Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
PL 114-22 (S.178), enacted 05/29/2015

129 STAT. 227 
PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015 
Public Law 114–22 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 101. Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund. 
Sec. 102. Clarifying the benefits and protections offered to domestic victims of 
human trafficking. 
Sec. 103. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program. 
Sec. 104. Direct services for victims of child pornography. 
Sec. 105. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking victims. 
Sec. 106. Streamlining human trafficking investigations. 
Sec. 107. Enhancing human trafficking reporting. 
Sec. 108. Reducing demand for sex trafficking. 
Sec. 109. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 110. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders who exploit 
children. 
Sec. 111. Targeting child predators. 
Sec. 112. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals. 
Sec. 113. Crime victims’ rights. 
Sec. 114. Combat Human Trafficking Act. 
Sec. 115. Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act. 
Sec. 116. Bringing Missing Children Home Act. 
Sec. 117. Grant accountability. 
Sec. 118. SAVE Act. 
Sec. 119. Education and outreach to trafficking survivors. 
Sec. 120. Expanded statute of limitations for civil actions by child trafficking sur-
vivors. 
Sec. 121. GAO study and report. 
TITLE II—COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
Subtitle A—Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth 
Trafficking 
Sec. 201. Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. 
Subtitle B—Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking 
Sec. 211. Response to victims of child sex trafficking. 
Subtitle C—Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
Sec. 221. Victim of trafficking defined. 
Sec. 222. Interagency task force report on child trafficking primary prevention. 
Sec. 223. GAO Report on intervention. 
Sec. 224. Provision of housing permitted to protect and assist in the recovery of vic-
tims of trafficking. 
18 USC 1 note. 
Justice for 
Victims of 
Trafficking Act 
of 2015. 
May 29, 2015 
[S. 178] 
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Subtitle D—Expanded Training 
Sec. 231. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons. 
TITLE III—HERO ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. HERO Act. 
Sec. 303. Transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes. 
TITLE IV—RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Findings. 
Sec. 404. Increased funding for formula grants authorized. 
Sec. 405. Application. 
Sec. 406. Grant increase. 
Sec. 407. Period of increase. 
Sec. 408. Allocation of increased formula grant funds. 
Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—MILITARY SEX OFFENDER REPORTING 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facilities 
or upon conviction. 
TITLE VI—STOPPING EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 601. Safe Harbor Incentives. 
Sec. 602. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain trafficking offenses. 
Sec. 603. National human trafficking hotline. 
Sec. 604. Job corps eligibility. 
Sec. 605. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals Service. 
Sec. 606. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking. 
TITLE VII—TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Development of best practices. 
Sec. 703. Definitions. 
Sec. 704. No additional authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VIII—BETTER RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. CAPTA amendments. 
TITLE IX—ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 901. Definitions. 
Sec. 902. Training for Department personnel to identify human trafficking. 
Sec. 903. Certification and report to Congress. 
Sec. 904. Assistance to non-Federal entities. 
Sec. 905. Expanded use of Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund. 
TITLE X—HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT 
ACT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Protections for human trafficking survivors. 
TITLE I—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF 
TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 101. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3014. Additional special assessment 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2019, in addition to the assessment imposed under-
Time period. 
18 USC 3014. 
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section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of $5,000 on any 
non-indigent person or entity convicted of an offense under— 
‘‘(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and trafficking 
in persons); 
‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse); 
‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and other 
abuse of children); 
‘‘(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal sexual 
activity and related crimes); or 
‘‘(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human smuggling), unless the per-
son induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual 
who at the time of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent, 
son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the United 
States in violation of law. 
‘‘(b) SATISFACTION OF OTHER COURT-ORDERED OBLIGATIONS.— 
An assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until 
the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding 
court-ordered fines, orders of restitution, and any other obligation 
related to victim-compensation arising from the criminal convictions 
on which the special assessment is based. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
DOMESTIC
TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS’ 
FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States 
a fund, to be known as the ‘Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund’ 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Fund’), to be administered by 
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(d) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with section 3302(b) 
of title 31, there shall be transferred to the Fund from the General 
Fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the amount of the 
assessments collected under this section, which shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts in the Fund, in addition 
to any other amounts available, and without further appropria-
tion, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal years 
2016 through 2019, use amounts available in the Fund to 
award grants or enhance victims’ programming under— 
‘‘(A) section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c); 
‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105); 
and 
‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection (h)(2), 
none of the amounts in the Fund may be used to provide 
health care or medical items or services. 
‘‘(f) COLLECTION METHOD.—The amount assessed under sub-
section (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected in the manner 
that fines are collected in criminal cases. 
‘‘(g) DURATION OF OBLIGATION.—Subject to section 3613(b), the 
obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the date 
of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 
shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full. 
‘‘(h) HEALTH OR MEDICAL SERVICES.— 
Coordination. 
Grants. 
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‘‘(1) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 10503(b)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(E)), as amended 
by section 221 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2015, there shall be transferred to the Fund an 
amount equal to the amount transferred under subsection (d) 
for each fiscal year, except that the amount transferred under 
this paragraph shall not be less than $5,000,000 or more than 
$30,000,000 in each such fiscal year, and such amounts shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall use 
amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph (1) to award 
grants that may be used for the provision of health care or 
medical items or services to victims of trafficking under— 
‘‘(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14044a, 14044b, and 14044c); 
‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105); 
and 
‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)). 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—Of the amounts in the Fund used under 
paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are 
available in the Fund during the relevant fiscal year, shall 
be used for grants to provide services for child pornography 
victims under section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
OF
PROVISION.—The application of the 
provisions of section 221(c) of the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act of 2015 shall continue to apply to the 
amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3013 the following: 
‘‘3014. Additional special assessment.’’. 
SEC. 102. CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS OFFERED 
TO DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subpara-
graphs (G) and (H), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) NO REQUIREMENT OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION FOR 
UNITED
STATES
CITIZENS
AND
LAWFUL
PERMANENT
RESI-
DENTS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to 
require United States citizens or lawful permanent resi-
dents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking to 
obtain an official certification from the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services in order to access any of the special-
ized services described in this subsection or any other 
Federal benefits and protections to which they are other-
wise entitled.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’. 
18 USC 
prec. 3001. 
Children and 
youth. 
Pornography. 
Coordination. 
Grants. 
