[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 296 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 296

           To provide justice for the victims of trafficking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2015

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
           To provide justice for the victims of trafficking.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Domestic trafficking victims' fund.
Sec. 3. Official recognition of American victims of human trafficking.
Sec. 4. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant 
                            program.
Sec. 5. Direct services for victims of child pornography.
Sec. 6. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking 
                            victims.
Sec. 7. Streamlining human trafficking investigations.
Sec. 8. Enhancing human trafficking reporting.
Sec. 9. Reducing demand for sex trafficking.
Sec. 10. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders 
                            who exploit children.
Sec. 11. Targeting child predators.
Sec. 12. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals.
Sec. 13. Crime victims' rights.
Sec. 14. Combat Human Trafficking Act.
Sec. 15. Grant accountability.

SEC. 2. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3014. Additional special assessment
    ``(a) In General.--In addition to the assessment imposed under 
section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of $5,000 on any non-
indigent person or entity convicted of an offense under--
            ``(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and 
        trafficking in persons);
            ``(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);
            ``(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and 
        other abuse of children);
            ``(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal 
        sexual activity and related crimes); or
            ``(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human smuggling), unless the person 
        induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual who at 
        the time of such action was the alien's spouse, parent, son, or 
        daughter (and no other individual) to enter the United States 
        in violation of law.
    ``(b) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.--An 
assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until the person 
subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding court-ordered 
fines and orders of restitution arising from the criminal convictions 
on which the special assessment is based.
    ``(c) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.--There 
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known 
as the `Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund' (referred to in this 
section as the `Fund'), to be administered by the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services.
    ``(d) Deposits.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, or any 
other law regarding the crediting of money received for the Government, 
there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to the amount of 
the assessments collected under this section, which shall remain 
available until expended.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts in the Fund, in addition to 
        any other amounts available, and without further appropriation, 
        the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal years 2016 
        through 2020, use amounts available in the Fund to award grants 
        or enhance victims' programming under--
                    ``(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking 
                Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
                U.S.C. 14044a, 14044b, and 14044c);
                    ``(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of 
                the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
                U.S.C. 7105); and
                    ``(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).
            ``(2) Grants.--Of the amounts in the Fund used under 
        paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000 shall be used for 
        grants to provide services for child pornography victims under 
        section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 13002(b)).
            ``(3) Limitations.--Amounts in the Fund, or otherwise 
        transferred from the Fund, shall be subject to the limitations 
        on the use or expending of amounts described in sections 506 
        and 507 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2014 (Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 409) to the same extent as 
        if amounts in the Fund were funds appropriated under division H 
        of such Act.
    ``(f) Transfers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective on the day after the date of 
        enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 
        2015, on September 30 of each fiscal year, all unobligated 
        balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Crime Victims 
        Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act 
        of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts transferred under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    ``(A) shall be available for any authorized purpose 
                of the Crime Victims Fund; and
                    ``(B) shall remain available until expended.
    ``(g) Collection Method.--The amount assessed under subsection (a) 
shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected in the manner that fines 
are collected in criminal cases.
    ``(h) Duration of Obligation.--The obligation to pay an assessment 
imposed on or after the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of 
Trafficking Act of 2015 shall not cease until the assessment is paid in 
full.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3013 the following:

``3014. Additional special assessment.''.

