Pub. L. 114-22, tit. I, sec. 114

COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

EnactedYear: 2015Length: 637 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015”.(b) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Commercial sex act; severe forms of trafficking in persons; state; task force.—The terms “commercial sex act”, “severe forms of trafficking in persons”, “State”, and “Task Force” have the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).(2) Covered offender.—The term “covered offender” means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.(3) Covered offense.—The term “covered offense” means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.(4) Federal law enforcement officer.—The term “Federal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, United States Code.(5) Local law enforcement officer.—The term “local law enforcement officer” means any officer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.(6) State law enforcement officer.—The term “State law enforcement officer” means any officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.(c) Department of Justice Training and Policy for Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.—(1) Training.—(A) Law enforcement officers.—The Attorney General shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the Department of Justice, including each anti-human trafficking training program for Federal, State, or 129 STAT. 242 local law enforcement officers, includes technical training on—(i) effective methods for investigating and prosecuting covered offenders; and(ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental health services by health care providers to persons subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.(B) Federal prosecutors.—The Attorney General shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the Department of Justice for United States attorneys or other Federal prosecutors includes training on seeking restitution for offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that each United States attorney or other Federal prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for each victim of the offense without regard to whether the victim requests restitution.(C) Judges.—The Federal Judicial Center shall provide training to judges relating to the application of section 1593 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to ordering restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 77 of such title.(2) Policy for federal law enforcement officers.—The Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of covered offenders.(d) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To Commit Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.—Section 3583(k) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “1594(c),” after “1591,”.(e) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State Enforcement of Human Trafficking Prohibitions.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall—(1) prepare an annual report on—(A) the rates of—(i) arrest of individuals by State law enforcement officers for a covered offense;(ii) prosecution (including specific charges) of individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; and(iii) conviction of individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; and(B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in State court systems for a covered offense; and(2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1) to—(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;(C) the Task Force;(D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and(E) the Attorney General.129 STAT. 243
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