[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2646 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 581
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2646
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2014
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, and
Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
October 1, 2014
Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of September 18,
2014, by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Runaway and Homeless Youth
and Trafficking Prevention Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. REFERENCES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be
considered to be made to a provision of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``age, gender,
and culturally and'' before ``linguistically
appropriate'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``outside the
welfare system and the law enforcement system'' and inserting
``, in collaboration with public assistance systems, the law
enforcement system, and the child welfare system'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``a safe place to live
and'' after ``youth need''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) runaway and homeless youth are at a high
risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking
in persons.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Grants for Centers and Services.--Section 311(a) (42
U.S.C. 5711(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``services'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``safe
shelter and services, including trauma-informed services, for
runaway and homeless youth and, if appropriate, services for
the families of such youth, including (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as family.'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``mental health,'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (i), by striking
``21 days; and'' and inserting ``30
days;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by inserting ``age,
gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate'' before
``individual'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by inserting ``, as
appropriate,'' after ``group'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) by striking ``as
appropriate'' and inserting ``including
(if appropriate) counseling for
individuals identified by such youth as
family''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) suicide prevention
services; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (C)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (ii), by inserting
``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate'' before ``home-
based services'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (iii), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) in clause (iv), by striking
``diseases.'' and inserting ``infections;'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) trauma-informed and gender-
responsive services for runaway or homeless
youth, including such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vi) an assessment of family
engagement in support and reunification (if
reunification is appropriate), interventions,
and services for parents or legal guardians of
such youth, or (if appropriate) individuals
identified by such youth as
family.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Eligibility; Plan Requirements.--Section 312 (42
U.S.C. 5712) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or
(if appropriate) individuals identified by such youth
as family,'' after ``parents or legal
guardians'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (6), by striking
``cultural minority and persons with limited ability to
speak English'' and inserting ``cultural minority,
persons with limited ability to speak English, and
runaway or homeless youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking paragraph (7) and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) shall keep adequate statistical records
profiling the youth and family members of such youth whom the
applicant serves, including demographic information on and the
number of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) such youth who are not referred to
out-of-home shelter services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) such youth who are members of
vulnerable or underserved populations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation,
disaggregated by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) such youth who have been
coerced or forced into a commercial sex act, as
defined in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) such youth who have been
coerced or forced into other forms of labor;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) such youth who have
engaged in a commercial sex act, as so defined,
for any reason other than by coercion or
force;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) such youth who are pregnant or
parenting;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) such youth who have been involved in
the child welfare system; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) such youth who have been involved in
the juvenile justice system;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by redesignating paragraphs (8)
through (13) as paragraphs (9) through (14);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) shall ensure that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the records described in paragraph
(7), on an individual runaway or homeless youth, shall
not be disclosed without the consent of the individual
youth and parent or legal guardian of such youth, or
(if appropriate) an individual identified by such youth
as family, to anyone other than another agency
compiling statistical records or a government agency
involved in the disposition of criminal charges against
an individual runaway or homeless youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) reports or other documents based on
the statistics described in paragraph (7) shall not
disclose the identity of any individual runaway or
homeless youth;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated,
by striking ``statistical summaries'' and inserting
``statistics'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) in paragraph (13)(C), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking clause (i) and
inserting:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the number and
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth,
and youth at risk of family separation, who
participate in the project, including such
information on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) such youth
(including both types of such
participating youth) who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation, disaggregated by--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(aa) such youth
who have been coerced or forced
into a commercial sex act, as
defined in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(bb) such youth
who have been coerced or forced
into other forms of labor;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(cc) such youth
who have engaged in a
commercial sex act, as so
defined, for any reason other
than by coercion or
force;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) such youth who are
pregnant or parenting;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) such youth who
have been involved in the child welfare
system; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(IV) such youth who have
been involved in the juvenile justice
system; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated,
by striking the period and inserting ``for natural
disasters, inclement weather, and mental health
emergencies;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(15) shall provide age, gender, and culturally
and linguistically appropriate services to runaway and homeless
youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(16) shall assist youth in completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090).'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by inserting ``age, gender,
and culturally and linguistically appropriate''
after ``provide'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``families
(including unrelated individuals in the family
households) of such youth'' and inserting
``families of such youth (including unrelated
individuals in the family households of such
youth and, if appropriate, individuals
identified by such youth as family)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by inserting ``suicide
prevention,'' after ``physical health care,'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``,
including training on trauma-informed and youth-
centered care'' after ``home-based
services''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Approval of Applications.--Section 313(b) (42 U.S.C.
