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[S. 2647 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2647
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Scott of
Florida, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
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 HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
Sec. 101. United states support for integration of anti-trafficking in
persons interventions in multilateral
development banks.
Sec. 102. Counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development
cooperation and assistance policy.
Sec. 103. Technical amendments to tier rankings.
Sec. 104. Modifications to the Program to End Modern Slavery.
Sec. 105. Clarification of nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign
assistance.
Sec. 106. Expanding protections for domestic workers of official and
diplomatic persons.
Sec. 107. Effective dates.
TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 201. Extension of authorizations under the Victims of Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 202. Extension of authorizations under the International Megan's
Law.
TITLE III--BRIEFINGS
Sec. 301. Briefing on annual trafficking in person's report.
Sec. 302. Briefing on use and justification of waivers.
TITLE I--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
SEC. 101. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS INTERVENTIONS IN MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.
(a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State acting through the Ambassador-at-Large to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, shall instruct the United
States Executive Director of each multilateral development bank (as
defined in section 110(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d))) to encourage the inclusion of a counter-
trafficking strategy, including risk assessment and mitigation efforts
as needed, in proposed projects in countries listed--
(1) on the Tier 2 Watch List (required under section
110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A)), as amended by section 104(a));
(2) under subparagraph (C) of section 110(b)(1) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(b)(1)) (commonly referred to as ``Tier 3''); and
(3) as Special Cases in the most recent report on
trafficking in persons required under such section (commonly
referred to as the ``Trafficking in Persons Report'').
(b) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall brief the appropriate congressional
committees regarding the implementation of this section.
(c) GAO Report.--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 appropriate congressional committees a report that
details the activities of the United States relating to combating human
trafficking, including forced labor, within multilateral development
projects.
(d) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 102. COUNTER-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS EFFORTS IN DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE POLICY.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 102(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 2151-1(b)(4))--
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) effective counter-trafficking in persons
policies and programs.''; and
(2) in section 492(d)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2292a(d)(1))--
(A) by striking ``that the funds'' and inserting
the following: ``that--
``(A) the funds'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), as added by subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph, by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) in carrying out the provisions of this
chapter, the President shall, to the greatest extent
possible--
``(i) ensure that assistance made available
under this section does not create or
contribute to conditions that can be reasonably
expected to result in an increase in
trafficking in persons who are in conditions of
heightened vulnerability as a result of natural
and manmade disasters; and
``(ii) integrate appropriate protections
into the planning and execution of activities
authorized under this chapter.''.
SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TIER RANKINGS.
(a) Modifications to Tier 2 Watch List.--Section 110(b)(2) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)) is
amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Special'' and
inserting ``Tier 2''; and
(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Submission of list.--Not later than the date
on which the determinations described in subsections
(c) and (d) are submitted to the appropriate
congressional committees in accordance with such
subsections, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a list of
countries that the Secretary determines require special
scrutiny during the following year. Such list shall be
composed of countries that have been listed pursuant to
paragraph (1)(B) pursuant to the current annual report
because--
``(i) the estimated number of victims of
severe forms of trafficking is very significant
or is significantly increasing and the country
is not taking proportional concrete actions; or
``(ii) there is a failure to provide
evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe
forms of trafficking in persons from the
previous year, including increased
investigations, prosecutions and convictions of
trafficking crimes, increased assistance to
victims, and decreasing evidence of complicity
in severe forms of trafficking by government
officials.''.
(b) Modification to Special Rule for Downgraded and Reinstated
Countries.--Section 110(b)(2)(F) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(F))
is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``the
special watch list'' and all that follows through ``the
country--'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list described in
subparagraph (A) for more than 2 years immediately after the
country consecutively--'';
(2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I),
by striking ``the special watch list described in subparagraph
(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list described in
subparagraph (A)''; and
(3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``in the year following
such waiver under subparagraph (D)(ii)'' before the period at
the end.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 110(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
7107(b)) is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), as amended by subsection (a)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``special
watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list'';
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by
striking ``special watch list'' and inserting
``Tier 2 watch list''; and
(ii) by striking ``special watch list'' and
inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by
striking ``special watch list'' and inserting
``Tier 2 watch list''; and
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``special
watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch
list'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``each country described in
paragraph (2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``each country
described in paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``the
Special Watch List'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch
list''.
