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[H.R. 2200 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 628
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2200
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 13, 2017
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
October 10, 2018
Reported by Mr. Corker, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass
Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of
2017''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
<DELETED>TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES
<DELETED>Subtitle A--Programs To Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable
to Human Trafficking
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Grants to assist in the recognition of trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Preventing future trafficking in the United States
through receipt of complaints abroad.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Modification to grants for victims services.
<DELETED>Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking
<DELETED>Sec. 111. Required training to prevent human trafficking for
certain contracting air carriers.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses at
accommodations lacking certain policies
relating to child sexual exploitation.
<DELETED>Sec. 113. Ensuring United States procurement does not fund
human trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 114. Training course on human trafficking and Government
contracting.
<DELETED>Sec. 115. Modifications to the advisory council on human
trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on strengthening Federal efforts
to reduce demand.
<DELETED>Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the senior policy operating
group.
<DELETED>Subtitle C--Preventing Trafficking in Persons in the United
States
<DELETED>Sec. 121. Demand reduction strategies in the United States.
<DELETED>Sec. 122. Designation of a labor prosecutor to enhance State
and local efforts to combat trafficking in
persons.
<DELETED>Sec. 123. Preventing human trafficking in foreign missions and
diplomatic households.
<DELETED>Sec. 124. Ensuring that traffickers help pay for care for
victims.
<DELETED>Subtitle D--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor
<DELETED>Sec. 131. Sense of Congress.
<DELETED>Sec. 132. Report on the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930.
<DELETED>Sec. 133. Modification to list of child-made and slavery-made
goods.
<DELETED>TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
<DELETED>Subtitle A--Efforts To Combat Trafficking
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Including the Secretary of the Treasury and the
United States Trade Representative as a
member of the interagency task force to
monitor and combat trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Encouraging countries to maintain and share data on
human trafficking efforts.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Appropriate listing of governments involved in human
trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Requirements for strategies to prevent trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Expansion of Department of State rewards program.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Briefing on countries with primarily migrant
workforces.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Report on recipients of funding from the United
States Agency for International
Development.
<DELETED>Subtitle B--Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Findings.
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008.
<DELETED>TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
<DELETED>Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations under the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations under the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations for enhancing
efforts to combat the trafficking of
children.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations under the
International Megan's Law.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations for airport
personnel training to identify and report
human trafficking victims.
<DELETED>TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED
STATES</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle A--Programs To Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable
to Human Trafficking</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE RECOGNITION OF
TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Grants To Assist in Recognition of Trafficking.--
Section 106(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7104(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The President''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Grants to assist in the recognition of
trafficking.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services may award grants to local
educational agencies, in partnership with a nonprofit,
nongovernmental agency, to establish, expand, and
support programs--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) to educate school staff to
recognize and respond to signs of labor
trafficking and sex trafficking; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) to provide age-appropriate
information to students on how to avoid
becoming victims of labor trafficking and sex
trafficking.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Program requirements.--Amounts
awarded under this paragraph shall be used for--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) education on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) how to avoid
becoming victims of labor trafficking
and sex trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) indicators that an
individual is a victim or potential
victim of labor trafficking or sex
trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) options and
procedures for referring such an
individual, as appropriate, to
information on such trafficking and
services available for victims of such
trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(IV) reporting
requirements and procedures in
accordance with applicable Federal and
State law; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(V) how to carry out
activities authorized under
subparagraph (A)(ii); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) a plan, developed and
implemented in consultation with local law
enforcement agencies, to ensure the safety of
school staff and students reporting such
trafficking.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under
this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to
local educational agencies serving a high-intensity
child sex trafficking area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) Definitions.--In this
paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) ESEA terms.--The terms
`elementary school', `local educational
agency', `other staff', and `secondary school'
have the meanings given the terms in section
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) High-intensity child sex
trafficking area.--The term `high-intensity
child sex trafficking area' means a
metropolitan area designated by the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a high-
intensity child prostitution area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) Labor trafficking.--The
term `labor trafficking' means conduct
described in section 103(9)(B) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) School staff.--The term
`school staff' means teachers, nurses, school
leaders and administrators, and other staff at
elementary schools and secondary
schools.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) Sex trafficking.--The term
`sex trafficking' means the conduct described
in section 103(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(9)(A)).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Inclusion in Authorization of Appropriations.--Section
113(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7110(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 107(b)'' and inserting
``sections 106(b) and 107(b)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. PREVENTING FUTURE TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH RECEIPT OF COMPLAINTS ABROAD.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that
each diplomatic or consular post or other mission designates an
employee to be responsible for receiving information from any person
who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as such
term is defined in section 103(14) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(14))) while present in the
United States, or any person who has information regarding such a
victim.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Provision of Information.--Any information received
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the Department of
Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security,
and to any other relevant Federal agency for appropriate response. The
Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the head of any other
such relevant Federal agency shall establish a process to address any
actions to be taken in response to such information.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Assistance From Foreign Governments.--The employee
designated for receiving information pursuant to subsection (a) should
coordinate with foreign governments or civil society organizations in
the countries of origin of victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons, with the permission of and without compromising the safety of
such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any additional
support available.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 103. MODIFICATION TO GRANTS FOR VICTIMS
SERVICES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``programs
for'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``programs for
victims of human trafficking, including programs that provide trauma-
informed care or long-term housing options to such victims who are--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) between the ages of 12 and
24 and who are homeless, in foster care, or
involved in the criminal justice
system;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) transitioning out of the
foster care system; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) women or girls in
underserved populations.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human
Trafficking</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 111. REQUIRED TRAINING TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR
CERTAIN CONTRACTING AIR CARRIERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 40118 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Training Requirements.--The Administrator of General
Services shall ensure that any contract entered into for provision of
air transportation with a domestic carrier under this section requires
that the contracting air carrier provides to the Administrator of
General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of
the Transportation Security Administration, and the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection an annual report regarding--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the number of personnel trained in the
detection and reporting of potential human trafficking (as
described in paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)),
including the training required under section
44734(a)(4);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the number of notifications of potential
human trafficking victims received from staff or other
passengers; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) whether the air carrier notified the
National Human Trafficking Hotline or law enforcement at the
relevant airport of the potential human trafficking victim for
each such notification of potential human trafficking, and if
so, when the notification was made.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to any contract entered into after the date of enactment of
this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Exception.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
not apply to any contract entered into by the Secretary of
Defense.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 112. PRIORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS FOR LODGING EXPENSES AT
ACCOMMODATIONS LACKING CERTAIN POLICIES RELATING TO CHILD
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 5713. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses at
accommodations lacking certain policies relating to child
sexual exploitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of making payments
under this chapter for lodging expenses each agency shall ensure that,
to the extent practicable and within the United States, any commercial-
lodging room nights for employees of that agency are booked in a
preferred place of accommodation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Preferred Place of Accommodation Defined.--In this
section, `preferred place of accommodation' means a commercial place of
accommodation that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) has a zero-tolerance policy in place
regarding the sexual exploitation of children (as described in
section 103(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A))) within the
accommodation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) has procedures in place to identify and
report any such exploitation to the appropriate
authorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) makes training materials available to all
employees to prevent such exploitation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) has trained all employees annually on the
identification of possible cases of such exploitation and
procedures to report suspected abuse to the appropriate
authorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) protects employees who report suspected
cases of such exploitation according to the protocol identified
in training; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) keeps records of the number of suspected
cases of such exploitation, including the reasons for
suspicion, title of employee who reported the suspicion, and
where the report was made.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Regulations Required.--The Administrator of General
Services shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) maintain a list of each preferred place of
accommodation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) issue such regulations as are necessary to
carry out this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``5713. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses at
accommodations lacking certain policies
relating to child sexual exploitation.''.
