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tions on appropriate measures to combat this indus-
try.
SEC. 6. PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING.
(a) ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES TO PREVENT
AND
DETER TRAFFICKING.—The President, acting through
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the heads of other appropriate
agencies, shall establish and carry out initiatives to en-
hance economic opportunity for potential victims of traf-
ficking as a method to deter trafficking. Such initiatives
may include—
(1) microcredit lending programs, training in
business development, skills training, and job coun-
seling;
(2) programs to promote women’s participation
in economic decision making;
(3) programs to keep children, especially girls,
in elementary and secondary schools;
(4) development of educational curricula re-
garding the dangers of trafficking; and
(5) grants to nongovernmental organizations to
accelerate and advance the political, economic, so-
cial, and educational roles and capacities of women
in their countries.
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(b) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND INFORMATION.—The
President, acting through the Secretary of Labor, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney Gen-
eral, and the Secretary of State, shall establish and carry
out programs to increase public awareness, particularly
among potential victims of trafficking, of the dangers of
trafficking and the protections that are available for vic-
tims of trafficking.
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The President
shall consult with appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tions with respect to the establishment and conduct of ini-
tiatives described in subsection (a).
SEC. 7. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF
TRAFFICKING.
(a) ASSISTANCE
FOR VICTIMS
IN OTHER COUN-
TRIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, in consultation with ap-
propriate nongovernmental organizations, shall es-
tablish and carry out programs and initiatives in for-
eign countries to assist in the safe integration, re-
integration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of vic-
tims of trafficking and their children. Such pro-
grams and initiatives shall be designed to meet the
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mental and physical health, housing, legal, and other
assistance needs of such victims and their children,
as identified by the Inter-Agency Task Force to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under
section 4.
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—In estab-
lishing and conducting programs and initiatives de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State and
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall take all appropriate
steps to enhance cooperative efforts among foreign
countries, including countries of origin of victims of
trafficking, to assist in the integration, reintegra-
tion, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of
trafficking including stateless victims.
(b) VICTIMS IN THE UNITED STATES.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations and notwithstanding title IV of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Labor, and the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation shall expand existing
services to provide assistance to victims of severe
forms of trafficking in persons within the United
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States, without regard to the immigration status of
such victims.
(2) BENEFITS.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons in the United States shall be eligible, with-
out regard to their immigration status, for any bene-
fits that are otherwise available under the Crime
Victims Fund, established under the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984, including victims’ services, com-
pensation, and assistance.
(3) GRANTS.—
(A) Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Attorney General may make
grants to States, territories, and possessions of
the United States (including the Common-
wealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mar-
iana Islands), Indian tribes, units of local gov-
ernment, and nonprofit, nongovernmental vic-
tims’ service organizations to develop, expand,
or strengthen victim service programs for vic-
tims of trafficking.
(B) To receive a grant under this para-
graph, an eligible unit of government or organi-
zation shall certify that its laws, policies, and
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practices, as appropriate, do not punish or deny
services to victims of severe forms of trafficking
in persons on account of the nature of their em-
ployment or services performed in connection
with such trafficking.
(C) Of amounts made available for grants
under this paragraph, there shall be set aside 3
percent for research, evaluation and statistics; 2
percent for training and technical assistance;
and 1 percent for management and administra-
tion.
(D) The Federal share of a grant made
under this paragraph may not exceed 75 per-
cent of the total costs of the projects described
in the application submitted.
(4) CIVIL ACTION.—An individual who is a vic-
tim of a violation of section 1589 or section 1589A
of title 18, United States Code, regarding trafficking
may bring a civil action in United States district
court. The court may award actual damages, puni-
tive damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and other
litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(c) TRAFFICKING VICTIM REGULATIONS.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall pro-
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mulgate regulations for law enforcement personnel, immi-
gration officials, and Department of State officials to im-
plement the following:
(1) Victims of severe forms of trafficking, while
in the custody of the Federal Government and to the
extent practicable, shall be housed in appropriate
shelter as quickly as possible; receive prompt medical
care, food, and other assistance; and be provided
protection if a victim’s safety is at risk or if there
is danger of additional harm by recapture of the vic-
tim by a trafficker.
