Title: Human Trafficking Research Act of 2020
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Human Trafficking Research Act of 2020
This bill reauthorizes for FY2021-FY2024 biennial reports on incidents of domestic human trafficking, as well as incidents of domestic sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts.
Additionally, it requires the reports on incidents of domestic human trafficking to include the estimated number and demographic characteristics of victims in addition to perpetrators.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3319 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3319

   To reauthorize comprehensive research and statistical review and 
  analysis of trafficking in persons and commercial sex acts, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2020

Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Ernst) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize comprehensive research and statistical review and 
  analysis of trafficking in persons and commercial sex acts, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Research Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF 
              INCIDENTS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND COMMERCIAL SEX 
              ACTS.

    Section 201(a)(1)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701(a)(1)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) Contents.--The research and statistical 
                review and analysis under this paragraph shall consist 
                of two separate studies, utilizing the same statistical 
                data where appropriate, as follows:
                            ``(i) The first study shall address severe 
                        forms of trafficking in persons in the United 
                        States and shall include, but need not be 
                        limited to--
                                    ``(I) the estimated number and 
                                demographic characteristics of victims 
                                of severe forms of trafficking in 
                                persons;
                                    ``(II) the estimated number and 
                                demographic characteristics of 
                                perpetrators of severe forms of 
                                trafficking; and
                                    ``(III) the number of 
                                investigations, arrests, prosecutions, 
                                and incarcerations of persons engaged 
                                in acts of severe forms of trafficking 
                                in persons by States and their 
                                political subdivisions.
                            ``(ii) The second study shall address sex 
                        trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in 
                        the United States and shall include, but need 
                        not be limited to--
                                    ``(I) the estimated number and 
                                demographic characteristics of 
                                perpetrators of sex trafficking, 
                                including purchasers of commercial sex 
                                acts;
                                    ``(II) the estimated value in 
                                dollars of the commercial sex economy, 
                                including the estimated average annual 
                                personal income derived from acts of 
                                sex trafficking;
                                    ``(III) the number of 
                                investigations, arrests, prosecutions, 
                                and incarcerations of persons engaged 
                                in sex trafficking and unlawful 
                                commercial sex acts, including 
                                purchasers of commercial sex acts, by 
                                States and their political 
                                subdivisions; and
                                    ``(IV) a description of the 
                                differences in the enforcement of laws 
                                relating to unlawful commercial sex 
                                acts across the United States.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 201(c)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20701(c)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``2008 through 2011'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2021 through 2024''.
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