I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1144 
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. MFUME, Mr. MCCAUL, and Ms. 
SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, and Education and Workforce, 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 reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, 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 ‘‘Frederick Douglass 
Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthor-
ization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED 
STATES 
Sec. 101. Modifications to grants to assist in the recognition of trafficking. 
Sec. 102. Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program. 
TITLE II—FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD 
Sec. 201. Modifications to program to end modern slavery grants. 
Sec. 202. Amendments to tier standards. 
Sec. 203. Counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development cooperation and 
assistance policy. 
Sec. 204. Clarification of nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance. 
Sec. 205. Trafficking for the purposes of organ harvesting. 
Sec. 206. Elimination of duplicative reporting. 
Sec. 207. Effective dates. 
Sec. 208. Printed version of the annual tip report. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 301. Extension of authorizations under the Victims of Trafficking and Vio-
lence Protection Act of 2000. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authorizations under the International Megan’s Law. 
TITLE 
I—COMBATING 
TRAF-
FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
SEC. 101. MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE 
RECOGNITION OF TRAFFICKING. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT 
TRAFFICKING.—Section 106(b)(2) of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7104(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘GRANTS TO AS-
SIST IN THE RECOGNITION OF TRAFFICKING’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FREDERICK
DOUGLASS
HUMAN
TRAF-
FICKING PREVENTION EDUCATION GRANTS’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘under a program named ‘Frederick 
Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Edu-
cation Grants’ ’’ after ‘‘may award grants’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, linguis-
tically accessible, and culturally responsive’’ 
after ‘‘age-appropriate’’; 
(3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by in-
serting ‘‘FOR FREDERICK DOUGLASS HUMAN TRAF-
FICKING
PREVENTION
EDUCATION
GRANTS’’ after 
‘‘PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS’’; 
(4) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding Frederick 
Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Edu-
cation Grants under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) give priority to local educational 
agencies serving a high-intensity child sex 
trafficking area or an area with significant 
child labor trafficking; 
‘‘(ii) give additional priority to local 
educational agencies that partner with 
non-profit organizations specializing in 
human trafficking prevention education, 
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which partner with law enforcement and 
technology or social media companies, to 
assist in training efforts to protect children 
from labor trafficking and sexual exploi-
tation and abuse including grooming, ma-
terials depicting the sexual abuse of chil-
dren, and human trafficking transmitted 
through technology; and 
‘‘(iii) consult, as appropriate, with the 
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Labor, and the Attorney General, to iden-
tify the geographic areas in the United 
States with the highest prevalence of at- 
risk populations for child trafficking, in-
cluding children who are members of a ra-
cial or ethnic minority, homeless youth, 
foster youth, youth involved in the child 
welfare system, and children and youth 
who run away from home or an out-of- 
home placement.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(E) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—Grant-
ees should be selected based on their dem-
onstrated ability to— 
‘‘(i) engage stakeholders, including 
survivors of human trafficking, and Fed-
eral, State, local, or Tribal partners, to de-
velop the programs; 
‘‘(ii) train the trainers, guardians, K– 
12 students, teachers, and other school 
personnel in a linguistically accessible, cul-
turally responsive, age-appropriate, and 
trauma-informed fashion; and 
‘‘(iii) create a scalable, repeatable pro-
gram to prevent child labor trafficking and 
sexual exploitation and abuse including 
grooming, child sexual abuse materials, 
and trafficking transmitted through tech-
nology that— 
‘‘(I) uses evidence-based (as such 
term 
is 
defined 
in 
section 
8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801(21)(A))) best practices; 
and 
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‘‘(II) employs appropriate techno-
logical tools and methodologies, in-
cluding linguistically accessible, cul-
turally 
responsive, 
age-appropriate, 
and trauma-informed approaches for 
trainers, guardians, educators, and 
K–12 students. 
‘‘(F) TRAIN
THE
TRAINERS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (E), the term ‘train the 
trainers’ means having experienced or master 
trainers coach new trainers who are less experi-
enced with a particular topic or skill, or with 
training overall, who can then teach the mate-
rial to others, creating a broader reach, sustain-
ability, and making efforts cost- and time-effi-
cient (commonly referred to as ‘training of 
trainers’). 
