Pub. L. 109-164, tit. I, sec. 104

ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

EnactedYear: 2006Length: 1,043 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 104. ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.(a) Appointment to 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—(1) by striking “the Director of Central Intelligence” and inserting “the Director of National Intelligence”; and(2) by inserting “, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security” after “the Director of National Intelligence” (as added by paragraph (1)).(b) Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking.—(1) Amendments.—Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the period the following: “, measures to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and for participation in international sex tourism by nationals of the country, measures to ensure that its nationals who are deployed abroad as part of a peacekeeping or other similar mission do not engage in or facilitate severe forms of trafficking in persons or exploit victims of such trafficking, and measures to prevent the use of forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards”; and(B) in the first sentence of paragraph (7), by striking “persons,” and inserting “persons, including nationals of the country who are deployed abroad as part of a peacekeeping or other similar mission who engage in or facilitate severe forms of trafficking in persons or exploit victims of such trafficking,”.(2) Effective date.—The amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) take effect beginning two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c) Research.—(1) Amendments.—Section 112A of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7109a) is amended—(A) in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “The President” and inserting “(a) In General.—The President”; and(ii) by striking “the Director of Central Intelligence” and inserting “the Director of National Intelligence”;(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the period the following: “, particularly HIV/AIDS”;(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(4) Subject to subsection (b), the interrelationship between trafficking in persons and terrorism, including the use of profits from trafficking in persons to finance terrorism.“(5) An effective mechanism for quantifying the number of victims of trafficking on a national, regional, and international basis.“(6) The abduction and enslavement of children for use as soldiers, including steps taken to eliminate the abduction and enslavement of children for use as soldiers and recommendations for such further steps as may be necessary to 119 STAT. 3565 rapidly end the abduction and enslavement of children for use as soldiers.”; and(D) by further adding at the end the following new subsections:“(b) Role of Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.—The research initiatives described in subsection (a)(4) shall be carried out by the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (established pursuant to section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458)).“(c) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) AIDS.—The term ‘AIDS’ means the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.“(2) HIV.—The term ‘HIV’ means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes AIDS.“(3) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘HIV/AIDS’ means, with respect to an individual, an individual who is infected with HIV or living with AIDS.”.(2) Report.—(A) In general.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (established pursuant to section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458)) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the research initiatives carried out pursuant to section 112A(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (as added by paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection).(B) Definition.—In this paragraph, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(i) the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.(d) Foreign Service Officer Training.—Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking,” after “the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998”;(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end;(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(4) by adding at the end the following:“(3) instruction on international documents and United States policy on trafficking in persons, including provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of Public Law 106–386; 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) which may affect the United States bilateral relationships.”.(e) Prevention of Trafficking by Peacekeepers.—(1) Inclusion in trafficking in persons report.—Section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and119 STAT. 3566(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(D) information on the measures taken by the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and, as appropriate, other multilateral organizations in which the United States participates, to prevent the involvement of the organization’s employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces in trafficking in persons or the exploitation of victims of trafficking.”.(2) Report by secretary of state.—At least 15 days prior to voting for a new or reauthorized peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral organization in which the United States participates (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and any other appropriate congressional committee a report that contains—(A) a description of measures taken by the organization to prevent the organization’s employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in the peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, and the measures in place to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in any such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission; and(B) an analysis of the effectiveness of each of the measures referred to in subparagraph (A).
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