Pub. L. 114-22, tit. VI, sec. 601 (as amended)
SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.
SEC. 601. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 1701(c), by striking “where feasible” and all that follows, and inserting the following:“where feasible, to an application—
“(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or
“(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law that—
“(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons;
“(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecution of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the conduct described in subparagraph (A); and
“(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, including child welfare services, victim treatment programs, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social services.”
; and
(2) [42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8.D] in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following:
“(5)
‘commercial sex act’ has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
“(6)
‘minor’ means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
“(7)
‘severe form of trafficking in persons’ has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).”
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- Cross-references to the US Code
- 42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8