5713(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``priority to'' and all that
follows through ``who'' and inserting ``priority to eligible
applicants who'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking paragraph (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 322(a) (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate'' before
``information and counseling services''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``job attainment skills,
and mental and physical health care'' and inserting
``job attainment skills, mental and physical health
care, and suicide prevention services'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8)
and (9) through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (12)
through (19), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and
to encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such
counseling of their parents or legal guardians, or (if
appropriate) individuals identified by such youth as
family;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible,
to homeless youth who have received shelter and services from a
transitional living youth project, including (to the extent
practicable) such youth who, after receiving such shelter and
services, relocate to a State other than the State in which
such project is located;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate'' after
``referral of homeless youth to'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``and health care
programs'' and inserting ``mental health service and
health care programs, including programs providing
comprehensive services to victims of trafficking in
persons or sexual exploitation,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking ``such services for
youths;'' and inserting ``such programs described in
this paragraph;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so
redesignated, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender,
and culturally and linguistically appropriate services that
address the needs of homeless and street youth;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by
striking ``the applicant and statistical'' through ``who
participate in such project,'' and inserting ``the applicant,
statistical summaries describing the number, the
characteristics, and the demographic information of the
homeless youth who participate in such project, including the
prevalence of trafficking in persons and sexual exploitation of
such youth,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement
weather, and mental health emergencies'' after ``management
plan''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Coordination.--Section 341 (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``safety, well-being,'' after ``health,'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other Federal
entities'' and inserting ``the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of Education, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Justice''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Grants for Technical Assistance and Training.--Section
342 (42 U.S.C. 5714-22) is amended by inserting ``, including onsite
and web-based techniques, such as on-demand and online learning,''
before ``to public and private entities''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Grants for Research, Evaluation, Demonstration, and
Service Projects.--Section 343 (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``violence, trauma, and'' before
``sexual abuse and assault'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``sexual abuse and assault; and'' and
inserting ``sexual abuse or assault,
trafficking in persons, or sexual
exploitation;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ``who have been sexually victimized''
and inserting ``who are victims of sexual abuse
or assault, trafficking in persons, or sexual
exploitation''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) best practices for identifying and
providing age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate services to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) vulnerable and underserved
youth populations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) verifying youth as runaway or
homeless to complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid described in section 483 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090);'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (10), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(11) examining the intersection between the
runaway and homeless youth populations and trafficking in
persons, including noting whether such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons were previously involved in the child
welfare or juvenile justice systems.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ``,
including such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons
or sexual exploitation'' after ``runaway or homeless
youth''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Periodic Estimate of Incidence and Prevalence of Youth
Homelessness.--Section 345 (42 U.S.C. 5714-25) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``13'' and
inserting ``12''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) that includes demographic information about
and characteristics of runaway or homeless youth, including
such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) that does not disclose the identity of any
runaway or homeless youth.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)(1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``13'' and inserting ``12'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) incidences, if any, of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) such individuals who are
victims of trafficking in persons; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) such individuals who are
victims of sexual exploitation; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) in subparagraph (C), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (ii), by striking
``; and'' and inserting ``, including mental
health services;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) access to education and job
training; and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 7. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 351 (42 U.S.C. 5714-41) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``public and'' before
``nonprofit''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``prostitution, or sexual
exploitation.'' and inserting ``violence, trafficking
in persons, or sexual exploitation.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive
a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall certify to the
Secretary that such applicant has systems in place to ensure that such
applicant can provide age, gender, and culturally and linguistically
appropriate services to all youth described in subsection
(a).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Reports.--Section 382(a) (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E),
