§20707. Definitions — Inbound Citations

34 U.S.C. § 20707

Cited by 84 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to §20707(1)

34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(A)

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(A) The Attorney General shall use available data from State and local authorities as well as research data to carry out a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States, and shall submit to Congress separate biennial reports on the findings.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(i)

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(i) The first study shall address severe forms of trafficking in persons in the United States and shall include, but need not be limited to—

(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons; and

(II) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons by States and their political subdivisions.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)

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(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons; and
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(i)(II)

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(II) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons by States and their political subdivisions.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)

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(A) The Attorney General, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct an annual conference in each of the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and thereafter conduct a biennial conference, addressing severe forms of trafficking in persons and commercial sex acts that occur, in whole or in part, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. At each such conference, the Attorney General, or his designee, shall—

(i) announce and evaluate the findings contained in the research and statistical reviews carried out under paragraph (1);

(ii) disseminate best methods and practices for enforcement of laws prohibiting acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons and other laws related to acts of trafficking in persons, including, but not limited to, best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of such laws;

(iii) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of laws prohibiting sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including, but not limited to, best methods for investigating and prosecuting exploiters and persons who solicit or purchase an unlawful commercial sex act; and

(iv) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on collaborating with social service providers and relevant nongovernmental organizations and establishing trust of persons subjected to commercial sex acts or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)(ii)

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(ii) disseminate best methods and practices for enforcement of laws prohibiting acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons and other laws related to acts of trafficking in persons, including, but not limited to, best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of such laws;
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)(iv)

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(iv) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on collaborating with social service providers and relevant nongovernmental organizations and establishing trust of persons subjected to commercial sex acts or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(B)(iii)

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(iii) persons who have been subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons or commercial sex acts;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(vii)

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(vii) specialized training for social service providers, public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely to encounter sex trafficking victims on issues related to the sex trafficking of minors and severe forms of trafficking in persons;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(x)

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(x) screening and referral of minor victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20703(k)(3)

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(3) the term “child human trafficking” means 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102 of title 22) involving a victim who is a child; and
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(1)(A)

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(A) to investigate and prosecute acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and related offenses that occur, in whole or in part, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(1)(B)

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(B) to train law enforcement personnel how to identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and related offenses;
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(1)(F)

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(F) as appropriate, to designate at least 1 prosecutor for cases of severe forms of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 7102(9)¹ of title 22).
34 U.S.C. § 20705(f)(1)

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(1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and investigate and prosecute cases against offenders, including offenders who engage in the purchasing of commercial sex acts with a minor; and
34 U.S.C. § 20705a(a)(2)

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(2) children over whom such agencies have responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20705a(b)(2)(A)

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(A) The State has eliminated or will eliminate any requirement relating to identification of a controlling third party who causes a child to engage in a commercial sex act in order for the child to be considered a victim of trafficking or a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons for purposes of accessing child welfare services and care.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(1)

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(1) The terms “commercial sex act”, “severe forms of trafficking in persons”, “State”, and “Task Force” have the meanings given those terms in section 7102 of title 22.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(2)

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(2) The term “covered offender” means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(3)

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(3) The term “covered offense” means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(c)(1)(A)(ii)

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(ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental health services by health care providers to persons subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons;
34 U.S.C. § 20714

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The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice, shall carry out a program under which tribal law enforcement officials may receive technical assistance and training to pursue a victim-centered approach to investigating and prosecuting severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102 of title 22).

Citations to §20707(2)

34 U.S.C. § 20126(b)(2)

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(2) enhancing the safety of Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(A)

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(A) The Attorney General shall use available data from State and local authorities as well as research data to carry out a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States, and shall submit to Congress separate biennial reports on the findings.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)

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(ii) The second study shall address sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States and shall include, but need not be limited to—

(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts;

(II) the estimated value in dollars of the commercial sex economy, including the estimated average annual personal income derived from acts of sex trafficking;

(III) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts, by States and their political subdivisions; and

(IV) a description of the differences in the enforcement of laws relating to unlawful commercial sex acts across the United States.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)

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(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts;
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)

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(II) the estimated value in dollars of the commercial sex economy, including the estimated average annual personal income derived from acts of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)

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(III) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts, by States and their political subdivisions; and
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)(iii)

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(iii) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of laws prohibiting sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including, but not limited to, best methods for investigating and prosecuting exploiters and persons who solicit or purchase an unlawful commercial sex act; and
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(A)

