Public Law 114–22 114th Congress An Act

129 STAT. 227 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

Public Law 114–22

114th Congress

An Act

To provide justice for the victims of trafficking.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) S

HORT

ITLE

.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for

Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015’’.

(b) T

ABLE OF

ONTENTS

.—The table of contents for this Act

is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

Sec. 101. Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund.

Sec. 102. Clarifying the benefits and protections offered to domestic victims of

human trafficking.

Sec. 103. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program.

Sec. 104. Direct services for victims of child pornography.

Sec. 105. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking victims.

Sec. 106. Streamlining human trafficking investigations.

Sec. 107. Enhancing human trafficking reporting.

Sec. 108. Reducing demand for sex trafficking.

Sec. 109. Sense of Congress.

Sec. 110. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders who exploit

children.

Sec. 111. Targeting child predators.

Sec. 112. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals.

Sec. 113. Crime victims’ rights.

Sec. 114. Combat Human Trafficking Act.

Sec. 115. Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act.

Sec. 116. Bringing Missing Children Home Act.

Sec. 117. Grant accountability.

Sec. 118. SAVE Act.

Sec. 119. Education and outreach to trafficking survivors.

Sec. 120. Expanded statute of limitations for civil actions by child trafficking sur-

vivors.

Sec. 121. GAO study and report.

TITLE II—COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A—Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth

Trafficking

Sec. 201. Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.

Subtitle B—Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking

Sec. 211. Response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Subtitle C—Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

Sec. 221. Victim of trafficking defined.

Sec. 222. Interagency task force report on child trafficking primary prevention.

Sec. 223. GAO Report on intervention.

Sec. 224. Provision of housing permitted to protect and assist in the recovery of vic-

tims of trafficking.

18 USC 1 note.

Justice for

Victims of

Trafficking Act

of 2015.

May 29, 2015

[S. 178]

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129 STAT. 228 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

Subtitle D—Expanded Training

Sec. 231. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons.

TITLE III—HERO ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.

Sec. 302. HERO Act.

Sec. 303. Transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes.

TITLE IV—RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY

Sec. 401. Short title.

Sec. 402. Definitions.

Sec. 403. Findings.

Sec. 404. Increased funding for formula grants authorized.

Sec. 405. Application.

Sec. 406. Grant increase.

Sec. 407. Period of increase.

Sec. 408. Allocation of increased formula grant funds.

Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE V—MILITARY SEX OFFENDER REPORTING

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facilities

or upon conviction.

TITLE VI—STOPPING EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING

Sec. 601. Safe Harbor Incentives.

Sec. 602. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain trafficking offenses.

Sec. 603. National human trafficking hotline.

Sec. 604. Job corps eligibility.

Sec. 605. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals Service.

Sec. 606. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking.

TITLE VII—TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

Sec. 701. Short title.

Sec. 702. Development of best practices.

Sec. 703. Definitions.

Sec. 704. No additional authorization of appropriations.

TITLE VIII—BETTER RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

Sec. 801. Short title.

Sec. 802. CAPTA amendments.

TITLE IX—ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF

HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL

Sec. 901. Definitions.

Sec. 902. Training for Department personnel to identify human trafficking.

Sec. 903. Certification and report to Congress.

Sec. 904. Assistance to non-Federal entities.

Sec. 905. Expanded use of Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund.

TITLE X—HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT

ACT

Sec. 1001. Short title.

Sec. 1002. Protections for human trafficking survivors.

TITLE I—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF

TRAFFICKING

SEC. 101. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code,

is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘§ 3014. Additional special assessment

‘‘(a) I

ENERAL

.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on Sep-

tember 30, 2019, in addition to the assessment imposed under-

Time period.

18 USC 3014.

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129 STAT. 229 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of $5,000 on any

non-indigent person or entity convicted of an offense under—

‘‘(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and trafficking

in persons);

‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);

‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and other

abuse of children);

‘‘(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal sexual

activity and related crimes); or

‘‘(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

(8 U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human smuggling), unless the per-

son induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual

who at the time of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent,

son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the United

States in violation of law.

‘‘(b) S

ATISFACTION OF

THER

OURT

-O

RDERED

BLIGATIONS

.—

An assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until

the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding

court-ordered fines, orders of restitution, and any other obligation

related to victim-compensation arising from the criminal convictions

on which the special assessment is based.

‘‘(c) E

STABLISHMENT OF

OMESTIC

RAFFICKING

ICTIMS

’

UND

.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States

a fund, to be known as the ‘Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund’

(referred to in this section as the ‘Fund’), to be administered by

the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-

land Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

‘‘(d) T

RANSFERS

.—In a manner consistent with section 3302(b)

of title 31, there shall be transferred to the Fund from the General

Fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the amount of the

assessments collected under this section, which shall remain avail-

able until expended.

‘‘(e) U

SE OF

UNDS

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—From amounts in the Fund, in addition

to any other amounts available, and without further appropria-

tion, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary

of Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal years

2016 through 2019, use amounts available in the Fund to

award grants or enhance victims’ programming under—

‘‘(A) section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection

Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c);

‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105);

and

‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act

of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).

‘‘(2) L

IMITATION

.—Except as provided in subsection (h)(2),

none of the amounts in the Fund may be used to provide

health care or medical items or services.

‘‘(f) C

OLLECTION

ETHOD

.—The amount assessed under sub-

section (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected in the manner

that fines are collected in criminal cases.

‘‘(g) D

URATION OF

BLIGATION

.—Subject to section 3613(b), the

obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the date

of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015

shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.

‘‘(h) H

EALTH OR

EDICAL

ERVICES

.—

Coordination.

Grants.

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129 STAT. 230 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

‘‘(1) T

RANSFER OF FUNDS

.—From amounts appropriated

under section 10503(b)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(E)), as amended

by section 221 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza-

tion Act of 2015, there shall be transferred to the Fund an

amount equal to the amount transferred under subsection (d)

for each fiscal year, except that the amount transferred under

this paragraph shall not be less than $5,000,000 or more than

$30,000,000 in each such fiscal year, and such amounts shall

remain available until expended.

‘‘(2) U

SE OF FUNDS

.—The Attorney General, in coordination

with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall use

amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph (1) to award

grants that may be used for the provision of health care or

medical items or services to victims of trafficking under—

‘‘(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Vic-

tims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.

14044a, 14044b, and 14044c);

‘‘(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105);

and

‘‘(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act

of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).

‘‘(3) G

RANTS

.—Of the amounts in the Fund used under

paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are

available in the Fund during the relevant fiscal year, shall

be used for grants to provide services for child pornography

victims under section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse

Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).

‘‘(4) A

PPLICATION OF PROVISION

.—The application of the

provisions of section 221(c) of the Medicare Access and CHIP

Reauthorization Act of 2015 shall continue to apply to the

amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (1).’’.

(b) T

ECHNICAL AND

ONFORMING

MENDMENT

.—The table of

sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended

by inserting after the item relating to section 3013 the following:

‘‘3014. Additional special assessment.’’.

SEC. 102. CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS OFFERED

TO DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of

2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subpara-

graphs (G) and (H), respectively;

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:

‘‘(F) N

O REQUIREMENT OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION FOR

UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESI

DENTS

.—Nothing in this section may be construed to

require United States citizens or lawful permanent resi-

dents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking to

obtain an official certification from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services in order to access any of the special-

ized services described in this subsection or any other

Federal benefits and protections to which they are other-

wise entitled.’’; and

(3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking

‘‘subparagraph (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’.

18 USC

prec. 3001.

Children and

youth.

Pornography.

Coordination.

Grants.

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129 STAT. 231 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

SEC. 103. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETER-

RENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-

tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended

to read as follows:

‘‘SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETER-

RENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

‘‘(a) G

RANTS

UTHORIZED

.—The Attorney General may award

block grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or expand

domestic child human trafficking deterrence programs that assist

law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified

victims’ services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore

the lives of victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses

involving child human trafficking.

