Pub. L. 110-457, tit. I, sec. 102

OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 243 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 102. OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING. Section 105(e) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is amended—(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “Support for the Task Force” and inserting “Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking”;(2) by striking “The Secretary of State is authorized to” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—The Secretary of State shall”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Coordination of certain activities.—“(A) Partnerships.—The Director, in coordination and cooperation with other officials at the Department of State involved in corporate responsibility, the Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs of the Department of Labor, and other relevant officials of the United States Government, shall promote, build, and sustain partnerships between the United States Government and private entities (including foundations, universities, corporations, community-based organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations) to ensure that—“(i) United States citizens do not use any item, product, or material produced or extracted with the use of labor from victims of severe forms of trafficking; and122 STAT. 5046“(ii) such entities do not contribute to trafficking in persons involving sexual exploitation.“(B) United states assistance.—The Director shall be responsible for—“(i) all policy, funding, and programming decisions regarding funds made available for trafficking in persons programs that are centrally controlled by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking; and“(ii) coordinating any trafficking in persons programs of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development that are not centrally controlled by the Director.”.
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