SEC. 3. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    Section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7105) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) (as originally 
        enacted), as subsection (h); and
            (2) in subsection (f) (as added by section 213(a)(1) of the 
        William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
        Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457)), by adding at 
        the end the following:
            ``(4) Official recognition of american victims of human 
        trafficking.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Upon receiving credible 
                information that establishes, by a preponderance of the 
                evidence, that a covered individual is a victim of a 
                severe form of trafficking and at the request of the 
                covered individual, the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services shall promptly issue a determination that the 
                covered individual is a victim of a severe form of 
                trafficking. The Secretary shall have exclusive 
                authority to make such a determination.
                    ``(B) Covered individual defined.--In this 
                subsection, the term `covered individual' means--
                            ``(i) a citizen of the United States; or
                            ``(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for 
                        permanent residence (as defined in section 
                        101(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
                        (8 U.S.C. 1101(20))).
                    ``(C) Procedure.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                in determining whether a covered individual has 
                provided credible information that the covered 
                individual is a victim of a severe form of trafficking, 
                the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
                consider all relevant and credible evidence, and if 
                appropriate, consult with the Attorney General, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of 
                Labor.
                    ``(D) Presumptive evidence.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the following forms of evidence shall 
                receive deference in determining whether a covered 
                individual has established that the covered individual 
                is a victim of a severe form of trafficking:
                            ``(i) A sworn statement by the covered 
                        individual or a representative of the covered 
                        individual if the covered individual is present 
                        at the time of such statement but not able to 
                        competently make such sworn statement.
                            ``(ii) Police, government agency, or court 
                        records or files.
                            ``(iii) Documentation from a social 
                        services, trafficking, or domestic violence 
                        program, child welfare or runaway and homeless 
                        youth program, or a legal, clinical, medical, 
                        or other professional from whom the covered 
                        individual has sought assistance in dealing 
                        with the crime.
                            ``(iv) A statement from any other 
                        individual with knowledge of the circumstances 
                        that provided the basis for the claim.
                            ``(v) Physical evidence.
                    ``(E) Regulations required.--Not later than 18 
                months after the date of enactment of the Justice for 
                Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall adopt regulations to 
                implement this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Rule of construction; official recognition 
                optional.--Nothing in this paragraph may be construed 
                to require a covered individual to obtain a 
                determination under this paragraph in order to be 
                defined or classified as a victim of a severe form of 
                trafficking under this section.''.

