Pub. L. 109-164, tit. I, sec. 104 (as amended)

ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

Year: 2023Length: 420 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 104. ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. [Subsection (a) provides for an amendment to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.] (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—* * * (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.—[Subsection (c)(1) provides for an amendment to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.] (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 Foreign Affairs 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. [Subsection (d) provides for an amendment to the the Foreign Service Act of 1980.] (e) Prevention of Trafficking by Peacekeepers.—[Subsection (e)(1) provides for an amendment to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.] (2) [22 U.S.C. 7111] 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 Foreign Affairs 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).
Cross-references to the US Code
22 U.S.C. 7111
Public laws referenced
108-458
Pub. L. 109-164, tit. I, sec. 104 (as amended): ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. | Justis AI