‘‘(b) A

UTHORIZED

CTIVITIES

.—Grants awarded under sub-

section (a) may be used for—

‘‘(1) the establishment or enhancement of specialized

training programs for law enforcement officers, first responders,

health care officials, child welfare officials, juvenile justice per-

sonnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel to—

‘‘(A) identify victims and acts of child human traf-

ficking;

‘‘(B) address the unique needs of child victims of human

trafficking;

‘‘(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of human

trafficking;

‘‘(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human traf-

ficking, 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

‘‘(E) utilize, implement, and provide education on safe

harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the

criminalization and prosecution of child sex trafficking vic-

tims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at

the investigation and prosecution of child human traf-

ficking;

‘‘(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti-

trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to investigate

child human trafficking offenses and to rescue victims,

including—

‘‘(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, for law

enforcement officers, including patrol officers, detectives,

and investigators, except that the percentage of the salary

of the law enforcement officer paid for by funds from a

grant awarded under this section shall not be more than

the percentage of the officer’s time on duty that is dedicated

to working on cases involving child human trafficking;

‘‘(B) investigation expenses for cases involving child

human trafficking, including—

‘‘(i) wire taps;

‘‘(ii) consultants with expertise specific to cases

involving child human trafficking;

‘‘(iii) travel; and

‘‘(iv) other technical assistance expenditures;

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129 STAT. 232 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

‘‘(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution units,

including the funding of salaries for State and local

prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial expenses

for prosecution of child human trafficking offenders, except

that the percentage of the total salary of a State or local

prosecutor that is paid using an award under this section

shall be not more than the percentage of the total number

of hours worked by the prosecutor that is spent working

on cases involving child human trafficking;

‘‘(D) the establishment of child human trafficking

victim witness safety, assistance, and relocation programs

that encourage cooperation with law enforcement investiga-

tions of crimes of child human trafficking by leveraging

existing resources and delivering child human trafficking

victims’ services through coordination with—

‘‘(i) child advocacy centers;

‘‘(ii) social service agencies;

‘‘(iii) State governmental health service agencies;

‘‘(iv) housing agencies;

‘‘(v) legal services agencies; and

‘‘(vi) nongovernmental organizations and shelter

service providers with substantial experience in deliv-

ering wrap-around services to victims of child human

trafficking; and

‘‘(E) the establishment or enhancement of other nec-

essary victim assistance programs or personnel, such as

victim or child advocates, child-protective services, child

forensic interviews, or other necessary service providers;

‘‘(3) activities of law enforcement agencies to find homeless

and runaway youth, including salaries and associated expenses

for retired Federal law enforcement officers assisting the law

enforcement agencies in finding homeless and runaway youth;

and

‘‘(4) the establishment or enhancement of problem solving

court programs for trafficking victims that include—

‘‘(A) mandatory and regular training requirements for

judicial officials involved in the administration or operation

of the court program described under this paragraph;

‘‘(B) continuing judicial supervision of victims of child

human trafficking, including case worker or child welfare

supervision in collaboration with judicial officers, who have

been identified by a law enforcement or judicial officer

as a potential victim of child human trafficking, regardless

of whether the victim has been charged with a crime related

to human trafficking;

‘‘(C) the development of a specialized and individual-

ized, court-ordered treatment program for identified victims

of child human trafficking, including—

‘‘(i) State-administered outpatient treatment;

‘‘(ii) life skills training;

‘‘(iii) housing placement;

‘‘(iv) vocational training;

‘‘(v) education;

‘‘(vi) family support services; and

‘‘(vii) job placement;

‘‘(D) centralized case management involving the

consolidation of all of each child human trafficking victim’s

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129 STAT. 233 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

cases and offenses, and the coordination of all trafficking

victim treatment programs and social services;

‘‘(E) regular and mandatory court appearances by the

victim during the duration of the treatment program for

purposes of ensuring compliance and effectiveness;

‘‘(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant non-violent

criminal charges against the victim, where such victim

successfully complies with the terms of the court-ordered

treatment program; and

‘‘(G) collaborative efforts with child advocacy centers,

child welfare agencies, shelters, and nongovernmental

organizations with substantial experience in delivering

wrap-around services to victims of child human trafficking

to provide services to victims and encourage cooperation

with law enforcement.

‘‘(c) A

PPLICATION

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—An eligible entity shall submit an

application to the Attorney General for a grant under this

section in such form and manner as the Attorney General

may require.

‘‘(2) R

EQUIRED INFORMATION

.—An application submitted

under this subsection shall—

‘‘(A) describe the activities for which assistance under

this section is sought;

‘‘(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds

awarded under the grant;

‘‘(C) provide such additional information and assur-

ances as the Attorney General determines to be necessary

to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section;

and

‘‘(D) disclose—

‘‘(i) any other grant funding from the Department

of Justice or from any other Federal department or

agency for purposes similar to those described in sub-

section (b) for which the eligible entity has applied,

and which application is pending on the date of the

submission of an application under this section; and

‘‘(ii) any other such grant funding that the eligible

entity has received during the 5-year period ending

on the date of the submission of an application under

this section.

‘‘(3) P

REFERENCE

.—In reviewing applications submitted in

accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General

shall give preference to grant applications if—

‘‘(A) the application includes a plan to use awarded

funds to engage in all activities described under paragraphs

(1) through (3) of subsection (b); or

‘‘(B) the application includes a plan by the State or

unit of local government to continue funding of all activities

funded by the award after the expiration of the award.

‘‘(4) E

LIGIBLE ENTITIES SOLICITING DATA ON CHILD HUMAN

TRAFFICKING

.—No eligible entity shall be disadvantaged in

being awarded a grant under subsection (a) on the grounds

that the eligible entity has only recently begun soliciting data

on child human trafficking.

‘‘(d) D

URATION AND

ENEWAL OF

WARD

.—

Time period.

Plans.

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129 STAT. 234 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—A grant under this section shall expire

3 years after the date of award of the grant.

‘‘(2) R

ENEWAL

.—A grant under this section shall be renew-

able not more than 2 times and for a period of not greater

than 2 years.

‘‘(e) E

VALUATION

.—The Attorney General shall—

‘‘(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental organiza-

tion, including an academic or nonprofit organization, that has

experience with issues related to child human trafficking and

evaluation of grant programs to conduct periodic evaluations

of grants made under this section to determine the impact

and effectiveness of programs funded with grants awarded

under this section;

‘‘(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of

Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to

determine the methodological and statistical validity of the

evaluations; and

‘‘(3) submit the results of any evaluation conducted pursu-

ant to paragraph (1) to—

‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

and

‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House

of Representatives.

‘‘(f) M

ANDATORY

XCLUSION

.—An eligible entity awarded funds

under this section that is found to have used grant funds for

any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost shall

not be eligible for any grant funds awarded under the block grant

for 2 fiscal years following the year in which the unauthorized

expenditure or unallowable cost is reported.

‘‘(g) C

OMPLIANCE

EQUIREMENT

.—An eligible entity shall not

be eligible to receive a grant under this section if within the 5

fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under

this section, the grantee has been found to have violated the terms

or conditions of a Government grant program by utilizing grant

funds for unauthorized expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.

‘‘(h) A

DMINISTRATIVE

.—The cost of administering the grants

authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent of the total

amount expended to carry out this section.

‘‘(i) F

EDERAL

HARE

.—The Federal share of the cost of a pro-

gram funded by a grant awarded under this section shall be—

‘‘(1) 70 percent in the first year;

‘‘(2) 60 percent in the second year; and

‘‘(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent

years.

‘‘(j) A

UTHORIZATION OF

UNDING

; F

ULLY

FFSET

.—For purposes

of carrying out this section, the Attorney General, in consultation

with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized

to award not more than $7,000,000 of the funds available in the

Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, established under section 3014

of title 18, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through

2020.

‘‘(k) D

EFINITIONS

.—In this section—

‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person under the age of

18;

‘‘(2) the term ‘child advocacy center’ means a center created

under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990

(42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.);

Consultation.

Time period.

Contracts.

Time period.

Expiration date.

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129 STAT. 235 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

‘‘(3) the term ‘child human trafficking’ means 1 or more

severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section

103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

7102)) involving a victim who is a child; and

‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or unit of

local government that—

‘‘(A) has significant criminal activity involving child

human trafficking;

‘‘(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal,

State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement

agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in

addressing child human trafficking;

‘‘(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan

to combat child human trafficking, including—

‘‘(i) the establishment of a shelter for victims of

child human trafficking, through existing or new facili-

ties;

‘‘(ii) the provision of trauma-informed, gender-

responsive rehabilitative care to victims of child human

trafficking;

‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized training for law

enforcement officers and social service providers for

all forms of human trafficking, with a focus on domestic

child human trafficking;

‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of

offenses involving child human trafficking, including

soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing human acts with

children;

‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agreements with

organizations providing outreach or other related serv-

ices to runaway and homeless youth;

‘‘(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

‘‘(vii) cooperation or referral agreements with State

child welfare agencies and child advocacy centers; and

‘‘(D) provides an assurance that, under the plan under

subparagraph (C), a victim of child human trafficking shall

not be required to collaborate with law enforcement officers

to have access to any shelter or services provided with

a grant under this section.