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129 STAT. 231 
PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015 
SEC. 103. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETER-
RENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETER-
RENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may award 
block grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or expand 
domestic child human trafficking deterrence programs that assist 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified 
victims’ services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore 
the lives of victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses 
involving child human trafficking. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the establishment or enhancement of specialized 
training programs for law enforcement officers, first responders, 
health care officials, child welfare officials, juvenile justice per-
sonnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel to— 
‘‘(A) identify victims and acts of child human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(B) address the unique needs of child victims of human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human traf-
ficking, including the soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing 
of commercial sex acts from children, as well as training 
to build cases against complex criminal networks involved 
in child human trafficking; and 
‘‘(E) utilize, implement, and provide education on safe 
harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the 
criminalization and prosecution of child sex trafficking vic-
tims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at 
the investigation and prosecution of child human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti- 
trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to investigate 
child human trafficking offenses and to rescue victims, 
including— 
‘‘(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, for law 
enforcement officers, including patrol officers, detectives, 
and investigators, except that the percentage of the salary 
of the law enforcement officer paid for by funds from a 
grant awarded under this section shall not be more than 
the percentage of the officer’s time on duty that is dedicated 
to working on cases involving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) investigation expenses for cases involving child 
human trafficking, including— 
‘‘(i) wire taps; 
‘‘(ii) consultants with expertise specific to cases 
involving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(iii) travel; and 
‘‘(iv) other technical assistance expenditures; 
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‘‘(C) 
dedicated 
anti-trafficking 
prosecution 
units, 
including the funding of salaries for State and local 
prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial expenses 
for prosecution of child human trafficking offenders, except 
that the percentage of the total salary of a State or local 
prosecutor that is paid using an award under this section 
shall be not more than the percentage of the total number 
of hours worked by the prosecutor that is spent working 
on cases involving child human trafficking; 
‘‘(D) the establishment of child human trafficking 
victim witness safety, assistance, and relocation programs 
that encourage cooperation with law enforcement investiga-
tions of crimes of child human trafficking by leveraging 
existing resources and delivering child human trafficking 
victims’ services through coordination with— 
‘‘(i) child advocacy centers; 
‘‘(ii) social service agencies; 
‘‘(iii) State governmental health service agencies; 
‘‘(iv) housing agencies; 
‘‘(v) legal services agencies; and 
‘‘(vi) nongovernmental organizations and shelter 
service providers with substantial experience in deliv-
ering wrap-around services to victims of child human 
trafficking; and 
‘‘(E) the establishment or enhancement of other nec-
essary victim assistance programs or personnel, such as 
victim or child advocates, child-protective services, child 
forensic interviews, or other necessary service providers; 
‘‘(3) activities of law enforcement agencies to find homeless 
and runaway youth, including salaries and associated expenses 
for retired Federal law enforcement officers assisting the law 
enforcement agencies in finding homeless and runaway youth; 
and 
‘‘(4) the establishment or enhancement of problem solving 
court programs for trafficking victims that include— 
‘‘(A) mandatory and regular training requirements for 
judicial officials involved in the administration or operation 
of the court program described under this paragraph; 
‘‘(B) continuing judicial supervision of victims of child 
human trafficking, including case worker or child welfare 
supervision in collaboration with judicial officers, who have 
been identified by a law enforcement or judicial officer 
as a potential victim of child human trafficking, regardless 
of whether the victim has been charged with a crime related 
to human trafficking; 
‘‘(C) the development of a specialized and individual-
ized, court-ordered treatment program for identified victims 
of child human trafficking, including— 
‘‘(i) State-administered outpatient treatment; 
‘‘(ii) life skills training; 
‘‘(iii) housing placement; 
‘‘(iv) vocational training; 
‘‘(v) education; 
‘‘(vi) family support services; and 
‘‘(vii) job placement; 
‘‘(D) centralized case management involving the 
consolidation of all of each child human trafficking victim’s 
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cases and offenses, and the coordination of all trafficking 
victim treatment programs and social services; 
‘‘(E) regular and mandatory court appearances by the 
victim during the duration of the treatment program for 
purposes of ensuring compliance and effectiveness; 
‘‘(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant non-violent 
criminal charges against the victim, where such victim 
successfully complies with the terms of the court-ordered 
treatment program; and 
‘‘(G) collaborative efforts with child advocacy centers, 
child welfare agencies, shelters, and nongovernmental 
organizations with substantial experience in delivering 
wrap-around services to victims of child human trafficking 
to provide services to victims and encourage cooperation 
with law enforcement. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General for a grant under this 
section in such form and manner as the Attorney General 
may require. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—An application submitted 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the activities for which assistance under 
this section is sought; 
‘‘(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds 
awarded under the grant; 
‘‘(C) provide such additional information and assur-
ances as the Attorney General determines to be necessary 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section; 
and 
‘‘(D) disclose— 
‘‘(i) any other grant funding from the Department 
of Justice or from any other Federal department or 
agency for purposes similar to those described in sub-
section (b) for which the eligible entity has applied, 
and which application is pending on the date of the 
submission of an application under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any other such grant funding that the eligible 
entity has received during the 5-year period ending 
on the date of the submission of an application under 
this section. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In reviewing applications submitted in 
accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General 
shall give preference to grant applications if— 
‘‘(A) the application includes a plan to use awarded 
funds to engage in all activities described under paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of subsection (b); or 
‘‘(B) the application includes a plan by the State or 
unit of local government to continue funding of all activities 
funded by the award after the expiration of the award. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SOLICITING DATA ON CHILD HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING.—No eligible entity shall be disadvantaged in 
being awarded a grant under subsection (a) on the grounds 
that the eligible entity has only recently begun soliciting data 
on child human trafficking. 
‘‘(d) DURATION AND RENEWAL OF AWARD.— 
Time period. 
Plans. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section shall expire 
3 years after the date of award of the grant. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section shall be renew-
able not more than 2 times and for a period of not greater 
than 2 years. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental organiza-
tion, including an academic or nonprofit organization, that has 
experience with issues related to child human trafficking and 
evaluation of grant programs to conduct periodic evaluations 
of grants made under this section to determine the impact 
and effectiveness of programs funded with grants awarded 
under this section; 
‘‘(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of 
Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to 
determine the methodological and statistical validity of the 
evaluations; and 
‘‘(3) submit the results of any evaluation conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(f) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—An eligible entity awarded funds 
under this section that is found to have used grant funds for 
any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost shall 
not be eligible for any grant funds awarded under the block grant 
for 2 fiscal years following the year in which the unauthorized 
expenditure or unallowable cost is reported. 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—An eligible entity shall not 
be eligible to receive a grant under this section if within the 5 
fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under 
this section, the grantee has been found to have violated the terms 
or conditions of a Government grant program by utilizing grant 
funds for unauthorized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.—The cost of administering the grants 
authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent of the total 
amount expended to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a pro-
gram funded by a grant awarded under this section shall be— 
‘‘(1) 70 percent in the first year; 
‘‘(2) 60 percent in the second year; and 
‘‘(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent 
years. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING; FULLY OFFSET.—For purposes 
of carrying out this section, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized 
to award not more than $7,000,000 of the funds available in the 
Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, established under section 3014 
of title 18, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person under the age of 
18; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘child advocacy center’ means a center created 
under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.); 
Consultation. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
Contracts. 
Time period. 
Expiration date. 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘child human trafficking’ means 1 or more 
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102)) involving a victim who is a child; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or unit of 
local government that— 
‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity involving child 
human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, 
State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement 
agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in 
addressing child human trafficking; 
‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan 
to combat child human trafficking, including— 
‘‘(i) the establishment of a shelter for victims of 
child human trafficking, through existing or new facili-
ties; 
‘‘(ii) the provision of trauma-informed, gender- 
responsive rehabilitative care to victims of child human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized training for law 
enforcement officers and social service providers for 
all forms of human trafficking, with a focus on domestic 
child human trafficking; 
‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of 
offenses involving child human trafficking, including 
soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing human acts with 
children; 
‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agreements with 
organizations providing outreach or other related serv-
ices to runaway and homeless youth; 
‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to 
screen all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether 
adult or child, for victimization by sex trafficking and 
by other crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic 
violence; and 
‘‘(vii) cooperation or referral agreements with State 
child welfare agencies and child advocacy centers; and 
‘‘(D) provides an assurance that, under the plan under 
subparagraph (C), a victim of child human trafficking shall 
not be required to collaborate with law enforcement officers 
to have access to any shelter or services provided with 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(l) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY; SPECIALIZED VICTIMS’ SERVICE 
REQUIREMENT.—No grant funds under this section may be awarded 
or transferred to any entity unless such entity has demonstrated 
substantial experience providing services to victims of human traf-
ficking or related populations (such as runaway and homeless 
youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of human 
trafficking victims.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in section 1(b) 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
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129 STAT. 236 
PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015 
(22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 203 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 104. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. 