(d) Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018.--Section 204(b)(1) of the
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-425) is amended by striking
``special watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''.
(e) Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability
Act of 2015.--Section 106(b)(6)(E)(iii) of the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C.
4205(b)(6)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking ``under section'' and all
that follows and inserting ``under section 110(b)(2)(A) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A))''.
SEC. 104. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM TO END MODERN SLAVERY.
(a) In General.--Section 1298 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114) is amended--
(1) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``2020'' and
inserting ``2029''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``Not later than
September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2020'' and inserting
``Not later than September 30, 2025, and September 30, 2029''.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for funding under the Program to
End Modern Slavery of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons, a grant recipient shall--
(1) publish the names of all subgrantee organizations on a
publicly available website; or
(2) if the subgrantee organization expresses a security
concern, the grant recipient shall relay such concerns to the
Secretary of State, who shall transmit annually the names of
all subgrantee organizations in a classified annex to the
chairs of the appropriate congressional committees (as defined
in section 1298(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act of
2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114(i))).
(c) Award of Funds.--All grants issued under the program referred
to in subsection (b) shall be--
(1) awarded on a competitive basis; and
(2) subject to the regular congressional notification
procedures applicable with respect to grants made available
under section 1298(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114(b)).
SEC. 105. CLARIFICATION OF NONHUMANITARIAN, NONTRADE-RELATED FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE.
(a) Clarification of Scope of Withheld Assistance.--Section
110(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Withholding of assistance.--The President has
determined that--
``(A) the United States will not provide
nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance to
the central government of the country or funding to
facilitate the participation by officials or employees
of such central government in educational and cultural
exchange programs, for the subsequent fiscal year until
such government complies with the minimum standards or
makes significant efforts to bring itself into
compliance; and
``(B) the President will instruct the United States
Executive Director of each multilateral development
bank and of the International Monetary Fund to vote
against, and to use the Executive Director's best
efforts to deny, any loan or other utilization of the
funds of the respective institution to that country
(other than for humanitarian assistance, for trade-
related assistance, or for development assistance that
directly addresses basic human needs, is not
administered by the central government of the
sanctioned country, and is not provided for the benefit
of that government) for the subsequent fiscal year
until such government complies with the minimum
standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself
into compliance.''.
(b) Definition of Nonhumanitarian, Nontrade Related Assistance.--
Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended to read as follows:
``(10) Nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign
assistance.--
``(A) In general.--The term `nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related foreign assistance' means--
``(i) sales, or financing on any terms,
under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.), other than sales or financing
provided for narcotics-related purposes
following notification in accordance with the
prior notification procedures applicable to
reprogrammings pursuant to section 634A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-
1); or
``(ii) United States foreign assistance,
other than--
``(I) with respect to the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961--
``(aa) assistance for
international narcotics and law
enforcement under chapter 8 of
part I of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2291 et seq.);
``(bb) assistance for
International Disaster
Assistance under subsections
(b) and (c) of section 491 of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2292);
``(cc) antiterrorism
assistance under chapter 8 of
part II of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2349aa et seq.); and
``(dd) health programs
under chapters 1 and 10 of part
I and chapter 4 of part II of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.);
``(II) assistance under the Food
for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.);
``(III) assistance under sections
2(a), (b), and (c) of the Migration and
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22
U.S.C. 2601(a), (b), (c)) to meet
refugee and migration needs;
``(IV) any form of United States
foreign assistance provided through
nongovernmental organizations,
international organizations, or private
sector partners--
``(aa) to combat human and
wildlife trafficking;
``(bb) to promote food
security;
``(cc) to respond to
emergencies;
``(dd) to provide
humanitarian assistance;
``(ee) to address basic
human needs, including for
education;
``(ff) to advance global
health security; or
``(gg) to promote trade;
and
``(V) any other form of United
States foreign assistance that the
President determines, by not later than
October 1 of each fiscal year, is
necessary to advance the security,
economic, humanitarian, or global
health interests of the United States
without compromising the steadfast
United States commitment to combating
human trafficking globally.