‘‘(l) G

RANT

CCOUNTABILITY

; S

PECIALIZED

ICTIMS

’ S

ERVICE

EQUIREMENT

.—No grant funds under this section may be awarded

or transferred to any entity unless such entity has demonstrated

substantial experience providing services to victims of human traf-

ficking or related populations (such as runaway and homeless

youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of human

trafficking victims.’’.

(b) T

ABLE OF

ONTENTS

.—The table of contents in section 1(b)

of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005

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129 STAT. 236 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

(22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by striking the item relating

to section 203 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant pro-

gram.’’.

SEC. 104. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001

et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by inserting

‘‘, including human trafficking and the production of child

pornography’’ before the semicolon at the end; and

(2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)—

(A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as

subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

‘‘(b) D

IRECT

ERVICES FOR

ICTIMS OF

HILD

ORNOGRAPHY

.—

The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with

the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, may make grants

to develop and implement specialized programs to identify and

provide direct services to victims of child pornography.’’.

SEC. 105. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR TRAF-

FICKING VICTIMS.

(a) A

MENDMENTS TO

ITLE

18.—Section 1594 of title 18, United

States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking ‘‘that was used or’’ and inserting

‘‘that was involved in, used, or’’; and

(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to

such property’’ after ‘‘such violation’’; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or any property

traceable to such property’’ after ‘‘such violation’’;

(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)—

(A) by striking ‘‘used or’’ and inserting ‘‘involved in,

used, or’’; and

(B) by inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to such

property’’ after ‘‘any violation of this chapter’’;

(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and

(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

‘‘(f) T

RANSFER OF

ORFEITED

SSETS

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, the Attorney General shall transfer assets forfeited pursu-

ant to this section, or the proceeds derived from the sale thereof,

to satisfy victim restitution orders arising from violations of

this chapter.

‘‘(2) P

RIORITY

.—Transfers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall

have priority over any other claims to the assets or their

proceeds.

‘‘(3) U

SE OF NONFORFEITED ASSETS

.—Transfers pursuant

to paragraph (1) shall not reduce or otherwise mitigate the

obligation of a person convicted of a violation of this chapter

to satisfy the full amount of a restitution order through the

use of non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney General

for the value of assets or proceeds transferred under this sub-

section through the use of nonforfeited assets.’’.

Coordination.

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(b) A

MENDMENT TO

ITLE

28.—Section 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28,

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘chapter 77 of title

18,’’ after ‘‘criminal drug laws of the United States or of’’.

MENDMENTS TO

ITLE

31.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Chapter 97 of title 31, United States

Code, is amended—

(A) by redesignating section 9703 (as added by section

638(b)(1) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General

Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–

393; 106 Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and

(B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(I) in subparagraph (I)—

(aa) by striking ‘‘payment’’ and inserting

‘‘Payment’’; and

(bb) by striking the semicolon at the end

and inserting a period; and

(II) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘payment’’

and inserting ‘‘Payment’’; and

(ii) in paragraph (2)—

(I) in subparagraph (B)—

(aa) in clause (iii)—

(AA) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’

and inserting ‘‘of’’; and

(BB) in subclause (III), by striking

‘‘and’’ at the end;

(bb) in clause (iv), by striking the period

at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(cc) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-

lowing:

‘‘(v) United States Immigration and Customs

Enforcement with respect to a violation of chapter

77 of title 18 (relating to human trafficking);’’;

(II) in subparagraph (G), by adding ‘‘and’’ at

the end; and

(III) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘; and’’

and inserting a period.

(2) T

ECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

.—

(A) C

ROSS REFERENCES

.—

(i) T

ITLE 28

.—Section 524(c) of title 28, United

States Code, is amended—

(I) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘section

9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

9705(g)(4)(A)’’;

(II) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘section

9703(p)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’; and

(III) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘section

9703’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705’’.

(ii) T

ITLE 31

.—Title 31, United States Code, is

amended—

(I) in section 312(d), by striking ‘‘section 9703’’

and inserting ‘‘section 9705’’; and

(II) in section 5340(1), by striking ‘‘section

9703(p)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’.

(iii) T

ITLE 39

.—Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 9703(p)’’

and inserting ‘‘section 9705(o)’’.

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(B) T

ABLE OF SECTIONS

.—The table of sections for

chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended

to read as follows:

‘‘9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value.

‘‘9702. Investment of trust funds.

‘‘9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility.

‘‘9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility.

‘‘9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.’’.

SEC. 106. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS.

Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a comma after

‘‘weapons)’’;

(B) in subparagraph (c)—

(i) by inserting ‘‘section 1581 (peonage), section

1584 (involuntary servitude), section 1589 (forced

labor), section 1590 (trafficking with respect to peon-

age, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor),’’

before ‘‘section 1591’’;

(ii) by inserting ‘‘section 1592 (unlawful conduct

with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking,

peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced

labor),’’ before ‘‘section 1751’’;

(iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘virus)’’;

(iv) by striking ‘‘,, section’’ and inserting a comma;

(v) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘misuse of passports),’’;

and

(vi) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘section 555’’;

inserting ‘‘pipeline),’’; and

(D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ‘‘documents, sec-

tion 1028A (relating to aggravated identity theft))’’ and

inserting ‘‘documents), section 1028A (relating to aggra-

vated identity theft)’’; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human trafficking, child

sexual exploitation, child pornography production,’’ after ‘‘kid-

napping’’.

SEC. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.

Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by adding at

the end the following:

‘‘(i) P

ART

1 V

IOLENT

RIMES

NCLUDE

UMAN

RAF

FICKING

.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘part 1 violent

crimes’ shall include severe forms of trafficking in persons (as

defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).’’.

SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code,

is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or maintains’’ and

inserting ‘‘maintains, patronizes, or solicits’’;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or obtained’’ and

inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or solicited’’; and

31 USC

prec. 9701.

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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or obtained’’ and

inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, or solicited’’; and

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking ‘‘or maintained’’ and inserting ‘‘, main-

tained, patronized, or solicited’’; and

(B) by striking ‘‘knew that the person’’ and inserting

‘‘knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, that the person’’.

(b) D

EFINITION

MENDED

.—Section 103(10) of the Trafficking

Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended

by striking ‘‘or obtaining’’ and inserting ‘‘obtaining, patronizing,

or soliciting’’.

URPOSE

.—The purpose of the amendments made by this

section is to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking.

SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, defines

a sex trafficker as a person who ‘‘knowingly. . .recruits, entices,

harbors, transports, provides, obtains, or maintains by any

means a person. . .knowing, or in reckless disregard of the

fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion. . .or

any combination of such means will be used to cause the

person to engage in a commercial sex act, or that the person

has not attained the age of 18 years and will be caused to

engage in a commercial sex act’’;

(2) while use of the word ‘‘obtains’’ in section 1591, United

States Code, has been interpreted, prior to the date of enact-

ment of this Act, to encompass those who purchase illicit sexual

acts from trafficking victims, some confusion persists;

(3) in United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir.

2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

ruled that section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, applied

to persons who purchase illicit sexual acts with trafficking

victims after the United States District Court for the District

of South Dakota erroneously granted motions to acquit these

buyers in two separate cases; and

(4) section 108 of this title amends section 1591 of title

18, United States Code, to add the words ‘‘solicits or patronizes’’

to the sex trafficking statute making absolutely clear for judges,

juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials that criminals

who purchase sexual acts from human trafficking victims may

be arrested, prosecuted, and convicted as sex trafficking

offenders when this is merited by the facts of a particular

case.

SEC. 110. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS TO TAR-

GET OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this

Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that—

(1) all task forces and working groups within the Innocence

Lost National Initiative engage in activities, programs, or oper-

ations to increase the investigative capabilities of State and

local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation,

and prosecution of persons who patronize, or solicit children

for sex; and

(2) all components and task forces with jurisdiction to

detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of child labor trafficking

engage in activities, programs, or operations to increase the

Deadline.

42 USC 14044g

note.

18 USC 1591

note.

18 USC 1591

note.

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129 STAT. 240 PUBLIC LAW 114–22—MAY 29, 2015

capacity of such components to deter and punish child labor

trafficking.

SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.

(a) C

LARIFYING

HAT

HILD

ORNOGRAPHY

RODUCERS

UMAN

RAFFICKERS

.—Section 2423(f) of title 18, United States

Code, is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘means (1) a’’ and inserting the following:

‘‘means—

‘‘(1) a’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘United States; or (2) any’’ and inserting

the following: ‘‘United States;

‘‘(2) any’’; and

(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the

following: ‘‘; or

‘‘(3) production of child pornography (as defined in section

2256(8)).’’.

