I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 296 
To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Domestic trafficking victims’ fund. 
Sec. 3. Official recognition of American victims of human trafficking. 
Sec. 4. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant pro-
gram. 
Sec. 5. Direct services for victims of child pornography. 
Sec. 6. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking victims. 
Sec. 7. Streamlining human trafficking investigations. 
Sec. 8. Enhancing human trafficking reporting. 
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Sec. 9. Reducing demand for sex trafficking. 
Sec. 10. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders who ex-
ploit children. 
Sec. 11. Targeting child predators. 
Sec. 12. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals. 
Sec. 13. Crime victims’ rights. 
Sec. 14. Combat Human Trafficking Act. 
Sec. 15. Grant accountability. 
SEC. 2. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3014. Additional special assessment 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the assessment 
imposed under section 3013, the court shall assess an 
amount of $5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity 
convicted of an offense under— 
‘‘(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, 
and trafficking in persons); 
‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse); 
‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation 
and other abuse of children); 
‘‘(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for 
illegal sexual activity and related crimes); or 
‘‘(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human 
smuggling), unless the person induced, assisted, 
abetted, or aided only an individual who at the time 
of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent, son, or 
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daughter (and no other individual) to enter the 
United States in violation of law. 
‘‘(b) SATISFACTION OF OTHER COURT-ORDERED OB-
LIGATIONS.—An assessment under subsection (a) shall 
not be payable until the person subject to the assessment 
has satisfied all outstanding court-ordered fines and or-
ders of restitution arising from the criminal convictions 
on which the special assessment is based. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING 
VICTIMS’ FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a fund, to be known as the ‘Domestic 
Trafficking Victims’ Fund’ (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Fund’), to be administered by the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
title 31, or any other law regarding the crediting of money 
received for the Government, there shall be deposited in 
the Fund an amount equal to the amount of the assess-
ments collected under this section, which shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts in the 
Fund, in addition to any other amounts available, 
and without further appropriation, the Attorney 
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General, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, use amounts available in 
the Fund to award grants or enhance victims’ pro-
gramming under— 
‘‘(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a, 14044b, and 
14044c); 
‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 
107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105); and 
‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)). 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—Of the amounts in the Fund 
used under paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000 
shall be used for grants to provide services for child 
pornography victims under section 214(b) of the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
13002(b)). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts in the Fund, or 
otherwise transferred from the Fund, shall be sub-
ject to the limitations on the use or expending of 
amounts described in sections 506 and 507 of divi-
sion H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 
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(Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 409) to the same ex-
tent as if amounts in the Fund were funds appro-
priated under division H of such Act. 
‘‘(f) TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the day after 
the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of 
Trafficking Act of 2015, on September 30 of each 
fiscal year, all unobligated balances in the Fund 
shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund es-
tablished under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
transferred 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be available for any authorized 
purpose of the Crime Victims Fund; and 
‘‘(B) shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(g) COLLECTION METHOD.—The amount assessed 
under subsection (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be 
collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal 
cases. 
‘‘(h) DURATION OF OBLIGATION.—The obligation to 
pay an assessment imposed on or after the date of enact-
ment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 
shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 3013 the following: 
‘‘3014. Additional special assessment.’’. 
SEC. 3. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VICTIMS OF 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) (as origi-
nally enacted), as subsection (h); and 
(2) in subsection (f) (as added by section 
213(a)(1) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–457)), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VIC-
TIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving cred-
ible information that establishes, by a prepon-
derance of the evidence, that a covered indi-
vidual is a victim of a severe form of trafficking 
and at the request of the covered individual, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
promptly issue a determination that the covered 
individual is a victim of a severe form of traf-
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ficking. The Secretary shall have exclusive au-
thority to make such a determination. 
‘‘(B) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a citizen of the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence (as defined in section 
101(20) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(20))). 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, in determining whether a covered 
individual has provided credible information 
that the covered individual is a victim of a se-
vere form of trafficking, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall consider all 
relevant and credible evidence, and if appro-
priate, consult with the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Sec-
retary of Labor. 
