[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3585

 To amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of 
                 disputes involving human trafficking.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2024

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of 
                 disputes involving human trafficking.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``ASSAULT AND SEXUAL 
        HARASSMENT'' and inserting ``ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND 
        HUMAN TRAFFICKING'';
            (2) in section 401--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Human trafficking dispute.--The term `human 
        trafficking dispute' means a dispute relating to conduct 
        prohibited by--
                    ``(A) chapter 77 of title 18; or
                    ``(B) Tribal or State laws prohibiting human 
                trafficking.''; and
            (3) in section 402(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``dispute or sexual assault 
                dispute'' and inserting ``dispute, sexual assault 
                dispute, or human trafficking dispute''; and
                    (B) by striking ``dispute or the sexual harassment 
                dispute'' and inserting ``dispute, sexual harassment 
                dispute, or human trafficking dispute''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
title 9, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to chapter 4 and inserting the following:

``4. Arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault,          401.''.
                            sexual harassment, and human 
                            trafficking.
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