(2) Victims of severe forms of trafficking shall
not be jailed, fined, or otherwise penalized due to
having been trafficked;
(3) Victims of severe forms of trafficking shall
have access to legal assistance, information about
their rights, and translation services.
(4) Federal law enforcement officials shall act
to ensure an alien individual’s continued presence in
the United States, if after an assessment, it is deter-
mined that such individual is a victim of trafficking
or a material witness, in order to effectuate prosecu-
tion of those responsible and to further the humani-
tarian interests of the United States, and such offi-
cials in investigating and prosecuting traffickers
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shall take into consideration the safety and integrity
of trafficking victims.
(5) Appropriate personnel of the Department of
State and the Department of Justice are trained in
identifying victims of severe forms of trafficking and
providing for the protection of such victims. Train-
ing under this paragraph should include methods for
achieving antitrafficking objectives through the non-
discriminatory application of immigration and other
related laws.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (c) shall
be construed as creating any private cause of action
against the United States or its offices or employees.
(e) FUNDING.—Funds from asset forfeiture under
section 1592 of title 18, United States Code, are author-
ized to be available in equal amounts for the purposes of
subsections (a) and (b) and shall remain available for obli-
gation until expended.
(f) PROTECTION FROM REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN VIC-
TIMS OF TRAFFICKING.—
(1) NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION FOR CER-
TAIN VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.—Section 101(a)(15)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (R);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (S) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(T) an alien who the Attorney General
determines—
‘‘(i) is physically present in the
United States or at a port of entry thereto;
‘‘(ii) is or has been a victim of a se-
vere form of trafficking in persons as de-
fined in section 3 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 1999;
‘‘(iii)(I) has not unreasonably refused
to assist in the investigation or prosecution
of acts of trafficking; or
‘‘(II) has not attained the age of 14
years; and
‘‘(iv) would face a significant possi-
bility of retribution or other hardship if re-
moved from the United States,
and, if the Attorney General considers it to be
appropriate, the spouse, married and unmarried
sons and daughters, and parents of an alien de-
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scribed in this subparagraph if accompanying,
or following to join, the alien, except that no
person shall be eligible for admission to the
United States under this subparagraph if there
is substantial reason to believe that the person
has committed an act of a severe form of traf-
ficking in persons as defined in section 3 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 1999.’’.
(2) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR INELIGIBILITY
FOR ADMISSION.—Section 212(d) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(13) The Attorney General shall determine
whether a ground for inadmissibility exists with re-
spect to a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(T). The Attorney General, in the Attor-
ney General’s discretion, may waive the application
of subsection (a) (other than paragraph (3)(E)) in
the case of a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(T), if the Attorney General considers it
to be in the national interest to do so. Nothing in
this section shall be regarded as prohibiting the Im-
migration and Naturalization Service from insti-
tuting removal proceedings against an alien admit-
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ted as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(T)
for conduct committed after the alien’s admission
into the United States, or for conduct or a condition
that was not disclosed to the Attorney General prior
to the alien’s admission as a nonimmigrant under
section 101(a)(15)(T).’’.
(3) ADJUSTMENT
TO
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
STATUS.—Section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l)(1) If, in the opinion of the Attorney General, a
nonimmigrant admitted into the United States under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(T)—
‘‘(A) has been physically present in the United
States for a continuous period of at least 3 years
since the date of admission as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(T);
‘‘(B) has, throughout such period, been a per-
son of good moral character;
‘‘(C) has not, during such period, unreasonably
refused to provide assistance in the investigation or
prosecution of acts of trafficking; and
‘‘(D) would face a significant possibility of ret-
ribution or other hardship if removed from the
United States, the Attorney General may adjust the
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status of the alien (and the spouse, married and un-
married sons and daughters, and parents of the
alien if admitted under that section) to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if
the alien is not described in section 212(a)(3)(E).
‘‘(2) An alien shall be considered to have failed to
maintain continuous physical presence in the United
States under paragraph (1)(A) if the alien has departed
from the United States for any period in excess of 90 days
or for any periods in the aggregate exceeding 180 days.’’.
SEC. 8. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF
TRAFFICKING.