‘‘(D) PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the following forms of 
evidence shall receive deference in determining 
whether a covered individual has established 
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that the covered individual is a victim of a se-
vere form of trafficking: 
‘‘(i) A sworn statement by the covered 
individual or a representative of the cov-
ered individual if the covered individual is 
present at the time of such statement but 
not able to competently make such sworn 
statement. 
‘‘(ii) Police, government agency, or 
court records or files. 
‘‘(iii) Documentation from a social 
services, trafficking, or domestic violence 
program, child welfare or runaway and 
homeless youth program, or a legal, clin-
ical, medical, or other professional from 
whom the covered individual has sought as-
sistance in dealing with the crime. 
‘‘(iv) A statement from any other in-
dividual 
with 
knowledge 
of 
the 
cir-
cumstances that provided the basis for the 
claim. 
‘‘(v) Physical evidence. 
‘‘(E) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 
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2015, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall adopt regulations to implement 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; OFFICIAL 
RECOGNITION
OPTIONAL.—Nothing 
in 
this 
paragraph may be construed to require a cov-
ered individual to obtain a determination under 
this paragraph in order to be defined or classi-
fied as a victim of a severe form of trafficking 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 4. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14044b) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award block grants to an eligible entity to develop, 
improve, or expand domestic child human trafficking de-
terrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, 
prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims’ serv-
ices organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore 
the lives of victims, while investigating and prosecuting of-
fenses involving child human trafficking. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded 
under subsection (a) may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the establishment or enhancement of spe-
cialized training programs for law enforcement offi-
cers, first responders, health care officials, child wel-
fare officials, juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, 
and judicial personnel to— 
‘‘(A) identify victims and acts of child 
human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) address the unique needs of child vic-
tims of human trafficking; 
‘‘(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of 
human trafficking; 
‘‘(D) investigate and prosecute acts of 
human trafficking, including the soliciting, pa-
tronizing, or purchasing of commercial sex acts 
from children, as well as training to build cases 
against complex criminal networks involved in 
child human trafficking; 
‘‘(E) use laws that prohibit acts of child 
human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child 
rape, and to assist in the development of State 
and local laws to prohibit, investigate, and pros-
ecute acts of child human trafficking; and 
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‘‘(F) implement and provide education on 
safe harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at 
preventing the criminalization and prosecution 
of child sex trafficking victims for prostitution 
offenses; 
‘‘(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedi-
cated anti-trafficking law enforcement units and 
task forces to investigate child human trafficking of-
fenses and to rescue victims, including— 
‘‘(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, 
for law enforcement officers, including patrol 
officers, detectives, and investigators, except 
that the percentage of the salary of the law en-
forcement officer paid for by funds from a 
grant awarded under this section shall not be 
more than the percentage of the officer’s time 
on duty that is dedicated to working on cases 
involving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) investigation expenses for cases in-
volving child human trafficking, including— 
‘‘(i) wire taps; 
‘‘(ii) consultants with expertise spe-
cific to cases involving child human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(iii) travel; and 
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‘‘(iv) other technical assistance ex-
penditures; 
‘‘(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution 
units, including the funding of salaries for 
State and local prosecutors, including assisting 
in paying trial expenses for prosecution of child 
human trafficking offenders, except that the 
percentage of the total salary of a State or local 
prosecutor that is paid using an award under 
this section shall be not more than the percent-
age of the total number of hours worked by the 
prosecutor that is spent working on cases in-
volving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(D) the establishment of child human 
trafficking victim witness safety, assistance, 
and relocation programs that encourage co-
operation with law enforcement investigations 
of crimes of child human trafficking by 
leveraging existing resources and delivering 
child 
human 
trafficking 
victims’ 
services 
through coordination with— 
‘‘(i) child advocacy centers; 
‘‘(ii) social service agencies; 
‘‘(iii) State governmental health serv-
ice agencies; 
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‘‘(iv) housing agencies; 
‘‘(v) legal services agencies; and 
‘‘(vi) non-governmental organizations 
and shelter service providers with substan-
tial experience in delivering wrap-around 
services to victims of child human traf-
ficking; and 
‘‘(E) the establishment or enhancement of 
other necessary victim assistance programs or 
personnel, such as victim or child advocates, 
child-protective services, child forensic inter-
views, or other necessary service providers; and 
