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H.R. 3530 — what changed

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 4 sections amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Availability of sums in Crime Victims Fund

Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) is amended in subsection (d) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following:

changed “(1) Of the amounts available A limitation on obligations is authorized to be provided with respect to fiscal years 2016 through 2020. Except in the Fund, exactly—case where a limitation on obligations is made by a continuing resolution, if such a limitation on obligations is less than—

changed “(A) $805,000,000 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2016;

changed “(B) $825,000,000 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2017;

changed “(C) $845,000,000 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2018;

changed “(D) $866,000,000 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2019; andor

changed “(E) $890,000,000 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2020.”2020;”

Sec. 7 Reducing demand for sex trafficking

added Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(a)
removed In general— Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
renumbered was (2)(3) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “or maintains” and inserting “maintains, patronizes, or solicits”;
(2)
renumbered was (2)(4) in subsection (b)—
(A)
renumbered was (2)(4)(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, patronized, or solicited”; and
(B)
renumbered was (2)(4)(3) in paragraph (2), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, patronized, or solicited”; and
(3)
renumbered was (2)(5) in subsection (c)—
(A)
renumbered was (2)(5)(2) by striking “or maintained” and inserting “, maintained, patronized, or solicited”; and
(B)
renumbered was (2)(5)(3) by striking “knew that the person” and inserting “knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, that the person”.
(b)
removed 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”.

Sec. 11 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 Victims’ 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)
changed by striking “this chapter, the term” and inserting the following: "this “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 following:

“(B) Minors and certain other victims—In the case”

(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(3) District court; court—The terms “district court” and “court” include the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.”

(b)
Appellate review of petitions relating to crime victims’ 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. 12 Sense of Congress

changed It is the sense of Congress that child human trafficking (as such term is defined in section 203(h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as added by this Act) has no place in a civilized society, and that persons who commit crimes relating to child human trafficking should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.that—

(1)
added child human trafficking (as such term is defined in section 203(i) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as added by this Act) has no place in a civilized society, and that persons who commit crimes relating to child human trafficking should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law;
(2)
added the United States, as a leader in monitoring and combating human trafficking throughout the world, must hold all nations to the same standards to which we hold our Nation;
(3)
added those who obtain, solicit, or patronize a victim of trafficking for the purpose of engaging in a commercial sex act with that person, are committing a human trafficking offense under Federal law; and
(4)
added the demand for commercial sex is a primary cause of the human rights violation of human trafficking, and the elimination of that human rights violation requires the elimination of that demand.