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Title II — Combating Human Trafficking

S. 178 · 114th Congress · May 29, 2015 · Lineage

II Combating Human Trafficking

A Enhancing Services for Runaway 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, 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)))”.

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 prostitution” and inserting “child sex trafficking, including child prostitution”.

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 Combat 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 catalogs the activities of the Federal Government and State governments—
(A)
to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses; and
(B)
to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking;
(2)
surveys academic literature on—
(A)
deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses;
(B)
preventing children from becoming victims of trafficking;
(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 trafficking; 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
(B)
to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking.
(b)
Report— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 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.

D Expanded training

Sec. 231 Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons

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 obligations under this Act, which shall be designed for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ trafficking-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 agencies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of—

“(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 information that any such personnel may acquire about possible cases of trafficking in persons.”