‘‘(3) the establishment or enhancement of prob-
lem solving court programs for trafficking victims 
that include— 
‘‘(A) mandatory and regular training re-
quirements for judicial officials involved in the 
administration or operation of the court pro-
gram described under this paragraph; 
‘‘(B) continuing judicial supervision of vic-
tims of child human trafficking who have been 
identified by a law enforcement or judicial offi-
cer as a potential victim of child human traf-
ficking, regardless of whether the victim has 
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been charged with a crime related to human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(C) the development of a specialized and 
individualized, court-ordered treatment program 
for identified victims of child human trafficking, 
including— 
‘‘(i) 
State-administered 
outpatient 
treatment; 
‘‘(ii) life skills training; 
‘‘(iii) housing placement; 
‘‘(iv) vocational training; 
‘‘(v) education; 
‘‘(vi) family support services; and 
‘‘(vii) job placement; 
‘‘(D) centralized case management involv-
ing the consolidation of all of each child human 
trafficking victim’s cases and offenses, and the 
coordination of all trafficking victim treatment 
programs and social services; 
‘‘(E) regular and mandatory court appear-
ances by the victim during the duration of the 
treatment program for purposes of ensuring 
compliance and effectiveness; 
‘‘(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant 
non-violent criminal charges against the victim, 
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where such victim successfully complies with the 
terms of the court-ordered treatment program; 
and 
‘‘(G) collaborative efforts with child advo-
cacy centers, child welfare agencies, shelters, 
and non-governmental organizations with sub-
stantial experience in delivering wrap-around 
services to victims of child human trafficking to 
provide services to victims and encourage co-
operation with law enforcement. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall sub-
mit an application to the Attorney General for a 
grant under this section in such form and manner 
as the Attorney General may require. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—An application 
submitted under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this section is sought; 
‘‘(B) include a detailed plan for the use of 
funds awarded under the grant; 
‘‘(C) provide such additional information 
and assurances as the Attorney General deter-
mines to be necessary to ensure compliance 
with the requirements of this section; and 
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‘‘(D) disclose— 
‘‘(i) any other grant funding from the 
Department of Justice or from any other 
Federal department or agency for purposes 
similar to those described in subsection (b) 
for which the eligible entity has applied, 
and which application is pending on the 
date of the submission of an application 
under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any other such grant funding 
that the eligible entity has received during 
the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
submission of an application under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In reviewing applications 
submitted in accordance with paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the Attorney General shall give preference to 
grant applications if— 
‘‘(A) the application includes a plan to use 
awarded funds to engage in all activities de-
scribed under paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (b); or 
‘‘(B) the application includes a plan by the 
State or unit of local government to continue 
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funding of all activities funded by the award 
after the expiration of the award. 
‘‘(d) DURATION AND RENEWAL OF AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
shall expire 3 years after the date of award of the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section 
shall be renewable not more than 2 times and for a 
period of not greater than 2 years. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) enter into a contract with a nongovern-
mental organization, including an academic or non-
profit organization, that has experience with issues 
related to child human trafficking and evaluation of 
grant programs to conduct periodic evaluations of 
grants made under this section to determine the im-
pact and effectiveness of programs funded with 
grants awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(2) submit the results of any evaluation con-
ducted pursuant to paragraph (1) to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives. 
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‘‘(f) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—An eligible entity 
awarded funds under this section that is found to have 
used grant funds for any unauthorized expenditure or oth-
erwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any grant 
funds awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal years 
following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure 
or unallowable cost is reported. 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—An eligible enti-
ty shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section 
if within the 5 fiscal years before submitting an applica-
tion for a grant under this section, the grantee has been 
found to have violated the terms or conditions of a Govern-
ment grant program by utilizing grant funds for unauthor-
ized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.—The cost of admin-
istering the grants authorized by this section shall not ex-
ceed 5 percent of the total amount expended to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a program funded by a grant awarded under this 
section shall be— 
‘‘(1) 70 percent in the first year; 
‘‘(2) 60 percent in the second year; and 
‘‘(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all 
subsequent years. 
