Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018”.
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018
A BILL
To amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor.
Sec. 2 Use of drugs or illegal substances for trafficking in persons
Forced labor— Section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking “or” at the end;
in paragraph (4), by striking the comma at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) by means of supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance,”
Sex trafficking— Section 1591(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (B), by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(D) supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance (unless the defendant engaged in the conduct as a direct result of being a victim of an offense under this chapter).”