 
(B) a range of compensation approaches, 
such as a bond program, compensation fund, or 
insurance scheme, to ensure that such non-
immigrants receive appropriate compensation if 
their employers violate the terms of their em-
ployment contracts; and 
(C) with respect to each proposed com-
pensation approach described in subparagraph 
(B), an evaluation and proposal describing the 
proposed processes for— 
(i) adjudicating claims of rights viola-
tions; 
(ii) determining the level of compensa-
tion; and 
(iii) administering the program, fund, 
or scheme. 
(e) ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall cooperate, to the fullest ex-
tent possible consistent with the United States obligations 
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under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 
done at Vienna, April 18, 1961, (23 U.S.T. 3229), with 
any investigation by United States law enforcement au-
thorities of crimes related to abuse or exploitation of a 
nonimmigrant holding an A–3 visa or a G–5 visa. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) A–3 VISA.—The term ‘‘A–3 visa’’ means a 
nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to section 
101(a)(15)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A)(iii)). 
(2) G–5 VISA.—The term ‘‘G–5 visa’’ means a 
nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to section 
101(a)(15)(G)(v) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(G)(v)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate. 
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SEC. 204. RELIEF FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS PENDING AC-
TIONS ON PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS 
FOR RELIEF. 
Section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1227) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) If the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines that an application for nonimmigrant status under 
subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) filed for 
an alien in the United States sets forth a prima facie case 
for approval, the Secretary may grant the alien an admin-
istrative stay of a final order of removal under section 
241(c)(2) until— 
‘‘(A) the application for nonimmigrant status 
under such subparagraph (T) or (U) is approved; or 
‘‘(B) there is a final administrative denial of 
the application for such nonimmigrant status after 
the exhaustion of administrative appeals. 
‘‘(2) The denial of a request for an administrative 
stay of removal under this subsection shall not preclude 
the alien from applying for a stay of removal, deferred 
action, or a continuance or abeyance of removal pro-
ceedings under any other provision of the immigration 
laws of the United States. 
‘‘(3) During any period in which the administrative 
stay of removal is in effect, the alien shall not be removed. 
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‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Attorney General to grant a stay of removal or de-
portation in any case not described in this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PERMIT CONTIN-
UED PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 107(c)(3) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY TO PERMIT CONTINUED PRES-
ENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(A) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a Federal law 
enforcement official files an application 
stating that an alien is a victim of a severe 
form of trafficking and may be a potential 
witness to such trafficking, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may permit the alien 
to remain in the United States to facilitate 
the investigation and prosecution of those 
responsible for such crime. 
‘‘(ii) 
SAFETY.—While 
investigating 
and prosecuting suspected traffickers, Fed-
eral law enforcement officials described in 
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clause (i) shall endeavor to make reason-
able efforts to protect the safety of traf-
ficking victims, including taking measures 
to protect trafficked persons and their 
family members from intimidation, threats 
of reprisals, and reprisals from traffickers 
and their associates. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONTINUATION
OF
PRES-
ENCE.—The Secretary shall permit an 
alien described in clause (i) who has filed 
a civil action under section 1595 of title 
18, United States Code, to remain in the 
United States until such action is con-
cluded. If the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Attorney General, determines that 
the alien has failed to exercise due dili-
gence in pursuing such action, the Sec-
retary may revoke the order permitting the 
alien to remain in the United States. 
‘‘(iv) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (iii), an alien described in such 
clause may be deported before the conclu-
sion of the administrative and legal pro-
ceedings related to a complaint described 
in such clause if such alien is inadmissible 
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under paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II), (2)(B), 
(2)(C), (2)(E), (2)(H), (2)(I), (3)(A)(i), 
(3)(A)(iii), (3)(B), or (3)(C) of section 
212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 
‘‘(B) PAROLE FOR RELATIVES.—Law en-
forcement officials may submit written requests 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, in ac-
cordance with section 240A(b)(6) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(b)(6)), to permit the parole into the 
United States of certain relatives of an alien de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Attorney General, 
shall— 
‘‘(i) develop materials to assist State 
and local law enforcement officials in work-
ing with Federal law enforcement to obtain 
continued presence for victims of a severe 
form of trafficking in cases investigated or 
prosecuted at the State or local level; and 
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‘‘(ii) distribute the materials devel-
oped under clause (i) to State and local 
law enforcement officials.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(B) shall apply to pending requests for 
continued presence filed pursuant to section 
107(c)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) and requests filed 
on or after such date; and 
(C) may not be applied to an alien who is 
not present in the United States. 