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‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF FUNDING; FULLY OFF-
SET.—For purposes of carrying out this section, the At-
torney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, is authorized to award not 
more than $7,000,000 of the funds available in the Do-
mestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, established under sec-
tion 3014 of title 18, United States Code, for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person under the 
age of 18; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘child advocacy center’ means a 
center created under subtitle A of the Victims of 
Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘child human trafficking’ means 
1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as 
defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) involving 
a victim who is a child; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or 
unit of local government that— 
‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity in-
volving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated cooperation be-
tween Federal, State, local, and, where applica-
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ble, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecu-
tors, and social service providers in addressing 
child human trafficking; 
‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-dis-
ciplinary plan to combat child human traf-
ficking, including— 
‘‘(i) the establishment of a shelter for 
victims of child human trafficking, through 
existing or new facilities; 
‘‘(ii) the provision of trauma-in-
formed, 
gender-responsive 
rehabilitative 
care to victims of child human trafficking; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized 
training for law enforcement officers and 
social service providers for all forms of 
human trafficking, with a focus on domes-
tic child human trafficking; 
‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and pros-
ecution of offenses involving child human 
trafficking, including soliciting, patron-
izing, or purchasing human acts with chil-
dren; 
‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agree-
ments with organizations providing out-
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reach or other related services to runaway 
and homeless youth; 
‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or 
procedures to screen all individuals ar-
rested for prostitution, whether adult or 
child, for victimization by sex trafficking 
and by other crimes, such as sexual assault 
and domestic violence; and 
‘‘(vii) cooperation or referral agree-
ments with State child welfare agencies 
and child advocacy centers; and 
‘‘(D) provides an assurance that, under the 
plan under subparagraph (C), a victim of child 
human trafficking shall not be required to col-
laborate with law enforcement officers to have 
access to any shelter or services provided with 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(l) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY; SPECIALIZED VIC-
TIMS’ SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—No grant funds under 
this section may be awarded or transferred to any entity 
unless such entity has demonstrated substantial experi-
ence providing services to victims of human trafficking or 
related populations (such as runaway and homeless 
youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of 
human trafficking victims.’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 203 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 5. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOG-
RAPHY. 
The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
13001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by 
inserting ‘‘, including human trafficking and the 
production of child pornography’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following: 
‘‘(b) DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD POR-
NOGRAPHY.—The Administrator, in coordination with the 
Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims 
of Crime, may make grants to develop and implement spe-
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cialized programs to identify and provide direct services 
to victims of child pornography.’’. 
SEC. 6. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION 
FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.—Section 1594 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘that was used or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘that was involved in, used, or’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any property 
traceable to such property’’ after ‘‘such 
violation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or 
any property traceable to such property’’ after 
‘‘such violation’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘used or’’ and inserting 
‘‘involved in, used, or’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and any property trace-
able to such property’’ after ‘‘any violation of 
this chapter’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
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(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF FORFEITED ASSETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Attorney General shall transfer 
assets forfeited pursuant to this section, or the pro-
ceeds derived from the sale thereof, to satisfy victim 
restitution orders arising from violations of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Transfers pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall have priority over any other claims 
to the assets or their proceeds. 
‘‘(3) USE OF NON-FORFEITED ASSETS.—Trans-
fers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not reduce or 
otherwise mitigate the obligation of a person con-
victed of a violation of this chapter to satisfy the full 
amount of a restitution order through the use of 
non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney 
General for the value of assets or proceeds trans-
ferred under this subsection through the use of non- 
forfeited assets.’’. 
(b) 
AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
28.—Section 
524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘chapter 77 of title 18,’’ after ‘‘criminal drug 
laws of the United States or of’’. 