respectively; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) collecting data on trafficking in
persons and sexual exploitation of runaway and homeless
youth;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the number and characteristics of
homeless youth served by such projects, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) such youth who are victims
of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) such youth who are pregnant
or parenting;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) such youth who have been
involved in the child welfare system;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) such youth who have been
involved in the juvenile justice system;'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``intrafamily problems'' and inserting ``problems
within the family, including (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as
family,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Nondiscrimination.--Part F is amended by inserting
after section 386A (42 U.S.C. 5732-1) the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--No person in the United States shall,
on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in section 249(c)(4) of title
18, United States Code), sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded
from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part
with funds made available under this title, or any other program or
activity funded in whole or in part with amounts appropriated for
grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance administered by the
Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health
and Human Services.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Disqualification.--Any State, locality,
organization, agency, or entity that violates the requirements of
subsection (a) shall not be eligible to receive any grant, assistance,
or funding provided under this title.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Definitions.--Section 387 (42 U.S.C. 5732a) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (5)(B)(v)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by redesignating subclauses (II)
through (IV) as subclauses (III) through (V),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting after subclause (I), the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) trafficking in
persons;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subclause (IV), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``diseases'' and
inserting ``infections''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in subclause (V), as so redesignated,
by striking the period and inserting ``; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(VI)
suicide.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking
``prostitution,'' and inserting ``trafficking in
persons,'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by inserting after paragraph (6), the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) Trafficking in persons.--The term
`trafficking in persons' has the meaning given the term `severe
forms of trafficking in persons' in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``to homeless youth''
after ``provides''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting ``, to establish a stable
family or community supports,'' after ``self-sufficient
living''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) in paragraph (9)(B), as so redesignated--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by inserting ``or able'' after
``willing''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``or'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in clause (iii), by striking the
period and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) who is involved in the
child welfare or juvenile justice system, but
who is not receiving government-funded
housing.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 388(a) (42
U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal
year 2009,'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2015 through
2019.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
and 2013.'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2015 through 2019.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for fiscal
year 2009'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2015 through
2019.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Runaway and Homeless Youth and
Trafficking Prevention Act''.
TITLE I--RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT
SEC. 101. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to
be made to a provision of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.).
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and'' before ``linguistically appropriate'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``outside the welfare
system and the law enforcement system'' and inserting ``, in
collaboration with public assistance systems, the law
enforcement system, and the child welfare system'';
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by inserting ``a safe place to live and'' after
``youth need''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) runaway and homeless youth are at a high risk of
becoming victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in
persons.''.
SEC. 103. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--Section 311(a) (42 U.S.C.
5711(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``services'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting ``safe shelter and
services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and
homeless youth and, if appropriate, services for the families
of such youth, including (if appropriate) individuals
identified by such youth as family.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``mental
health,'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``21 days;
and'' and inserting ``30 days;'';
(ii) in clause (ii)--
(I) by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically
appropriate'' before ``individual'';
(II) by inserting ``, as
appropriate,'' after ``group''; and
(III) by striking ``as
appropriate'' and inserting ``including
(if appropriate) counseling for
individuals identified by such youth as
family''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) suicide prevention services; and'';
and
(C) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (ii), by inserting ``age,
gender, and culturally and linguistically
appropriate'' before ``home-based services'';
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking
``diseases.'' and inserting ``infections;'';
and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) trauma-informed and gender-responsive
services for runaway or homeless youth,
including such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation;
and
``(vi) an assessment of family engagement
in support and reunification (if reunification
is appropriate), interventions, and services
for parents or legal guardians of such youth,
or (if appropriate) individuals identified by
such youth as family.''.