SEC. 4. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE BLOCK 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may award block 
grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or expand domestic 
child human trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement 
officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' 
services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives 
of victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving 
child human trafficking.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) 
may be used for--
            ``(1) the establishment or enhancement of specialized 
        training programs for law enforcement officers, first 
        responders, health care officials, child welfare officials, 
        juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel 
        to--
                    ``(A) identify victims and acts of child human 
                trafficking;
                    ``(B) address the unique needs of child victims of 
                human trafficking;
                    ``(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of 
                human trafficking;
                    ``(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human 
                trafficking, including the soliciting, patronizing, or 
                purchasing of commercial sex acts from children, as 
                well as training to build cases against complex 
                criminal networks involved in child human trafficking;
                    ``(E) use laws that prohibit acts of child human 
                trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child rape, and to 
                assist in the development of State and local laws to 
                prohibit, investigate, and prosecute acts of child 
                human trafficking; and
                    ``(F) implement and provide education on safe 
                harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the 
                criminalization and prosecution of child sex 
                trafficking victims for prostitution offenses;
            ``(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti-
        trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to 
        investigate child human trafficking offenses and to rescue 
        victims, including--
                    ``(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, for 
                law enforcement officers, including patrol officers, 
                detectives, and investigators, except that the 
                percentage of the salary of the law enforcement officer 
                paid for by funds from a grant awarded under this 
                section shall not be more than the percentage of the 
                officer's time on duty that is dedicated to working on 
                cases involving child human trafficking;
                    ``(B) investigation expenses for cases involving 
                child human trafficking, including--
                            ``(i) wire taps;
                            ``(ii) consultants with expertise specific 
                        to cases involving child human trafficking;
                            ``(iii) travel; and
                            ``(iv) other technical assistance 
                        expenditures;
                    ``(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution units, 
                including the funding of salaries for State and local 
                prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial 
                expenses for prosecution of child human trafficking 
                offenders, except that the percentage of the total 
                salary of a State or local prosecutor that is paid 
                using an award under this section shall be not more 
                than the percentage of the total number of hours worked 
                by the prosecutor that is spent working on cases 
                involving child human trafficking;
                    ``(D) the establishment of child human trafficking 
                victim witness safety, assistance, and relocation 
                programs that encourage cooperation with law 
                enforcement investigations of crimes of child human 
                trafficking by leveraging existing resources and 
                delivering child human trafficking victims' services 
                through coordination with--
                            ``(i) child advocacy centers;
                            ``(ii) social service agencies;
                            ``(iii) State governmental health service 
                        agencies;
                            ``(iv) housing agencies;
                            ``(v) legal services agencies; and
                            ``(vi) non-governmental organizations and 
                        shelter service providers with substantial 
                        experience in delivering wrap-around services 
                        to victims of child human trafficking; and
                    ``(E) the establishment or enhancement of other 
                necessary victim assistance programs or personnel, such 
                as victim or child advocates, child-protective 
                services, child forensic interviews, or other necessary 
                service providers; and
            ``(3) the establishment or enhancement of problem solving 
        court programs for trafficking victims that include--
                    ``(A) mandatory and regular training requirements 
                for judicial officials involved in the administration 
                or operation of the court program described under this 
                paragraph;
                    ``(B) continuing judicial supervision of victims of 
                child human trafficking who have been identified by a 
                law enforcement or judicial officer as a potential 
                victim of child human trafficking, regardless of 
                whether the victim has been charged with a crime 
                related to human trafficking;
                    ``(C) the development of a specialized and 
                individualized, court-ordered treatment program for 
                identified victims of child human trafficking, 
                including--
                            ``(i) State-administered outpatient 
                        treatment;
                            ``(ii) life skills training;
                            ``(iii) housing placement;
                            ``(iv) vocational training;
                            ``(v) education;
                            ``(vi) family support services; and
                            ``(vii) job placement;
                    ``(D) centralized case management involving the 
                consolidation of all of each child human trafficking 
                victim's cases and offenses, and the coordination of 
                all trafficking victim treatment programs and social 
                services;
                    ``(E) regular and mandatory court appearances by 
                the victim during the duration of the treatment program 
                for purposes of ensuring compliance and effectiveness;
                    ``(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant non-
                violent criminal charges against the victim, where such 
                victim successfully complies with the terms of the 
                court-ordered treatment program; and
                    ``(G) collaborative efforts with child advocacy 
                centers, child welfare agencies, shelters, and non-
                governmental organizations with substantial experience 
                in delivering wrap-around services to victims of child 
                human trafficking to provide services to victims and 
                encourage cooperation with law enforcement.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit an 
        application to the Attorney General for a grant under this 
        section in such form and manner as the Attorney General may 
        require.
            ``(2) Required information.--An application submitted under 
        this subsection shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought;
                    ``(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds 