‘‘(G) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of Education, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and the Secretary of the Interior to de-
termine the appropriate demographics of the re-
cipients or of students at risk of being traf-
ficked or exploited, to be collected and reported 
with respect to grants under this paragraph, 
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which shall include data collection of, at a min-
imum, students who are economically disadvan-
taged, members of a racial or ethnic minority, 
homeless youth, foster youth, youth involved in 
the child welfare system, and children and 
youth who run away from home or an out-of- 
home placement. 
‘‘(H) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committees on Education and Labor, Energy 
and Commerce, and the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on the 
Judiciary and Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and make available to 
the public a report, including data on the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The total number of entities that 
received a Frederick Douglass Human 
Trafficking Prevention Education Grant 
over the past year. 
‘‘(ii) The total number of partnerships 
or consultants that included survivors, 
non-profit 
organizations 
specialized 
in 
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human trafficking prevention education, 
law enforcement, and technology or social 
media companies. 
‘‘(iii) The total number of elementary 
and secondary schools that established and 
implemented evidence-based (as such term 
is defined in section 8101(21)(A) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A))) best 
practices 
through 
programs 
developed 
using such grants. 
‘‘(iv) The total number and geo-
graphic distribution of trainers, guardians, 
students, teachers, and other school per-
sonnel trained using such grants pursuant 
to this paragraph. 
‘‘(v) The results of pre-training and 
post-training surveys to gauge trainees’ in-
creased understanding of the scope and 
signs of child trafficking and child sexual 
exploitation and abuse; how to interact 
with potential victims and survivors of 
child trafficking and child sexual exploi-
tation and abuse using age-appropriate 
and trauma-informed approach; and the 
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manner in which to respond to potential 
child trafficking and child sexual exploi-
tation and abuse. 
‘‘(vi) The number of potential victims 
and survivors of child trafficking and child 
sexual exploitation and abuse identified 
and served by grantees, excluding any indi-
vidually identifiable information about such 
children and acting in full compliance with 
all applicable privacy laws and regulations. 
‘‘(vii) The number of students in ele-
mentary or secondary school identified by 
grantees as being at risk of being traf-
ficked or sexually exploited and abused, ex-
cluding any individually identifiable infor-
mation about such children. 
‘‘(viii) The demographic characteris-
tics of child trafficking survivors and vic-
tims, sexually exploited and abused chil-
dren, and students at risk of being traf-
ficked or sexually exploited and abused de-
scribed in clauses (vi) and (vii), excluding 
any individually identifiable information 
about such children. 
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‘‘(ix) Any service gaps and best prac-
tices identified by grantees.’’. 
SEC. 102. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS EMPLOYMENT 
AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may carry out a Frederick Douglass 
Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education 
Program to prevent the re-exploitation of eligible individ-
uals who have been victims of trafficking, by assisting 
such individuals to integrate or reintegrate into society 
through social services support for the attainment of life- 
skills, employment, and education necessary to achieve 
self-sufficiency. 
(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Services offered, pro-
vided, and funded by the Program shall include (as rel-
evant to the victim of trafficking)— 
(1) enrollment and participation in— 
(A) basic education, including literacy edu-
cation and English as a second language edu-
cation; 
(B) job-related skills training; 
(C) vocational and certificate programs; 
and 
(D) programs for attaining a regular high 
school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
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(2) life-skill training programs, including man-
agement of personal finances, self-care, and par-
enting classes; 
(3) re´sume´ creation and review; 
(4) interview coaching and counseling; 
(5) assistance with expungement of criminal 
records when such records are for nonviolent crimes 
that were committed as a consequence of the eligible 
individual’s victimization, including assistance with 
credit repair; 
(6) assistance with enrollment in college or 
technical school; 
(7) scholarship assistance for attending college 
or technical school; 
(8) professional coaching or professional devel-
opment classes; 
(9) case management to develop an individual-
ized plan with each victim of trafficking, based on 
each person’s needs and goals; and 
(10) assistance with obtaining victim compensa-
tion, direct victim assistance, or other funds for 
mental health care. 
(c) SERVICE PERIOD.—Eligible individuals may re-
ceive services through the Program for a cumulative pe-
riod of 5 years. 
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(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with one or more eligible or-
ganizations to carry out this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means a domestic or foreign victim of 
trafficking who— 
(A) has attained the age of 18 years; and 
(B) is eligible to receive services under sec-
tion 107(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZATION.—The ‘‘eligible 
organization’’ may include a nongovernmental orga-
nization and means a service provider that meets the 
following criteria: 
(A) Experience in using national or local 
anti-trafficking networks to serve victims of 
trafficking. 