(b) H

OLDING

RAFFICKERS

CCOUNTABLE

.—Section 2423(g)

of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a preponder-

ance of the evidence’’ and inserting ‘‘clear and convincing evidence’’.

SEC. 112. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT CRIMI-

NALS.

Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended

by inserting ‘‘77,’’ after ‘‘chapter’’.

SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—Section 3771 of title 18, United States Code,

is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any

plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement.

‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights under this

section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Vic-

tims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c))

and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims’

Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’;

(2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, by inserting

‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval of the court, have

stipulated to a different time period for consideration’’ before

the period; and

(3) in subsection (e)—

(A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ and inserting

the following: ‘‘this chapter:

‘‘(1) C

OURT OF APPEALS

.—The term ‘court of appeals’

means—

‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for the judicial

district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or

‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the

District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of

Appeals.

‘‘(2) C

RIME VICTIM

.—

‘‘(A) I

N GENERAL

.—The term’’;

(B) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting the fol-

lowing:

‘‘(B) M

INORS AND CERTAIN OTHER VICTIMS

.—In the

case’’; and

Definition.

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‘‘(3) D

ISTRICT COURT

;

COURT

.—The terms ‘district court’

and ‘court’ include the Superior Court of the District of

Columbia.’’.

(b) C

RIME

ICTIMS

UND

.—Section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Vic-

tims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended

by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘3771’’.

PPELLATE

EVIEW OF

ETITIONS

ELATING TO

RIME

TIMS

’ R

IGHTS

.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United

States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section,

is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following:

‘‘In deciding such application, the court of appeals shall apply

ordinary standards of appellate review.’’.

(2) A

PPLICATION

.—The amendment made by paragraph (1)

shall apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus

filed under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code,

that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

(a) S

HORT

ITLE

.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Combat

Human Trafficking Act of 2015’’.

(b) D

EFINITIONS

.—In this section:

(1) C

OMMERCIAL SEX ACT

;

SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING

IN PERSONS

;

STATE

;

TASK FORCE

.—The terms ‘‘commercial sex

act’’, ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘Task

Force’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 103

of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

7102).

(2) C

OVERED OFFENDER

.—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.

(3) C

OVERED OFFENSE

.—The term ‘‘covered offense’’ means

the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commer-

cial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of traf-

ficking in persons.

(4) F

EDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

.—The term ‘‘Fed-

eral law enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given the term

in section 115 of title 18, United States Code.

(5) L

OCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

.—The term ‘‘local

law enforcement officer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee

of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local

government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention,

detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of

criminal law.

(6) S

TATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

.—The term ‘‘State

law enforcement officer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee

of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency

to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investiga-

tion, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

EPARTMENT OF

USTICE

RAINING AND

OLICY FOR

NFORCEMENT

FFICERS

, P

ROSECUTORS

AND

UDGES

.—

(1) T

RAINING

.—

(A) L

AW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

.—The Attorney Gen-

eral shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program

operated by the Department of Justice, including each anti-

human trafficking training program for Federal, State, or

Combat Human

Trafficking Act

of 2015.

42 USC 14044g.

18 USC 3771

note.

Applicability.

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local law enforcement officers, includes technical training

on—

(i) effective methods for investigating and pros-

ecuting covered offenders; and

(ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental

health services by health care providers to persons

subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.

(B) F

EDERAL PROSECUTORS

.—The Attorney General

shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program

operated by the Department of Justice for United States

attorneys or other Federal prosecutors includes training

on seeking restitution for offenses under chapter 77 of

title 18, United States Code, to ensure that each United

States attorney or other Federal prosecutor, upon obtaining

a conviction for such an offense, requests a specific amount

of restitution for each victim of the offense without regard

to whether the victim requests restitution.

UDGES

.—The Federal Judicial Center shall provide

training to judges relating to the application of section

1593 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to

ordering restitution for victims of offenses under chapter

77 of such title.

(2) P

OLICY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

.—

The Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforce-

ment officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations

involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of cov-

ered offenders.

(d) M

INIMUM

ERIOD OF

UPERVISED

ELEASE FOR

ONSPIRACY

OMMIT

OMMERCIAL

HILD

RAFFICKING

.—Section 3583(k)

of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘1594(c),’’

after ‘‘1591,’’.

(e) B

UREAU OF

USTICE

TATISTICS

EPORT ON

TATE

NFORCE

MENT OF

UMAN

RAFFICKING

ROHIBITIONS

.—The Director of the

Bureau of Justice Statistics shall—

(1) prepare an annual report on—

(A) the rates of—

(i) arrest of individuals by State law enforcement

officers for a covered offense;

(ii) prosecution (including specific charges) of

individuals in State court systems for a covered offense;

and

(iii) conviction of individuals in State court systems

for a covered offense; and

(B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in State

court systems for a covered offense; and

(2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph

(1) to—

(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of

Representatives;

(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established

under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and

(E) the Attorney General.

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SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.

(a) S

HORT

ITLE

.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Survivors

of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act’’.

(b) E

STABLISHMENT

.—There is established the United States

Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this section

as the ‘‘Council’’), which shall provide advice and recommendations

to the Senior Policy Operating Group established under section

105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

7103(g)) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Group’’) and the Presi-

dent’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

established under section 105(a) of such Act (referred to in this

section as the ‘‘Task Force’’).

EMBERSHIP

.—

(1) C

OMPOSITION

.—The Council shall be composed of not

less than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors

of human trafficking.

(2) R

EPRESENTATION OF SURVIVORS

.—To the extent prac-

ticable, members of the Council shall be survivors of trafficking,

who shall accurately reflect the diverse backgrounds of sur-

vivors of trafficking, including—

(A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor

trafficking; and

(B) survivors who are United States citizens and sur-

vivors who are aliens lawfully present in the United States.

(3) A

PPOINTMENT

.—Not later than 180 days after the date

of enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the mem-

bers of the Council.

(4) T

ERM

;

REAPPOINTMENT

.—Each member of the Council

shall serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed

by the President to serve 1 additional 2-year term.

(d) F

UNCTIONS

.—The Council shall—

(1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;

(2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the

Group, not less frequently than annually to review Federal

Government policy and programs intended to combat human

trafficking, including programs relating to the provision of serv-

ices for victims and serve as a point of contact for Federal

agencies reaching out to human trafficking survivors for input

on programming and policies relating to human trafficking

in the United States;

(3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure

that policy and programming efforts of the Federal Government

conform, to the extent practicable, to the best practices in

the field of human trafficking prevention; and

(4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually,

and not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task

Force, to formally present the findings and recommendations

of the Council.

(e) R

EPORTS

.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment

of this Act and each year thereafter until the date described in

subsection (h), the Council shall submit a report that contains

the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to sub-

section (d)(2) to—

(1) the chair of the Task Force;

(2) the members of the Group;

Deadline.

President.

Survivors of

Human

Trafficking

Empowerment

Act.

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(3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security,

Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of Representa-

tives; and

(4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations,

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the

Judiciary of the Senate.

(f) E

MPLOYEE

TATUS

.—Members of the Council—

(1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal Govern-

ment for any purpose; and

(2) shall not receive compensation other than reimburse-

ment of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance

with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

(g) N

ONAPPLICABILITY OF

FACA.—The Council shall not be

subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

(h) S

UNSET

.—The Council shall terminate on September 30,

2020.

SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.

(a) S

HORT

ITLE

.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing

Missing Children Home Act’’.

(b) C

RIME

ONTROL

MENDMENTS

.—Section 3702 of the

Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) in paragraph (3)—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as

subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

‘‘(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;’’;

and

(3) in paragraph (4)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by

striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’;

(B) in subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days’’;

and

(ii) by inserting ‘‘and a photograph taken during

the previous 180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’;

(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-

graph (D);

(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children of each report received relating to a

child reported missing from a foster care family home or

childcare institution;’’;

(F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated—

(i) by inserting ‘‘State and local child welfare sys-

tems and’’ before ‘‘the National Center for Missing

and Exploited Children’’; and

(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting

‘‘; and’’; and

(G) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(E) grant permission to the National Crime Informa-

tion Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update

the missing person record in the National Crime Informa-

tion Center computer networks with additional information

Notification.

42 USC 5601

note.

Bringing Missing

Children Home

Act.