(a) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Minimum standards for
the elimination of trafficking for a country that is a coun-
try of origin, of transit, or of destination for a significant
number of victims are as follows:
(1) The country should prohibit severe forms of
trafficking in persons and punish acts of such traf-
ficking.
(2) For the knowing commission of any act of
sex trafficking involving fraud, force, or coercion or
in which the victim of sex trafficking is a child in-
capable of giving meaningful consent, or of traf-
ficking which includes rape or kidnapping or which
causes a death, the country should prescribe punish-
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ment commensurate with that for the most serious
crimes, such as forcible sexual assault.
(3) For the knowing commission of any act of
a severe form of trafficking in persons, the country
should prescribe punishment which is sufficiently
stringent to deter and which adequately reflects the
heinous nature of the offense.
(4) The country should make serious and sus-
tained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking
in persons.
(b) CRITERIA.—In determinations under subsection
(a)(3) the following factors should be considered:
(1) Whether the country vigorously investigates
and prosecutes acts of severe forms of trafficking in
persons that take place wholly or partly within the
territory of the country.
(2) Whether the country cooperates with other
countries in the investigation and prosecution of se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons.
(3) Whether the country extradites persons
charged with acts of severe forms of trafficking in
persons on the same terms and to the same extent
as persons charged with other serious crimes.
(4) Whether the country monitors immigration
and emigration patterns for evidence of severe forms
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of trafficking in persons and whether law enforce-
ment agencies of the country respond to any such
evidence in a manner which is consistent with the
vigorous investigation and prosecution of acts of
such trafficking, as well as with the protection of
victims and the internationally recognized human
right to travel.
(5) Whether the country protects victims of se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons and encourages
their assistance in the investigation and prosecution
of such trafficking, including provision for legal al-
ternatives to their removal to countries in which they
would face retribution or other hardship.
(6) Whether the country vigorously investigates
and prosecutes public officials who participate in or
facilitate severe forms of trafficking in persons, and
takes all appropriate measures against officials who
condone such trafficking.
SEC. 9. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO MEET
MINIMUM STANDARDS.
The Secretary of State and the Director of the Agen-
cy for International Development are authorized to pro-
vide assistance to foreign countries for programs and ac-
tivities designed to meet the minimum international stand-
ards for the elimination of trafficking, including drafting
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section (b) one or more interim reports with respect
to the status of severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons, including information about countries whose
governments have come into or out of compliance
with the minimum standards for the elimination of
trafficking since the transmission of the last annual
report.
(c) NOTIFICATION.—For fiscal year 2002 and each
subsequent fiscal year, for each foreign country to which
the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking
are applicable and which has failed to meet such stand-
ards, as described in an annual or interim report under
subsection (b), not less than 45 days and not more than
90 days after the submission of such a report the Presi-
dent shall submit a notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees of one of the determinations de-
scribed in subsection (d).
(d) DETERMINATIONS.—The determinations referred
to in subsection (c) are as follows:
(1) WITHHOLDING OF NONHUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE.—The President has determined that—
(A)(i) the United States will not provide
nonhumanitarian foreign assistance to the gov-
ernment of the country for the subsequent fiscal
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year until such government complies with the
minimum standards; or
(ii) in the case of a country whose govern-
ment received no nonhumanitarian foreign as-
sistance from the United States during the pre-
vious fiscal year, the United States will not pro-
vide funding for participation by officials or em-
ployees of such governments in educational and
cultural exchange programs for the subsequent
fiscal year until such government complies with
the minimum standards; and
(B) the President will instruct the United
States Executive Director of each multilateral
development bank and of the International
Monetary Fund to vote against, and to use his
or her best efforts to deny, any loan or other
utilization of the funds of his or her institution
to that country (other than for humanitarian
assistance, or for development assistance which
directly addresses basic human needs, is not ad-
ministered by the government of the sanctioned
country, and confers no benefit to that country)
for the subsequent fiscal year until such govern-
ment complies with the minimum standards.
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(2) SUBSEQUENT COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary
of State has determined that the country has come
into compliance with the minimum standards.