<DELETED>SEC. 113. ENSURING UNITED STATES PROCUREMENT DOES NOT FUND
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(k) Agency Action To Prevent Funding of Human
Trafficking.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State,
Secretary of Labor, Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, and Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall each submit to the Administrator of
General Services (who shall submit the reports to the
appropriate congressional committees), at the end of each
fiscal year, a report that includes each of the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) The name and contact information of
the individual within the agency's office of legal
counsel or office of acquisition policy who is
responsible for overseeing the implementation of
subsection (g) of this section, title XVII of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(22 U.S.C. 7104a et seq.), and any related regulation
in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (including the
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Ending Trafficking in
Persons (48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 9, 12, 22, 42, and
52)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Agency action to ensure contractors
are educated on the applicable laws and regulations
listed in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Agency action to ensure the
acquisition workforce and agency officials understand
implementation of the laws and regulations listed in
subparagraph (A), including best practices for--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) ensuring compliance with
such laws and regulations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) assessing the serious,
repeated, willful, or pervasive nature of any
violation of such laws or regulations;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) evaluating steps
contractors have taken to correct any such
violation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) The number of contracts containing
language referring to the laws and regulations listed
in subparagraph (A) and the number of contracts that
did not contain any language referring to the laws and
regulations listed in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) The number of allegations of severe
forms of trafficking in persons received and the source
type of the allegation (contractor, subcontractor,
employee of contractor or subcontractor, or an
individual outside of the contract).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) The number of such allegations
investigated by the agency, a summary of any findings
of such investigation, and any improvements recommended
by the agency to prevent such conduct from
recurring.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) The number of such allegations
referred to the Attorney General for prosecution under
section 3271 of title 18, United States Code, and the
outcomes of such referrals.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) Any remedial action taken as a
result of such investigation, including whether--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) a contractor or
subcontractor (at any tier) was debarred or
suspended due to a violation of a law or
regulation relating to severe forms of
trafficking in persons; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) a contract was terminated
pursuant to subsection (g) as a result of such
violation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) Any other assistance offered to
agency contractors to ensure compliance with a law or
regulation relating to severe forms of trafficking in
persons.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(J) Any interagency meetings or data
sharing regarding suspended or disbarred contractors or
subcontractors (at any tier) for severe forms of
trafficking in persons.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(K) Any contract with a contractor or
subcontractor (at any tier) located outside the United
States and the country location for each such
contractor or subcontractor.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--In
this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations,
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 114. TRAINING COURSE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Any curriculum (including any continuing education
curriculum) for the acquisition workforce used by the Federal
Acquisition Institute established under section 1201 of title 41,
United States Code, shall include at least one course, which shall be
at least 30 minutes, on the law and regulations relating to human
trafficking and Government contracting.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 115. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act
of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 243) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (f)(2), to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) shall receive travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the applicable
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2020'' and
inserting ``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING FEDERAL EFFORTS
TO REDUCE DEMAND.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) all Federal anti-trafficking training
(including training under section 114(c) of the Justice for
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g(c)) and
under section 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4))) provided to Federal judges,
prosecutors, and State and local law enforcement officials
should--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) explain the circumstances under which
sex buyers are considered parties to the crime of
trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) provide best practices for arresting
or prosecuting buyers of illegal sex acts as a form of
sex trafficking prevention; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) specify that any comprehensive
approach to eliminating sex and labor trafficking must
include a demand reduction component; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any request for proposals for grants or
cooperative agreement opportunities issued by the Attorney
General with respect to the prevention of trafficking should
include specific language with respect to demand
reduction.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SENIOR POLICY OPERATING
GROUP.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that the Senior Policy
Operating Group established under section 105(g) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) should create a
working group to examine the role of demand reduction, both
domestically and internationally, in achieving the purposes of the
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat.
227) and Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle C--Preventing Trafficking in Persons in the United
States</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 121. DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Department of Justice Task Force.--Section 105(d)(7)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7103(d)(7)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (Q)(vii), by striking ``and''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(S) tactics and strategies employed by
human trafficking task forces sponsored by the
Department of Justice to reduce demand for trafficking
victims.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Report on State Enforcement.--Section 114(e)(1)(A) of
the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C.
14044g(e)(1)(A)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by inserting ``, noting the number of covered
offenders'' after ``covered offense'' in each place it
occurs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``rates'' and inserting ``number'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in clause (i), by striking ``arrest'' and
inserting ``arrests'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in clause (ii), by striking ``prosecution''
and inserting ``prosecutions''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) in clause (iii), by striking ``conviction''
and inserting ``convictions''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO ENHANCE STATE
AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at
the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) where appropriate, to designate at
least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of
trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in
section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 123. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FOREIGN MISSIONS AND
DIPLOMATIC HOUSEHOLDS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Subsection (a) of section 203 of the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C.
1375c) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``for such period as the
Secretary determines necessary'' and inserting ``for
the period of at least one year or longer if the
Secretary determines a longer period is necessary'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``the Secretary determines
that there is'' and all that follows until the end of
the paragraph and inserting ``there is an unpaid
default judgement directly or indirectly related to
human trafficking against the employer or a family
member accredited by the embassy, the employer or
family member has refused to agree to a voluntary
interview with United States law enforcement, or the
diplomatic mission or international organization
hosting the employer or family member has refused to
waive immunity in a human trafficking case brought by
the United States Government or to agree to prosecute
the case in the country that accredited the employer or
family member.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``is in place'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting ``, as applicable, the
default judgment has been resolved, the employer or
family member has agreed to meet with United States law
enforcement, the diplomatic mission or international
organization hosting the employer or family member has
waived immunity for the employer or family member or
agreed to prosecute the case in the country that
accredited the employer or family member, or the
diplomatic mission or international organization
hosting the employer or family member has in place''
after ``appropriate congressional committees
that''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 124. ENSURING THAT TRAFFICKERS HELP PAY FOR CARE FOR
VICTIMS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle D--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave
Labor</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 131. SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) foreign assistance that addresses poverty
alleviation and humanitarian disasters reduces the
vulnerability of men, women, and children to human trafficking
and is a crucial part of the response of the United States to
modern-day slavery;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Deputy Under Secretary of the Bureau of
International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor and the
grant programs administered by the Deputy Under Secretary play
a critical role in preventing and protecting children from the
worst forms of child labor, including situations of
trafficking, and in reducing the vulnerabilities of men and
women to situations of forced labor and trafficking;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Secretary of Labor also plays a critical
role in helping other Federal departments and agencies to
prevent goods made with forced and child labor from entering
the United States by consulting with such departments and
agencies to reduce forced and child labor internationally and
ensuring that products made by forced labor and child labor in
violation of international standards are not imported into the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 132. REPORT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 OF THE
TARIFF ACT OF 1930.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the committees listed in subsection (b) a report
describing any obstacles or challenges to enforcing section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Committees.--The committees listed in this subsection
are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Requirements.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) describe the role and best practices of
private-sector employers in the United States in complying with
the provisions of section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) describe any efforts or programs undertaken by
relevant Federal, State, or local government agencies to
encourage employers, directly or indirectly, to comply with
such provisions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) describe the roles of the relevant Federal
departments and agencies in overseeing and regulating such
provisions, and the oversight and enforcement mechanisms used
by such departments or agencies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) provide concrete, actual case studies or
examples of how such provisions are enforced;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) identify the number of petitions received and
cases initiated (whether by petition or otherwise) or
investigated by each relevant Federal department or agency
charged with implementing and enforcing such provisions, as
well as the dates petitions were received or investigations
were initiated, and their current statuses;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) identify any enforcement actions, including,
but not limited to, the issuance of Withhold Release Orders,
the detention of shipments, the issuance of civil penalties,
and the formal charging with criminal charges relating to the
forced labor scheme, taken as a result of these petitions and
investigations by type of action, date of action, commodity,
and country of origin in the past 10 years;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) with respect to any relevant petition filed
during the 10-year period prior to the date of the enactment of
this Act with the relevant Federal departments and agencies
tasked with implementing such provisions, list the specific
products, country of origin, manufacturer, importer, end-user
or retailer, and outcomes of any investigation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) identify any gaps that may exist in
enforcement of such provisions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) describe the engagement of the relevant
Federal departments and agencies with stakeholders, including
the engagement of importers, forced labor experts, and
nongovernmental organizations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) based on the information required by
paragraphs (1) through (9), identify any regulatory obstacles
or challenges to enforcement of such provisions and provide
recommendations for actions that could be taken by the relevant
Federal departments and agencies to overcome these
obstacles.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 133. MODIFICATION TO LIST OF CHILD-MADE AND SLAVERY-MADE
GOODS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 105(b)(2)(C) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C.
