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[USC03] 22 USC 7107: Actions against governments failing to meet minimum standards
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22 USC 7107: Actions against governments failing to meet minimum standards Text contains those laws in effect on June 17, 2019
It is the policy of the United States not to provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance to any government that-
(G) a section entitled "Promising Practices in the Eradication of Trafficking in Persons" to highlight effective practices and use of innovation and technology in prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnerships, including by foreign governments, the private sector, and domestic civil society actors; and
(iii) Countries that have been listed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) pursuant to the current annual report, where-
The President may waive the application of clause (i) for up to 1 year if the President determines, and reports credible evidence to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, that such a waiver is justified because-
Not later than 30 days after notifying Congress of each country determined to have met the requirements under subclauses (I) through (III) of subparagraph (D)(ii), the Secretary of State shall-
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (D) and (E), a country may not be included on the special watch list described in subparagraph (A)(iii) for more than 1 consecutive year after the country-
(i) was included on the special watch list described in subparagraph (A)(iii) for-
In determinations under paragraph (1) or (2) as to whether the government of a country is making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the Secretary of State shall consider-
In addition to the considerations described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), in determinations under paragraph (1)(C) as to whether the government of a country is not making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the Secretary of State shall consider, as proof of failure to make significant efforts, a government policy or pattern of-
(D) 1 the extent to which the government of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary resources-
(E) the extent to which the government of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary resources-
Not later than 180 days after the release of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the Secretary of State, acting through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and the Assistant Secretary of the appropriate regional bureau, in consultation with appropriate officials from the government of each country described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and with the assistance of the United States Ambassador or Charge d'Affaires in each country, shall-
(i) prepare an action plan for each country upgraded from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist to further improve such country's tier ranking under this subsection; and
Each action plan prepared under this paragraph-
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed as modifying-
Not less than 45 days or more than 90 days after the submission, on or after January 1, 2003, of an annual report under subsection (b)(1), or an interim report under subsection (b)(2), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of one of the determinations listed in subsection (d) with respect to each foreign country whose government, according to such report-
The determinations referred to in subsection (c) are the following:
The President has determined that-
The President may exercise the authority under paragraph (4) with respect to-
In this subsection, the term "multilateral development bank" refers to any of the following institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency.
Together with any notification under subsection (c), the President shall provide a certification by the Secretary of State that, with respect to any assistance described in clause (ii), (iii), or (v) of section 7102(8)(A) of this title, or with respect to any assistance described in section 7102(8)(B) of this title, no assistance 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.
After the President has made a determination described in subsection (d)(1) with respect to the government of a country, the President may at any time make a determination described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (d) to waive, in whole or in part, the measures imposed against the country by the previous determination under subsection (d)(1).
( Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, §110, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1482 ; Pub. L. 108–193, §6(e), (h), (i), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2882 , 2884; Pub. L. 109–164, title I, §104(e)(1), Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3565 ; Pub. L. 110–457, title I, §§107(a), (b), 108(b), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5049 , 5051; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, §§1205, 1212(b)(2)(A)(i), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 139 , 143; Pub. L. 115–425, title II, §203, Jan. 8, 2019, 132 Stat. 5482 ; Pub. L. 115–427, §6, Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5505 .)
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(4), was in the original "this division", meaning division A of Pub. L. 106–386, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1466 , known as the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.
2019-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(1)(A), substituted "The report shall, to the extent concurrent reporting data is available, cover efforts and activities taking place during the period between April 1 of the year preceding the report and March 31 of the year in which the report is made, and should" for "The report should".
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(1)(B), inserted "based only on concrete actions taken by the country that are recorded during the reporting period" after "such standards".
Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(1)(C), inserted "based only on concrete actions taken by the country (excluding any commitments by the country to take additional future steps during the next year) that are recorded during the reporting period" after "compliance".
Subsec. (b)(1)(H). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(1)(D)–(F), added subpar. (H).
Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iii)(I). Pub. L. 115–425, §203(1)(A), substituted "estimated" for "absolute" and inserted "and the country is not taking proportional concrete actions" before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iii)(III). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(2)(A)(iii), struck out subcl. (III), which read as follows: "the determination that a country is making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with minimum standards was based on commitments by the country to take additional future steps over the next year."
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(2)(B), substituted "April 1 of the previous year" for "the last annual report".
Subsec. (b)(2)(D)(ii). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(2)(C), substituted "1 year" for "2 years".
Subsec. (b)(2)(E). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(2)(D), substituted "Congressional" for "Public" in heading and "shall-" and cls. (i) and (ii) for "shall provide a detailed description of the credible evidence supporting such determination on a publicly available website maintained by the Department of State.".
Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 115–425, §203(1)(B), added subpar. (F).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–425, §203(2), designated introductory provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, of subpar. (A), realigned margins, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(3)(B), which directed striking the semicolon at end and inserting a period, could not be executed because there is no subpar. (C). See amendment of subsec. (b)(3) by Pub. L. 115–425, §203(2) above.