The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by inserting 
‘‘, including human trafficking and the production of child 
pornography’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.— 
The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with 
the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, may make grants 
to develop and implement specialized programs to identify and 
provide direct services to victims of child pornography.’’. 
SEC. 105. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR TRAF-
FICKING VICTIMS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.—Section 1594 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘that was used or’’ and inserting 
‘‘that was involved in, used, or’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to 
such property’’ after ‘‘such violation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or any property 
traceable to such property’’ after ‘‘such violation’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘used or’’ and inserting ‘‘involved in, 
used, or’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to such 
property’’ after ‘‘any violation of this chapter’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF FORFEITED ASSETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Attorney General shall transfer assets forfeited pursu-
ant to this section, or the proceeds derived from the sale thereof, 
to satisfy victim restitution orders arising from violations of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Transfers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
have priority over any other claims to the assets or their 
proceeds. 
‘‘(3) USE OF NONFORFEITED ASSETS.—Transfers pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall not reduce or otherwise mitigate the 
obligation of a person convicted of a violation of this chapter 
to satisfy the full amount of a restitution order through the 
use of non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney General 
for the value of assets or proceeds transferred under this sub-
section through the use of nonforfeited assets.’’. 
Coordination. 
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(b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.—Section 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘chapter 77 of title 
18,’’ after ‘‘criminal drug laws of the United States or of’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 9703 (as added by section 
638(b)(1) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102– 
393; 106 Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and 
(B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (I)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘Payment’’; and 
(bb) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; and 
(II) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘payment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Payment’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) in clause (iii)— 
(AA) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of’’; and 
(BB) in subclause (III), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(bb) in clause (iv), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(cc) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement with respect to a violation of chapter 
77 of title 18 (relating to human trafficking);’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (G), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(III) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CROSS REFERENCES.— 
(i) TITLE
28.—Section 524(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(I) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘section 
9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
9705(g)(4)(A)’’; 
(II) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘section 
9703(p)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘section 
9703’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705’’. 
(ii) TITLE
31.—Title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(I) in section 312(d), by striking ‘‘section 9703’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 9705’’; and 
(II) in section 5340(1), by striking ‘‘section 
9703(p)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’. 
(iii) TITLE 39.—Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 9703(p)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’. 
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(B) TABLE
OF
SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value. 
‘‘9702. Investment of trust funds. 
‘‘9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility. 
‘‘9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility. 
‘‘9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.’’. 
SEC. 106. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a comma after 
‘‘weapons)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (c)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘section 1581 (peonage), section 
1584 (involuntary servitude), section 1589 (forced 
labor), section 1590 (trafficking with respect to peon-
age, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor),’’ 
before ‘‘section 1591’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘section 1592 (unlawful conduct 
with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, 
peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced 
labor),’’ before ‘‘section 1751’’; 
(iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘virus)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘,, section’’ and inserting a comma; 
(v) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘misuse of passports),’’; 
and 
(vi) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘section 555’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ‘‘pipeline,)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pipeline),’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ‘‘documents, sec-
tion 1028A (relating to aggravated identity theft))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘documents), section 1028A (relating to aggra-
vated identity theft)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human trafficking, child 
sexual exploitation, child pornography production,’’ after ‘‘kid-
napping’’. 
SEC. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING. 
Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PART
1 VIOLENT
CRIMES
TO
INCLUDE
HUMAN
TRAF-
FICKING.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘part 1 violent 
crimes’ shall include severe forms of trafficking in persons (as 
defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).’’. 
SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or maintains’’ and 
inserting ‘‘maintains, patronizes, or solicits’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or obtained’’ and 
inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or solicited’’; and 
31 USC 
prec. 9701. 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or obtained’’ and 
inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or solicited’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or maintained’’ and inserting ‘‘, main-
tained, patronized, or solicited’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘knew that the person’’ and inserting 
‘‘knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, that the person’’. 
(b) DEFINITION AMENDED.—Section 103(10) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or obtaining’’ and inserting ‘‘obtaining, patronizing, 
or soliciting’’. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the amendments made by this 
section is to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking. 
SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, defines 
a sex trafficker as a person who ‘‘knowingly. . .recruits, entices, 
harbors, transports, provides, obtains, or maintains by any 
means a person. . .knowing, or in reckless disregard of the 
fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion. . .or 
any combination of such means will be used to cause the 
person to engage in a commercial sex act, or that the person 
has not attained the age of 18 years and will be caused to 
engage in a commercial sex act’’; 
(2) while use of the word ‘‘obtains’’ in section 1591, United 
States Code, has been interpreted, prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act, to encompass those who purchase illicit sexual 
acts from trafficking victims, some confusion persists; 
(3) in United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir. 
2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 
ruled that section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, applied 
to persons who purchase illicit sexual acts with trafficking 
victims after the United States District Court for the District 
of South Dakota erroneously granted motions to acquit these 
buyers in two separate cases; and 
(4) section 108 of this title amends section 1591 of title 
18, United States Code, to add the words ‘‘solicits or patronizes’’ 
to the sex trafficking statute making absolutely clear for judges, 
juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials that criminals 
who purchase sexual acts from human trafficking victims may 
be arrested, prosecuted, and convicted as sex trafficking 
offenders when this is merited by the facts of a particular 
case. 
SEC. 110. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS TO TAR-
GET OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that— 
(1) all task forces and working groups within the Innocence 
Lost National Initiative engage in activities, programs, or oper-
ations to increase the investigative capabilities of State and 
local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation, 
and prosecution of persons who patronize, or solicit children 
for sex; and 
(2) all components and task forces with jurisdiction to 
detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of child labor trafficking 
engage in activities, programs, or operations to increase the 
Deadline. 
42 USC 14044g 
note. 
18 USC 1591 
note. 
18 USC 1591 
note. 
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capacity of such components to deter and punish child labor 
trafficking. 
SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS. 
(a) CLARIFYING THAT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCERS ARE 
HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.—Section 2423(f) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘means (1) a’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘means— 
‘‘(1) a’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘United States; or (2) any’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘United States; 
‘‘(2) any’’; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(3) production of child pornography (as defined in section 
2256(8)).’’. 
(b) HOLDING SEX TRAFFICKERS ACCOUNTABLE.—Section 2423(g) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a preponder-
ance of the evidence’’ and inserting ‘‘clear and convincing evidence’’. 
SEC. 112. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT CRIMI-
NALS. 
Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘77,’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any 
plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement. 
‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights under this 
section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Vic-
tims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) 
and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims’ 
Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval of the court, have 
stipulated to a different time period for consideration’’ before 
the period; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘this chapter: 
‘‘(1) COURT
OF
APPEALS.—The term ‘court of appeals’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for the judicial 
district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or 
‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals. 
‘‘(2) CRIME VICTIM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) MINORS
AND
CERTAIN
OTHER
VICTIMS.—In the 
case’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
Definition. 
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‘‘(3) DISTRICT
COURT; COURT.—The terms ‘district court’ 
and ‘court’ include the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.’’. 
(b) CRIME VICTIMS FUND.—Section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘3771’’. 