                awarded under the grant;
                    ``(C) provide such additional information and 
                assurances as the Attorney General determines to be 
                necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
                this section; and
                    ``(D) disclose--
                            ``(i) any other grant funding from the 
                        Department of Justice or from any other Federal 
                        department or agency for purposes similar to 
                        those described in subsection (b) for which the 
                        eligible entity has applied, and which 
                        application is pending on the date of the 
                        submission of an application under this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) any other such grant funding that 
                        the eligible entity has received during the 5-
                        year period ending on the date of the 
                        submission of an application under this 
                        section.
            ``(3) Preference.--In reviewing applications submitted in 
        accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General 
        shall give preference to grant applications if--
                    ``(A) the application includes a plan to use 
                awarded funds to engage in all activities described 
                under paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b); or
                    ``(B) the application includes a plan by the State 
                or unit of local government to continue funding of all 
                activities funded by the award after the expiration of 
                the award.
    ``(d) Duration and Renewal of Award.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall expire 
        3 years after the date of award of the grant.
            ``(2) Renewal.--A grant under this section shall be 
        renewable not more than 2 times and for a period of not greater 
        than 2 years.
    ``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall--
            ``(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
        organization, including an academic or nonprofit organization, 
        that has experience with issues related to child human 
        trafficking and evaluation of grant programs to conduct 
        periodic evaluations of grants made under this section to 
        determine the impact and effectiveness of programs funded with 
        grants awarded under this section; and
            ``(2) submit the results of any evaluation conducted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
                and
                    ``(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
                of Representatives.
    ``(f) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity awarded funds under 
this section that is found to have used grant funds for any 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost shall not be 
eligible for any grant funds awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal 
years following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or 
unallowable cost is reported.
    ``(g) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not be 
eligible to receive a grant under this section if within the 5 fiscal 
years before submitting an application for a grant under this section, 
the grantee has been found to have violated the terms or conditions of 
a Government grant program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized 
expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.
    ``(h) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the grants 
authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent of the total 
amount expended to carry out this section.
    ``(i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a program 
funded by a grant awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) 70 percent in the first year;
            ``(2) 60 percent in the second year; and
            ``(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent 
        years.
    ``(j) Authorization of Funding; Fully Offset.--For purposes of 
carrying out this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized to award not 
more than $7,000,000 of the funds available in the Domestic Trafficking 
Victims' Fund, established under section 3014 of title 18, United 
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
    ``(k) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `child' means a person under the age of 18;
            ``(2) the term `child advocacy center' means a center 
        created under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.);
            ``(3) the term `child human trafficking' means 1 or more 
        severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
        103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
        U.S.C. 7102)) involving a victim who is a child; and
            ``(4) the term `eligible entity' means a State or unit of 
        local government that--
                    ``(A) has significant criminal activity involving 
                child human trafficking;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, 
                State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law 
                enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and social service 
                providers in addressing child human trafficking;
                    ``(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary 
                plan to combat child human trafficking, including--
                            ``(i) the establishment of a shelter for 
                        victims of child human trafficking, through 
                        existing or new facilities;
                            ``(ii) the provision of trauma-informed, 
                        gender-responsive rehabilitative care to 
                        victims of child human trafficking;
                            ``(iii) the provision of specialized 
                        training for law enforcement officers and 
                        social service providers for all forms of human 
                        trafficking, with a focus on domestic child 
                        human trafficking;
                            ``(iv) prevention, deterrence, and 
                        prosecution of offenses involving child human 
                        trafficking, including soliciting, patronizing, 
                        or purchasing human acts with children;
                            ``(v) cooperation or referral agreements 
                        with organizations providing outreach or other 
                        related services to runaway and homeless youth;
                            ``(vi) law enforcement protocols or 
                        procedures to screen all individuals arrested 
                        for prostitution, whether adult or child, for 
                        victimization by sex trafficking and by other 
                        crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic 
                        violence; and
                            ``(vii) cooperation or referral agreements 
                        with State child welfare agencies and child 
                        advocacy centers; and
                    ``(D) provides an assurance that, under the plan 
                under subparagraph (C), a victim of child human 
                trafficking shall not be required to collaborate with 
                law enforcement officers to have access to any shelter 
                or services provided with a grant under this section.
    ``(l) Grant Accountability; Specialized Victims' Service 
Requirement.--No grant funds under this section may be awarded or 
transferred to any entity unless such entity has demonstrated 
substantial experience providing services to victims of human 
trafficking or related populations (such as runaway and homeless 
youth), or employs staff specialized in the treatment of human 
trafficking victims.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 
U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
203 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block 
                            grant program.''.