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learned during the investigation relating to the missing

person.’’.

SEC. 117. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

(a) D

EFINITION

.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered grant’’

means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under section

203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of

2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as amended by section 103.

(b) A

CCOUNTABILITY

.—All covered grants shall be subject to

the following accountability provisions:

(1) A

UDIT REQUIREMENT

.—

(A) I

N GENERAL

.—Beginning in the first fiscal year

beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and

in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of

the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients

of a covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse

of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine

the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each

year.

(B) D

EFINITION

.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘unre-

solved audit finding’’ means a finding in the final audit

report of the Inspector General that the audited grantee

has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure

or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved

within 12 months from the date when the final audit report

is issued.

ANDATORY EXCLUSION

.—A recipient of a covered

grant that is found to have an unresolved audit finding

shall not be eligible to receive a covered grant during

the following 2 fiscal years.

(D) P

RIORITY

.—In awarding covered grants the

Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities

that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the

3 fiscal years prior to submitting an application for a

covered grant.

(E) R

EIMBURSEMENT

.—If an entity is awarded a cov-

ered grant during the 2-fiscal-year period in which the

entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph

(C), the Attorney General shall—

(i) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds

that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the

General Fund of the Treasury; and

(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to

the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously

awarded grant funds.

(2) N

ONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS

.—

(A) D

EFINITION

.—For purposes of this paragraph and

covered grants, the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means

an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from

taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

(B) P

ROHIBITION

.—The Attorney General may not

award a covered grant to a nonprofit organization that

holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of

avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Determination.

Effective date.

Time periods.

42 USC

14044b–1.

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ISCLOSURE

.—Each nonprofit organization that is

awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures pre-

scribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption

of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, direc-

tors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the

Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the

process for determining such compensation, including the

independent persons involved in reviewing and approving

such compensation, the comparability data used, and

contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and

decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make

the information disclosed under this subsection available

for public inspection.

(3) C

ONFERENCE EXPENDITURES

.—

(A) L

IMITATION

.—No amounts transferred to the

Department of Justice under this title, or the amendments

made by this title, may be used by the Attorney General,

or by any individual or organization awarded discretionary

funds through a cooperative agreement under this title,

or the amendments made by this title, to host or support

any expenditure for conferences that uses more than

$20,000 in Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney

General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors,

or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General may

designate, provides prior written authorization that the

funds may be expended to host a conference.

(B) W

RITTEN APPROVAL

.—Written approval under

subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all

costs associated with the conference, including the cost

of all food and beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria

for speakers, and any entertainment.

EPORT

.—The Deputy Attorney General shall

submit an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary

of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the

House of Representatives on all approved conference

expenditures referenced in this paragraph.

(D) A

NNUAL CERTIFICATION

.—Beginning in the first

fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this

title, the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee

on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations

of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and

the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-

resentatives, an annual certification that—

(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector

General under paragraph (1) have been completed and

reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney Gen-

eral or Director;

(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under para-

graph (1)(C) have been issued;

(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph

(1)(E) have been made; and

(iv) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded

under paragraph (1) from the previous year.

(4) P

ROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY

.—

(A) I

N GENERAL

.—Amounts awarded under this title,

or any amendments made by this title, may not be utilized

by any grant recipient to—

Effective date.

Cost estimate.

Public

information.

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(i) lobby any representative of the Department of

Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or

(ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, State,

local, or tribal government regarding the award of

grant funding.

(B) P

ENALTY

.—If the Attorney General determines that

any recipient of a covered grant has violated subparagraph

(A), the Attorney General shall—

(i) require the grant recipient to repay the grant

in full; and

(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from receiving

another covered grant for not less than 5 years.

SEC. 118. SAVE ACT.

(a) S

HORT

ITLE

.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Adver-

tising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act of

2015’’.

(b) A

DVERTISING

HAT

FFERS

ERTAIN

OMMERCIAL

CTS

.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Section 1591(a)(1) of title 18, United

States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by

inserting ‘‘advertises,’’ after ‘‘obtains,’’.

(2) M

ENS REA REQUIREMENT

.—Section 1591(a) of title 18,

United States Code, is amended in the undesignated matter

following paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, except where the act

constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,’’ after

‘‘knowing, or’’.

(3) C

ONFORMING AMENDMENTS

.—Section 1591(b) of title 18,

United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further

amended—

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘advertised,’’ after

‘‘obtained,’’; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘advertised,’’ after

‘‘obtained,’’.

SEC. 119. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.

The Attorney General shall make available, on the website

of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a

database for trafficking victim advocates, crisis hotline personnel,

foster parents, law enforcement personnel, and crime survivors

that contains information on—

(1) counseling and hotline resources;

(2) housing resources;

(3) legal assistance; and

(4) other services for trafficking survivors.

SEC. 120. EXPANDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL ACTIONS

BY CHILD TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.

Section 1595(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended

by striking ‘‘not later than 10 years after the cause of action

arose.’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than the later of—

‘‘(1) 10 years after the cause of action arose; or

‘‘(2) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years of age,

if the victim was a minor at the time of the alleged offense.’’.

SEC. 121. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

(a) S

TUDY

.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall

conduct a study on each program or initiative authorized under

Web posting.

42 USC 5611

note.

18 USC 1 note.

Stop Advertising

Victims of

Exploitation Act

of 2015.

Time period.

Repayment.

Determination.

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this Act and the following statutes and evaluate whether any pro-

gram or initiative is duplicative:

(1) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of

2005 (Public Law 109–164; 119 Stat. 3558).

(2) Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

7101 et seq.).

(3) Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001

et seq.).

(4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701

et seq.).

(5) Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et

seq.).

(b) R

EPORT

.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-

ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States

shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate

and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall

include—

(1) a description of the cost of any duplicative program

or initiative studied under subsection (a); and

(2) recommendations on how to achieve cost savings with

respect to each duplicative program or initiative studied under

subsection (a).

TITLE II—COMBATING HUMAN

TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A—Enhancing Services for Run-

away 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

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,

Recommenda-

tions.

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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)))’’.

Subtitle 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 pros-

titution’’ and inserting ‘‘child sex trafficking, including child pros-

titution’’.

Subtitle 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) R

EVIEW

.—The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Com-

bat 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 cata-

logs the activities of the Federal Government and State govern-

ments—

(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking

offenses; and

(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of traf-

ficking;

(2) surveys academic literature on—

(A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking

offenses;

(B) preventing children from becoming victims of traf-

ficking;

(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 traf-

ficking; 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

Consultation.

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(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of traf-

ficking.

(b) R

EPORT

.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-

ment 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.

Subtitle D—Expanded Training

SEC. 231. EXPANDED TRAINING RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PER-

SONS.

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) I

N 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) T

RAINING COMPONENTS

.—Training under this

paragraph shall include—

‘‘(i) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-

persons issues and the Department of State’s obliga-

tions under this Act, which shall be designed for

embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus’ traf-

ficking-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 agen-

cies, at each diplomatic or consular post of the Depart-

ment of State located outside the United States of—

Public

information.

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‘‘(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 informa-

tion that any such personnel may acquire about

possible cases of trafficking in persons.’’.

TITLE III—HERO ACT

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Human Exploitation Rescue

Operations Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘HERO Act of 2015’’.

SEC. 302. HERO ACT.

(a) F

INDINGS

.—Congress finds the following:

(1) The illegal market for the production and distribution

of child abuse imagery is a growing threat to children in the

United States. International demand for this material creates

a powerful incentive for the rape, abuse, and torture of children

within the United States.

(2) The targeting of United States children by international

criminal networks is a threat to the homeland security of

the United States. This threat must be fought with trained

personnel and highly specialized counter-child-exploitation

strategies and technologies.

(3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-

ment of the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical

national security role in protecting the United States from

the growing international threat of child exploitation and

human trafficking.

(4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States Immigra-

tion and Customs Enforcement is a vital national resource

in the effort to combat international child exploitation, pro-

viding advanced expertise and assistance in investigations, com-

puter forensics, and victim identification.

(5) The returning military heroes of the United States

possess unique and valuable skills that can assist law enforce-

ment in combating global sexual and child exploitation, and

the Department of Homeland Security should use this national

resource to the maximum extent possible.

(6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative

(HERO) Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military

heroes of the United States are trained and hired to investigate

crimes of child exploitation in order to target predators and

rescue children from sexual abuse and slavery.

