SEC. 1001. Short Title.
This title may be cited as the “Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015”.
Title X — Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act
TITLE X Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act
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—
in paragraph (1), by striking “ or” at the end;
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “ ; or”; and
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 trafficking, 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 Immigration 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
“(III) has other similar documentation of trafficking, 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.”