(b) Eligibility; Plan Requirements.--Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 5712)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or (if
appropriate) individuals identified by such youth as
family,'' after ``parents or legal guardians'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``cultural
minority and persons with limited ability to speak
English'' and inserting ``cultural minority, persons
with limited ability to speak English, and runaway or
homeless youth who are victims of trafficking in
persons or sexual exploitation'';
(C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
following:
``(7) shall keep adequate statistical records profiling the
youth and family members of such youth whom the applicant
serves, including demographic information on and the number
of--
``(A) such youth who are not referred to out-of-
home shelter services;
``(B) such youth who are members of vulnerable or
underserved populations;
``(C) such youth who are victims of trafficking in
persons or sexual exploitation, disaggregated by--
``(i) such youth who have been coerced or
forced into a commercial sex act, as defined in
section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
``(ii) such youth who have been coerced or
forced into other forms of labor; and
``(iii) such youth who have engaged in a
commercial sex act, as so defined, for any
reason other than by coercion or force;
``(D) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
``(E) such youth who have been involved in the
child welfare system; and
``(F) such youth who have been involved in the
juvenile justice system;'';
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (13) as
paragraphs (9) through (14);
(E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) shall ensure that--
``(A) the records described in paragraph (7), on an
individual runaway or homeless youth, shall not be
disclosed without the consent of the individual youth,
and parent or legal guardian of such youth or (if
appropriate) an individual identified by such youth as
family, to anyone other than another agency compiling
statistical records or a government agency involved in
the disposition of criminal charges against an
individual runaway or homeless youth; and
``(B) reports or other documents based on the
statistics described in paragraph (7) shall not
disclose the identity of any individual runaway or
homeless youth;'';
(F) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by
striking ``statistical summaries'' and inserting
``statistics'';
(G) in paragraph (13)(C), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting:
``(i) the number and characteristics of
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk
of family separation, who participate in the
project, including such information on--
``(I) such youth (including both
types of such participating youth) who
are victims of trafficking in persons
or sexual exploitation, disaggregated
by--
``(aa) such youth who have
been coerced or forced into a
commercial sex act, as defined
in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
``(bb) such youth who have
been coerced or forced into
other forms of labor; and
``(cc) such youth who have
engaged in a commercial sex
act, as so defined, for any
reason other than by coercion
or force;
``(II) such youth who are pregnant
or parenting;
``(III) such youth who have been
involved in the child welfare system;
and
``(IV) such youth who have been
involved in the juvenile justice
system; and''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(H) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by
striking the period and inserting ``for natural
disasters, inclement weather, and mental health
emergencies;''; and
(I) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) shall provide age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate services to runaway and homeless
youth; and
``(16) shall assist youth in completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090).''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate''
after ``provide'';
(ii) by striking ``families (including
unrelated individuals in the family households)
of such youth'' and inserting ``families of
such youth (including unrelated individuals in
the family households of such youth and, if
appropriate, individuals identified by such
youth as family)''; and
(iii) by inserting ``suicide prevention,''
after ``physical health care,''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including
training on trauma-informed and youth-centered care''
after ``home-based services''.
(c) Approval of Applications.--Section 313(b) (42 U.S.C. 5713(b))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``priority to'' and all that follows
through ``who'' and inserting ``priority to eligible applicants
who'';
(2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2).
SEC. 104. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 322(a) (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate'' before ``information and
counseling services''; and
(B) by striking ``job attainment skills, and mental
and physical health care'' and inserting ``job
attainment skills, mental and physical health care, and
suicide prevention services'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) and (9)
through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (12) through
(19), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and to
encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such counseling
of their parents or legal guardians, or (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as family;
``(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to
homeless youth who have received shelter and services from a
transitional living youth project, including (to the extent
practicable) such youth who, after receiving such shelter and
services, relocate to a State other than the State in which
such project is located;'';
(4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate'' after ``referral of
homeless youth to'';
(B) by striking ``and health care programs'' and
inserting ``mental health service and health care
programs, including programs providing comprehensive
services to victims of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation,''; and
(C) by striking ``such services for youths;'' and
inserting ``such programs described in this
paragraph;'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate services that address
the needs of homeless and street youth;'';
(6) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking
``the applicant and statistical'' through ``who participate in
such project,'' and inserting ``the applicant, statistical
summaries describing the number, the characteristics, and the
demographic information of the homeless youth who participate
in such project, including the prevalence of trafficking in
persons and sexual exploitation of such youth,''; and
(7) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by inserting
``regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement weather,
and mental health emergencies'' after ``management plan''.
SEC. 105. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
(a) Coordination.--Section 341 (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``safety, well-being,'' after ``health,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other Federal
entities'' and inserting ``the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of Education, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Justice''.
(b) Grants for Technical Assistance and Training.--Section 342 (42
U.S.C. 5714-22) is amended by inserting ``, including onsite and web-
based techniques, such as on-demand and online learning,'' before ``to
public and private entities''.