7112(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``, including, to the extent
practicable, goods that are produced with inputs that are produced with
forced labor or child labor'' after ``international
standards''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Inclusion in Authorization of Appropriations.--Amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
section 113(f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7110(f)), as amended by section 301(a) of this Act, are
authorized to be made available to carry out the purposes described in
section 105(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)), as amended by subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle A--Efforts To Combat Trafficking</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND THE
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE AS A MEMBER OF THE
INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT
TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(b)) is amended by inserting ``the Secretary of
the Treasury, the United States Trade Representative,'' after ``the
Secretary of Education,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AND SHARE DATA ON
HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFORTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Paragraphs (1) and (7) of section 108(b) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)(1) and
(b)(7)) are each amended by striking the final sentence of such
paragraphs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 203. APPROPRIATE LISTING OF GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED IN HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Subsection (b) of section 110 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (C)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``and whose
governments do not'' and inserting the
following: ``and whose governments--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) do not''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by adding at the end the
following new clauses:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) tolerate trafficking in
government-funded programs; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) have a government-
supported practice of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I)
trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) facilitating the
use of forced labor (such as in
agriculture, forestry, mining, or
construction);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) permitting sexual
slavery in government camps, compounds,
or outposts; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(IV) employing child
soldiers;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) for each country included in a
different list than the country had been placed in the
previous annual report, a detailed explanation of how
the concrete actions (or lack of such actions)
undertaken by the country during the previous reporting
period contributed to such change, including a clear
linkage between such actions and the minimum standards
enumerated in section 108.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) In paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subclause (I)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by inserting ``and the
country is not taking steps
commensurate with the size of the
trafficking problem'' before the
semicolon at the end; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by adding ``or'' at
the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subclause (II), by
striking ``; or'' and inserting a period;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by striking subclause
(III);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the
last annual report'' and inserting ``April 1 of the
previous year'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (D)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (i), by striking
``the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph,'' and all that follows and
inserting--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``the date of the enactment of
this subparagraph--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) shall be included on
the list of countries described in
paragraph (1)(C); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) shall be required
to meet the requirements specified in
paragraph (1)(B) before the country may
be removed from the list of countries
described in paragraph
(1)(C).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking ``2
years'' and inserting ``1
year'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in subclause (II), by
striking ``and'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) in subclause (III),
by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) by adding at the end
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(IV) the country has
taken concrete actions to implement the
principal recommendations of the most
recent annual report on trafficking in
persons with respect to that
country.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) Written plan.--The
Secretary of State shall endeavor to work with
each country that receives a waiver under
clause (ii) and with civil society
organizations in each country to draft and
implement a written plan described in such
clause.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in subparagraph (E)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``through (III)''
and inserting ``through (IV)''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``shall provide''
and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``shall provide, on a publicly
available website maintained by the Department
of State--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) a detailed description of
the credible evidence supporting such
determination;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the written plan submitted
by the country under subparagraph (D)(ii)(I);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) supporting documentation
providing credible evidence of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) each concrete action
by the country to bring itself into
compliance with the minimum standards
for the elimination of trafficking,
including copies of relevant laws or
regulations adopted or modified;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) any actions taken
by that country to enforce the minimum
standards for the elimination of
trafficking, as
appropriate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) Special rule for certain countries
on special watch list that are downgraded and
reinstated on special watch list.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (D) and (E), a country that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) was included on the special
watch list described in subparagraph (A) for--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) two consecutive
years after the date of the enactment
of subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) any additional
years after such date of enactment by
reason of the President exercising the
waiver authority under clause (ii) of
subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) was subsequently included
on the list of countries described in paragraph
(1)(C),</DELETED>
<DELETED>may not thereafter be included on the special
watch list described in subparagraph (A) for more than
1 consecutive year.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) In paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) the extent to which the government
of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary
resources--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) to investigate and prosecute
acts of severe trafficking in
persons;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) to convict and sentence
persons responsible for such acts;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) to obtain restitution for
victims of human trafficking;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) the extent to which the government
of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary
resources--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) to protect and rehabilitate
victims of trafficking in persons;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) to prevent trafficking in
persons;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) the extent to which the government
of the country has consulted with domestic and
international civil society organizations to improve
the provision of services to victims of trafficking in
persons; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) government officials
participate in or facilitate forced labor and
human trafficking; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the government maintains
policies that provide incentives for or
otherwise support the participation in or
facilitation of forced labor and human
trafficking by officials at any level of
government.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) By adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Special rule for changes in certain
determinations.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of
each annual report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State
shall submit a detailed description of the credible evidence
supporting a change in listing of a country, accompanied by
copies of documents providing such evidence, as appropriate, to
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days
after the submission of that report if--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) a country is included on a list of
countries described in paragraph (1)(C) in an annual
report submitted in calendar year 2015 or in any
calendar year thereafter; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) in the annual report submitted in
the next calendar year, the country is listed on a list
of countries described in paragraph (1)(B).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Written plan.--The Secretary of State shall
endeavor to work with each country that has been listed
pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) in the most recent annual report
and civil society organizations to draft and implement the
written plan described in paragraph (2)(D)(ii).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Concrete actions.--The term
`concrete actions' means any of the following actions
that demonstrably improve the condition of a
substantial number of victims of human trafficking and
persons vulnerable to human trafficking:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Enforcement actions
taken.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Investigations actively
underway.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) Prosecutions
conducted.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) Convictions
attained.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) Training provided.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vi) Programs and partnerships
actively underway.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vii) Victim services offered,
including immigration services and
restitution.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(viii) The amount of money the
government in question has committed to the
actions described in clauses (i) through
(vii).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ix) An assessment of the impact
of such actions on the prevalence of human
trafficking in the country.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Credible evidence.--The term
`credible evidence' means information relied upon by
the Department of State to make determinations relating
to the provisions set forth in this division,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) reports by the Department of
State;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) reports of other Federal
agencies, including the Department of Labor's
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor and List of Products Produced by Forced
Labor or Indentured Child Labor;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) documentation provided by
a foreign country, including copies of relevant
laws, regulations, policies adopted or
modified, enforcement actions taken and
judicial proceedings, training conducted,
consultations conducted, programs and
partnerships launched, and services
provided;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) materials developed by
civil society organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) information from survivors
of human trafficking, vulnerable persons, and
whistleblowers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vi) all relevant media and
academic reports that, in light of reason and
common sense, are worthy of belief;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vii) information developed by
multilateral institutions.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 204. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIES TO PREVENT
TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Report on New Practices To Combat Trafficking.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
7 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) describing any practices adopted by