(c) APPELLATE REVIEW OF PETITIONS RELATING TO CRIME VIC-
TIMS’ RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, 
is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following: 
‘‘In deciding such application, the court of appeals shall apply 
ordinary standards of appellate review.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
shall apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus 
filed under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Combat 
Human Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL SEX ACT; SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING 
IN PERSONS; STATE; TASK FORCE.—The terms ‘‘commercial sex 
act’’, ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘Task 
Force’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 103 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(2) COVERED
OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘covered offender’’ 
means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a 
commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms 
of trafficking in persons. 
(3) COVERED OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘covered offense’’ means 
the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commer-
cial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons. 
(4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral law enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 115 of title 18, United States Code. 
(5) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term ‘‘local 
law enforcement officer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee 
of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local 
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
criminal law. 
(6) STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term ‘‘State 
law enforcement officer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee 
of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency 
to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investiga-
tion, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TRAINING AND POLICY FOR LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES.— 
(1) TRAINING.— 
(A) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program 
operated by the Department of Justice, including each anti- 
human trafficking training program for Federal, State, or 
Combat Human 
Trafficking Act 
of 2015. 
42 USC 14044g. 
18 USC 3771 
note. 
Applicability. 
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local law enforcement officers, includes technical training 
on— 
(i) effective methods for investigating and pros-
ecuting covered offenders; and 
(ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental 
health services by health care providers to persons 
subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons. 
(B) FEDERAL
PROSECUTORS.—The Attorney General 
shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program 
operated by the Department of Justice for United States 
attorneys or other Federal prosecutors includes training 
on seeking restitution for offenses under chapter 77 of 
title 18, United States Code, to ensure that each United 
States attorney or other Federal prosecutor, upon obtaining 
a conviction for such an offense, requests a specific amount 
of restitution for each victim of the offense without regard 
to whether the victim requests restitution. 
(C) JUDGES.—The Federal Judicial Center shall provide 
training to judges relating to the application of section 
1593 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
ordering restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 
77 of such title. 
(2) POLICY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 
The Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforce-
ment officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations 
involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of cov-
ered offenders. 
(d) MINIMUM PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR CONSPIRACY 
TO COMMIT COMMERCIAL CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.—Section 3583(k) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘1594(c),’’ 
after ‘‘1591,’’. 
(e) BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT ON STATE ENFORCE-
MENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROHIBITIONS.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics shall— 
(1) prepare an annual report on— 
(A) the rates of— 
(i) arrest of individuals by State law enforcement 
officers for a covered offense; 
(ii) prosecution (including specific charges) of 
individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; 
and 
(iii) conviction of individuals in State court systems 
for a covered offense; and 
(B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in State 
court systems for a covered offense; and 
(2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph 
(1) to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
(C) the Task Force; 
(D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established 
under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and 
(E) the Attorney General. 
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SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Survivors 
of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the United States 
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Council’’), which shall provide advice and recommendations 
to the Senior Policy Operating Group established under section 
105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(g)) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Group’’) and the Presi-
dent’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
established under section 105(a) of such Act (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be composed of not 
less than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors 
of human trafficking. 
(2) REPRESENTATION OF SURVIVORS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, members of the Council shall be survivors of trafficking, 
who shall accurately reflect the diverse backgrounds of sur-
vivors of trafficking, including— 
(A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor 
trafficking; and 
(B) survivors who are United States citizens and sur-
vivors who are aliens lawfully present in the United States. 
(3) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the mem-
bers of the Council. 
(4) TERM; REAPPOINTMENT.—Each member of the Council 
shall serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed 
by the President to serve 1 additional 2-year term. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 
(1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group; 
(2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the 
Group, not less frequently than annually to review Federal 
Government policy and programs intended to combat human 
trafficking, including programs relating to the provision of serv-
ices for victims and serve as a point of contact for Federal 
agencies reaching out to human trafficking survivors for input 
on programming and policies relating to human trafficking 
in the United States; 
(3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure 
that policy and programming efforts of the Federal Government 
conform, to the extent practicable, to the best practices in 
the field of human trafficking prevention; and 
(4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually, 
and not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task 
Force, to formally present the findings and recommendations 
of the Council. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and each year thereafter until the date described in 
subsection (h), the Council shall submit a report that contains 
the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to sub-
section (d)(2) to— 
(1) the chair of the Task Force; 
(2) the members of the Group; 
Deadline. 
President. 
Survivors of 
Human 
Trafficking 
Empowerment 
Act. 
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(3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, 
Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 
Judiciary of the Senate. 
(f) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—Members of the Council— 
(1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal Govern-
ment for any purpose; and 
(2) shall not receive compensation other than reimburse-
ment of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance 
with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(g) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Council shall not be 
subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(h) SUNSET.—The Council shall terminate on September 30, 
2020. 
SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing 
Missing Children Home Act’’. 
(b) CRIME CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 3702 of the 
Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: 
‘‘(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and a photograph taken during 
the previous 180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D); 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children of each report received relating to a 
child reported missing from a foster care family home or 
childcare institution;’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘State and local child welfare sys-
tems and’’ before ‘‘the National Center for Missing 
and Exploited Children’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) grant permission to the National Crime Informa-
tion Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update 
the missing person record in the National Crime Informa-
tion Center computer networks with additional information 
Notification. 
42 USC 5601 
note. 
Bringing Missing 
Children Home 
Act. 
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learned during the investigation relating to the missing 
person.’’. 
SEC. 117. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered grant’’ 
means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under section 
203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as amended by section 103. 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All covered grants shall be subject to 
the following accountability provisions: 
(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first fiscal year 
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients 
of a covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine 
the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each 
year. 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘unre-
solved audit finding’’ means a finding in the final audit 
report of the Inspector General that the audited grantee 
has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure 
or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved 
within 12 months from the date when the final audit report 
is issued. 
(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient of a covered 
grant that is found to have an unresolved audit finding 
shall not be eligible to receive a covered grant during 
the following 2 fiscal years. 
(D) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
covered 
grants 
the 
Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities 
that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 
3 fiscal years prior to submitting an application for a 
covered grant. 
(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is awarded a cov-
ered grant during the 2-fiscal-year period in which the 
entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph 
(C), the Attorney General shall— 
(i) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds 
that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the 
General Fund of the Treasury; and 
(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to 
the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously 
awarded grant funds. 
(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this paragraph and 
covered grants, the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means 
an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General may not 
award a covered grant to a nonprofit organization that 
holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of 
avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Determination. 
Effective date. 
Time periods. 
42 USC 
14044b–1. 
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(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organization that is 
awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures pre-
scribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption 
of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, direc-
tors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the 
Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the 
process for determining such compensation, including the 
independent persons involved in reviewing and approving 
such compensation, the comparability data used, and 
contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and 
decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make 
the information disclosed under this subsection available 
for public inspection. 
(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts transferred to the 
Department of Justice under this title, or the amendments 
made by this title, may be used by the Attorney General, 
or by any individual or organization awarded discretionary 
funds through a cooperative agreement under this title, 
or the amendments made by this title, to host or support 
any expenditure for conferences that uses more than 
$20,000 in Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney 
General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, 
or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General may 
designate, provides prior written authorization that the 
funds may be expended to host a conference. 
(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written approval under 
subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all 
costs associated with the conference, including the cost 
of all food and beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria 
for speakers, and any entertainment. 
(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney General shall 
submit an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives on all approved conference 
expenditures referenced in this paragraph. 