(b) C

YBER

RIMES

ENTER

, C

HILD

XPLOITATION

NVESTIGA

TIONS

NIT

AND

OMPUTER

ORENSICS

NIT

.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland

Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by

adding at the end the following:

‘‘SEC. 890A. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGA-

TIONS UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, AND CYBER

CRIMES UNIT.

‘‘(a) C

YBER

RIMES

ENTER

.—

6 USC 473.

6 USC 473 note.

6 USC 101 note.

Human

Exploitation

Rescue

Operations Act

of 2015.

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‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary shall operate, within

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber

Crimes Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’).

‘‘(2) P

URPOSE

.—The purpose of the Center shall be to pro-

vide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to sup-

port United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s

domestic and international investigations of cyber-related

crimes.

‘‘(b) C

HILD

XPLOITATION

NVESTIGATIONS

NIT

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary shall operate, within the

Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to

in this subsection as the ‘CEIU’).

‘‘(2) F

UNCTIONS

.—The CEIU—

‘‘(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration

and Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives,

including investigations into—

‘‘(i) child exploitation;

‘‘(ii) child pornography;

‘‘(iii) child victim identification;

‘‘(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and

‘‘(v) forced child labor, including the sexual exploi-

tation of minors;

‘‘(B) shall, among other things, focus on—

‘‘(i) child exploitation prevention;

‘‘(ii) investigative capacity building;

‘‘(iii) enforcement operations; and

‘‘(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and

foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon

request;

‘‘(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support,

or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as

needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and per-

sonnel;

‘‘(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling

services for United States Immigration and Customs

Enforcement personnel engaged in child exploitation

prevention initiatives, including making available other

existing services to assist employees who are exposed to

child exploitation material during investigations;

‘‘(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department

of Defense and the National Association to Protect Children

for the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and

hiring of wounded, ill, and injured veterans and

transitioning service members, through the Human Exploi-

tation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps pro-

gram; and

‘‘(F) shall collaborate with other governmental, non-

governmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the Sec-

retary for the sponsorship of, and participation in, outreach

and training activities.

‘‘(3) D

ATA COLLECTION

.—The CEIU shall collect and main-

tain data concerning—

‘‘(A) the total number of suspects identified by United

States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

‘‘(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigra-

tion and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type,

including—

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‘‘(i) the number of victims identified through inves-

tigations carried out by United States Immigration

and Customs Enforcement; and

‘‘(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were

in positions of trust or authority over children;

‘‘(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and

‘‘(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State,

foreign, or military prosecution.

‘‘(4) A

VAILABILITY OF DATA TO CONGRESS

.—In addition to

submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU

shall make the data collected and maintained under paragraph

(3) available to the committees of Congress described in para-

graph (7).

‘‘(5) C

OOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

.—The CEIU is authorized

to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions

set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).

‘‘(6) A

CCEPTANCE OF GIFTS

.—

‘‘(A) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary is authorized to

accept monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual

Global Taskforce, national laboratories, Federal agencies,

not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions to

create and expand public awareness campaigns in support

of the functions of the CEIU.

‘‘(B) E

XEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA

TION

.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not

be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for com-

petition when the services provided by the entities referred

to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost

to the Department.

‘‘(7) R

EPORTS

.—Not later than 1 year after the date of

the enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for

the following 4 years, the CEIU shall—

‘‘(A) submit a report containing a summary of the

data collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the pre-

vious year to—

‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

‘‘(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

‘‘(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the

Senate;

‘‘(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the

House of Representatives;

‘‘(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House

of Representatives; and

‘‘(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives; and

‘‘(B) make a copy of each report submitted under

subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the

Department.

‘‘(c) C

OMPUTER

ORENSICS

NIT

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary shall operate, within the

Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this sub-

section as the ‘CFU’).

‘‘(2) F

UNCTIONS

.—The CFU—

‘‘(A) shall provide training and technical support in

digital forensics to—

Records.

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‘‘(i) United States Immigration and Customs

Enforcement personnel; and

‘‘(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and for-

eign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the

investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdic-

tions, upon request and subject to the availability of

funds;

‘‘(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and

forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

‘‘(C) shall participate in research and development in

the area of digital forensics, in coordination with appro-

priate components of the Department; and

‘‘(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department

of Defense and the National Association to Protect Children

for the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and

hiring wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning

service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue

Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program.

‘‘(3) C

OOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

.—The CFU is authorized

to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions

set forth in paragraph (2).

‘‘(4) A

CCEPTANCE OF GIFTS

.—

‘‘(A) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary is authorized to

accept monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual

Global Task Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies,

not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions to

create and expand public awareness campaigns in support

of the functions of the CFU.

‘‘(B) E

XEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA

TION

.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not

be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for com-

petition when the services provided by the entities referred

to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost

to the Department.

‘‘(d) C

YBER

RIMES

NIT

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—The Secretary shall operate, within the

Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection

as the ‘CCU’).

‘‘(2) F

UNCTIONS

.—The CCU—

‘‘(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyber-

related operations and programs for United States

Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

‘‘(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Cus-

toms Enforcement’s ability to combat criminal enterprises

operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus

in the areas of—

‘‘(i) cyber economic crime;

‘‘(ii) digital theft of intellectual property;

‘‘(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden market-

places);

‘‘(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and

strategic technology; and

‘‘(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laun-

dering;

‘‘(C) shall provide training and technical support in

cyber investigations to—

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‘‘(i) United States Immigration and Customs

Enforcement personnel; and

‘‘(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and for-

eign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the

investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdic-

tions, upon request and subject to the availability of

funds;

‘‘(D) shall participate in research and development in

the area of cyber investigations, in coordination with appro-

priate components of the Department; and

‘‘(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human

Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps

program for investigative and forensic positions in support

of the functions of the CCU.

‘‘(3) C

OOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

.—The CCU is authorized

to enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions

set forth in paragraph (2).

‘‘(e) A

UTHORIZATION OF

PPROPRIATIONS

.—There are authorized

to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary

to carry out this section.’’.

(2) T

ABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT

.—The table of contents

in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.

101 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to

section 890 the following:

‘‘Sec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations unit, computer

forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.’’.

ORPS

IRING

.—It is the sense of Congress that

Homeland Security Investigations of the United States Immigration

and Customs Enforcement should hire, recruit, train, and equip

wounded, ill, or injured military veterans (as defined in section

101, title 38, United States Code) who are affiliated with the HERO

Child Rescue Corps program for investigative, intelligence, analyst,

and forensic positions.

(d) I

NVESTIGATING

HILD

XPLOITATION

.—Section 307(b)(3) of

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187(b)(3)) is

amended—

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(D) conduct research and development for the purpose

of advancing technology for the investigation of child exploi-

tation crimes, including child victim identification, traf-

ficking in persons, and child pornography, and for advanced

forensics.’’.

SEC. 303. TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND

RELATED CRIMES.

Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by

striking section 2421 and inserting the following:

‘‘§ 2421. Transportation generally

‘‘(a) I

ENERAL

.—Whoever knowingly transports any indi-

vidual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or

Possession of the United States, with intent that such individual

engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any

person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to

18 USC 2421.

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do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than

10 years, or both.

‘‘(b) R

EQUESTS

ROSECUTE

IOLATIONS BY

TATE

TTORNEYS

ENERAL

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—The Attorney General shall grant a

request by a State attorney general that a State or local

attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this

section unless the Attorney General determines that granting

the request would undermine the administration of justice.

‘‘(2) R

EASON FOR DENIAL

.—If the Attorney General denies

a request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall

submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for

the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which

a request is received.’’.

TITLE IV—RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD

CUSTODY

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rape Survivor Child Custody

Act’’.

SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) C

OVERED FORMULA GRANT

.—The term ‘‘covered formula

grant’’ means a grant under—

(A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control

and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.)

(commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Violence Against

Women Formula Grant Program’’); or

(B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act

of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the

‘‘Sexual Assault Services Program’’).

(2) T

ERMINATION

.—

(A) I

N GENERAL

.—The term ‘‘termination’’ means, when

used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final

termination of the parent’s right to custody of, guardianship

of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.

(B) R

ULE OF CONSTRUCTION

.—Nothing in this para-

graph shall be construed to require a State, in order to

receive an increase in the amount provided to the State

under the covered formula grants under this title, to have

in place a law that terminates any obligation of a person

who fathered a child through rape to support the child.

SEC. 403. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) Men who father children through rape should be prohib-

ited from visiting or having custody of those children.

(2) Thousands of rape-related pregnancies occur annually

in the United States.

(3) A substantial number of women choose to raise their

child conceived through rape and, as a result, may face custody

battles with their rapists.