the Department or the Agency to better combat
trafficking in persons, in accordance with the report
submitted under section 101(b)(4) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, in
order to reduce the risk of trafficking in post-
conflict or post-disaster areas; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) if no such practices have been
adopted, including a strategy to reduce the risk of
trafficking in such areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Public availability.--Each report submitted
under paragraph (1) shall be posted on a publicly available
internet website of the Department of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Child Protection Strategies in Watch List Countries.--
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall incorporate into the relevant country development
cooperation strategy for each country on the special watch list
described in section 110(b)(2)(A) or the list described in section
110(b)(1)(C) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A) and (b)(1)(C)), as amended by section 203 of this
Act, strategies for the protection of children and the reduction of the
risk of trafficking.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS
PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Paragraph (5) of section 36(k) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``means'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as
so redesignated, two ems to the right;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting before clause (i), as so
redesignated, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) means--'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by adding at the end following new
subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) includes severe forms of trafficking
in persons, as such term is defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 206. BRIEFING ON COUNTRIES WITH PRIMARILY MIGRANT
WORKFORCES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate a briefing that includes, with respect to each country that
has a domestic workforce of which more than 80 percent are third-
country nationals, each of the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) An assessment of the progress made by the
government of such country toward implementing the
recommendations with respect to such country contained in the
most recent ``Trafficking in Persons Report'' submitted by the
Secretary under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), as amended by
section 203 of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) A description of the efforts made by the
United States to ensure that any domestic worker brought into
the United States by an official of such country is not a
victim of trafficking.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 207. REPORT ON RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM THE UNITED
STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and by October 1 of each of the following 4 years, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House and the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report describing, with
respect to the prior fiscal year--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) each obligation or expenditure of Federal
funds by the Agency for the purpose of combating human
trafficking and forced labor; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) with respect to each such obligation or
expenditure, the program, project, activity, primary recipient,
and any sub-grantees or sub-contractors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Subtitle B--Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 211. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The recruitment or use of children in armed
conflict is unacceptable for any government or government-
supported entity receiving United States assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The recruitment or use of children in armed
conflict, including direct combat, support roles, and sexual
slavery, occurred during 2015-2016 in Afghanistan, South Sudan,
Sudan, Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Entities of the Government of Afghanistan,
particularly the Afghan Local Police and Afghan National
Police, continue to recruit children to serve as combatants or
as servants, including as sex slaves.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Police forces of the Government of Afghanistan
participate in counterterrorism operations, direct and indirect
combat, security operations, fight alongside regular armies,
and are targeted for violence by the Taliban as well as by
other opposition groups.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) In February 2016, a 10-year-old boy was
assassinated by the Taliban after he had been publically
honored by Afghan local police forces for his assistance in
combat operations against the Taliban.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Recruitment and use of children in armed
conflict by government forces has continued in 2016 in South
Sudan with the return to hostilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) At least 650 children have been recruited and
used in armed conflict in South Sudan in 2016, and at least
16,000 have been recruited since that country's civil war began
in 2013.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 212. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT OF
2008.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--Section 402(2)(A) of the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c(2)(A)) is amended by inserting
``, police, or other security forces'' after ``governmental armed
forces'' each place it appears.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Prohibition.--Section 404 of the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``, police, or other
security forces'' after ``governmental armed forces'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``recruit and use child
soldiers'' and inserting ``recruit or use child
soldiers'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Notification.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not later than 45 days
after the date of submission of each report required
under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000, the Secretary of State shall
formally notify each government included in the list
required under paragraph (1) that such government is so
included.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Congressional notification.--As soon
as practicable after making all of the notifications
required under subparagraph (A) with respect to a
report, the Secretary of State shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees that the
requirements of subparagraph (A) have been
met.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end
before the period the following: ``and certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that the government of
such country is taking effective and continuing steps to
address the problem of child soldiers''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``to a
country'' and all that follows through ``subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``under section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347) through the Defense Institute for
International Legal Studies or the Center for Civil-Military
Relations at the Naval Post-Graduate School, and may provide
nonlethal supplies (as defined in section 2557(d)(1)(B) of
title 10), to a country subject to the prohibition under
subsection (a)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Reports.--Section 405 of the Child Soldiers Prevention
Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-2) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``, during any of the 5 years following the
date of the enactment of this Act,'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2)
through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) a description and the amount of any
assistance withheld under this title pursuant to the
application to those countries of the prohibition in section
404(a);''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ``and the amount'' after ``a
description''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Information To Be Included in Annual Trafficking in
Persons Report.--If a country is notified pursuant to section
404(b)(2), or a waiver is granted pursuant to section 404(c)(1), the
Secretary of State shall include in each report required under section
110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(b)) the information required to be included in the annual report
to Congress under paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c) of this
section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended by striking ``2017''
each place it appears and inserting ``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.--Section
112A(b)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7109a(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting
``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF
2005.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 201(c)(2) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(c)(2))
is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Assistance Programs for Certain Persons Subject to
Trafficking.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Section 202(i) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended by
striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Repeal of sunset.--Section 1241 of the
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law
113-4; 127 Stat. 149) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking subsection (b);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``(a) In General.--Section
202'' and inserting ``Section 202''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Child Trafficking Deterrence Program.--Section 203(i)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 14044b) is amended by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Enhancing State and Local Efforts.--Section 204(e) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 14044c(e)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting
``2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENHANCING
EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 235(c)(6)(F) of the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C.
1232(c)(6)(F)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ``of Health'' after ``Secretary''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and 2017'' and
inserting ``through 2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE
INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent
Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced
Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders (42 U.S.C. 16935h) is amended
by striking ``and 2018'' and inserting ``through 2021''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIRPORT
PERSONNEL TRAINING TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT HUMAN
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection $250,000 for each of fiscal years
2017 through 2021 to expand outreach and live on-site anti-trafficking
training for airport and airline personnel.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Subtitle A--Programs to Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable to Human
Trafficking
Sec. 101. Grants to assist in the recognition of trafficking.
Sec. 102. Preventing future trafficking in the United States through
receipt of complaints abroad.
Sec. 103. Modification to grants for victims services.
Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts to Prevent Human Trafficking
Sec. 111. Required training to prevent human trafficking for certain
contracting air carriers.
Sec. 112. Priority for accommodation in places with certain policies
relating to child sexual exploitation.
Sec. 113. Ensuring United States procurement does not fund human
trafficking.
Sec. 114. Training course on human trafficking and government
contracting.
Sec. 115. Modifications to the Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.
Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on strengthening Federal efforts to reduce
demand.
Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the Senior Policy Operating Group.
Sec. 118. Best practices to prevent forced child labor trafficking.
Subtitle C--Preventing Trafficking in Persons in the United States
Sec. 121. Demand reduction strategies in the United States.
Sec. 122. Designation of a labor prosecutor to enhance State and local
efforts to combat trafficking in persons.
Sec. 123. Preventing human trafficking in foreign missions and
diplomatic households.
Sec. 124. Actions against significant traffickers in persons.
Subtitle D--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor
Sec. 131. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 132. Report on the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930.
Sec. 133. Modification to list of child-made and slavery-made goods.
TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
Subtitle A--Efforts to Combat Trafficking
Sec. 201. Including the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States
Trade Representative as a member of the
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking.