(D) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the first 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
title, the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, an annual certification that— 
(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
General under paragraph (1) have been completed and 
reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral or Director; 
(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under para-
graph (1)(C) have been issued; 
(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph 
(1)(E) have been made; and 
(iv) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded 
under paragraph (1) from the previous year. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts awarded under this title, 
or any amendments made by this title, may not be utilized 
by any grant recipient to— 
Effective date. 
Cost estimate. 
Public 
information. 
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(i) lobby any representative of the Department of 
Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or 
(ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, State, 
local, or tribal government regarding the award of 
grant funding. 
(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General determines that 
any recipient of a covered grant has violated subparagraph 
(A), the Attorney General shall— 
(i) require the grant recipient to repay the grant 
in full; and 
(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from receiving 
another covered grant for not less than 5 years. 
SEC. 118. SAVE ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Adver-
tising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act of 
2015’’. 
(b) ADVERTISING THAT OFFERS CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ACTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1591(a)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting ‘‘advertises,’’ after ‘‘obtains,’’. 
(2) MENS REA REQUIREMENT.—Section 1591(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended in the undesignated matter 
following paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, except where the act 
constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,’’ after 
‘‘knowing, or’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1591(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘advertised,’’ after 
‘‘obtained,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘advertised,’’ after 
‘‘obtained,’’. 
SEC. 119. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. 
The Attorney General shall make available, on the website 
of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a 
database for trafficking victim advocates, crisis hotline personnel, 
foster parents, law enforcement personnel, and crime survivors 
that contains information on— 
(1) counseling and hotline resources; 
(2) housing resources; 
(3) legal assistance; and 
(4) other services for trafficking survivors. 
SEC. 120. EXPANDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL ACTIONS 
BY CHILD TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. 
Section 1595(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘not later than 10 years after the cause of action 
arose.’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than the later of— 
‘‘(1) 10 years after the cause of action arose; or 
‘‘(2) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years of age, 
if the victim was a minor at the time of the alleged offense.’’. 
SEC. 121. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on each program or initiative authorized under 
Web posting. 
Data. 
42 USC 5611 
note. 
18 USC 1 note. 
Stop Advertising 
Victims of 
Exploitation Act 
of 2015. 
Time period. 
Repayment. 
Determination. 
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this Act and the following statutes and evaluate whether any pro-
gram or initiative is duplicative: 
(1) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164; 119 Stat. 3558). 
(2) Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.). 
(3) Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
et seq.). 
(4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
et seq.). 
(5) Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et 
seq.). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall 
include— 
(1) a description of the cost of any duplicative program 
or initiative studied under subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations on how to achieve cost savings with 
respect to each duplicative program or initiative studied under 
subsection (a). 
TITLE II—COMBATING HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING 
Subtitle A—Enhancing Services for Run-
away and Homeless Victims of Youth 
Trafficking 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH 
ACT. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 343(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(b)(5))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, severe forms 
of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’ before the semicolon 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, severe forms 
of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’ after ‘‘assault’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, including such 
youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section 
103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102(15)))’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
and 
(2) in section 351(a) (42 U.S.C. 5714–41(a)) by striking 
‘‘or sexual exploitation’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual exploitation, 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
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severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’. 
Subtitle B—Improving the Response to 
Victims of Child Sex Trafficking 
SEC. 211. RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING. 
Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘child pros-
titution’’ and inserting ‘‘child sex trafficking, including child pros-
titution’’. 
Subtitle C—Interagency Task Force to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
SEC. 221. VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING DEFINED. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
SEC. 222. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE REPORT ON CHILD TRAFFICKING 
PRIMARY PREVENTION. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Com-
bat Trafficking, established under section 105 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103), shall conduct 
a review that, with regard to trafficking in persons in the United 
States— 
(1) in consultation with nongovernmental organizations 
that the Task Force determines appropriate, surveys and cata-
logs the activities of the Federal Government and State govern-
ments— 
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
offenses; and 
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of traf-
ficking; 
(2) surveys academic literature on— 
(A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking 
offenses; 
(B) preventing children from becoming victims of traf-
ficking; 
(C) the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and 
(D) other similar topics that the Task Force determines 
to be appropriate; 
(3) identifies best practices and effective strategies— 
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
offenses; and 
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of traf-
ficking; and 
(4) identifies current gaps in research and data that would 
be helpful in formulating effective strategies— 
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
offenses; and 
Consultation. 
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(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of traf-
ficking. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking shall provide to Congress, and make publicly available 
in electronic format, a report on the review conducted pursuant 
to subparagraph (a). 
SEC. 223. GAO REPORT ON INTERVENTION. 
On the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit a report to Congress that includes information on— 
(1) the efforts of Federal and select State law enforcement 
agencies to combat human trafficking in the United States; 
and 
(2) each Federal grant program, a purpose of which is 
to combat human trafficking or assist victims of trafficking, 
as specified in an authorizing statute or in a guidance document 
issued by the agency carrying out the grant program. 
SEC. 224. PROVISION OF HOUSING PERMITTED TO PROTECT AND 
ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 
Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
including programs that provide housing to victims of trafficking’’ 
before the period at the end. 
Subtitle D—Expanded Training 
SEC. 231. EXPANDED TRAINING RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS. 
Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Appropriate personnel’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Appropriate personnel’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, 
including members of the Service (as such term is defined 
in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3903))’’ after ‘‘Department of State’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) TRAINING
COMPONENTS.—Training under this 
paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) a distance learning course on trafficking-in- 
persons issues and the Department of State’s obliga-
tions under this Act, which shall be designed for 
embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ traf-
ficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors; 
‘‘(ii) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all 
ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before such 
individuals depart for their posts; and 
‘‘(iii) at least annual reminders to all personnel 
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), including appropriate 
personnel from other Federal departments and agen-
cies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Depart-
ment of State located outside the United States of— 
Public 
information. 
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‘‘(I) key problems, threats, methods, and 
warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to 
the country or jurisdiction in which each such post 
is located; and 
‘‘(II) appropriate procedures to report informa-
tion that any such personnel may acquire about 
possible cases of trafficking in persons.’’. 
TITLE III—HERO ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Human Exploitation Rescue 
Operations Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘HERO Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. HERO ACT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The illegal market for the production and distribution 
of child abuse imagery is a growing threat to children in the 
United States. International demand for this material creates 
a powerful incentive for the rape, abuse, and torture of children 
within the United States. 
(2) The targeting of United States children by international 
criminal networks is a threat to the homeland security of 
the United States. This threat must be fought with trained 
personnel and highly specialized counter-child-exploitation 
strategies and technologies. 
(3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical 
national security role in protecting the United States from 
the growing international threat of child exploitation and 
human trafficking. 
(4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement is a vital national resource 
in the effort to combat international child exploitation, pro-
viding advanced expertise and assistance in investigations, com-
puter forensics, and victim identification. 
(5) The returning military heroes of the United States 
possess unique and valuable skills that can assist law enforce-
ment in combating global sexual and child exploitation, and 
the Department of Homeland Security should use this national 
resource to the maximum extent possible. 
(6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative 
(HERO) Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military 
heroes of the United States are trained and hired to investigate 
crimes of child exploitation in order to target predators and 
rescue children from sexual abuse and slavery. 
(b) CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGA-
TIONS UNIT, AND COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 890A. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGA-
TIONS UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, AND CYBER 
CRIMES UNIT. 
‘‘(a) CYBER CRIMES CENTER.— 
6 USC 473. 
6 USC 473 note. 
6 USC 101 note. 
Human 
Exploitation 
Rescue 
Operations Act 
of 2015. 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber 
Crimes Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be to pro-
vide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to sup-
port United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 
domestic and international investigations of cyber-related 
crimes. 
