[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 121 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 121

To establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to 
         review Federal Government policy on human trafficking.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to 
         review Federal Government policy on human trafficking.

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

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States Advisory 
Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this section as the 
``Council''), which shall provide advice and recommendations to the 
Senior Policy Operating Group (referred to in this section as the 
``Group'') and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking in Persons.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not 
        fewer than 8 individuals who are--
                    (A) survivors of human trafficking; or
                    (B) nongovernmental experts or professionals in the 
                human trafficking field.
            (2) Equal representation.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Council be comprised of an equal number of survivors and 
        nongovernmental experts.
            (3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the 
        members of the Council.
            (4) Term; reappointment.--Council members shall serve for 
        terms of 2 years and may be reappointed by the President to 
        serve additional 2-year terms.
    (c) Functions.--The Council shall--
            (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;
            (2) meet, at its own discretion, not less frequently than 
        annually or at the request of the Group to review Federal 
        Government policy and programs intended to combat human 
        trafficking, including programs related to the provision of 
        services for victims;
            (3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure 
        that United States policy and programming efforts conform, to 
        the extent practicable, to the best practices in the field of 
        human trafficking prevention; and
            (4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually 
        to formally present the Council's findings and recommendations.
    (d) Reports.--Every year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Council shall submit a report to the chair of 
President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
that contains the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant 
to subsection (c)(2).
    (e) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--
            (1) shall not be considered employees of the United States 
        Government for any purpose; and
            (2) shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement 
        of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with 
        section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be subject to 
the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.).

SEC. 2. SUNSET.

    This section shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2020.
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