Sec. 202. Encouraging countries to maintain and share data on human
trafficking efforts.
Sec. 203. Appropriate listing of governments involved in human
trafficking.
Sec. 204. Requirements for strategies to prevent trafficking.
Sec. 205. Briefing on countries with primarily migrant workforces.
Sec. 206. Report on recipients of funding from the United States Agency
for International Development.
Subtitle B--Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2018
Sec. 211. Findings.
Sec. 212. Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations under the International
Megan's Law.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations for airport personnel
training to identify and report human
trafficking victims.
TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Subtitle A--Programs to Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable to Human
Trafficking
SEC. 101. GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE RECOGNITION OF TRAFFICKING.
(a) Grants to Assist in Recognition of Trafficking.--Section 106(b)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(b))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The President''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Grants to assist in the recognition of trafficking.--
``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) ESEA terms.--The terms `elementary
school', `local educational agency', `other
staff', and `secondary school' have the
meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(ii) High-intensity child sex trafficking
area.--The term `high-intensity child sex
trafficking area' means a metropolitan area
designated by the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation as having a high rate
of children involved in sex trafficking.
``(iii) Labor trafficking.--The term `labor
trafficking' means conduct described in section
103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)).
``(iv) School staff.--The term `school
staff' means teachers, nurses, school leaders
and administrators, and other staff at
elementary schools and secondary schools.
``(v) Sex trafficking.--The term `sex
trafficking' means the conduct described in
section 103(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)).
``(B) In general.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services may award grants to local educational
agencies, in partnership with a nonprofit,
nongovernmental agency, to establish, expand, and
support programs--
``(i) to educate school staff to recognize
and respond to signs of labor trafficking and
sex trafficking; and
``(ii) to provide age-appropriate
information to students on how to avoid
becoming victims of labor trafficking and sex
trafficking.
``(C) Program requirements.--Amounts awarded under
this paragraph shall be used for--
``(i) education regarding--
``(I) avoiding becoming victims of
labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
``(II) indicators that an
individual is a victim or potential
victim of labor trafficking or sex
trafficking;
``(III) options and procedures for
referring such an individual, as
appropriate, to information on such
trafficking and services available for
victims of such trafficking;
``(IV) reporting requirements and
procedures in accordance with
applicable Federal and State law; and
``(V) how to carry out activities
authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii);
and
``(ii) a plan, developed and implemented in
consultation with local law enforcement
agencies, to ensure the safety of school staff
and students reporting such trafficking.
``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to local
educational agencies serving a high-intensity child sex
trafficking area.''.
(b) Inclusion in Authorization of Appropriations.--Section
113(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7110(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 107(b)'' and inserting
``sections 106(b) and 107(b)''.
SEC. 102. PREVENTING FUTURE TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH
RECEIPT OF COMPLAINTS ABROAD.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that each
diplomatic or consular post or other mission designates an employee to
be responsible for receiving information from--
(1) any person who was a victim of a severe form of
trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section
103(14) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(14))) while present in the United States; or
(2) any person who has information regarding a victim
described in paragraph (1).
(b) Provision of Information.--Any information received pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the Department of Justice, the
Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security, and to any
other relevant Federal agency for appropriate response. The Attorney
General, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and the head of any other such relevant Federal agency shall establish
a process to address any actions to be taken in response to such
information.
(c) Assistance From Foreign Governments.--The employee designated
for receiving information pursuant to subsection (a) should coordinate
with foreign governments or civil society organizations in the
countries of origin of victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons, with the permission of and without compromising the safety of
such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any additional
support available.
SEC. 103. MODIFICATION TO GRANTS FOR VICTIMS SERVICES.
Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``programs for''
and all that follows and inserting the following: ``programs for
victims of human trafficking, including programs that provide trauma-
informed care or housing options to such victims who are--
``(i)(I) between 12 and 24 years of age;
and
``(II) homeless, in foster care, or
involved in the criminal justice system;
``(ii) transitioning out of the foster care
system; or
``(iii) women or girls in underserved
populations.''.
Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts to Prevent Human Trafficking
SEC. 111. REQUIRED TRAINING TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR CERTAIN
CONTRACTING AIR CARRIERS.
(a) In General.--Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Training Requirements.--The Administrator of General Services
shall ensure that any contract entered into for provision of air
transportation with a domestic carrier under this section requires that
the contracting air carrier submits to the Administrator of General
Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration, and the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection an annual report regarding--
``(1) the number of personnel trained in the detection and
reporting of potential human trafficking (as described in
paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)), including the
training required under section 44734(a)(4);
``(2) the number of notifications of potential human
trafficking victims received from staff or other passengers;
and
``(3) whether the air carrier notified the National Human
Trafficking Hotline or law enforcement at the relevant airport
of the potential human trafficking victim for each such
notification of potential human trafficking, and if so, when
the notification was made.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to any contract entered into after the date of enactment of this
Act except for contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 112. PRIORITY FOR ACCOMMODATION IN PLACES WITH CERTAIN POLICIES
RELATING TO CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5712. Priority for accommodation in places with certain policies
relating to child sexual exploitation.
``(a) In General.--For the purpose of making payments under this
chapter for lodging expenses, each agency shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, that commercial-lodging room nights in the United States
for employees of that agency are booked in a preferred place of
accommodation.
``(b) Eligibility as a Preferred Place of Accommodation.--A hotel,
motel, or another place of public accommodation shall be considered a
preferred place of accommodation if it--
``(1) enforces a zero-tolerance policy regarding the sexual
exploitation of children (as described in section 103(9)(A) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(9)(A))) developed by the Administrator of General Services
under subsection (c)(1), or a similar zero-tolerance policy
developed by the place of accommodation, which shall be
demonstrated by--
``(A) attesting through the General Services
Administration's website of the use of such zero-
tolerance policy;
``(B) posting such policy in a nonpublic space
within the place of accommodation that is accessible by
all employees; or
``(C) including such policy in the employee
handbook;
``(2) has procedures in place for employees to identify and
report any such exploitation to the appropriate law enforcement
authorities and hotel management;
``(3) posts the informational materials developed under
subsection (c)(3) in an appropriate nonpublic space within the
place of accommodation that is accessible by all employees;
``(4) requires each employee who is physically located at
the place of accommodation and is likely to interact with
guests, including security, front desk, housekeeping, room
service, and bell staff, to complete the training described in
subsection (c)(2), (c)(3), or (d), which shall--
``(A) take place--
``(i) not later than 180 days after the
starting date of the employee; or
``(ii) in the case of an employee starting
employment before the effective date of this
section, not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this section;
``(B) include training on--
``(i) the identification of possible cases
of sexual exploitation of children; and
``(ii) procedures to report suspected abuse
to the appropriate authorities;
``(5) includes a notice to all independent contractors in
any agreement negotiated or renewed on or after the date of the
enactment of this section that states `Federal law prohibits
the trafficking of humans under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.)';
``(6) ensures that the place of accommodation does not
retaliate against employees for reporting suspected cases of
such exploitation if reported according to the protocol
identified in the employee training; and
``(7) keeps records, to the extent permissible by law and
on an individual hotel property basis, of each suspected case
of such exploitation that is reported to accommodation
management or law enforcement, including the date and
approximate time of such report, and the name of the
accommodation manager or law enforcement agency to which the
report was made.