(b) PAROLE FOR DERIVATIVES OF TRAFFICKING VIC-
TIMS.—Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) RELATIVES OF TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon written request 
by a law enforcement official, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may parole under section 
212(d)(5) any alien who is a relative of an alien 
granted continued presence under section 
107(c)(3)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
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tion Act (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)(A)), if the rel-
ative— 
‘‘(i) was, on the date on which law en-
forcement applied for such continued pres-
ence— 
‘‘(I) in the case of an alien grant-
ed continued presence who is under 
21 years of age, the spouse, child, 
parent, or unmarried sibling under 18 
years of age, of the alien; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an alien 
granted continued presence who is 21 
years of age or older, the spouse or 
child of the alien; or 
‘‘(ii) is a parent or sibling of the alien 
who the requesting law enforcement offi-
cial, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, as appropriate, deter-
mines to be in present danger of retaliation 
as a result of the alien’s escape from the 
severe form of trafficking or cooperation 
with law enforcement, irrespective of age. 
‘‘(B) DURATION OF PAROLE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may extend the parole granted under sub-
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paragraph (A) until the final adjudication 
of the application filed by the principal 
alien under section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) OTHER LIMITS ON DURATION.— 
If an application described in clause (i) is 
not filed, the parole granted under sub-
paragraph (A) may extend until the later 
of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the prin-
cipal alien’s authority to remain in the 
United 
States 
under 
section 
107(c)(3)(A) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims 
Protection 
Act 
(22 
U.S.C. 
7105(c)(3)(A)) is terminated; or 
‘‘(II) the date on which a civil ac-
tion filed by the principal alien under 
section 1595 of title 18, United States 
Code, is concluded. 
‘‘(iii) DUE
DILIGENCE.—Failure by 
the principal alien to exercise due diligence 
in filing a visa petition on behalf of an 
alien described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A), or in pursuing the civil ac-
tion described in clause (ii)(II) (as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral), may result in revocation of parole. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
LIMITATIONS.—A relative 
may not be granted parole under this para-
graph if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity or the Attorney General has reason to 
believe that the relative was knowingly 
complicit in the trafficking of an alien per-
mitted to remain in the United States 
under section 107(c)(3)(A) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 
7105(c)(3)(A)); or 
‘‘(ii) the relative is an alien described 
in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) 
or paragraph (2) or (4) of section 
237(a).’’. 
Subtitle B—Assistance for 
Trafficking Victims 
SEC. 211. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT STA-
TUS APPLICANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 431(c) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) an alien who has been granted non-
immigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(T)) or who has a pending application 
that sets forth a prima facie case for eligibility for 
such nonimmigrant status.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to applications for public bene-
fits and public benefits provided on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act without regard to whether regu-
lations have been implemented to carry out such amend-
ments. 
SEC. 212. INTERIM ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107(b)(1) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7105(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘or 
is unable to cooperate with such a request due to 
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physical or psychological trauma’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
INTERIM
ASSIST-
ANCE OF CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION.—Upon receiv-
ing credible information that a child de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) who is 
seeking assistance under this paragraph 
may have been subjected to a severe form 
of trafficking in persons, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall promptly 
determine if the child is eligible for interim 
assistance under this paragraph. The Sec-
retary shall have exclusive authority to 
make interim eligibility determinations 
under this clause. A determination of in-
terim eligibility under this clause shall not 
affect 
the 
independent 
determination 
whether a child is a victim of a severe form 
of trafficking. 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall notify 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security not later than 24 hours 
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after all interim eligibility determinations 
have been made under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) DURATION.—Assistance under 
this paragraph may be provided to individ-
uals determined to be eligible under clause 
(i) for a period of up to 90 days and may 
be extended for an additional 30 days. 