‘‘(b) CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 
Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘CEIU’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CEIU— 
‘‘(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives, 
including investigations into— 
‘‘(i) child exploitation; 
‘‘(ii) child pornography; 
‘‘(iii) child victim identification; 
‘‘(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and 
‘‘(v) forced child labor, including the sexual exploi-
tation of minors; 
‘‘(B) shall, among other things, focus on— 
‘‘(i) child exploitation prevention; 
‘‘(ii) investigative capacity building; 
‘‘(iii) enforcement operations; and 
‘‘(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon 
request; 
‘‘(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support, 
or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as 
needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling 
services for United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel engaged in child exploitation 
prevention initiatives, including making available other 
existing services to assist employees who are exposed to 
child exploitation material during investigations; 
‘‘(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department 
of Defense and the National Association to Protect Children 
for the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and 
hiring 
of 
wounded, 
ill, 
and 
injured 
veterans 
and 
transitioning service members, through the Human Exploi-
tation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(F) shall collaborate with other governmental, non-
governmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the Sec-
retary for the sponsorship of, and participation in, outreach 
and training activities. 
‘‘(3) DATA COLLECTION.—The CEIU shall collect and main-
tain data concerning— 
‘‘(A) the total number of suspects identified by United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
‘‘(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, 
including— 
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‘‘(i) the number of victims identified through inves-
tigations carried out by United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were 
in positions of trust or authority over children; 
‘‘(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and 
‘‘(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State, 
foreign, or military prosecution. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF DATA TO CONGRESS.—In addition to 
submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU 
shall make the data collected and maintained under paragraph 
(3) available to the committees of Congress described in para-
graph (7). 
‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CEIU is authorized 
to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(6) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
accept monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual 
Global Taskforce, national laboratories, Federal agencies, 
not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions to 
create and expand public awareness campaigns in support 
of the functions of the CEIU. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA-
TION.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not 
be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for com-
petition when the services provided by the entities referred 
to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost 
to the Department. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for 
the following 4 years, the CEIU shall— 
‘‘(A) submit a report containing a summary of the 
data collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the pre-
vious year to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) make a copy of each report submitted under 
subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the 
Department. 
‘‘(c) COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 
Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘CFU’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CFU— 
‘‘(A) shall provide training and technical support in 
digital forensics to— 
Records. 
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‘‘(i) United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel; and 
‘‘(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and for-
eign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the 
investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdic-
tions, upon request and subject to the availability of 
funds; 
‘‘(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and 
forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
‘‘(C) shall participate in research and development in 
the area of digital forensics, in coordination with appro-
priate components of the Department; and 
‘‘(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department 
of Defense and the National Association to Protect Children 
for the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and 
hiring wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning 
service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue 
Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CFU is authorized 
to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
set forth in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
accept monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual 
Global Task Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies, 
not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions to 
create and expand public awareness campaigns in support 
of the functions of the CFU. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA-
TION.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not 
be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for com-
petition when the services provided by the entities referred 
to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost 
to the Department. 
‘‘(d) CYBER CRIMES UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 
Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘CCU’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CCU— 
‘‘(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyber- 
related operations and programs for United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
‘‘(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement’s ability to combat criminal enterprises 
operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus 
in the areas of— 
‘‘(i) cyber economic crime; 
‘‘(ii) digital theft of intellectual property; 
‘‘(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden market-
places); 
‘‘(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and 
strategic technology; and 
‘‘(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laun-
dering; 
‘‘(C) shall provide training and technical support in 
cyber investigations to— 
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‘‘(i) United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel; and 
‘‘(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and for-
eign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the 
investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdic-
tions, upon request and subject to the availability of 
funds; 
‘‘(D) shall participate in research and development in 
the area of cyber investigations, in coordination with appro-
priate components of the Department; and 
‘‘(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human 
Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps 
program for investigative and forensic positions in support 
of the functions of the CCU. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CCU is authorized 
to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
set forth in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 890 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations unit, computer 
forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.’’. 
(c) HERO CORPS HIRING.—It is the sense of Congress that 
Homeland Security Investigations of the United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement should hire, recruit, train, and equip 
wounded, ill, or injured military veterans (as defined in section 
101, title 38, United States Code) who are affiliated with the HERO 
Child Rescue Corps program for investigative, intelligence, analyst, 
and forensic positions. 
(d) INVESTIGATING CHILD EXPLOITATION.—Section 307(b)(3) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187(b)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) conduct research and development for the purpose 
of advancing technology for the investigation of child exploi-
tation crimes, including child victim identification, traf-
ficking in persons, and child pornography, and for advanced 
forensics.’’. 
SEC. 303. TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND 
RELATED CRIMES. 
Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking section 2421 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 2421. Transportation generally 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly transports any indi-
vidual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or 
Possession of the United States, with intent that such individual 
engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any 
person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to 
18 USC 2421. 
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do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) REQUESTS TO PROSECUTE VIOLATIONS BY STATE ATTORNEYS 
GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall grant a 
request by a State attorney general that a State or local 
attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this 
section unless the Attorney General determines that granting 
the request would undermine the administration of justice. 
‘‘(2) REASON FOR DENIAL.—If the Attorney General denies 
a request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall 
submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for 
the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which 
a request is received.’’. 
TITLE IV—RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD 
CUSTODY 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rape Survivor Child Custody 
Act’’. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVERED FORMULA GRANT.—The term ‘‘covered formula 
grant’’ means a grant under— 
(A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Violence Against 
Women Formula Grant Program’’); or 
(B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Sexual Assault Services Program’’). 
(2) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘termination’’ means, when 
used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final 
termination of the parent’s right to custody of, guardianship 
of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to require a State, in order to 
receive an increase in the amount provided to the State 
under the covered formula grants under this title, to have 
in place a law that terminates any obligation of a person 
who fathered a child through rape to support the child. 
SEC. 403. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Men who father children through rape should be prohib-
ited from visiting or having custody of those children. 
(2) Thousands of rape-related pregnancies occur annually 
in the United States. 
(3) A substantial number of women choose to raise their 
child conceived through rape and, as a result, may face custody 
battles with their rapists. 
42 USC 
14043h–1. 
42 USC 14043h. 
42 USC 13701 
note. 
Rape Survivor 
Child Custody 
Act. 
Deadline. 
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(4) Rape is one of the most under-prosecuted serious crimes, 
with estimates of criminal conviction occurring in less than 
5 percent of rapes. 
(5) The clear and convincing evidence standard is the most 
common standard for termination of parental rights among 
the 50 States, territories, and the District of Columbia. 
(6) The Supreme Court established that the clear and con-
vincing evidence standard satisfies due process for allegations 
to terminate or restrict parental rights in Santosky v. Kramer 
(455 U.S. 745 (1982)). 
(7) Currently only 10 States have statutes allowing rape 
survivors to petition for the termination of parental rights 
of the rapist based on clear and convincing evidence that the 
child was conceived through rape. 
(8) A rapist pursuing parental or custody rights causes 
the survivor to have continued interaction with the rapist, 
which can have traumatic psychological effects on the survivor, 
and can make it more difficult for her to recover. 
(9) These traumatic effects on the mother can severely 
negatively impact her ability to raise a healthy child. 
(10) Rapists may use the threat of pursuing custody or 
parental rights to coerce survivors into not prosecuting rape, 
or otherwise harass, intimidate, or manipulate them. 