(B) Experience qualifying, providing, and 
coordinating services for victims of trafficking, 
as described in subsection (b), that is linguis-
tically accessible, culturally responsive, age-ap-
propriate, and trauma-informed. 
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SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO TIER STANDARDS. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO TIER 2 WATCH LIST.—Sub-
section (b)(2) of section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SPECIAL’’ and 
inserting ‘‘TIER 2’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION
OF
LIST.—Not later 
than the date on which the determinations de-
scribed in subsections (c) and (d) are submitted 
to the appropriate congressional committees in 
accordance with such subsections, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a list of countries that 
the Secretary determines require special scru-
tiny during the following year. The list shall be 
composed of countries that have been listed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) pursuant to the 
current annual report because— 
‘‘(i) the estimated number of victims 
of severe forms of trafficking is very sig-
nificant or is significantly increasing and 
the country is not taking proportional con-
crete actions; or 
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‘‘(ii) there is a failure to provide evi-
dence of increasing efforts to combat se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons from 
the previous year, including increased in-
vestigations, prosecutions and convictions 
of trafficking crimes, increased assistance 
to victims, and decreasing evidence of com-
plicity in severe forms of trafficking by 
government officials.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL RULE FOR DOWN-
GRADED
AND
REINSTATED
COUNTRIES.—Subsection 
(b)(2)(F) of such section 110 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘the special watch list’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the country—’’ and inserting ‘‘the Tier 2 
watch list described in subparagraph (A) for more 
than 2 years immediately after the country consecu-
tively—’’; 
(2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘the special watch list de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Tier 2 watch list described in subparagraph (A)’’; 
and 
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(3) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘in the year fol-
lowing such waiver under subparagraph (D)(ii)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
TRAF-
FICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT
OF 2000.—Sub-
section (b) of such section 110 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (2), as amended by subsection 
(a)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘spe-
cial watch list’’ and inserting ‘‘Tier 2 watch 
list’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘spe-
cial watch list’’ and inserting ‘‘Tier 2 watch 
list’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SPE-
CIAL WATCH LIST’’ and inserting ‘‘TIER 2 
WATCH LIST’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘special 
watch list’’ and inserting ‘‘Tier 2 watch 
list’’. 
(2) In paragraph (3)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘clauses (i), (ii), and 
(iii) of’’. 
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(3) In paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘each country 
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘each country described in paragraph (2)(A)’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
‘‘the Special Watch List under paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Tier 2 watch list under para-
graph (2)’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE FREDERICK 
DOUGLASS
TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS
PREVENTION
AND 
PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018.—Section 
204(b)(1) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims 
Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–425) is amended by striking ‘‘special 
watch list’’ and inserting ‘‘Tier 2 watch list’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE BIPARTISAN 
CONGRESSIONAL
TRADE
PRIORITIES
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 2015.—Section 106(b)(6)(E)(iii) of the 
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–26; 19 U.S.C. 
4205(b)(6)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘under sec-
tion’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘under section 
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110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A))’’. 
SEC. 203. COUNTER-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS EFFORTS IN 
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND ASSIST-
ANCE POLICY. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 2151– 
1(b)(4))— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) effective counter-trafficking in per-
sons policies and programs.’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
492(d)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2292a(d)(1))— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘that the funds’’ and in-
serting the following:— ‘‘that— 
‘‘(A) the funds’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) in carrying out the provisions of this 
chapter, the President shall, to the greatest ex-
tent possible— 
‘‘(i) ensure that assistance made 
available under this section does not create 
or contribute to conditions that can be rea-
sonably expected to result in an increase in 
trafficking in persons who are in condi-
tions of heightened vulnerability as a result 
of natural and manmade disasters; and 
‘‘(ii) incorporate appropriate protec-
tions into the planning and execution of 
activities authorized under this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 
204. 
CLARIFICATION 
OF 
NONHUMANITARIAN, 
NONTRADE-RELATED FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF WITHHELD AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 110(d)(1)(A) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(1)(A)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) the United States will not provide 
nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign as-
sistance to the central government of the coun-
try, or any funding to facilitate the participa-
tion by officials or employees of such central 
government in educational and cultural ex-
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