Subsec. (b)(3)(D) to (F). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(3)(A), (C), added subpars. (D) to (F).
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–427, §6(4), added par. (4).
2013-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–4, §1205(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "describing the anti-trafficking efforts of the United States and foreign governments according to the minimum standards and criteria enumerated in section 7106 of this title, and the nature and scope of trafficking in persons in each country and analysis of the trend lines for individual governmental efforts. The report should include-" for "with respect to the status of severe forms of trafficking in persons that shall include-".
Subsec. (b)(1)(G). Pub. L. 113–4, §1205(1)(B)–(D), added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 113–4, §1205(2)–(4), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, added subpar. (E) in par. (2), and struck out former par. (2) which related to interim reports.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–4, §1212(b)(2)(A)(i), substituted "section 7102(8)(A)" for "section 7102(7)(A) and "section 7102(8)(B)" for "section 7102(7)(B)".
2008-Subsec. (b)(1)(E), (F). Pub. L. 110–457, §108(b), added subpars. (E) and (F).
Subsec. (d)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 110–457, §107(b), inserted "such assistance to the government of the country for the subsequent fiscal year and will not provide" after "the United States will not provide".
2006-Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 109–164 added subpar. (D).
2003-Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 108–193, §6(e), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 108–193, §6(h)(1), inserted "or funding for participation in educational and cultural exchange programs" after "nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance".
Subsec. (d)(5)(A)(i). Pub. L. 108–193, §6(h)(2), inserted "or funding for participation in educational and cultural exchange programs" after "foreign assistance".
Communication With Governments of Countries Designated as Tier 2 Watch List Countries on the Trafficking in Persons Report
Pub. L. 115–427, §7(a), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5507 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-Not less than annually, the Secretary of State shall provide, to the foreign minister of each country that has been downgraded to a 'Tier 2 Watch List' country pursuant to the Trafficking in Persons report submitted under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b))-
"(1) a copy of the annual Trafficking in Persons report; and
"(2) information pertinent to that country's downgrade, including-
"(A) confirmation of the country's designation to the Tier 2 Watch List;
"(B) the implications associated with such designation and the consequences for the country of a downgrade to Tier 3;
"(C) the factors that contributed to the downgrade; and
"(D) the steps that the country must take to be considered for an upgrade in status of designation."
Child Protection Strategies in Watch List Countries
Pub. L. 115–425, title II, §204(b), Jan. 8, 2019, 132 Stat. 5484 , provided that:
"(1) In general.-The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall incorporate into the relevant country development cooperation strategy for each country on the list described in paragraph (1)(C) of section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) or the special watch list described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) of such section, strategies for the protection of children and the reduction of the risk of trafficking.
"(2) Components.-The child protection and trafficking reduction strategies required under paragraph (1) shall-
"(A) address the root causes of insecurity that leave children and youth vulnerable to trafficking; and
"(B) include common metrics and indicators to monitor progress across Federal agencies to prevent, address, and end violence against children and youth globally in post-conflict and post-disaster areas."
Pub. L. 110–457, title I, §107(c), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5050 , provided that: "The Secretary of State shall-
"(1) timely translate the annual report submitted under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) into the principal languages of as many countries as possible, with particular emphasis on the languages of the countries on the lists described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 110(b)(1) of such Act; and
"(2) ensure that the translations described in paragraph (1) are made available to the public through postings on the Internet website of the Department of State and other appropriate websites."
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2019–05, Nov. 29, 2018, 83 F.R. 65281, provided:Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act with respect to PNG-with the exception of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), FMS not related to FMF, and Excess Defense Articles (EDA)-would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a partial waiver with respect to Eritrea to allow funding for educational and cultural exchange programs described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, and a partial waiver to allow assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act with respect to Eritrea-with the exception of FMF, FMS, IMET, EDA, and PKO-would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2017–15, Sept. 30, 2017, 82 F.R. 50047.
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2016–12, Sept. 27, 2016, 81 F.R. 70311.
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2016–01, Oct. 5, 2015, 80 F.R. 62435.
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2014–16, Sept. 18, 2014, 79 F.R. 57699.
Determination of President of the United States, No. 2013–16, Sept. 17, 2013, 78 F.R. 58861.
Memorandum of President of the United States, Oct. 5, 2015, 80 F.R. 65605, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 110(d)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (the "Act") (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(4)) to waive the application of the prohibition in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to Yemen during Fiscal Year 2016, as applicable, and to make the determinations necessary for such waiver. I hereby also delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 110(c) of the Act to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and the justification for granting such waiver.
Prior provisions delegating authority under section 110(d)(4) and (c) or (f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 were contained in the following:
Memorandum of President of the United States, July 29, 2013, 78 F.R. 48027.-Syria, fiscal year 2013.
Memorandum of President of the United States, Feb. 3, 2012, 77 F.R. 11375.-Burma, fiscal year 2012.
1 So in original. No subpar. (C) has been enacted.