‘‘(iv) LONG-TERM
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(I) ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINA-
TION.—Before the expiration of the 
period for interim assistance under 
clause (iii), the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall determine 
if the child referred to in clause (i) is 
eligible for assistance under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(II) CONSULTATION.—In mak-
ing a determination under subclause 
(I), the Secretary shall consult with 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and nongovern-
mental organizations with expertise on 
victims of severe form of trafficking. 
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‘‘(III) 
LETTER
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.—If the Secretary, after re-
ceiving information the Secretary be-
lieves, taken as a whole, indicates that 
the child is eligible for assistance 
under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall issue a letter of eligibility. The 
Secretary may not require that the 
child cooperate with law enforcement 
as a condition for receiving such letter 
of eligibility. 
‘‘(G) NOTIFICATION OF CHILDREN FOR IN-
TERIM ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 24 hours 
after a Federal, State, or local official discovers 
that a person who is under 18 years of age may 
be a victim of a severe form of trafficking in 
persons, the official shall notify the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to facilitate the 
provision of interim assistance under subpara-
graph (F).’’. 
(b) TRAINING OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.—Sec-
tion 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, the Department of Home-
land Security, the Department of Health and 
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Human Services,’’ after ‘‘the Department of State’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including juvenile victims. 
The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall provide training to State 
and local officials to improve the identification and 
protection of such victims’’ before the period at the 
end. 
SEC. 213. ENSURING ASSISTANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF 
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PRO-
TECTION ACT OF 2000.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
AND
LAWFUL
PERMANENT
RESIDENTS.—Section 
107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105) is amended by inserting 
after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE
FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall es-
tablish a program to assist United States citizens 
and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
(as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration 
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))) who 
are victims of severe forms of trafficking. In deter-
mining the assistance that would be most beneficial 
for such victims, the Secretary and the Attorney 
General shall consult with nongovernmental organi-
zations that provide services to victims of severe 
forms of trafficking in the United States. 
‘‘(2) USE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—In addi-
tion to specialized services required for victims de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the program established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) facilitate communication and coordi-
nation between the providers of assistance to 
such victims; 
‘‘(B) provide a means to identify such pro-
viders; and 
‘‘(C) provide a means to make referrals to 
programs for which such victims are already eli-
gible, including programs administered by the 
Department of Justice and the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Attorney 
General may award grants to States, Indian 
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tribes, units of local government, and nonprofit, 
nongovernmental victim service organizations to 
develop, expand, and strengthen victim service 
programs authorized under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal share of a grant awarded under this 
paragraph may not exceed 75 percent of the 
total costs of the projects described in the appli-
cation submitted by the grantee.’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘To carry out’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS AND ASSIST-
ANCE.—To carry out’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR TRAFFICKING 
VICTIMS.—To carry out the purposes of section 
107(f), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 
‘‘(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $5,000,0000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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‘‘(C) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(D) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘To carry out the pur-
poses of section 107(b)’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—To carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 107(b)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘To carry out the pur-
poses of section 134’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
COUN-
TRIES.—To carry out the purposes of section 
134’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS
FOR
TRAF-
FICKING VICTIMS.—To carry out the purposes 
of section 107(f), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Attorney General— 
‘‘(i) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(ii) $5,000,0000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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‘‘(iii) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
and 
‘‘(iv) 
$7,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2011.’’. 