42 USC

14043h–1.

42 USC 14043h.

42 USC 13701

note.

Rape Survivor

Child Custody

Act.

Deadline.

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(4) Rape is one of the most under-prosecuted serious crimes,

with estimates of criminal conviction occurring in less than

5 percent of rapes.

(5) The clear and convincing evidence standard is the most

common standard for termination of parental rights among

the 50 States, territories, and the District of Columbia.

(6) The Supreme Court established that the clear and con-

vincing evidence standard satisfies due process for allegations

to terminate or restrict parental rights in Santosky v. Kramer

(455 U.S. 745 (1982)).

(7) Currently only 10 States have statutes allowing rape

survivors to petition for the termination of parental rights

of the rapist based on clear and convincing evidence that the

child was conceived through rape.

(8) A rapist pursuing parental or custody rights causes

the survivor to have continued interaction with the rapist,

which can have traumatic psychological effects on the survivor,

and can make it more difficult for her to recover.

(9) These traumatic effects on the mother can severely

negatively impact her ability to raise a healthy child.

(10) Rapists may use the threat of pursuing custody or

parental rights to coerce survivors into not prosecuting rape,

or otherwise harass, intimidate, or manipulate them.

SEC. 404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to

a State under the covered formula grants in accordance with this

title if the State has in place a law that allows the mother of

any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered

termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to

that child, which the court is authorized to grant upon clear and

convincing evidence of rape.

SEC. 405. APPLICATION.

A State seeking an increase in the amount provided to the

State under the covered formula grants shall include in the applica-

tion of the State for each covered formula grant such information

as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including informa-

tion about the law described in section 404.

SEC. 406. GRANT INCREASE.

The amount of the increase provided to a State under the

covered formula grants under this title shall be equal to not more

than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding

provided to the State under the covered formula grants under

the 3 most recent awards to the State.

SEC. 407. PERIOD OF INCREASE.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—The Attorney General shall provide an

increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered

formula grants under this title for a 2-year period.

(b) L

IMIT

.—The Attorney General may not provide an increase

in the amount provided to a State under the covered formula

grants under this title more than 4 times.

42 USC

14043h–5.

42 USC

14043h–4.

42 USC

14043h–3.

42 USC

14043h–2.

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SEC. 408. ALLOCATION OF INCREASED FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.

The Attorney General shall allocate an increase in the amount

provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this

title such that—

(1) 25 percent the amount of the increase is provided under

the program described in section 402(1)(A); and

(2) 75 percent the amount of the increase is provided under

the program described in section 402(1)(B).

SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title

$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.

TITLE V—MILITARY SEX OFFENDER

REPORTING

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Military Sex Offender Reporting

Act of 2015’’.

SEC. 502. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILI-

TARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—The Sex Offender Registration and Notifica-

tion Act is amended by inserting after section 128 (42 U.S.C. 16928)

the following:

‘‘SEC. 128A. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILI-

TARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION.

‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Attorney General

the information described in section 114 to be included in the

National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru Sjodin National Sex

Offender Public Website regarding persons—

‘‘(1)(A) released from military corrections facilities; or

‘‘(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by courts-martial

under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform

Code of Military Justice), do not include confinement; and

‘‘(2) required to register under this title.’’.

(b) T

ECHNICAL AND

ONFORMING

MENDMENT

.—The table of

contents of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 128 the

following:

‘‘Sec. 128A. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facili-

ties or upon conviction.’’.

TITLE VI—STOPPING EXPLOITATION

THROUGH TRAFFICKING

SEC. 601. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.

Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 1701(c), by striking ‘‘where feasible’’ and

all that follows, and inserting the following: ‘‘where feasible,

to an application—

42 USC 3796dd.

42 USC 16928a.

42 USC 16901

note.

Military Sex

Offender

Reporting Act

of 2015.

42 USC

14043h–7.

42 USC

14043h–6.

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‘‘(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforce-

ment officers that involves a non-Federal contribution exceeding

the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or

‘‘(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a

law that—

‘‘(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has

attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim

of a severe form of trafficking in persons;

‘‘(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecu-

tion of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for

a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the con-

duct described in subparagraph (A); and

‘‘(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described

in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers,

including child welfare services, victim treatment pro-

grams, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other

social services.’’; and

(2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following:

‘‘(5) ‘commercial sex act’ has the meaning given the term

in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protec-

tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

‘‘(6) ‘minor’ means an individual who has not attained

the age of 18 years.

‘‘(7) ‘severe form of trafficking in persons’ has the meaning

given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking

and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’.

SEC. 602. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION WITH CER-

TAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence

Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended—

(1) by inserting after ‘‘1590,’’ the following: ‘‘1591,’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘and 1594’’ and inserting ‘‘1594, 2251, 2251A,

2421, 2422, and 2423’’;

(3) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(4) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and

(5) by inserting after clause (v) the following:

‘‘(vi) the number of individuals required by a court

order to pay restitution in connection with a violation

of each offense under title 18, United States Code,

the amount of restitution required to be paid under

each such order, and the amount of restitution actually

paid pursuant to each such order; and

‘‘(vii) the age, gender, race, country of origin,

country of citizenship, and description of the role in

the offense of individuals convicted under each offense;

and’’.

SEC. 603. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.

Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Trafficking and

Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)) is

amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘Subject’’ and inserting the following:

‘‘(i) I

N GENERAL

.—Subject’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(ii) N

ATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE

.—

Beginning in fiscal year 2017, and in each fiscal year

thereafter, of amounts made available for grants under

Effective date.

Grants.

42 USC

3796dd–8.

Definitions.

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paragraph (2), the Secretary of Health and Human

Services shall make grants for a national communica-

tion system to assist victims of severe forms of traf-

ficking in persons in communicating with service pro-

viders. The Secretary shall give priority to grant

applicants that have experience in providing telephone

services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in

persons.’’.

SEC. 604. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY.

Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the

following:

‘‘(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons

(as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking

and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in

this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate

eligibility under such paragraph.’’.

SEC. 605. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES

MARSHALS SERVICE.

Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

‘‘(D) assist State, local, and other Federal law enforce-

ment agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in

locating and recovering missing children.’’.

SEC. 606. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN

TRAFFICKING.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—The Attorney General shall implement and

maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking

(referred to in this section as the ‘‘National Strategy’’) in accordance

with this section.

(b) R

EQUIRED

ONTENTS OF

ATIONAL

TRATEGY

.—The

National Strategy shall include the following:

(1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to

investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, including—

(A) the development by each United States attorney,

in consultation with State, local, and tribal government

agencies, of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate

the identification of victims and the investigation and

prosecution of human trafficking crimes;

(B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant

United States attorney in each district dedicated to the

prosecution of human trafficking cases or responsible for

implementing the National Strategy;

tribal human trafficking task force operating in the district

of the United States attorney; and

(D) any other efforts intended to enhance the level

of coordination and cooperation, as determined by the

Attorney General.

(2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice,

including specific integration, coordination, and collaboration,

42 USC 14044h.

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as appropriate, on human trafficking investigations between

and among the United States attorneys, the Human Trafficking

Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section,

and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated

to preventing and combating human trafficking, including

resources dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit,

the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the Federal

Bureau of Investigation, and all other entities that receive

Federal support that have a goal or mission to combat the

exploitation of adults and children.

(4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges,

and opportunities, including new investigative strategies, tech-

niques, and technologies, that will enhance Federal, State, local,

and tribal efforts to combat human trafficking.

(5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual

support between private sector and other entities and organiza-

tions and Federal agencies to combat human trafficking,

including the involvement of State, local, and tribal government

agencies to the extent Federal programs are involved.

TITLE VII—TRAFFICKING AWARENESS

TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking Awareness Training

for Health Care Act of 2015’’.

SEC. 702. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.

(a) G

RANT OR

ONTRACT FOR

EVELOPMENT OF

EST

RAC

TICES

.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Not later than 1 year after the date

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human

Services acting through the Administrator of the Health

Resources and Services Administration, and in consultation

with the Administration on Children and Families and other

agencies with experience in serving victims of human traf-

ficking, shall award, on a competitive basis, a grant or contract

to an eligible entity to train health care professionals to recog-

nize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking.

(2) D

EVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE

BASED BEST PRACTICES

.—

An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall develop

evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to

recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking,

including—

(A) consultation with law enforcement officials, social

service providers, health professionals, experts in the field

of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate,

to inform the development of such best practices;

(B) the identification of any existing best practices

or tools for health professionals to recognize potential vic-

tims of a severe form of trafficking; and

health care professionals on the best practices developed

under this subsection.