SEC. 5. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

    The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by inserting 
        ``, including human trafficking and the production of child 
        pornography'' before the semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
                as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
                following:
    ``(b) Direct Services for Victims of Child Pornography.--The 
Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director 
of the Office of Victims of Crime, may make grants to develop and 
implement specialized programs to identify and provide direct services 
to victims of child pornography.''.

SEC. 6. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING 
              VICTIMS.

    (a) Amendments to Title 18.--Section 1594 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``that was used or'' and 
                        inserting ``that was involved in, used, or'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and any property 
                        traceable to such property'' after ``such 
                        violation''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any 
                property traceable to such property'' after ``such 
                violation'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``used or'' and inserting 
                ``involved in, used, or''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and any property traceable to 
                such property'' after ``any violation of this 
                chapter'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Transfer of Forfeited Assets.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Attorney General shall transfer assets forfeited 
        pursuant to this section, or the proceeds derived from the sale 
        thereof, to satisfy victim restitution orders arising from 
        violations of this chapter.
            ``(2) Priority.--Transfers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
        have priority over any other claims to the assets or their 
        proceeds.
            ``(3) Use of non-forfeited assets.--Transfers pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall not reduce or otherwise mitigate the 
        obligation of a person convicted of a violation of this chapter 
        to satisfy the full amount of a restitution order through the 
        use of non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney 
        General for the value of assets or proceeds transferred under 
        this subsection through the use of non-forfeited assets.''.
    (b) Amendment to Title 28.--Section 524(c)(1)(B) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``chapter 77 of title 18,'' 
after ``criminal drug laws of the United States or of''.
    (c) Amendments to Title 31.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 97 of title 31, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 9703 (as added by 
                section 638(b)(1) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
                General Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 
                102-393; 106 Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and
                    (B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (I)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``payment'' and inserting 
                                        ``Payment''; and
                                            (bb) by striking the 
                                        semicolon at the end and 
                                        inserting a period; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (J), by 
                                striking ``payment'' and inserting 
                                ``Payment''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (B)--
                                            (aa) in clause (iii)--

                                                    (AA) in subclause 
                                                (I), by striking ``or'' 
                                                and inserting ``of''; 
                                                and

                                                    (BB) in subclause 
                                                (III), by striking 
                                                ``and'' at the end;

                                            (bb) in clause (iv), by 
                                        striking the period at the end 
                                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                                            (cc) by inserting after 
                                        clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
                        Enforcement with respect to a violation of 
                        chapter 77 of title 18 (relating to human 
                        trafficking);'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (G), by adding 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (H), by 
                                striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                                period.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Cross references.--
                            (i) Title 28.--Section 524(c) of title 28, 
                        United States Code, is amended--
                                    (I) in paragraph (4)(C), by 
                                striking ``section 9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)'' 
                                and inserting ``section 
                                9705(g)(4)(A)'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (10), by striking 
                                ``section 9703(p)'' and inserting 
                                ``section 9705(p)''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (11), by 
                                striking ``section 9703'' and inserting 
                                ``section 9705''.
                            (ii)  Title 31.--Title 31, United States 
                        Code, is amended--
                                    (I) in section 312(d), by striking 
                                ``section 9703'' and inserting 
                                ``section 9705''; and
                                    (II) in section 5340(1), by 
                                striking ``section 9703(p)(1)'' and 
                                inserting ``section 9705(p)(1)''.
                            (iii) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of 
                        title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
                        striking ``section 9703(p)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 9705(p)''.
                    (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for 
                chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
                to read as follows:

``9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value.
``9702. Investment of trust funds.
``9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility.
``9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility.
``9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.''.

SEC. 7. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a comma after 
                ``weapons)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (c)--
                            (i) by inserting ``section 1581 (peonage), 
                        section 1584 (involuntary servitude), section 
                        1589 (forced labor), section 1590 (trafficking 
                        with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary 
                        servitude, or forced labor),'' before ``section 
                        1591'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``section 1592 (unlawful 
                        conduct with respect to documents in 
                        furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, 
                        involuntary servitude, or forced labor),'' 
                        before ``section 1751'';
                            (iii) by inserting a comma after 
                        ``virus)'';
                            (iv) by striking ``,, section'' and 
                        inserting a comma;
                            (v) by striking ``or'' after ``misuse of 
                        passports),''; and
                            (vi) by inserting ``or'' before ``section 
                        555'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ``pipeline,)'' 
                and inserting ``pipeline),''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ``documents, 
                section 1028A (relating to aggravated identity 
                theft))'' and inserting ``documents), section 1028A 
                (relating to aggravated identity theft)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``human trafficking, 
        child sexual exploitation, child pornography production,'' 
        after ``kidnapping''.

SEC. 8. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.