``(c) GSA Requirements.--The Administrator of General Services
shall--
``(1) develop, and make available on the General Services
Administration publicly accessible website, a zero-tolerance
policy for places of accommodation regarding the sexual
exploitation of children (as described in section 103(9)(A) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(9)(A))), including informational materials regarding such
policy that could be posted in places of accommodation in
nonpublic spaces;
``(2) make available on the website described in paragraph
(1) a list of Federal Government and privately developed
training programs that address--
``(A) the identification of possible cases of
sexual exploitation of children; and
``(B) reporting such cases to law enforcement
authorities;
``(3) coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security's
Blue Campaign to develop--
``(A) training materials on preventing the sexual
exploitation of children; and
``(B) informational materials to be posted in
nonpublic spaces in places of accommodation on spotting
the signs of sexual exploitation of children and
reporting possible incidences of such exploitation; and
``(4) identify, and maintain a list of, each preferred
place of accommodation that meets the requirements described in
subsection (b) by examining places of accommodation that--
``(A) are enrolled in Federal Government travel
programs, such as FedRooms;
``(B) are included on the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's Hotel-Motel National Master List
(commonly known as the `Fire Safe List'); or
``(C) received Federal Government travel business
during the 2-year period immediately preceding the date
of the enactment of this section.
``(d) Training Programs.--A place of accommodation or lodging
company may use a training program developed or acquired by such place
of accommodation or company to satisfy the requirements under
subsection (b)(4) if such training program--
``(1) focuses on identifying and reporting suspected cases
of sexual exploitation of children; and
``(2) was developed in consultation with a globally or
nationally recognized organization with expertise in anti-
trafficking initiatives.
``(e) Previously Trained Employees.--
``(1) Prior training.--Any employee of a place of
accommodation who was trained to identify and report potential
sexual exploitation of children before the effective date of
this section shall be considered to have met the training
requirement under subsection (b)(4) with respect to any
employment at that place of accommodation or at any other place
of accommodation managed by the same entity.
``(2) Training prior to transfer of employment.--Any
employee of a place of accommodation who has met the training
requirements under subsection (b)(4) shall be considered to
have met such requirements with respect to any employment at a
place of accommodation managed by the same entity.
``(f) Property-by-property Implementation.--Compliance with the
requirements under this section shall be assessed and enforced
separately for each place of accommodation. Lack of compliance by 1
place of accommodation shall not impact the eligibility of affiliated
places of accommodation to receive funds for Federal employee travel.
Lack of compliance by a franchisee shall not impact the eligibility of
the respective franchisor for other places of accommodation affiliated
with that franchisor.
``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section that applies
to an employee of a place of accommodation may be construed to apply to
an individual who is an independent contractor or otherwise not
directly employed by a place of accommodation.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter I
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``5712. Priority for accommodation in places with certain policies
relating to child sexual exploitation.''.
(c) Rulemaking.--The Administrator of General Services shall issue
such regulations as are necessary to carry out section 5712 of title 5,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(d) Effective Date.--Section 5712(a) of title 5, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the later of--
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(2) 60 days after the completion of the requirements under
subsection (c) of such section.
SEC. 113. ENSURING UNITED STATES PROCUREMENT DOES NOT FUND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Agency Action To Prevent Funding of Human Trafficking.--
``(1) In general.--At the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development, and
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall each
submit a report to the Administrator of General Services that
includes--
``(A) the name and contact information of the
individual within the agency's Office of Legal Counsel
or Office of Acquisition Policy who is responsible for
overseeing the implementation of--
``(i) subsection (g);
``(ii) title XVII of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22
U.S.C. 7104a et seq.); and
``(iii) any regulation in the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 1 et seq.)
that is related to any subject matter referred
to in clause (i) or (ii);
``(B) agency action to ensure that contractors are
educated on the applicable laws and regulations listed
in subparagraph (A);
``(C) agency action to ensure that the acquisition
workforce and agency officials understand
implementation of the laws and regulations listed in
subparagraph (A), including best practices for--
``(i) ensuring compliance with such laws
and regulations;
``(ii) assessing the serious, repeated,
willful, or pervasive nature of any violation
of such laws or regulations; and
``(iii) evaluating steps contractors have
taken to correct any such violation;
``(D)(i) the number of contracts containing
language referring to the laws and regulations listed
in subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) the number of contracts that did not contain
any language referring to such laws and regulations;
``(E)(i) the number of allegations of severe forms
of trafficking in persons received; and
``(ii) the source type of the allegation (such as
contractor, subcontractor, employee of contractor or
subcontractor, or an individual outside of the
contract);
``(F)(i) the number of such allegations
investigated by the agency;
``(ii) a summary of any findings from such
investigations; and
``(iii) any improvements recommended by the agency
to prevent such conduct from recurring;
``(G)(i) the number of such allegations referred to
the Attorney General for prosecution under section 3271
of title 18, United States Code; and
``(ii) the outcomes of such referrals;
``(H) any remedial action taken as a result of such
investigation, including whether--
``(i) a contractor or subcontractor (at any
tier) was debarred or suspended due to a
violation of a law or regulation relating to
severe forms of trafficking in persons; or
``(ii) a contract was terminated pursuant
to subsection (g) as a result of such
violation;
``(I) any other assistance offered to agency
contractors to ensure compliance with a law or
regulation relating to severe forms of trafficking in
persons;
``(J) any interagency meetings or data sharing
regarding suspended or disbarred contractors or
subcontractors (at any tier) for severe forms of
trafficking in persons; and
``(K) any contract with a contractor or
subcontractor (at any tier) located outside the United
States and the country location, where safe to reveal
location, for each such contractor or subcontractor.
``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this
subsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives;
``(C) the Committee on Education and the Workforce
of the House of Representatives;
``(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives;
``(E) the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives;
``(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
``(G) the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate;
``(H) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
and
``(I) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate.''.
SEC. 114. TRAINING COURSE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTING.
Any curriculum, including any continuing education curriculum, for
the acquisition workforce used by the Federal Acquisition Institute
established under section 1201 of title 41, United States Code, shall
include at least 1 course, lasting at least 30 minutes, regarding the
law and regulations relating to human trafficking and contracting with
the Federal Government.
SEC. 115. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
The Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (section 115 of
Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 243) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the applicable
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.''; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2021''.
SEC. 116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING FEDERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE
DEMAND.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) all Federal anti-trafficking training, including
training under subsection (c) of the Combat Human Trafficking
Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709(c)) and section 107(c)(4) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7105(c)(4)) provided to Federal judges, prosecutors, and State
and local law enforcement officials, should--
(A) explain the circumstances under which sex
buyers are considered parties to the crime of
trafficking;
(B) provide best practices for arresting or
prosecuting buyers of illegal sex acts as a form of sex
trafficking prevention; and
(C) specify that any comprehensive approach to
eliminating sex and labor trafficking must include a
demand reduction component; and
(2) any request for proposals for grants or cooperative
agreement opportunities issued by the Attorney General with
respect to the prevention of trafficking should include
specific language with respect to demand reduction.
SEC. 117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SENIOR POLICY OPERATING GROUP.
It is the sense of Congress that the Senior Policy Operating Group
established under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) should create a working group to
examine the role of demand reduction, both domestically and
internationally, in achieving the purposes of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and the Justice for
Victims of Trafficking Act (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 227).
SEC. 118. BEST PRACTICES TO PREVENT FORCED CHILD LABOR TRAFFICKING.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the United States Government condemns, in the strongest
terms, forced child labor, including in situations of
trafficking; and
(2) the President should work with the private sector to
develop best practices and guidance for preventing forced child
labor and indentured servitude, including in situations of
trafficking.
Subtitle C--Preventing Trafficking in Persons in the United States
SEC. 121. DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Department of Justice Task Force.--Section 105(d)(7) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (Q)(vii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(S) tactics and strategies employed by human
trafficking task forces sponsored by the Department of
Justice to reduce demand for trafficking victims.''.
(b) Report on State Enforcement.--Subsection (e)(1)(A) of the
Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709(e)(1)(A)) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``rates'' and inserting ``number'';
(2) by inserting ``, noting the number of covered
offenders'' after ``covered offense'' each place such term
appears;
(3) in clause (i), by striking ``arrest'' and inserting
``arrests'';
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ``prosecution'' and
inserting ``prosecutions''; and
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ``conviction'' and
inserting ``convictions''.
SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO ENHANCE STATE AND LOCAL
EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.
Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20705(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) as appropriate, to designate at least 1
prosecutor for cases of severe forms of trafficking in
persons (as such term is defined in section 103(9) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(9)).''.
SEC. 123. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FOREIGN MISSIONS AND
DIPLOMATIC HOUSEHOLDS.
Section 203(a) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375c(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``for such period as the Secretary
determines necessary'' and inserting ``for a period of
at least 1 year, except if the Secretary determines and
reports to the appropriate congressional committees, in
advance, the reasons a shorter period is in the
national interest,''; and
(B) by striking ``the Secretary determines'' and
all that follows and inserting ``there is an unpaid
default or final civil judgement directly or indirectly
related to human trafficking against the employer or a
family member assigned to the embassy, or the
diplomatic mission or international organization
hosting the employer or family member has not responded
affirmatively to a request to waive immunity within 6
weeks of the request in a case brought by the United
States Government and the country that accredited the
employer or family member or, in the case of
international organizations, the country of
citizenship, has not initiated prosecution against the
employer or family member.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a mechanism is in
place'' and inserting ``, as applicable, the unpaid default
judgment or final civil judgement has been resolved, the
diplomatic mission or international organization hosting the
employer or family member has waived immunity for the employer
or family member or the country that accredited the employer or
family member or the country of citizenship of the employer or
family member completed the prosecution of the employer or
family member, and the diplomatic mission or international
organization hosting the employer or family member has a
mechanism in place''.
SEC. 124. ACTIONS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKERS IN PERSONS.
Section 111(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7108(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``, or section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-
328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note),'' after ``1701)'' the second place
it appears; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Officials of a foreign government who
participate in, facilitate, or condone severe forms of
trafficking in persons for significant financial
gain.''.
Subtitle D--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor
SEC. 131. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) foreign assistance that addresses poverty alleviation
and humanitarian disasters reduces the vulnerability of men,
women, and children to human trafficking and is a crucial part
of the response of the United States to modern-day slavery;
(2) the Deputy Under Secretary of the Bureau of
International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor and the
grant programs administered by the Deputy Under Secretary play
a critical role in preventing and protecting children from the
worst forms of child labor, including situations of
trafficking, and in reducing the vulnerabilities of men and
women to situations of forced labor and trafficking; and
(3) the Secretary of Labor also plays a critical role in
helping other Federal departments and agencies to prevent goods
made with forced and child labor from entering the United
States by consulting with such departments and agencies to
reduce forced and child labor internationally and ensuring that
products made by forced labor and child labor in violation of
international standards are not imported into the United
States.
SEC. 132. REPORT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF
1930.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to the committees listed in subsection (b) that
describes any obstacles or challenges to enforcing section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
(b) Committees.--The committees listed in this subsection are--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives;
(6) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(7) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate;
(8) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(9) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(10) the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(c) Requirements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
(1) describe the role and best practices of private sector
employers in the United States in complying with the provisions
of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930;
(2) describe any efforts or programs undertaken by relevant
Federal, State, or local government agencies to encourage
employers, directly or indirectly, to comply with such
provisions;
(3) describe the roles of the relevant Federal departments
and agencies in overseeing and regulating such provisions, and
the oversight and enforcement mechanisms used by such
departments or agencies;
(4) provide concrete, actual case studies or examples of
how such provisions are enforced;
(5) identify the number of petitions received and cases
initiated (whether by petition or otherwise) or investigated by
each relevant Federal department or agency charged with
implementing and enforcing such provisions, as well as the
dates petitions were received or investigations were initiated,
and their current statuses;
(6) identify any enforcement actions during the most recent
10 years, including--
(A) the issuance of Withhold Release Orders;
(B) the detention of shipments;
(C) the issuance of civil penalties; and
(D) the formal charging with criminal charges
relating to the forced labor scheme taken as a result
of petitions and investigations identified pursuant to
paragraph (5), organized by type of action, date of
action, commodity, and country of origin;
(7) with respect to any relevant petition filed during the
10-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment
of this Act with the relevant Federal departments and agencies
tasked with implementing such provisions, list the specific
products, country of origin, manufacturer, importer, end-user
or retailer, and outcomes of any investigation;
(8) identify any gaps that may exist in enforcement of such
provisions;
(9) describe the engagement of the relevant Federal
departments and agencies with stakeholders, including the
engagement of importers, forced labor experts, and
nongovernmental organizations; and
(10) based on the information required under paragraphs (1)
through (9)--
(A) identify any regulatory obstacles or challenges
to enforcement of such provisions; and
(B) provide recommendations for actions that could
be taken by the relevant Federal departments and
agencies to overcome such obstacles.
SEC. 133. MODIFICATION TO LIST OF CHILD-MADE AND SLAVERY-MADE GOODS.
(a) In General.--Section 105(b)(2)(C) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C)) is
amended by inserting ``, including, to the extent practicable, goods
that are produced with inputs that are produced with forced labor or
child labor'' after ``international standards''.
(b) Inclusion in Authorization of Appropriations.--Amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
section 113(f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7110(f)), as amended by section 301, are authorized to be made
available to carry out the purposes described in section 105(b)(2) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22
U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)), as amended by subsection (a).
TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
Subtitle A--Efforts to Combat Trafficking
SEC. 201. INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERAGENCY TASK
FORCE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING.
Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7103(b)) is amended by inserting ``the Secretary of the
Treasury, the United States Trade Representative,'' after ``the
Secretary of Education,''.
SEC. 202. ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AND SHARE DATA ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING EFFORTS.
Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``the capacity'' and inserting ``a
demonstrably increasing capacity''; and
(B) by striking the last sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``consistent with its resources''
and inserting ``, consistent with a demonstrably
increasing capacity of such government to obtain such
data,''; and
(B) by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 203. APPROPRIATE LISTING OF GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED IN HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)--
(i) by striking ``absolute'' and inserting
``estimated''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and the country is not
taking proportional concrete actions'' before
the semicolon at the end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Special rule for certain countries on special
watch list that are downgraded and reinstated on
special watch list.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (D)
and (E), a country may not be included on the special
watch list described in subparagraph (A)(iii) for more
than 1 consecutive year after the country--
``(i) was included on the special watch
list described in subparagraph (A)(iii) for--
``(I) 2 consecutive years after the
date of the enactment of subparagraph
(D); and
``(II) any additional years after
such date of enactment as a result of
the President exercising the waiver
authority under subparagraph (D)(ii);
and
``(ii) was subsequently included on the
list of countries described in paragraph
(1)(C).''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and moving such
clauses 2 ems to the right;
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as
redesignated, by striking ``In determinations'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--In determinations''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Proof of failure to make significant
efforts.--In addition to the considerations described
in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), in
determinations under paragraph (1)(C) as to whether the
government of a country is not making significant
efforts to bring itself into compliance with the
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,
the Secretary of State shall consider, as proof of
failure to make significant efforts, a government
policy or pattern of--
``(i) trafficking;
``(ii) trafficking in government-funded
programs;
``(iii) forced labor (in government-
affiliated medical services, agriculture,
forestry, mining, construction, or other
sectors);
``(iv) sexual slavery in government camps,
compounds, or outposts; or
``(v) employing or recruiting child
soldiers.''.
SEC. 204. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIES TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING.
(a) Report on New Practices To Combat Trafficking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development,
shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that--
(A) describes any practices adopted by the
Department of State or the United States Agency for
International Development to better combat trafficking
in persons, in accordance with the report submitted
under section 101(b)(4) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, in order to
reduce the risk of trafficking in post-conflict or
post-disaster areas; or
(B) if no practices referred to in subparagraph (A)
have been adopted, includes a strategy to reduce the
risk of trafficking in such areas.
(2) Public availability.--Each report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall be posted on a publicly available internet
website of the Department of State.
(b) Child Protection Strategies in Watch List Countries.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall incorporate into the
relevant country development cooperation strategy for each
country on the list described in paragraph (1)(C) of section
110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7107(b)) or the special watch list described in
paragraph (2)(A)(iii) of such section, strategies for the
protection of children and the reduction of the risk of
trafficking.
(2) Components.--The child protection and trafficking
reduction strategies required under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) address the root causes of insecurity that
leave children and youth vulnerable to trafficking; and
(B) include common metrics and indicators to
monitor progress across Federal agencies to prevent,
address, and end violence against children and youth
globally in post-conflict and post-disaster areas.
SEC. 205. BRIEFING ON COUNTRIES WITH PRIMARILY MIGRANT WORKFORCES.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives that includes, with respect to each country that has a
domestic workforce of which more than 80 percent are third-country
nationals--
(1) an assessment of the progress made by the government of
such country toward implementing the recommendations with
respect to such country contained in the most recent
Trafficking in Persons Report submitted by the Secretary under
section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), as amended by section 203 of this
Act; and
(2) a description of the efforts made by the United States
to ensure that any domestic worker brought into the United
States by an official of such country is not a victim of
trafficking.
SEC. 206. REPORT ON RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM THE UNITED STATES AGENCY
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and by October 1 of each of the following 4 years, the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives that describes, with
respect to the prior fiscal year--
(1) each obligation or expenditure of Federal funds by the
Agency for the purpose of combating human trafficking and
forced labor; and
(2) with respect to each such obligation or expenditure,
the program, project, activity, primary recipient, and any
subgrantees or subcontractors.
Subtitle B--Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2018
SEC. 211. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The recruitment or use of children in armed conflict is
unacceptable for any government or government-supported entity
receiving United States assistance.
(2) The recruitment or use of children in armed conflict,
including direct combat, support roles, and sexual slavery,
occurred during 2016 or 2017 in Afghanistan, Iran, Mali, Niger,
South Sudan, Sudan, Burma, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Iraq, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
(3) Entities of the Government of Afghanistan, particularly
the Afghan Local Police and Afghan National Police, continue to
recruit children to serve as combatants or as servants,
including as sex slaves.
(4) Police forces of the Government of Afghanistan
participate in counterterrorism operations, direct and indirect
combat, security operations, fight alongside regular armies,
and are targeted for violence by the Taliban and other
opposition groups.
(5) In February 2016, a 10-year-old boy was assassinated by
the Taliban after he had been publicly honored by Afghan local
police forces for his assistance in combat operations against
the Taliban.
(6) Recruitment and use of children in armed conflict by
government forces has continued in South Sudan with the return
to hostilities.
(7) At least 19,000 children have been recruited since
South Sudan's civil war began in 2013.
SEC. 212. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT OF 2008.
(a) Definitions.--Section 402(2) of the Child Soldiers Prevention
Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, police, or other
security forces'' after ``governmental armed forces'' each
place such term appears; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``clauses'' and
inserting ``clause''.
(b) Prohibition.--Section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act
of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``, police, or other security
forces,'' after ``governmental armed forces''; and
(B) by striking ``recruit and use child soldiers''
and inserting ``recruit or use child soldiers'';
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) Notification.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the
date on which each report is submitted under section
110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), the Secretary of State shall
formally notify each government included in the list
under paragraph (1) that such government is included in
such list.
``(B) Congressional notification.--As soon as
practicable after making all of the notifications
required under subparagraph (A) with respect to a
report, the Secretary of State shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees that the
requirements of subparagraph (A) have been met.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the government of such country is
taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of
child soldiers''; and
(4) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``to a country'' and all that
follows through ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``under
section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2347) through the Defense Institute for International Legal
Studies or the Center for Civil-Military Relations at the Naval
Post-Graduate School, and may provide nonlethal supplies (as
defined in section 2557(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States
Code), to a country subject to the prohibition under subsection
(a)''.
(c) Reports.--Section 405 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``, during any of the 5
years following the date of the enactment of
this Act,''; and
(ii) by striking ``wavier'' and inserting
``waiver'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) a description and the amount of any assistance
withheld under this title pursuant to the application to those
countries of the prohibition in section 404(a);''; and
(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by inserting
``and the amount'' after ``a description''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Information to Be Included in Annual Trafficking in Persons
Report.--If the Secretary of State notifies a country pursuant to
section 404(b)(2), or the President grants a waiver pursuant to section
404(c)(1), the Secretary of State shall include, in each report
required under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), the information required to be included in
the annual report to Congress under paragraphs (1) through (5) of
subsection (c).''.
(d) Elimination of Child Sexual Assault by Afghan Security
Forces.--
(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Department of State and the Department of Defense should
fully implement the recommendations in the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's 2017 report on Child
Sexual Assault in Afghanistan.
(2) Report on status of implementation of
recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Defense shall report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the status of implementation, within their
respective departments, of each recommendation included in the
report referenced in paragraph (1).
(3) Report on interagency efforts to monitor abuses.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
status of interagency efforts to establish effective, coherent,
and discrete reporting by United States personnel on child
sexual abuse by Afghan security forces with whom they train or
advise or to whom they provide assistance.
(4) Prioritization at ministerial conference on
afghanistan.--The Department of State shall ensure that the
issue of child sexual assault by Afghan security forces is
incorporated and elevated as an issue of international concern
and focus at the next Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan,
scheduled for November 27-28, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland,
with the goal of ending the illegal but ongoing practice known
as ``bacha bazi''.
(5) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.
Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Prevention Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Authorization of Appropriations in Support of the Task
Force.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $13,822,000 for
Diplomatic and Consular Programs of the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons, which shall be used to carry out sections
105(e), 105(f), and 110, including for additional personnel.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$14,500,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017'' and inserting
``$19,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021,
of which $3,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each
fiscal year for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
``(1) Assistance to combat trafficking.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for
each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $65,000,000, which
shall be used--
``(A) to carry out sections 106 and 107(a);
``(B) to carry out section 134 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152d);
``(C) to assist countries in meeting the minimum
standards described in section 108; and
``(D) for programs and activities on prevention,
protection, and prosecution to combat all forms of
trafficking in persons internationally, including
training activities for law enforcement officers,
prosecutors, and members of the judiciary with respect
to trafficking in persons at the International Law
Enforcement Academies.''; and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2014 through 2017''
and inserting ``2018 through 2021.''.
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL
MEGAN'S LAW.
Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent Child
Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of
Traveling Sex Offenders (34 U.S.C. 21509) is amended by striking ``2017
and 2018'' and inserting ``2018 through 2021''.
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIRPORT PERSONNEL
TRAINING TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection $250,000 for each of the fiscal years
2018 through 2021 to expand outreach and live on-site anti-trafficking
training for airport and airline personnel.
Calendar No. 628
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2200
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for
other purposes.
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October 10, 2018
Reported with an amendment