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[S. 1703 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 903
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1703

             To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2007

    Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cardin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 28, 2008

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
             To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking in Persons 
Accountability Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN TRAFFICKING 
              OFFENSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 77 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1596. Jurisdiction in certain trafficking 
              offenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States over 
any offense under this chapter shall include any case in which, not 
later than 10 years after the conduct required for the offense occurs, 
the alleged offender is brought into, or found in, the United States, 
even if that conduct occurred outside the United States.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1596. Jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking in Persons 
Accountability Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1596. Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
    ``(a) In General.--In addition to any domestic or extra-territorial 
jurisdiction otherwise provided by law, the courts of the United States 
have extra-territorial jurisdiction over any offense (or any attempt or 
conspiracy to commit an offense) under section 1581, section 1583, 
section 1584, section 1589, section 1590, or section 1591 of this title 
if--
            ``(1) an alleged offender or victim of the offense is a 
        national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence (as those terms are defined in section 101 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); or
            ``(2) an alleged offender is present in the United States, 
        irrespective of the nationality of the alleged offender.
    ``(b) Limitation on Prosecutions of Offenses Prosecuted in Other 
Countries.--No prosecution may be commenced against a person under this 
section if a foreign government, in accordance with jurisdiction 
recognized by the United States, has prosecuted or is prosecuting such 
person for the conduct constituting such offense, except upon the 
approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General (or a 
person acting in either such capacity), which function of approval may 
not be delegated.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``1596. Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 903

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1703

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                                 A BILL

             To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons.

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                             July 28, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment