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End Modern-Day Slavery Act

H.R. 5044 · 113th Congress · Jul 9, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “End Modern-Day Slavery Act”.

Sec. 2 Comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking

Section 105(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

“(7) Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery Act of 2014, develop a comprehensive plan to combat trafficking in persons, which shall include recommendations for coordination among relevant Federal agencies in order to—

“(A) assist victims of trafficking;

“(B) investigate and prosecute crimes related to trafficking in persons;

“(C) conduct research and collect data related to trafficking in persons;

“(D) train officers and employees of such agencies regarding trafficking in persons;

“(E) engage with nongovernmental entities, which may assist in combating trafficking in persons; and

“(F) implement Federal laws and regulations related to trafficking in persons.”