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(A) has significant criminal activity involving sex trafficking of minors;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(B)

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(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in addressing sex trafficking of minors;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)

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(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to combat sex trafficking of minors, including—

(i) building or establishing a residential care facility for minor victims of sex trafficking;

(ii) the provision of rehabilitative care to minor victims of sex trafficking;

(iii) the provision of specialized training for law enforcement officers and social service providers for all forms of sex trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking of minors;

(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving sex trafficking of minors;

(v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations providing outreach or other related services to runaway and homeless youth; and

(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or minor, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)(i)

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(i) building or establishing a residential care facility for minor victims of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)(ii)

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(ii) the provision of rehabilitative care to minor victims of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)(iii)

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(iii) the provision of specialized training for law enforcement officers and social service providers for all forms of sex trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking of minors;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)(iv)

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(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving sex trafficking of minors;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(C)(vi)

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(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or minor, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(3)(D)

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(D) provides assurance that a minor victim of sex trafficking shall not be required to collaborate with law enforcement to have access to residential care or services provided with a grant under this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(4)

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(4) The term “minor victim of sex trafficking” means an individual who—

(A) is younger than 18 years of age, and is a victim of an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18 or a comparable State law; or

(i) is not younger than 18 years of age nor older than 20 years of age;

(ii) before the individual reached 18 years of age, was described in subparagraph (A); and

(iii) was receiving shelter or services as a minor victim of sex trafficking.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(4)(B)(iii)

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(iii) was receiving shelter or services as a minor victim of sex trafficking.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(5)(B)

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(B) has demonstrated experience providing services to victims of sex trafficking or related populations (such as runaway and homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of sex trafficking victims; and
34 U.S.C. § 20702(a)(6)

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(6) The term “sex trafficking of a minor” means an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18 or a comparable State law, against a minor.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(1)(A)

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(A) The Assistant Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may make block grants to 4 eligible entities located in different regions of the United States to combat sex trafficking of minors.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(A)

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(A) Not less than 67 percent of each grant made under paragraph (1) shall be used by the eligible entity to provide residential care and services (as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B)) to minor victims of sex trafficking through qualified nongovernmental organizations.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(i)

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(i) providing residential care to minor victims of sex trafficking, including temporary or long-term placement as appropriate;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(ii)

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(ii) providing 24-hour emergency social services response for minor victims of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(iii)

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(iii) providing minor victims of sex trafficking with clothing and other daily necessities needed to keep such victims from returning to living on the street;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(iv)

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(iv) case management services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(v)

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(v) mental health counseling for minor victims of sex trafficking, including specialized counseling and substance abuse treatment;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(vi)

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(vi) legal services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(vii)

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(vii) specialized training for social service providers, public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely to encounter sex trafficking victims on issues related to the sex trafficking of minors and severe forms of trafficking in persons;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(2)(B)(viii)

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(viii) outreach and education programs to provide information about deterrence and prevention of sex trafficking of minors;
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(4)

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(4) The Assistant Attorney General shall enter into a contract with an academic or non-profit organization that has experience in issues related to sex trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant programs to conduct an annual evaluation of each grant made under this section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs funded with the grant.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(5)(C)(vii)

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(vii) specialized training for social service providers, public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely to encounter sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims on issues related to the sex trafficking and labor trafficking of minors; and
34 U.S.C. § 20702(b)(5)(C)(viii)

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(viii) outreach and education programs to provide information about deterrence and prevention of sex trafficking and labor trafficking of minors.
34 U.S.C. § 20702(j)(1)

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(1) an evaluation of the impact of this section in aiding minor victims of sex trafficking in the jurisdiction of the entity receiving the grant; and
34 U.S.C. § 20703(b)(1)(E)

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(E) utilize, implement, and provide education on safe harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the criminalization and prosecution of child sex trafficking victims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at the investigation and prosecution of child human trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20703(k)(4)(C)(vi)

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(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or child, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(2)

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(2) In this subsection, the term “related offenses” includes violations of tax laws, transacting in illegally derived proceeds, money laundering, racketeering, and other violations of criminal laws committed in connection with an act of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20711(c)(1)

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(1) implementing the National Strategy with respect to all forms of human trafficking, including labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20911(3)(A)(i)

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(i) sex trafficking (as described in section 1591 of title 18);
34 U.S.C. § 21501(5)

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(5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors in child sex trafficking and pornography is a global phenomenon. The International Labour Organization has estimated that 1,8000,000¹ children worldwide are victims of child sex trafficking and pornography each year.
34 U.S.C. § 21501(6)

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(6) Child sex tourism, where an individual travels to a foreign country and engages in sexual activity with a child in that country, is a form of child exploitation and, where commercial, child sex trafficking.