(c) Grants for Research, Evaluation, Demonstration, and Service
Projects.--Section 343 (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``violence, trauma, and'' before ``sexual abuse
and assault'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``sexual abuse and assault; and'' and inserting
``sexual abuse or assault, trafficking in
persons, or sexual exploitation;'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``who have been sexually victimized'' and
inserting ``who are victims of sexual abuse or
assault, trafficking in persons, or sexual
exploitation''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) best practices for identifying and providing
age, gender, and culturally and linguistically
appropriate services to--
``(i) vulnerable and underserved youth
populations; and
``(ii) youth who are victims of trafficking
in persons or sexual exploitation; and
``(E) verifying youth as runaway or homeless to
complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
described in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090);'';
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) examining the intersection between the runaway and
homeless youth populations and trafficking in persons,
including noting whether such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons were previously involved in the child
welfare or juvenile justice systems.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ``, including
such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation'' after ``runaway or homeless youth''.
(d) Periodic Estimate of Incidence and Prevalence of Youth
Homelessness.--Section 345 (42 U.S.C. 5714-25) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``13'' and inserting
``12''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) that includes demographic information about and
characteristics of runaway or homeless youth, including such
youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation; and
``(4) that does not disclose the identity of any runaway or
homeless youth.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``13'' and inserting ``12'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) incidences, if any, of--
``(i) such individuals who are victims of
trafficking in persons; or
``(ii) such individuals who are victims of
sexual exploitation; and''; and
(E) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
and inserting ``, including mental health
services;''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) access to education and job
training; and''.
SEC. 106. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
Section 351 (42 U.S.C. 5714-41) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``public and'' before
``nonprofit''; and
(B) by striking ``prostitution, or sexual
exploitation.'' and inserting ``violence, trafficking
in persons, or sexual exploitation.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under subsection (a), an applicant shall certify to the Secretary that
such applicant has systems in place to ensure that such applicant can
provide age, gender, and culturally and linguistically appropriate
services to all youth described in subsection (a).''.
SEC. 107. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Reports.--Section 382(a) (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D)
as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) collecting data on trafficking in persons and
sexual exploitation of runaway and homeless youth;'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless
youth served by such projects, including--
``(i) such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation;
``(ii) such youth who are pregnant or
parenting;
``(iii) such youth who have been involved
in the child welfare system; and
``(iv) such youth who have been involved in
the juvenile justice system;''; and
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``intrafamily
problems'' and inserting ``problems within the family,
including (if appropriate) individuals identified by
such youth as family,''.
(b) Nondiscrimination.--Part F is amended by inserting after
section 386A (42 U.S.C. 5732-1) the following:
``SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION.
``(a) In General.--No person in the United States shall, on the
basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, gender identity (as defined in section 249(c)(4) of title 18,
United States Code), sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded
from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part
with funds made available under this title, or any other program or
activity funded in whole or in part with amounts appropriated for
grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance administered by the
Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health
and Human Services.
``(b) Disqualification.--Any State, locality, organization, agency,
or entity that violates the requirements of subsection (a) shall not be
eligible to receive any grant, assistance, or funding provided under
this title.
``SEC. 386C. ACCOUNTABILITY.
``(a) In General.--All grants awarded by the Secretary under this
title shall be subject to the following accountability provisions:
``(1) Audit requirement.--
``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
`unresolved audit finding' means an audit report
finding in the final audit report of the Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services
that the grantee has used grant funds for an
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost
that is not closed or resolved during the 12-month
period beginning on the date on which the final audit
report is issued.
``(B) Requirement.--Beginning in the first fiscal
year beginning after the date of enactment of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention
Act, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services
shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this
title 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.
``(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant
funds under this title that is found to have an
unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to
receive grant funds under this title during the first 2
fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month
period described in subparagraph (A).
``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
title, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
applicants that did not have an unresolved audit
finding during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an
application for a grant under this title.
``(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant
funds under this title during the 2-fiscal-year period
during which the entity is barred from receiving grants
under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall--
``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount
of 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) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph
and the grant programs under this title, 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) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not award a
grant under this title 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.
``(C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that
is awarded a grant under this title and uses the
procedures prescribed in regulations to create a
rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the
compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and
key employees, shall disclose to the Secretary, 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 Secretary shall make the information
disclosed under this subparagraph available for public
inspection.
``(3) Conference expenditures.--
``(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Health and Human
Services under this title may be used by the Secretary,
or by any individual or entity awarded discretionary
funds through a cooperative agreement under this title,
to host or support any expenditure for conferences that
uses more than $20,000 in funds made available to the
Department of Health and Human Services, unless the
Deputy Secretary or the appropriate Assistant
Secretary, Director, or principal deputy (as designated
by the Deputy Secretary) provides prior written
authorization that the funds may be expended to host
the conference.