SEC. 404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to 
a State under the covered formula grants in accordance with this 
title if the State has in place a law that allows the mother of 
any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered 
termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to 
that child, which the court is authorized to grant upon clear and 
convincing evidence of rape. 
SEC. 405. APPLICATION. 
A State seeking an increase in the amount provided to the 
State under the covered formula grants shall include in the applica-
tion of the State for each covered formula grant such information 
as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including informa-
tion about the law described in section 404. 
SEC. 406. GRANT INCREASE. 
The amount of the increase provided to a State under the 
covered formula grants under this title shall be equal to not more 
than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding 
provided to the State under the covered formula grants under 
the 3 most recent awards to the State. 
SEC. 407. PERIOD OF INCREASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall provide an 
increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered 
formula grants under this title for a 2-year period. 
(b) LIMIT.—The Attorney General may not provide an increase 
in the amount provided to a State under the covered formula 
grants under this title more than 4 times. 
42 USC 
14043h–5. 
42 USC 
14043h–4. 
42 USC 
14043h–3. 
42 USC 
14043h–2. 
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SEC. 408. ALLOCATION OF INCREASED FORMULA GRANT FUNDS. 
The Attorney General shall allocate an increase in the amount 
provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this 
title such that— 
(1) 25 percent the amount of the increase is provided under 
the program described in section 402(1)(A); and 
(2) 75 percent the amount of the increase is provided under 
the program described in section 402(1)(B). 
SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 
TITLE V—MILITARY SEX OFFENDER 
REPORTING 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Military Sex Offender Reporting 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 502. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILI-
TARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sex Offender Registration and Notifica-
tion Act is amended by inserting after section 128 (42 U.S.C. 16928) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 128A. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILI-
TARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION. 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Attorney General 
the information described in section 114 to be included in the 
National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru Sjodin National Sex 
Offender Public Website regarding persons— 
‘‘(1)(A) released from military corrections facilities; or 
‘‘(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by courts-martial 
under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), do not include confinement; and 
‘‘(2) required to register under this title.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 128 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 128A. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facili-
ties or upon conviction.’’. 
TITLE VI—STOPPING EXPLOITATION 
THROUGH TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 601. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES. 
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1701(c), by striking ‘‘where feasible’’ and 
all that follows, and inserting the following: ‘‘where feasible, 
to an application— 
42 USC 3796dd. 
42 USC 16928a. 
42 USC 16901 
note. 
Military Sex 
Offender 
Reporting Act 
of 2015. 
42 USC 
14043h–7. 
42 USC 
14043h–6. 
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‘‘(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforce-
ment officers that involves a non-Federal contribution exceeding 
the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or 
‘‘(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a 
law that— 
‘‘(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has 
attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim 
of a severe form of trafficking in persons; 
‘‘(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecu-
tion of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for 
a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the con-
duct described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described 
in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, 
including child welfare services, victim treatment pro-
grams, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other 
social services.’’; and 
(2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ‘commercial sex act’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(6) ‘minor’ means an individual who has not attained 
the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(7) ‘severe form of trafficking in persons’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 
SEC. 602. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION WITH CER-
TAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES. 
Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘1590,’’ the following: ‘‘1591,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 1594’’ and inserting ‘‘1594, 2251, 2251A, 
2421, 2422, and 2423’’; 
(3) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(4) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(5) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) the number of individuals required by a court 
order to pay restitution in connection with a violation 
of each offense under title 18, United States Code, 
the amount of restitution required to be paid under 
each such order, and the amount of restitution actually 
paid pursuant to each such order; and 
‘‘(vii) the age, gender, race, country of origin, 
country of citizenship, and description of the role in 
the offense of individuals convicted under each offense; 
and’’. 
SEC. 603. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 
Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Subject’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) NATIONAL
HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
HOTLINE.— 
Beginning in fiscal year 2017, and in each fiscal year 
thereafter, of amounts made available for grants under 
Effective date. 
Grants. 
42 USC 
3796dd–8. 
Definitions. 
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paragraph (2), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall make grants for a national communica-
tion system to assist victims of severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons in communicating with service pro-
viders. The Secretary shall give priority to grant 
applicants that have experience in providing telephone 
services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
persons.’’. 
SEC. 604. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons 
(as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). 
Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in 
this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate 
eligibility under such paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 605. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARSHALS SERVICE. 
Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) assist State, local, and other Federal law enforce-
ment agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in 
locating and recovering missing children.’’. 
SEC. 606. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall implement and 
maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘National Strategy’’) in accordance 
with this section. 
(b) 
REQUIRED
CONTENTS
OF
NATIONAL
STRATEGY.—The 
National Strategy shall include the following: 
(1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to 
investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, including— 
(A) the development by each United States attorney, 
in consultation with State, local, and tribal government 
agencies, of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate 
the identification of victims and the investigation and 
prosecution of human trafficking crimes; 
(B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant 
United States attorney in each district dedicated to the 
prosecution of human trafficking cases or responsible for 
implementing the National Strategy; 
(C) the participation in any Federal, State, local, or 
tribal human trafficking task force operating in the district 
of the United States attorney; and 
(D) any other efforts intended to enhance the level 
of coordination and cooperation, as determined by the 
Attorney General. 
(2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice, 
including specific integration, coordination, and collaboration, 
42 USC 14044h. 
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as appropriate, on human trafficking investigations between 
and among the United States attorneys, the Human Trafficking 
Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated 
to preventing and combating human trafficking, including 
resources dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, 
the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and all other entities that receive 
Federal support that have a goal or mission to combat the 
exploitation of adults and children. 
(4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges, 
and opportunities, including new investigative strategies, tech-
niques, and technologies, that will enhance Federal, State, local, 
and tribal efforts to combat human trafficking. 
(5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual 
support between private sector and other entities and organiza-
tions and Federal agencies to combat human trafficking, 
including the involvement of State, local, and tribal government 
agencies to the extent Federal programs are involved. 
TITLE VII—TRAFFICKING AWARENESS 
TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking Awareness Training 
for Health Care Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 702. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) GRANT OR CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services acting through the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, and in consultation 
with the Administration on Children and Families and other 
agencies with experience in serving victims of human traf-
ficking, shall award, on a competitive basis, a grant or contract 
to an eligible entity to train health care professionals to recog-
nize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES.— 
An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall develop 
evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to 
recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking, 
including— 
(A) consultation with law enforcement officials, social 
service providers, health professionals, experts in the field 
of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate, 
to inform the development of such best practices; 
(B) the identification of any existing best practices 
or tools for health professionals to recognize potential vic-
tims of a severe form of trafficking; and 
(C) the development of educational materials to train 
health care professionals on the best practices developed 
under this subsection. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Trafficking 
Awareness 
Training for 
Health Care Act 
of 2015. 