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(c) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 9703 (as 
added by section 638(b)(1) of the Treasury, 
Postal Service, and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–393; 106 
Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and 
(B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (I)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘payment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Payment’’; and 
(bb) by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting a 
period; and 
(II) in subparagraph (J), by 
striking ‘‘payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘Payment’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) in clause (iii)— 
(AA) in subclause (I), 
by striking ‘‘or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of’’; and 
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(II) in paragraph (10), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 9703(p)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 9705(p)’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (11), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 9703’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 9705’’. 
(ii) TITLE
31.—Title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(I) in section 312(d), by striking 
‘‘section 9703’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
9705’’; and 
(II) in section 5340(1), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 9703(p)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 9705(p)(1)’’. 
(iii) TITLE 39.—Section 2003(e)(1) of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 9703(p)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 9705(p)’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections for chapter 97 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value. 
‘‘9702. Investment of trust funds. 
‘‘9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility. 
‘‘9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility. 
‘‘9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.’’. 
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(vi) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘section 
555’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ‘‘pipe-
line,)’’ and inserting ‘‘pipeline),’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ‘‘doc-
uments, section 1028A (relating to aggravated 
identity theft))’’ and inserting ‘‘documents), 
section 1028A (relating to aggravated identity 
theft)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human traf-
ficking, child sexual exploitation, child pornography 
production,’’ after ‘‘kidnapping’’. 
SEC. 8. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) PART 1 VIOLENT CRIMES TO INCLUDE HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘part 1 violent crimes’ shall include severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102)).’’. 
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(b) CRIME CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 
3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and a photograph taken within the previous 
180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Miss-
ing and Exploited Children of each report re-
ceived relating to a child reported missing from 
a foster care family home or childcare institu-
tion; and’’. 
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SEC. 9. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1591 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or main-
tains’’ and inserting ‘‘maintains, patronizes, or solic-
its’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or ob-
tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 
solicited’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or ob-
tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or 
solicited’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or maintained’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, maintained, patronized, or solicited’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘knew that the person’’ 
and inserting ‘‘knew, or recklessly disregarded 
the fact, that the person’’. 
(b) DEFINITION AMENDED.—Section 103(10) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘or obtaining’’ and in-
serting ‘‘obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting’’. 
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(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the amendments 
made by this section is to clarify the range of conduct pun-
ished as sex trafficking. 
SEC. 10. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS 
TO TARGET OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHIL-
DREN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that— 
(1) all task forces and working groups within 
the Innocence Lost National Initiative engage in ac-
tivities, programs, or operations to increase the in-
vestigative capabilities of State and local law en-
forcement officers in the detection, investigation, 
and prosecution of persons who patronize, or solicit 
children for sex; and 
(2) all components and task forces with juris-
diction to detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of 
child labor trafficking engage in activities, programs, 
or operations to increase the capacity of such compo-
nents to deter and punish child labor trafficking. 
SEC. 11. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS. 
(a) CLARIFYING THAT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRO-
DUCERS ARE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.—Section 2423(f) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘means (1) a’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(1) a’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘United States; or (2) any’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘United States; 
‘‘(2) any’’; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(3) production of child pornography (as de-
fined in section 2256(8)).’’. 
(b) HOLDING SEX TRAFFICKERS ACCOUNTABLE.— 
Section 2423(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘a preponderance of the evidence’’ and in-
serting ‘‘clear and convincing evidence’’. 
SEC. 12. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIO-
LENT CRIMINALS. 
Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘77,’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
SEC. 13. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man-
ner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution 
agreement. 
‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights 
under this section and the services described in sec-
tion 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) and provided con-
tact information for the Office of the Victims’ 
Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval 
of the court, have stipulated to a different time pe-
riod for consideration’’ before the period; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘this chapter: 
‘‘(1) COURT OF APPEALS.—The term ‘court of 
appeals’ means— 
‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for 
the judicial district in which a defendant is 
being prosecuted; or 
‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia, the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals. 
‘‘(2) CRIME VICTIM.— 
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