``(B) Written approval.--Written approval under
subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of
all costs associated with the conference, including the
cost of all food, beverages, audio-visual equipment,
honoraria for speakers, and entertainment.
``(C) Report.--The Deputy Secretary shall submit an
annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce
of the House of Representatives on all conference
expenditures approved under this paragraph.
``(4) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal
year beginning after the date of enactment of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, the Secretary
shall submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, an annual certification
indicating whether--
``(A) all audits issued by the Office of the
Inspector General under paragraph (1) have been
completed and reviewed by the appropriate Assistant
Secretary or Director;
``(B) all mandatory exclusions required under
paragraph (1)(C) have been issued;
``(C) all reimbursements required under paragraph
(1)(E) have been made; and
``(D) includes a list of any grant recipients
excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year.
``(5) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated under this title may not be utilized by
any grant recipient to--
``(i) lobby any representative of the
Department of Health and Human Services
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) Penalty.--If the Secretary determines that
any recipient of a grant under this title has violated
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) require the grant recipient to repay
the grant amount in full; and
``(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from
receiving another grant under this title for
not less than 5 years.
``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `grant' includes a
contract or agreement for Federal financial assistance.''.
(c) Definitions.--Section 387 (42 U.S.C. 5732a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), and (7)
and (8), as paragraphs (2) through (7), and (9) and (10),
respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Culturally and linguistically appropriate.--The term
`culturally and linguistically appropriate', with respect to
services, has the meaning given the term `culturally and
linguistically appropriate services' in the `National Standards
for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in
Health and Health Care', issued in April 2013, by the Office of
Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human
Services.'';
(3) in paragraph (6)(B)(v), as so redesignated--
(A) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV)
as subclauses (III) through (V), respectively;
(B) by inserting after subclause (I), the
following:
``(II) trafficking in persons;'';
(C) in subclause (IV), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking ``diseases'' and inserting
``infections''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) in subclause (V), as so redesignated, by
striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(VI) suicide.'';
(4) in paragraph (7)(B), as so redesignated, by striking
``prostitution,'' and inserting ``trafficking in persons,'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(8) Trafficking in persons.--The term `trafficking in
persons' has the meaning given the term `severe forms of
trafficking in persons' in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).'';
(6) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(A) by inserting ``to homeless youth'' after
``provides''; and
(B) by inserting ``, to establish a stable family
or community supports,'' after ``self-sufficient
living''; and
(7) in paragraph (10)(B), as so redesignated--
(A) in clause (ii)--
(i) by inserting ``or able'' after
``willing''; and
(ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) who is involved in the child welfare
or juvenile justice system, but who is not
receiving government-funded housing.''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 388(a) (42 U.S.C.
5751(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009,''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.''
and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015
through 2019.''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.''.
TITLE II--COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Justice for Victims of Trafficking
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 202. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.
(a) In General.--Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3014. Additional special assessment
``(a) In addition to the assessment imposed under 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 person
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) An assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until
the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding
court-ordered fines and orders of restitution arising from the criminal
convictions on which the special assessment is based.
``(c) 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 Homeland Security and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
``(d) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,
or any other law regarding the crediting of money received for the
Government, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to the
amount of the assessments collected under this section, which shall
remain available until expended.
``(e)(1) From amounts in the Fund, in addition to any other amounts
available, and without further appropriation, the Attorney General, in
coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, for
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, use amounts available in the
Fund to award grants or enhance victims' programming under--
``(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Victims
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)).
``(2) Of the amounts in the Fund used under paragraph (1), not less
than $2,000,000 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)).
``(f)(1) Effective on the day after the date of enactment of the
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014, on September 30 of each
fiscal year, all unobligated balances in the Fund shall be transferred
to the Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims
of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).
``(2) Amounts transferred under paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall be available for any authorized purpose of the
Crime Victims Fund; and
``(B) shall remain available until expended.
``(g) The amount assessed under subsection (a) shall, subject to
subsection (b), be collected in the manner that fines are collected in
criminal cases.