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Best practices developed under this 
subsection shall address— 
(A) risk factors and indicators to recognize victims 
of a severe form of trafficking; 
(B) patient safety and security; 
(C) the management of medical records of patients 
who are victims of a severe form of trafficking; 
(D) public and private social services available for 
rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals; 
(E) the hotlines for reporting human trafficking main-
tained by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 
and the Department of Homeland Security; 
(F) validated assessment tools for the identification 
of victims of a severe form of trafficking; and 
(G) referral options and procedures for sharing 
information on human trafficking with a patient and 
making referrals for legal and social services as appro-
priate. 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—An entity receiving a grant under 
paragraph (1) shall design and implement a pilot program 
to test the best practices and educational materials identified 
or developed with respect to the recognition of victims of human 
trafficking by health professionals at health care sites located 
near an established anti-human trafficking task force initiative 
in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
(5) ANALYSIS AND REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date on which an entity implements a pilot program under 
paragraph (4), the entity shall— 
(A) analyze the results of the pilot programs, including 
through an assessment of— 
(i) changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude 
of health care professionals resulting from the 
implementation of the program; 
(ii) the number of victims of a severe form of 
trafficking who were identified under the program; 
(iii) of those victims identified, the number who 
received information or referrals for services offered; 
and 
(iv) of those victims who received such information 
or referrals— 
(I) the number who participated in follow up 
services; and 
(II) the type of follow up services received; 
(B) determine, using the results of the analysis con-
ducted under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the 
best practices developed under this subsection are evidence- 
based; and 
(C) submit to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services a report concerning the pilot program and the 
analysis of the pilot program under subparagraph (A), 
including an identification of the best practices that were 
identified as effective and those that require further review. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than 30 months after date on 
which a grant is awarded to an eligible entity under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Determination. 
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(1) collaborate with appropriate professional associations 
and health care professional schools to disseminate best prac-
tices identified or developed under subsection (a) for purposes 
of recognizing potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; 
and 
(2) post on the public website of the Department of Health 
and Human Services the best practices that are identified by 
the pilot program as effective under subsection (a)(5). 
SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an accredited school 
of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or treat-
ment of victims of a severe form of trafficking. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible site’’ means a health center that 
is receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z–1, or 1001 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 280h–5, and 
300). 
(3) The term ‘‘health care professional’’ means a person 
employed by a health care provider who provides to patients 
information (including information not related to medical treat-
ment), scheduling, services, or referrals. 
(4) The term ‘‘HIPAA privacy and security law’’ has the 
meaning given to such term in section 3009 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–19). 
(5) The term ‘‘victim of a severe form of trafficking’’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
SEC. 704. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title, and this title shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise available for such purpose. 
TITLE VIII—BETTER RESPONSE FOR 
VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring a Better Response 
for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking’’. 
SEC. 802. CAPTA AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments to the Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) made by this 
section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) STATE PLANS.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (xxii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xxiv) provisions and procedures requiring identi-
fication and assessment of all reports involving chil-
dren known or suspected to be victims of sex trafficking 
(as defined in section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102 (10)); and 
42 USC 5106a 
note. 
Effective date. 
Ensuring a 
Better Response 
for Victims of 
Child Sex 
Trafficking. 
42 USC 5101 
note. 
Web posting. 
Collaboration. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015 
‘‘(xxv) provisions and procedures for training child 
protective 
services 
workers 
about 
identifying, 
assessing, and providing comprehensive services for 
children who are sex trafficking victims, including 
efforts to coordinate with State law enforcement, juve-
nile justice, and social service agencies such as run-
away and homeless youth shelters to serve this popu-
lation;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) The number of children determined to be victims 
described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv).’’. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 3(2) and sub-
section (a)(4), a child shall be considered a victim of ‘child 
abuse and neglect’ and of ‘sexual abuse’ if the child is identified, 
by a State or local agency employee of the State or locality 
involved, as being a victim of sex trafficking (as defined in 
paragraph (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) or a victim of severe forms 
of trafficking in persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that 
section. 
‘‘(2) STATE
OPTION.—Notwithstanding the definition of 
‘child’ in section 3(1), a State may elect to define that term 
for purposes of the application of paragraph (1) to section 
3(2) and subsection (a)(4) as a person who has not attained 
the age of 24.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(2) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including sexual abuse as determined 
under section 111)’’ after ‘‘sexual abuse or exploitation’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Paragraph (5)(C) of sub-
section (a), as so designated, of section 111 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended 
by striking ‘‘inhumane;’’ and inserting ‘‘inhumane.’’. 
TITLE 
IX—ANTI-TRAFFICKING 
TRAIN-
ING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY PERSONNEL 
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human trafficking’’ 
means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 
of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
6 USC 641. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 902. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a program 
to— 
(1) train and periodically retrain relevant Transportation 
Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
and other Department personnel that the Secretary considers 
appropriate, with respect to how to effectively deter, detect, 
and disrupt human trafficking, and, where appropriate, inter-
dict a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking, during the 
course of their primary roles and responsibilities; and 
(2) ensure that the personnel referred to in paragraph 
(1) regularly receive current information on matters related 
to the detection of human trafficking, including information 
that becomes available outside of the Department’s initial or 
periodic retraining schedule, to the extent relevant to their 
official duties and consistent with applicable information and 
privacy laws. 
(b) TRAINING DESCRIBED.—The training referred to in sub-
section (a) may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning 
capabilities, and shall include— 
(1) methods for identifying suspected victims of human 
trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetrators of human traf-
ficking; 
(2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a sus-
pected victim of human trafficking, where appropriate, in a 
manner that is sensitive to the suspected victim and is not 
likely to alert a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking; 
(3) training that is most appropriate for a particular loca-
tion or environment in which the personnel receiving such 
training perform their official duties; 
(4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate; and 
(5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the 
training. 
(c) TRAINING
CURRICULUM
REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 
annually reassess the training program established under sub-
section (a) to ensure it is consistent with current techniques, pat-
terns, and trends associated with human trafficking. 
SEC. 903. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to Congress 
that all personnel referred to in section 402(a) have successfully 
completed the training required under that section. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall report to Congress with respect to the overall 
effectiveness of the program required by this title, the number 
of cases reported by Department personnel in which human traf-
ficking was suspected, and, of those cases, the number of cases 
that were confirmed cases of human trafficking. 
6 USC 643. 
Deadline. 
6 USC 642. 
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SEC. 904. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
The Secretary may provide training curricula to any State, 
local, or tribal government or private organization to assist the 
government or organization in establishing a program of training 
to identify human trafficking, upon request from the government 
or organization. 
SEC. 905. EXPANDED USE OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND. 
Section 3014(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as added 
by section 101 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children Act 
of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17616).’’. 
TITLE X—HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUR-
VIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT 
ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Human Trafficking Survivors 
Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 1002. PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. 
Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(c)), as amended by 
section 601 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a 
law— 
‘‘(A) that— 
‘‘(i) provides a process by which an individual who 
is a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate 
any arrest or conviction records for a non-violent 
offense committed as a direct result of human traf-
ficking, including prostitution or lewdness; 
‘‘(ii) establishes a rebuttable presumption that any 
arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense 
associated with human trafficking is a result of being 
trafficked, if the individual— 
‘‘(I) is a person granted nonimmigrant status 
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the Immigra-
tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(T)(i)); 
‘‘(II) is the subject of a certification by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 107(b)(1)(E) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(E)); 
or 
42 USC 3711 
note. 
Human 
Trafficking 
Survivors Relief 
and 
Empowerment 
Act of 2015. 
6 USC 644. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 178: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Mar. 10–12, 16–19, Apr. 14, 16, 20–22, considered and passed Senate. 
May 18, 19, considered and passed House. 
‘‘(III) has other similar documentation of traf-
ficking, which has been issued by a Federal, State, 
or local agency; and 
‘‘(iii) protects the identity of individuals who are 
human trafficking survivors in public and court 
records; and 
‘‘(B) that does not require an individual who is a human 
trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as 
described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 
(A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.’’. 
Approved May 29, 2015. 
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