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[S. 178 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.178
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen
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) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--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 survivors.
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 victims of trafficking.
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) 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 General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of the
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on September
30, 2019, 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) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.--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) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.--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) Transfers.--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 available until
expended.
``(e) Use of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--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 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) Limitation.--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) Collection Method.--The amount assessed under subsection (a)
shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected in the manner that fines
are collected in criminal cases.
``(g) Duration of Obligation.--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) Health or Medical Services.--
``(1) Transfer 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 Reauthorization 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) Use 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 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)).
``(3) Grants.--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) Application 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) 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. 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 subparagraphs
(G) and (H), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) No requirement of official certification for united
states citizens and lawful permanent residents.--Nothing in
this section may be construed to require United States citizens
or lawful permanent residents 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 specialized services described in this subsection or any
other Federal benefits and protections to which they are
otherwise entitled.''; and
(3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking
``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (G)''.
SEC. 103. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD 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 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) 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; 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
victims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at the
investigation and prosecution of child human trafficking;
``(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) nongovernmental organizations and shelter
service providers with substantial experience in delivering
wrap-around 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;
``(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 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 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) 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;
``(C) provide such additional information and assurances 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 subsection (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) 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.
``(4) Eligible 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) 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 than 2 years.
``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall--
``(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental
organization, 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 pursuant
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) 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 in 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 2016 through 2020.
``(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. 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) 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. 105. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS.
(a) Amendments to Title 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) Transfer of Forfeited Assets.--
``(1) In general.--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.
``(2) Priority.--Transfers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have
priority over any other claims to the assets or their proceeds.
``(3) Use 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 subsection through the use of
nonforfeited assets.''.
(b) Amendment to Title 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''.
(c) Amendments to Title 31.--
(1) In 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
following:
``(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) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Cross references.--
(i) Title 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) Title 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) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and
inserting ``section 9705(o)''.
(B) Table 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 peonage, 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'';
(C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ``pipeline,)'' and
inserting ``pipeline),''; and
(D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ``documents, section
1028A (relating to aggravated identity theft))'' and inserting
``documents), section 1028A (relating to aggravated identity
theft)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``human trafficking, child
sexual exploitation, child pornography production,'' after
``kidnapping''.
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) 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. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--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. 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 enactment
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 TARGET
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
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;
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 capacity of
such components to deter and punish child labor trafficking.
SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.
(a) Clarifying That Child Pornography Producers Are Human
Traffickers.--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) Holding Sex Traffickers Accountable.--Section 2423(g) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a preponderance of the
evidence'' and inserting ``clear and convincing evidence''.
SEC. 112. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT CRIMINALS.
Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``77,'' after ``chapter''.
SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--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
Victims' 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) Court 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) Crime victim.--
``(A) In general.--The term'';
(B) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Minors and certain other victims.--In the case''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) District court; court.--The terms `district court' and
`court' include the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.''.
(b) Crime Victims Fund.--Section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting
``section'' before ``3771''.
(c) Appellate Review of Petitions Relating to Crime Victims'
Rights.--
(1) In 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) 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.
SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Combat Human
Trafficking Act of 2015''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commercial 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) Covered 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) Covered offense.--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.
(4) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term ``Federal law
enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in section 115
of title 18, United States Code.
(5) Local 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) State 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, investigation, or
prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
(c) Department of Justice Training and Policy for Law Enforcement
Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.--
(1) Training.--
(A) Law enforcement officers.--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--
(i) effective methods for investigating and prosecuting
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) Federal 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.
(C) Judges.--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) 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 covered offenders.
(d) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To Commit
Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.
(e) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State Enforcement of
Human Trafficking Prohibitions.--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;
(C) the Task Force;
(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.
SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Survivors of
Human Trafficking Empowerment Act''.
(b) Establishment.--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 President'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'').
(c) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not less
than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors of human
trafficking.
