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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. AMODEI:H.R. 6496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreigncommerce, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ofthe United States Constitution, to define and punish feloniescommitted outside of U.S. borders and offenses against theLaw of Nations, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause10, and to make all laws necessary and proper for carryinginto execution all other powers vested in the federalgovernment and its departments and officers, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H6277]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 to: (1) the Attorney General for protection and assistance for aliens who are victims of trafficking, and (2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons.</p> <p>Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 to the Attorney General to make grants to states and local law enforcement agencies for programs to combat trafficking in persons.</p> <p>Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity to revise the definition of &quot;illicit sexual conduct&quot; to include: (1) sexual contact (currently limited to a sexual act) with a minor, and (2) production of child pornography.</p>]]></text>
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