``(h) The obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the
date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014
shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--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. 203. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VICTIMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
Section 107(f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7105) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Official recognition of american victims of human
trafficking.--
``(A) In general.--Upon receiving credible
information that establishes by a preponderance of the
evidence that a covered individual is a victim of a
severe form of trafficking and at the request of the
covered individual, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall promptly issue a determination that the
covered individual is a victim of a severe form of
trafficking. The Secretary shall have exclusive
authority to make such a determination.
``(B) Covered individual defined.--In this
subsection, the term `covered individual' means--
``(i) a citizen of the United States; or
``(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence (as that term is defined in
section 101(20) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(20))).
``(C) Procedure.--For purposes of this paragraph,
in determining whether a covered individual has
provided credible information that the covered
individual is a victim of a severe form of trafficking,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
consider all relevant and credible evidence, and if
appropriate, consult with the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of
Labor.
``(D) Presumptive evidence.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the following forms of evidence shall
receive deference in determining whether a covered
individual has established that the covered individual
is a victim of a severe form of trafficking:
``(i) A sworn statement by the covered
individual or a representative of the covered
individual if the covered individual is present
at the time of such statement but not able to
competently make such sworn statement.
``(ii) Police, government agency, or court
records or files.
``(iii) Documentation from a social
services, trafficking, or domestic violence
program, child welfare or runaway and homeless
youth program, or a legal, clinical, medical,
or other professional from whom the covered
individual has sought assistance in dealing
with the crime.
``(iv) A statement from any other
individual with knowledge of the circumstances
that provided the basis for the claim.
``(v) Physical evidence.
``(E) Regulations required.--Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of the Justice for
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall adopt regulations to
implement this paragraph.
``(F) Rule of construction; official recognition
optional.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to require a covered individual to obtain a
determination under this paragraph in order to be
defined or classified as a victim of a severe form of
trafficking under this section.''.
SEC. 204. VICTIM-CENTERED HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may make block
grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or expand
comprehensive 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) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under subsection (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 personnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel
to--
``(A) identify victims and acts of child human
trafficking;
``(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
trafficking, including the soliciting, patronizing, or
purchasing of commercial sex acts from children, as
well as training to build cases against complex
criminal networks involved in child human trafficking;
``(E) use laws that prohibit acts of child human
trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child rape, and to
assist in the development of State and local laws to
prohibit, investigate, and prosecute acts of child
human trafficking; and
``(F) implement and provide education on safe
harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the
criminalization and prosecution of child sex
trafficking victims for prostitution offenses;
``(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;
``(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 investigations 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) non-governmental organizations and
shelter service providers with substantial
experience in delivering comprehensive services
to victims of child human trafficking; and
``(E) the establishment or enhancement of other
necessary victim assistance programs or personnel, such
as victim or child advocates, child-protective
services, child forensic interviews, or other necessary
service providers; and
``(3) 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 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
individualized, 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 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 non-
governmental organizations to provide comprehensive
services to victims and encourage cooperation with law
enforcement.
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In 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) Required 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; and
``(C) provide such additional information and
assurances as the Attorney General determines to be
necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of
this section.
``(3) Preference.--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.
``(d) Duration and Renewal of Award.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall expire
3 years after the date of award of the grant.
``(2) Renewal.--A grant under this section shall be
renewable not more than 2 times and for a period of not greater
than2 years.
``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall enter into a contract
with a non-governmental organization, including an academic or non-
profit organization, that has experience in 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.
``(f) Mandatory Exclusion.--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) Compliance Requirement.--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) Administrative Cap.--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) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a program
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 all subsequent
years.
``(j) Authorization of Funding; Fully Offset.--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 2015 through 2019.
``(k) Definitions.--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.);
``(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 facilities;
``(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 services 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) Grant Accountability; Specialized Victims' Service
Requirement.--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
trafficking or related populations (such as runaway and homeless
youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of human
trafficking victims.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (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 program.''.
SEC. 205. 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) Direct Services for Victims of Child Pornography.--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. 206. INCREASING RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
(a) Title 18 Amendments.--Section 1594 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney
General shall transfer assets forfeited pursuant to this section, or
the proceeds derived from the sale thereof, to satisfy victim
restitution orders arising from violations of this chapter. Such
transfers shall have priority over any other claims to the assets or
their proceeds.''.
(b) Title 28 Amendment.--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''.
(c) Title 31 Amendment.--Section 9703(a)(2)(B) of title 31, United
States Code (relating to the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture
Fund), is amended--
(1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
``(v) the United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement with respect to a violation
of chapter 77 of title 18 (relating to human
trafficking).''.