``(B) Exclusions.--The term `nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related foreign assistance' shall not include
payments to or the participation of government entities
necessary or incidental to the implementation of a
program that is otherwise consistent with section
110.''.
SEC. 106. EXPANDING PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS OF OFFICIAL AND
DIPLOMATIC PERSONS.
Section 203(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375c(b)) is amended
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) National expansion of in-person registration
program.--The Secretary shall administer the Domestic Worker
In-Person Registration Program for employees with A-3 visas or
G-5 visas employed by accredited foreign mission members or
international organization employees and shall expand this
program nationally, which shall include--
``(A) after the arrival of each such employee in
the United States, and annually during the course of
such employee's employment, a description of the rights
of such employee under applicable Federal and State
law;
``(B) provision of a copy of the pamphlet developed
pursuant to section 202 to the employee with an A-3
visa or a G-5 visa; and
``(C) information on how to contact the National
Human Trafficking Hotline.
``(6) Monitoring and training of a-3 and g-5 visa employers
accredited to foreign missions and international
organizations.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) inform embassies, international
organizations, and foreign missions of the rights of A-
3 and G-5 domestic workers under the applicable labor
laws of the United States, including the fair labor
standards described in the pamphlet developed pursuant
to section 202 and material on labor standards and
labor rights of domestic worker employees who hold A-3
and G-5 visas;
``(B) inform embassies, international
organizations, and foreign missions of the potential
consequences to individuals holding a nonimmigrant visa
issued pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), (A)(ii),
(G)(i), (G)(ii), or (G)(iii) of section 101(a)(15) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)) who violate the laws described in
subclause (I)(aa), including (at the discretion of the
Secretary)--
``(i) the suspension of A-3 visas and G-5
visas;
``(ii) request for waiver of immunity;
``(iii) criminal prosecution;
``(iv) civil damages; and
``(v) permanent revocation of or refusal to
renew the visa of the accredited foreign
mission or international organization employee;
and
``(C) require all accredited foreign mission and
international organization employers of individuals
holding A-3 visas or G-5 visas to report the wages paid
to such employees on an annual basis.''.
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATES.
Sections 204(b) and 206, and the amendments made by those sections,
take effect on the date that is the first day of the first full
reporting period for the report required under section 110(b)(1) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.
Section 113 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2018 through 2021,
$13,822,000'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030, $17,000,000'';
and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``2018 through 2021,
$65,000,000'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030,
$102,500,000''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Programs to end modern slavery.--Of the amounts
authorized by paragraph (1) to be appropriated for a fiscal
year, not more than $37,500,000 may be made available to fund
programs to end modern slavery.''.
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS 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 ``2018
through 2021'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
TITLE III--BRIEFINGS
SEC. 301. BRIEFING ON ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSON'S REPORT.
Not later than 30 days after the public designation of country tier
rankings and subsequent publishing of the Trafficking in Persons
Report, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives on--
(1) countries that were downgraded or upgraded in the most
recent Trafficking in Persons Report; and
(2) the efforts made by the United States to improve
counter-trafficking efforts in those countries, including
foreign government efforts to better meet minimum standards to
eliminate human trafficking.
SEC. 302. BRIEFING ON USE AND JUSTIFICATION OF WAIVERS.
Not later than 30 days after the President has determined to issue
a waiver under section 110(d)(5) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(5)), the Secretary of State shall brief
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on--
(1) each country that received a waiver;
(2) the justification for each such waiver; and
(3) a description of the efforts made by each country to
meet the minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.
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