(2) Representation of survivors.--To the extent practicable,
members of the Council shall be survivors of trafficking, who shall
accurately reflect the diverse backgrounds of survivors of
trafficking, including--
(A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor
trafficking; and
(B) survivors who are United States citizens and survivors
who are aliens lawfully present in the United States.
(3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the members of
the Council.
(4) Term; 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) Functions.--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 services 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) Reports.--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 subsection
(d)(2) to--
(1) the chair of the Task Force;
(2) the members of the Group;
(3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security,
Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;
and
(4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations,
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of
the Senate.
(f) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--
(1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal Government
for any purpose; and
(2) shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement of
travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with section
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be subject to
the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(h) Sunset.--The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2020.
SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bringing
Missing Children Home Act''.
(b) Crime Control Act Amendments.--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'';
(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. 117. 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 of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
14044b), as amended by section 103.
(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 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 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 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) 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 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 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 awarded under this title, or any
amendments made by this title, 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.
SEC. 118. SAVE ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop
Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE Act of
2015''.
(b) Advertising That Offers Certain Commercial Acts.--
(1) In 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) Mens 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) Conforming 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) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on each program or initiative authorized under this Act
and the following statutes and evaluate whether any program 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) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 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 Runaway 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
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, including such
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, 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
prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex trafficking, including child
prostitution''.
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) Review.--The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat
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 catalogs the
activities of the Federal Government and State governments--
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking
offenses; and
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of
trafficking;
(2) surveys academic literature on--
(A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking
offenses;
(B) preventing children from becoming victims of
trafficking;
(C) the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and
(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
trafficking; 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
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of
trafficking.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
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 PERSONS.
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) In 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) Training components.--Training under this paragraph
shall include--
``(i) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-
persons issues and the Department of State's obligations
under this Act, which shall be designed for embassy
reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-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 agencies, at
each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State
located outside the United States of--
``(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 information
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) Findings.--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 Enforcement 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 Immigration
and Customs Enforcement is a vital national resource in the effort
to combat international child exploitation, providing advanced
expertise and assistance in investigations, computer forensics, and
victim identification.
(5) The returning military heroes of the United States possess
unique and valuable skills that can assist law enforcement 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) Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations Unit,
and Computer Forensics Unit.--
(1) In 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 INVESTIGATIONS
UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, AND CYBER CRIMES UNIT.
``(a) Cyber Crimes Center.--
``(1) In 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) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to provide
investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's domestic and
international investigations of cyber-related crimes.
``(b) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to in
this subsection as the `CEIU').
``(2) Functions.--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
exploitation 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 personnel;
``(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 Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO)
Child Rescue Corps program; and
``(F) shall collaborate with other governmental,
nongovernmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the
Secretary for the sponsorship of, and participation in,
outreach and training activities.
``(3) Data collection.--The CEIU shall collect and maintain
data concerning--
``(A) the total number of suspects identified by United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
``(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, including--
``(i) the number of victims identified through
investigations 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) Availability 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 paragraph (7).
``(5) Cooperative agreements.--The CEIU is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth
in paragraphs (2) and (3).
``(6) Acceptance of gifts.--
``(A) In 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) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the
services provided by the entities referred to in such
subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the Department.
``(7) Reports.--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 previous 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) Computer Forensics Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this subsection
as the `CFU').
``(2) Functions.--The CFU--
``(A) shall provide training and technical support in
digital forensics to--
``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
personnel; and
``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and
foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the
investigation of crimes within their respective
jurisdictions, 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 appropriate
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) Cooperative agreements.--The CFU is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth
in paragraph (2).
``(4) Acceptance of gifts.--
``(A) In 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) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the
services provided by the entities referred to in such
subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the Department.
``(d) Cyber Crimes Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection as the
`CCU').
``(2) Functions.--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 Customs
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
marketplaces);
``(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and
strategic technology; and
``(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laundering;
``(C) shall provide training and technical support in cyber
investigations to--
``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
personnel; and
``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and
foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the
investigation of crimes within their respective
jurisdictions, 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 appropriate
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) Cooperative agreements.--The CCU is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth
in paragraph (2).