Deadline.

Consultation.

Trafficking

Awareness

Training for

Health Care Act

of 2015.

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(3) R

EQUIREMENTS

.—Best practices developed under this

subsection shall address—

(A) risk factors and indicators to recognize victims

of a severe form of trafficking;

(B) patient safety and security;

who are victims of a severe form of trafficking;

(D) public and private social services available for

rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals;

(E) the hotlines for reporting human trafficking main-

tained by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center

and the Department of Homeland Security;

(F) validated assessment tools for the identification

of victims of a severe form of trafficking; and

(G) referral options and procedures for sharing

information on human trafficking with a patient and

making referrals for legal and social services as appro-

priate.

(4) P

ILOT PROGRAM

.—An entity receiving a grant under

paragraph (1) shall design and implement a pilot program

to test the best practices and educational materials identified

or developed with respect to the recognition of victims of human

trafficking by health professionals at health care sites located

near an established anti-human trafficking task force initiative

in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department

of Health and Human Services.

(5) A

NALYSIS AND REPORT

.—Not later than 24 months after

the date on which an entity implements a pilot program under

paragraph (4), the entity shall—

(A) analyze the results of the pilot programs, including

through an assessment of—

(i) changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude

of health care professionals resulting from the

implementation of the program;

(ii) the number of victims of a severe form of

trafficking who were identified under the program;

(iii) of those victims identified, the number who

received information or referrals for services offered;

and

(iv) of those victims who received such information

or referrals—

(I) the number who participated in follow up

services; and

(II) the type of follow up services received;

(B) determine, using the results of the analysis con-

ducted under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the

best practices developed under this subsection are evidence-

based; and

Services a report concerning the pilot program and the

analysis of the pilot program under subparagraph (A),

including an identification of the best practices that were

identified as effective and those that require further review.

(b) D

ISSEMINATION

.—Not later than 30 months after date on

which a grant is awarded to an eligible entity under subsection

(a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—

Deadline.

Reports.

Determination.

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(1) collaborate with appropriate professional associations

and health care professional schools to disseminate best prac-

tices identified or developed under subsection (a) for purposes

of recognizing potential victims of a severe form of trafficking;

and

(2) post on the public website of the Department of Health

and Human Services the best practices that are identified by

the pilot program as effective under subsection (a)(5).

SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an accredited school

of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or treat-

ment of victims of a severe form of trafficking.

(2) The term ‘‘eligible site’’ means a health center that

is receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z–1, or 1001 of

the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 280h–5, and

300).

(3) The term ‘‘health care professional’’ means a person

employed by a health care provider who provides to patients

information (including information not related to medical treat-

ment), scheduling, services, or referrals.

(4) The term ‘‘HIPAA privacy and security law’’ has the

meaning given to such term in section 3009 of the Public

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–19).

(5) The term ‘‘victim of a severe form of trafficking’’ has

the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the Trafficking

Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

SEC. 704. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry

out this title, and this title shall be carried out using amounts

otherwise available for such purpose.

TITLE VIII—BETTER RESPONSE FOR

VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring a Better Response

for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking’’.

SEC. 802. CAPTA AMENDMENTS.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—The amendments to the Child Abuse Preven-

tion and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) made by this

section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment

of this Act.

(b) S

TATE

LANS

.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)—

(A) in clause (xxii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(xxiv) provisions and procedures requiring identi-

fication and assessment of all reports involving chil-

dren known or suspected to be victims of sex trafficking

(as defined in section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims

Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102 (10)); and

42 USC 5106a

note.

Effective date.

Ensuring a

Better Response

for Victims of

Child Sex

Trafficking.

42 USC 5101

note.

Web posting.

Collaboration.

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‘‘(xxv) provisions and procedures for training child

protective services workers about identifying,

assessing, and providing comprehensive services for

children who are sex trafficking victims, including

efforts to coordinate with State law enforcement, juve-

nile justice, and social service agencies such as run-

away and homeless youth shelters to serve this popu-

lation;’’; and

(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(17) The number of children determined to be victims

described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv).’’.

PECIAL

ULE

.—

(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended—

(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting the fol-

lowing:

‘‘(a) D

EFINITIONS

.—For purposes’’; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(b) S

PECIAL

ULE

.—

‘‘(1) I

N GENERAL

.—For purposes of section 3(2) and sub-

section (a)(4), a child shall be considered a victim of ‘child

abuse and neglect’ and of ‘sexual abuse’ if the child is identified,

by a State or local agency employee of the State or locality

involved, as being a victim of sex trafficking (as defined in

paragraph (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-

tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) or a victim of severe forms

of trafficking in persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that

section.

‘‘(2) S

TATE OPTION

.—Notwithstanding the definition of

‘child’ in section 3(1), a State may elect to define that term

for purposes of the application of paragraph (1) to section

3(2) and subsection (a)(4) as a person who has not attained

the age of 24.’’.

(2) C

ONFORMING AMENDMENT

.—Section 3(2) of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note)

is amended by inserting ‘‘(including sexual abuse as determined

under section 111)’’ after ‘‘sexual abuse or exploitation’’.

(3) T

ECHNICAL CORRECTION

.—Paragraph (5)(C) of sub-

section (a), as so designated, of section 111 of the Child Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended

by striking ‘‘inhumane;’’ and inserting ‘‘inhumane.’’.

TITLE IX—ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAIN-

ING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOME-

LAND SECURITY PERSONNEL

SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) D

EPARTMENT

.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the

Department of Homeland Security.

(2) H

UMAN TRAFFICKING

.—The term ‘‘human trafficking’’

means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10)

of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of

2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

6 USC 641.

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(3) S

ECRETARY

.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of Homeland Security.

SEC. 902. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY

HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

(a) I

ENERAL

.—Not later than 180 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a program

to—

(1) train and periodically retrain relevant Transportation

Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,

and other Department personnel that the Secretary considers

appropriate, with respect to how to effectively deter, detect,

and disrupt human trafficking, and, where appropriate, inter-

dict a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking, during the

course of their primary roles and responsibilities; and

(2) ensure that the personnel referred to in paragraph

(1) regularly receive current information on matters related

to the detection of human trafficking, including information

that becomes available outside of the Department’s initial or

periodic retraining schedule, to the extent relevant to their

official duties and consistent with applicable information and

privacy laws.

(b) T

RAINING

ESCRIBED

.—The training referred to in sub-

section (a) may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning

capabilities, and shall include—

(1) methods for identifying suspected victims of human

trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetrators of human traf-

ficking;

(2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a sus-

pected victim of human trafficking, where appropriate, in a

manner that is sensitive to the suspected victim and is not

likely to alert a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking;

(3) training that is most appropriate for a particular loca-

tion or environment in which the personnel receiving such

training perform their official duties;

(4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be appro-

priate; and

(5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the

training.

RAINING

URRICULUM

EVIEW

.—The Secretary shall

annually reassess the training program established under sub-

section (a) to ensure it is consistent with current techniques, pat-

terns, and trends associated with human trafficking.

SEC. 903. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

(a) C

ERTIFICATION

.—Not later than 1 year after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to Congress

that all personnel referred to in section 402(a) have successfully

completed the training required under that section.

(b) R

EPORT TO

ONGRESS

.—Not later than 1 year after the

date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the

Secretary shall report to Congress with respect to the overall

effectiveness of the program required by this title, the number

of cases reported by Department personnel in which human traf-

ficking was suspected, and, of those cases, the number of cases

that were confirmed cases of human trafficking.

6 USC 643.

Deadline.

6 USC 642.

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SEC. 904. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

The Secretary may provide training curricula to any State,

local, or tribal government or private organization to assist the

government or organization in establishing a program of training

to identify human trafficking, upon request from the government

or organization.

SEC. 905. EXPANDED USE OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND.

Section 3014(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as added

by section 101 of this Act, is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(D) section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children Act

of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17616).’’.

TITLE X—HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUR-

VIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT

ACT

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Human Trafficking Survivors

Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015’’.

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—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end

and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

(3) 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 traf-

ficking, 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 Immigra-

tion 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));

42 USC 3711

note.

Human

Trafficking

Survivors Relief

and

Empowerment

Act of 2015.

6 USC 644.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 178:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):

Mar. 10–12, 16–19, Apr. 14, 16, 20–22, considered and passed Senate.

May 18, 19, considered and passed House.

‘‘(III) has other similar documentation of traf-

ficking, 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.’’.

Approved May 29, 2015.

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