(3) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
107(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) 5 percent for training and tech-
nical assistance, including increasing ca-
pacity and expertise on security for and 
protection of service providers from intimi-
dation or retaliation for their activities.’’. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the At-
torney General and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees that identifies the 
existence and extent of any service gap between vic-
tims described in section 107(b)(1) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7105) and individuals described in section 107(f) of 
such Act, as amended by section 213(a) of this Act. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under subparagraph (1), the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— 
(A) investigate factors relating to the legal 
ability of the victims described in paragraph (1) 
to access government-funded social services in 
general, including the application of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1641(c)(5)) and the Illegal Immigration and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division 
C of Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009 et 
seq.); 
(B) investigate any other impediments to 
the access of the victims described in paragraph 
(1) to government-funded social services; 
(C) investigate any impediments to the ac-
cess of the victims described in paragraph (1) 
to government-funded services targeted to vic-
tims of severe forms of trafficking; 
(D) investigate the effect of trafficking 
service-provider 
infrastructure 
development, 
continuity of care, and availability of case-
workers on the eventual restoration and reha-
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bilitation of the victims described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(E) include findings, best practices, and 
recommendations, if any, based on the study of 
the elements described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) and any other related information. 
Subtitle C—Penalties Against 
Traffickers and Other Crimes 
SEC. 221. RESTITUTION OF FORFEITED ASSETS; ENHANCE-
MENT OF CIVIL ACTION. 
Chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 1593(b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The forfeiture of property under this subsection 
shall be governed by the provisions of section 413 (other 
than subsection (d) of such section) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 853).’’; and 
(2) in section 1595— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of section 1589, 1590, 
or 1591’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(or whoever know-
ingly benefits, financially or by receiving 
anything of value from participation in a 
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venture which that person knew or should 
have known has engaged in an act in viola-
tion of this chapter)’’ after ‘‘perpetrator’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) No action may be maintained under this section 
unless it is commenced not later than 10 years after the 
cause of action arose.’’. 
SEC. 222. ENHANCING PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING OF-
FENSES. 
(a) DETENTION.—Section 3142(e) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If, after a hear-
ing’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘In a case’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘(3)’’ before ‘‘Subject to rebut-
tal’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) of this sub-
section’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’; 
(6) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘committed an offense’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘committed— 
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‘‘(A) an offense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘46, an offense’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘46; 
‘‘(B) an offense’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘title, or an offense’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘title; 
‘‘(C) an offense’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘prescribed or an offense’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘prescribed; 
‘‘(D) an offense under chapter 77 of this title 
for which a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 
years or more is prescribed; or 
‘‘(E) an offense’’. 
(b) PREVENTING OBSTRUCTION.— 
(1) 
ENTICEMENT
INTO
SLAVERY.—Section 
1583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1583. Enticement into slavery 
‘‘(a) Whoever— 
‘‘(1) kidnaps or carries away any other person, 
with the intent that such other person be sold into 
involuntary servitude, or held as a slave; 
‘‘(2) entices, persuades, or induces any other 
person to go on board any vessel or to any other 
place with the intent that he or she may be made 
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or held as a slave, or sent out of the country to be 
so made or held; or 
‘‘(3) obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in 
any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement 
of this section, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
20 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life, or both if— 
‘‘(1) the violation results in the death of the 
victim; or 
‘‘(2) the violation includes kidnaping, an at-
tempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, an at-
tempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an at-
tempt to kill.’’. 
(2) SALE
INTO
INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE.— 
Section 1584 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) Whoever’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Whoever obstructs, attempts to obstruct, or in 
any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of 
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this section, shall be subject to the penalties described in 
subsection (a).’’. 
(3) PUNISHING FINANCIAL GAIN FROM TRAF-
FICKED
LABOR.—Section 1589 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1589. FORCED LABOR. 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly provides or obtains the labor 
or services of a person by any one of, or by any combina-
tion of, the following means— 
‘‘(1) by means of force, threats of force, phys-
ical restraint, or threats of physical restraint to that 
person or another person; 
‘‘(2) by means of serious harm or threats of se-
rious harm to that person or another person; 
‘‘(3) by means of the abuse or threatened abuse 
of law or legal process; or 
‘‘(4) by means of any scheme, plan, or pattern 
intended to cause the person to believe that, if that 
person did not perform such labor or services, that 
person or another person would suffer serious harm 
or physical restraint, 
shall be punished as provided under subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) Whoever knowingly benefits, financially or by re-
ceiving anything of value, from participation in a venture 
which has engaged in the providing or obtaining of labor 
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