Citations to §20707(3)

34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(A)

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(A) The Attorney General shall use available data from State and local authorities as well as research data to carry out a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States, and shall submit to Congress separate biennial reports on the findings.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)

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(ii) The second study shall address sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States and shall include, but need not be limited to—

(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts;

(II) the estimated value in dollars of the commercial sex economy, including the estimated average annual personal income derived from acts of sex trafficking;

(III) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts, by States and their political subdivisions; and

(IV) a description of the differences in the enforcement of laws relating to unlawful commercial sex acts across the United States.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)

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(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts;
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)

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(III) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts, by States and their political subdivisions; and
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(1)(B)(ii)(IV)

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(IV) a description of the differences in the enforcement of laws relating to unlawful commercial sex acts across the United States.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)

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(A) The Attorney General, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct an annual conference in each of the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and thereafter conduct a biennial conference, addressing severe forms of trafficking in persons and commercial sex acts that occur, in whole or in part, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. At each such conference, the Attorney General, or his designee, shall—

(i) announce and evaluate the findings contained in the research and statistical reviews carried out under paragraph (1);

(ii) disseminate best methods and practices for enforcement of laws prohibiting acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons and other laws related to acts of trafficking in persons, including, but not limited to, best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of such laws;

(iii) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of laws prohibiting sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including, but not limited to, best methods for investigating and prosecuting exploiters and persons who solicit or purchase an unlawful commercial sex act; and

(iv) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on collaborating with social service providers and relevant nongovernmental organizations and establishing trust of persons subjected to commercial sex acts or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)(iii)

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(iii) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on the enforcement of laws prohibiting sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including, but not limited to, best methods for investigating and prosecuting exploiters and persons who solicit or purchase an unlawful commercial sex act; and
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(A)(iv)

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(iv) disseminate best methods and practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel on collaborating with social service providers and relevant nongovernmental organizations and establishing trust of persons subjected to commercial sex acts or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20701(a)(2)(B)(iii)

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(iii) persons who have been subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons or commercial sex acts;
34 U.S.C. § 20703(b)(1)(D)

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(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human trafficking, including the soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing of commercial sex acts from children, as well as training to build cases against complex criminal networks involved in child human trafficking; and
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(1)(C)

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(C) to investigate and prosecute persons who engage in the purchase of commercial sex acts and prioritize the investigations and prosecutions of those cases involving minor victims;
34 U.S.C. § 20705(a)(1)(D)

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(D) to educate persons charged with, or convicted of, purchasing or attempting to purchase commercial sex acts;
34 U.S.C. § 20705(f)(1)

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(1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and investigate and prosecute cases against offenders, including offenders who engage in the purchasing of commercial sex acts with a minor; and
34 U.S.C. § 20705a(b)(2)(A)

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(A) The State has eliminated or will eliminate any requirement relating to identification of a controlling third party who causes a child to engage in a commercial sex act in order for the child to be considered a victim of trafficking or a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons for purposes of accessing child welfare services and care.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(1)

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(1) The terms “commercial sex act”, “severe forms of trafficking in persons”, “State”, and “Task Force” have the meanings given those terms in section 7102 of title 22.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(2)

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(2) The term “covered offender” means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(b)(3)

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(3) The term “covered offense” means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
34 U.S.C. § 20709(c)(1)(A)(iii)

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(iii) individually screening all adults and children who are suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts or who are subject to labor exploitation that may be in violation of child labor laws to determine whether each individual screened is a victim of human trafficking; and
34 U.S.C. § 20709(f)(2)(A)

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(A) require the individual screening of all adults and children who are suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts or who are subject to labor exploitation that may be in violation of child labor laws to determine whether each individual screened is a victim of human trafficking;
34 U.S.C. § 20712(1)

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(1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 1591(c) of title 18) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense;
34 U.S.C. § 20713(b)(1)(B)

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(B) provides guidance about the recruitment techniques employed by human traffickers to clarify that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 1591(c) of title 18) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense; and