(3) CONTINUATION OF ASSISTANCE IN THE NA-
TIONAL INTEREST.—Notwithstanding the failure of
the country to comply with minimum standards for
the elimination of trafficking, the President has de-
termined that the provision of nonhumanitarian for-
eign assistance to the country is in the national in-
terest of the United States.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Together with any notification
under subsection (c), the President shall provide a certifi-
cation by the Secretary of State that with respect to as-
sistance described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of subpara-
graph 3(10)(A) or in subparagraph 3(10)(B), no assist-
ance is intended to be received or used by any agency or
official who has participated in, facilitated, or condoned
a severe form of trafficking in persons.
SEC. 11. ACTIONS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKERS IN
PERSONS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO SANCTION SIGNIFICANT TRAF-
FICKERS IN PERSONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise
IEEPA authorities (other than authorities relating
to importation) without regard to section 202 of the
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705) in the case of any foreign person who
is on the list described in subsection (b).
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties set forth in sec-
tion 206 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) apply to violations of
any license, order, or regulation issued under this
clause (i).
(3) IEEPA AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of
clause (i), the term ‘IEEPA authorities’ means the
authorities set forth in section 203(a) of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702(a)).
(b) LIST OF TRAFFICKERS OF PERSONS.—
(1) COMPILING LIST OF TRAFFICKERS IN PER-
SONS.—The Secretary of State is authorized to com-
pile a list of the following persons:
(A) any foreign person that plays a signifi-
cant role in a severe form of trafficking in per-
sons, directly or indirectly in the United States
or any of its territories or possessions;
(B) foreign persons who materially assist
in, or provide financial or technological support
for or to, or providing goods or services in sup-
port of, activities of a significant foreign traf-
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ficker in persons identified pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A); and
(C) foreign persons that are owned, con-
trolled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf
of, a significant foreign trafficker so identified
pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2) REVISIONS
TO
LIST.—The Secretary of
State shall make additions or deletions to any list
published under paragraph (1) on an ongoing basis
based on the latest information available.
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State
shall consult with the following officers in carrying
out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(A) the Attorney General;
(B) the Director of Central Intelligence;
(C) the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
(D) the Secretary of Labor; and
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
(4) PUBLICATION
OF
LIST.—Upon compiling
the list referred to in paragraph (1) and within 30
days of any revisions to such list, the Secretary of
State shall submit the list or revisions to such list
to the Committees on the International Relations
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and Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
to the Committees on the Foreign Relations and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
publish the list or revisions to such list in the Fed-
eral Register.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IDENTIFICATION AND
SANCTIONING OF SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKERS IN PER-
SONS.—Upon exercising the authority of subsection (a),
the President shall report to the Committees on the Inter-
national Relations and Judiciary and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives; and to the Committees on the Foreign Relations
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate—
(1) identifying publicly the foreign persons that
the President determines are appropriate for sanc-
tions pursuant to this section; and
(2) detailing publicly the sanctions imposed
pursuant to this section.
(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—
(1) 
INTELLIGENCE.—Notwithstanding 
any
other provision of this section, the list and report de-
scribed in subsections (b) and (c) shall not disclose
the identity of any person, if the Director of Central
Intelligence determines that such disclosure could
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compromise an intelligence operation, activity,
source, or method of the United States.
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, the list and report de-
scribed in subsections (b) and (c) shall not disclose
the name of any person if the Attorney General, in
coordination as appropriate with the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the
Secretary of the Treasury, determines that such dis-
closure could reasonably be expected to—
(A) compromise the identity of a confiden-
tial source, including a State, local, or foreign
agency or authority or any private institution
that furnished information on a confidential
basis;
(B) jeopardize the integrity or success of
an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecu-
tion;
(C) endanger the life or physical safety of
any person; or
(D) cause substantial harm to physical
property.
(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—(A) Whenever
either the Director of Central Intelligence or the At-
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torney General makes a determination under this
subsection, the Director of Central Intelligence or
the Attorney General shall notify the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate, and explain the reasons for
such determination.
(B) The notification required under this para-
graph shall be submitted to the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate not later than July 1, 2000,
and on an annual basis thereafter.
(e) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI-
TIES NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section prohibits
or otherwise limits the authorized law enforcement or in-
telligence activities of the United States, or the law en-
forcement activities of any State or subdivision thereof.
