118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7089 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Diplomatic Security Services of the Depart-
ment of State to investigate allegations of violations of 
conduct constituting offenses under chapter 77 of title 
18, United States Code, 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 ‘‘Global Anti-Human 
Trafficking Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING PROTECTION AND PROSECUTION EF-
FORTS AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
(a) INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to investigate transnational violations 
of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, in which 
part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United 
States or involved 1 or more foreign nationals. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—Section 37(a)(1) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2709(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) transnational violations of chapter 77 
of title 18, United States Code, in which any 
part of the offense conduct occurred outside the 
United States or involved one or more foreign 
nationals; or’’.
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for six years, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that 
includes each of the following: 
(1) The number of relevant cases opened and 
investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a 
result of the additional authorities granted by the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(2) The percentage of the cases opened and in-
vestigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a 
result of the additional authorities granted by the 
amendments made by this Act that were referred for 
further action, including prosecution. 
(3) An assessment of the efficacy of the au-
thorities granted by the amendments made by this 
Act and whether such authorities are sufficient to 
meaningfully contribute to Department of State and 
broader United States Government efforts to pros-
ecute and prevent, where applicable, human traf-
ficking and transnational violations of chapter 77 of 
title 18, United States Code.
(4) An assessment of whether the resources of 
the Diplomatic Security Service are sufficient to ef-
fectively carry out the objectives of this Act. 
SEC. 4. SUNSET. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and the provisions of law 
amended by such amendments shall be restored as if such 
amendments had not been enacted. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7089 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Diplomatic Security Services of 
the Department of State to investigate allega-
tions of violations of conduct constituting of-
fenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United 
States Code, and for other purposes.