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96 of title 18, United States Code, in cases involving human 
trafficking, sex trafficking, or prostitution offenses. 
(D) Activities or actions, in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, 
by Federal departments and agencies to enforce the 
offenses set forth in the Act of August 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 
651; D.C. Code 22–2701 et seq.) (relating to prostitution 
and pandering), including information regarding the 
number of prosecutions, the number of convictions, and 
an identification of multiple-defendant cases and the 
results thereof. 
(2) STUDIES.—Subject to availability of appropriations, the 
head of the National Institute of Justice shall conduct— 
(A) a comprehensive study to examine the use of Inter-
net-based businesses and services by criminal actors in 
the sex industry, and to disseminate best practices for 
investigation and prosecution of trafficking and prostitution 
offenses involving the Internet; and 
(B) a comprehensive study to examine the application 
of State human trafficking statutes, including such statutes 
based on the model law developed by the Department of 
Justice, cases prosecuted thereunder, and the impact, if 
any, on enforcement of other State criminal statutes. 
(3) STUDIES PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED BY LAW.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate on the status of the studies 
required by paragraph (B)(i) and (ii) of section 201(a)(1) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 14044(a)(1)) and indicate the projected date when 
such studies will be completed. 
SEC. 238. PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VISAS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate a report on the operations of the specially-trained Violence 
Against Women Act Unit at the Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ice’s Vermont Service Center. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) Detailed information about the funds expended to sup-
port the work of the Violence Against Women Act Unit at 
the Vermont Service Center. 
(2) A description of training for adjudicators, victim witness 
liaison officers, managers, and others working in the Violence 
Against Women Act Unit, including general training and 
training on confidentiality issues. 
(3) Measures taken to ensure the retention of specially- 
trained staff within the Violence Against Women Act Unit. 
(4) Measures taken to ensure the creation and retention 
of a core of supervisory staff within the Violence Against 
Women Act Unit and the Vermont Service Center with responsi-
bility over resource allocation, policy, program development,
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training and other substantive or operational issues affecting 
the Unit, who have historical knowledge and experience with 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994, Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 confidentiality, and the specialized policies and procedures 
of the Department of Homeland Security and its predecessor 
agencies in such cases. 
(5) Measures taken to ensure routine consultation between 
the Violence Against Women Act Unit, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services Headquarters, and the Office of Policy 
and Strategy during the development of any Department of 
Homeland Security regulations or policies that impact Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 confidentiality-protected victims 
and their derivative family members. 
(6) Information on any circumstances in which victim-based 
immigration applications have been adjudicated by entities 
other than the Violence Against Women Act Unit at the 
Vermont Service Center, including reasons for such action and 
what steps, if any, were taken to ensure that such applications 
were handled by trained personnel and what steps were taken 
to comply with the confidentiality provisions of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994. 
(7) Information on the time in which it takes to adjudicate 
victim-based immigration applications, including the issuance 
of visas, work authorization and deferred action in a timely 
manner consistent with the safe and competent processing of 
such applications, and steps taken to improve in this area. 
SEC. 239. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR 
SERVICES. 
(a) INCREASE
IN FEE.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of State 
shall increase by $1 the fee or surcharge assessed under section 
140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) for proc-
essing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable 
combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant 
visas. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding section 140(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (Public Law 103–236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note), the additional 
amount collected pursuant the fee increase under subsection (a) 
shall be deposited in the Treasury. 
(c) DURATION OF INCREASE.—The fee increase authorized under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after 
the first date on which such increased fee is collected. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATIONS OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 301. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000. 
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 
as amended by section 213(a)(2), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 104, and’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,500,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for official reception and representa-
tion expenses $3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000 for 
additional personnel for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2011, and $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2006 and 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘To carry out the purposes of section 
107(a)(1)(F), there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of State $1,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 104’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
116(f) and 502B(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(f) and 2304(h))’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, including the preparation’’ and 
all that follows and inserting a period; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘2004, 2005, 
2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 109’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
134 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2152d)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011.’’;
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(7) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’; and 
(8) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2006 and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 302. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2005. 
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–164) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(b)(7), by striking ‘‘2006 and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
(2) in section 201(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$2,500,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2011’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2006 and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
(3) in section 202(d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’; 
(4) in section 203(g), by striking ‘‘2006 and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; and 
(5) in section 204(d), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The amendments made by sections 301 and 302 may not be 
construed to affect the availability of funds appropriated pursuant 
to the authorizations of appropriations under the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of Public Law 106–386; 
22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164) before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.—Sections 
103(1) and 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(1) and 7103(d)(7)) are each amended by 
striking ‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(b) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2005.—Section 102(b)(6) and subsections (c)(2)(B)(i) and (e)(2) 
of section 104 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164) are amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
TITLE IV—CHILD SOLDIERS 
PREVENTION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Child Soldiers Prevention Act 
of 2008’’.
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SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CHILD SOLDIER.—Consistent with the provisions of the 
Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, 
the term ‘‘child soldier’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) any person under 18 years of age who takes 
a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental 
armed forces; 
(ii) any person under 18 years of age who has 
been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed 
forces; 
(iii) any person under 15 years of age who has 
been voluntarily recruited into governmental armed 
forces; or 
(iv) any person under 18 years of age who has 
been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces 
distinct from the armed forces of a state; and 
(B) includes any person described in clauses (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) of subparagraph (A) who is serving in any capacity, 
including in a support role such as a cook, porter, mes-
senger, medic, guard, or sex slave. 
SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should condemn the 
conscription, forced recruitment, or use of children by govern-
ments, paramilitaries, or other organizations; 
(2) the United States Government should support and, 
to the extent practicable, lead efforts to establish and uphold 
international standards designed to end the abuse of human 
rights described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the United States Government should expand ongoing 
services to rehabilitate recovered child soldiers and to re-
integrate such children back into their respective communities 
by— 
(A) offering ongoing psychological services to help such 
children— 
(i) to recover from the trauma suffered during 
their forced military involvement; 
(ii) to relearn how to interact with others in non-
violent ways so that such children are no longer a 
danger to their respective communities; and 
(iii) by taking into consideration the needs of girl 
soldiers, who may be at risk of exclusion from disar-
mament, demobilization, and reintegration programs; 
(B) facilitating reconciliation with such communities 
through negotiations with traditional leaders and elders