(f) EXCLUSION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BENEFITED
FROM ILLICIT ACTIVITIES
OF TRAFFICKERS
IN PER-
SONS.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by inserting
the following new subparagraph at the end:
‘‘(H) SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKERS IN PER-
SONS.—Any alien who—
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‘‘(i) is on the most recent list of sig-
nificant traffickers provided in section 10
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 1999, or who the consular officer or the
Attorney General knows or has reason to
believe is or has been a knowing aider,
abettor, assister, conspirator, or colluder
with such a trafficker in severe forms of
trafficking in persons as defined in the sec-
tion 3 of such Act; or
‘‘(ii) who the consular officer or the
Attorney General knows or has reason to
believe is the spouse, son, or daughter of
an alien inadmissible under clause (i), has,
within the previous 5 years, obtained any
financial or other benefit from the illicit
activity of that alien, and knew or reason-
ably should have known that the financial
or other benefit was the product of such il-
licit activity, is inadmissible.’’.
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State, the
Attorney General, and the Secretary of Treasury are au-
thorized to take such actions as may be necessary to carry
out this section, including promulgating rules and regula-
tions permitted under this Act.
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(h) DEFINITION OF FOREIGN PERSONS.—As used in
this section, the term ‘‘foreign person’’ means any citizen
or national of a foreign state or any entity not organized
under the laws of the United States, including a foreign
government official, but does not include a foreign state.
SEC. 12. STRENGTHENING PROSECUTION AND PUNISH-
MENT OF TRAFFICKERS.
(a) TITLE 18 AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 77 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in each of sections 1581(a), 1583, and
1584—
(A) by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting
‘‘20 years’’;
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘If, in addition to the foregoing elements, death
results from a violation of this section, or if
such violation includes kidnapping or an at-
tempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or
the attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse,
or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned for any
term of years or life, or both.’’;
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 1589. Trafficking into involuntary servitude, peon-
age, or slavery-like conditions
‘‘(a) Whoever recruits, harbors, provides, transports,
employs, purchases, sells, or secures, by any means, any
person, knowing or having reason to know that the person
is or will be subjected to involuntary servitude or peonage
or to slavery-like conditions as described in subsection (b)
of this section, or in any way, financially or otherwise,
knowingly benefits from, or makes use of, the labor or
services of a person subjected to a condition of involuntary
servitude or peonage, shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and if, in addi-
tion to the foregoing elements, death results from an act
committed in violation of this section, or if such act in-
cludes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
sexual abuse or the attempt to commit aggravated sexual
abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘slavery-like
conditions’ means that the labor or services of a person
are obtained or maintained through any scheme or artifice
to defraud, or by means of any plan or pattern, including
but not limited to false and fraudulent pretense and mis-
representations, such that the person reasonably believes
that if he did not perform the labor or services serious
harm would be inflicted on himself or on another person.
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‘‘(c) This section does not apply to labor performed
as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted.
‘‘§ 1589A. Sex trafficking of children or by force,
fraud, or coercion
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever—
‘‘(1) recruits, entices, harbors, purchases, sells,
transports, or transfers a person, or
‘‘(2) owns, manages, operates, or shares in the
proceeds of an enterprise in which a person has been
recruited, enticed, harbored, purchased, sold, trans-
ported, or transferred,
knowing or having reason to know that the person
will be caused by force, fraud, or coercion to engage
in a commercial sex act, or that the person has not
attained the age of 18 years and will be caused or
expected to engage in a commercial sexual act, shall
be punished as provided in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an offense
under subsection (a) is—
‘‘(1) if the offense was effected by fraud, force,
or coercion, or if the person transported had not at-
tained the age of 14 years at the time of such of-
fense, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for
any term of years or for life, or both; or
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21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the
authority under that Act had not expired.
(c) RACKETEERING.—Section 1961(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section
1589 (relating to trafficking into involuntary servitude,
peonage, or slavery-like conditions), section 1589A (relat-
ing to sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or
coercion),’’ after ‘‘murder-for-hire),’’.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—To carry out the purposes
of section 5, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of State $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
SECRETARY
OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES.—To
carry out the purposes of section 7(b) there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $10,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.—To carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 7(a) there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of State $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.