SEC. 207. STREAMLINING STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING
INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 2516(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, child
pornography production,'' after ``kidnapping,''.
SEC. 208. 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) Part 1 Violent Crimes To Include Human Trafficking.--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. 209. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.
(a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex
Trafficking.--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
(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 ``,
maintained, patronized, or solicited''; and
(B) by striking ``knew that the person'' and
inserting ``knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact,
that the person''.
(b) Definition Amended.--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''.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the amendments made by this section is
to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking.
SEC. 210. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES TO TARGET OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT
CHILDREN.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General shall ensure that all task forces and working
groups within the Innocence Lost National Initiative engage in
activities, programs, or operations 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.
SEC. 211. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Definition.--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 (42 U.S.C. 14044b).
(b) Accountability.--All covered grants shall be subject to the
following accountability provisions:
(1) Audit requirement.--
(A) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year
beginning after the date of the 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) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
``unresolved audit finding'' means a finding in the
final audit report of the Inspector General of the
Department of Justice 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.
(C) Mandatory 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) Priority.--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) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded a
covered 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) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
(A) Definition.--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) Prohibition.--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.
(C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that
is awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures
prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable
presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of
its officers, directors, 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) Conference expenditures.--
(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Justice under this
Act, or the amendments made by this Act, may be used by
the Attorney General, or by any individual or
organization awarded discretionary funds through a
cooperative agreement under this Act, or the amendments
made by this Act, 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) Written 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.
(C) Report.--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) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act, 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 Representatives, 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 General or Director;
(ii) all mandatory exclusions required
under paragraph (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) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated under this Act, or any amendments made by
this Act, may not be utilized by any grant recipient
to--
(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) Penalty.--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.
TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. RESPONSE TO MISSING CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX
TRAFFICKING.
(a) Missing Children's Assistance Act.--Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii)
of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii))
is amended by striking ``child prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex
trafficking''.
(b) Crime Control Act of 1990.--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
within the previous 180 days'' after ``dental
records'';
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (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 systems 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
Information Center Terminal Contractor for the State to
update the missing person record in the National Crime
Information Center computer networks with additional
information learned during the investigation relating
to the missing person.''.
SEC. 302. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Combat Human
Trafficking Act of 2014''.
(b) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State Enforcement of Sex
Trafficking Prohibitions.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) 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);
(B) the term ``covered offense'' means the
provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a
commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe
forms of trafficking in persons; and
(C) 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,
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
criminal law.
(2) Report.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics shall--
(A) prepare an annual report on--
(i) 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
(ii) sentences imposed on individuals
convicted in State court systems for a covered
offense; and
(B) submit the annual report prepared under
subparagraph (A) to--
(i) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives;
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(iii) the Task Force;
(iv) 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
(v) the Attorney General.
(c) Department of Justice Training and Policy.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) the terms ``commercial sex act'' and ``State''
have the meaning given those terms in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102);
(B) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer''
has the meaning given the term in section 115 of title
18, United States Code;
(C) 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; and
(D) 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,
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
criminal law.
(2) Training.--The Attorney General 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 local law enforcement officers, includes
technical training on effective methods for investigating and
prosecuting individuals who obtain, patronize, or solicit
commercial sex acts.
(3) Policy for federal law enforcement officers.--The
Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement
officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations
involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of
individuals described in paragraph (2).
(d) Wiretap Authority for Human Trafficking Violations.--Section
2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting before ``section 1591'' the following:
``section 1581 (peonage), section 1584 (involuntary servitude),
section 1589 (forced labor), section 1590 (trafficking with
respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced
labor),''; and
(2) by inserting before ``section 1751'' the following:
``section 1592 (unlawful conduct with respect to documents in
furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary
servitude, or forced labor),''.
(e) Strengthening Crime Victims' Rights.--
(1) Notification of plea agreement or other agreement.--
Section 3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any
plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement.''.
(2) Appellate review of petitions relating to crime
victims' rights.--
(A) In general.--Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18,
United States Code, 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.''.
(B) Application.--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.
Calendar No. 581
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2646
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other
purposes.
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October 1, 2014
Reported with an amendment