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out
this section.''.
(2) Table 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.''.
(c) HERO Corps Hiring.--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) Investigating Child Exploitation.--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
exploitation crimes, including child victim identification,
trafficking 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:
``Sec. 2421. Transportation generally
``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly transports any individual 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 do so, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
``(b) Requests To Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys
General.--
``(1) In 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) Reason 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) Covered 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) Termination.--
(A) In 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) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 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 prohibited
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.
(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 convincing
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 application of
the State for each covered formula grant such information as the
Attorney General may reasonably require, including information 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) In General.--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) Limit.--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.
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 MILITARY
CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION.
(a) In General.--The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
is amended by inserting after section 128 (42 U.S.C. 16928) the
following:
``SEC. 128A. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILITARY
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) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--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 facilities 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--
``(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement
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 prosecution
of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for a
prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the conduct
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 programs, 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 Protection
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 CERTAIN
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) In general.--Subject''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) National human trafficking hotline.--Beginning
in fiscal year 2017, and in each fiscal year thereafter, of
amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants
for a national communication system to assist victims of
severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating
with service providers. 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
enforcement 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) In General.--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) Required Contents of National Strategy.--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;
(C) the participation in any Federal, State, local, or
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, 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, techniques,
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 organizations
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) Grant or Contract for Development of Best Practices.--
(1) In 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 trafficking, shall award, on
a competitive basis, a grant or contract to an eligible entity to
train health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims
of a severe form of trafficking.
(2) Development 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 victims
of a severe form of trafficking; and
(C) the development of educational materials to train
health care professionals on the best practices developed under
this subsection.
(3) Requirements.--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;
(C) the management of medical records of patients 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 maintained
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 appropriate.
(4) Pilot 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) Analysis 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 conducted
under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the best practices
developed under this subsection are evidence-based; and
(C) submit to the Secretary of Health and Human 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) Dissemination.--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--
(1) collaborate with appropriate professional associations and
health care professional schools to disseminate best practices
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 treatment 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
treatment), 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) In General.--The amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention 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) State Plans.--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
identification and assessment of all reports involving
children 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
``(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, juvenile justice, and social
service agencies such as runaway and homeless youth
shelters to serve this population;''; 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).''.
(c) Special Rule.--
(1) In 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
following:
``(a) Definitions.--For purposes''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Special Rule.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 3(2) and subsection
(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 Protection 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) State 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) Conforming 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) Technical correction.--Paragraph (5)(C) of subsection (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 TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
PERSONNEL
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department
of Homeland Security.
(2) Human 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).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
SEC. 902. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--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, interdict 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) Training Described.--The training referred to in subsection (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
trafficking;
(2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a suspected
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 location
or environment in which the personnel receiving such training
perform their official duties;
(4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be appropriate;
and
(5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the
training.
(c) Training Curriculum Review.--The Secretary shall annually
reassess the training program established under subsection (a) to
ensure it is consistent with current techniques, patterns, and trends
associated with human trafficking.
SEC. 903. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) Certification.--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) Report to Congress.--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 trafficking was suspected, and, of
those cases, the number of cases that were confirmed cases of human
trafficking.
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 SURVIVORS 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 trafficking, including
prostitution or lewdness;
``(ii) establishes a rebuttable presumption that any
arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense
associated with human trafficking is a result of being
trafficked, if the individual--
``(I) is a person granted nonimmigrant status
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(i));
``(II) is the subject of a certification by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section
107(b)(1)(E) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(E)); or
``(III) has other similar documentation of
trafficking, which has been issued by a Federal, State,
or local agency; and
``(iii) protects the identity of individuals who are
human trafficking survivors in public and court records;
and
``(B) that does not require an individual who is a human
trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as
described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph
(A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.