    (a) In General.--Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Part 1 Violent Crimes To Include Human Trafficking.--For 
purposes of this section, the term `part 1 violent crimes' shall 
include severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102)).''.
    (b) Crime Control Act Amendments.--Section 3702 of the Crime 
Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                (3)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and a 
                photograph taken within the previous 180 days'' after 
                ``dental records'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) notify the National Center for Missing and 
                Exploited Children of each report received relating to 
                a child reported missing from a foster care family home 
                or childcare institution; and''.

SEC. 9. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or maintains'' and 
        inserting ``maintains, patronizes, or solicits'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``or maintained'' and inserting ``, 
                maintained, patronized, or solicited''; and
                    (B) by striking ``knew that the person'' and 
                inserting ``knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, 
                that the person''.
    (b) Definition Amended.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by striking ``or 
obtaining'' and inserting ``obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting''.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the amendments made by this section is 
to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking.

SEC. 10. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS TO TARGET OFFENDERS 
              WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall ensure that--
            (1) all task forces and working groups within the Innocence 
        Lost National Initiative engage in activities, programs, or 
        operations to increase the investigative capabilities of State 
        and local law enforcement officers in the detection, 
        investigation, and prosecution of persons who patronize, or 
        solicit children for sex; and
            (2) all components and task forces with jurisdiction to 
        detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of child labor 
        trafficking engage in activities, programs, or operations to 
        increase the capacity of such components to deter and punish 
        child labor trafficking.

SEC. 11. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.

    (a) Clarifying That Child Pornography Producers Are Human 
Traffickers.--Section 2423(f) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``means (1) a'' and inserting the 
        following: ``means--
            ``(1) a'';
            (2) by striking ``United States; or (2) any'' and inserting 
        the following: ``United States;
            ``(2) any''; and
            (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``; or
            ``(3) production of child pornography (as defined in 
        section 2256(8)).''.
    (b) Holding Sex Traffickers Accountable.--Section 2423(g) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a preponderance of the 
evidence'' and inserting ``clear and convincing evidence''.

SEC. 12. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT CRIMINALS.

    Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``77,'' after ``chapter''.

SEC. 13. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3771 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any 
        plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement.
            ``(10) The right to be informed of the rights under this 
        section and the services described in section 503(c) of the 
        Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        10607(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of 
        the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, by 
        inserting ``, unless the litigants, with the approval of the 
        court, have stipulated to a different time period for 
        consideration'' before the period; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``this chapter, the term'' and 
                inserting the following: ``this chapter:
            ``(1) Court of appeals.--The term `court of appeals' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the United States court of appeals for the 
                judicial district in which a defendant is being 
                prosecuted; or
                    ``(B) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of 
                the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia 
                Court of Appeals.
            ``(2) Crime victim.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term'';
                    (B) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Minors and certain other victims.--In the 
                case''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) District court; court.--The terms `district court' 
        and `court' include the Superior Court of the District of 
        Columbia.''.
    (b) Crime Victims Fund.--Section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 
``section'' before ``3771''.
    (c) Appellate Review of Petitions Relating to Crime Victims' 
Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United 
        States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, 
        is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following: 
        ``In deciding such application, the court of appeals shall 
        apply ordinary standards of appellate review.''.
            (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
        apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus filed 
        under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that 
        is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 14. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Combat Human 
Trafficking Act of 2015''.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial sex act; severe forms of trafficking in 
        persons; state.--The terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe 
        forms of trafficking in persons'', and ``State'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 103 of the Trafficking 
        Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
            (2) Covered offender.--The term ``covered offender'' means 
        an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial 
        sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of 
        trafficking in persons.
            (3) Covered offense.--The term ``covered offense'' means 
        the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a 
        commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms 
        of trafficking in persons.
            (4) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term ``Federal 
        law enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 115 of title 18, United States Code.
            (5) Local law enforcement officer.--The term ``local law 
        enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee of 
        a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local 
        government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
        detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
        criminal law.
            (6) State law enforcement officer.--The term ``State law 
        enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee of 
        a State authorized by law or by a State government agency to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
        investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
    (c) Department of Justice Training and Policy for Law Enforcement 
Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.--
            (1) Training.--
                    (A) Law enforcement officers.--The Attorney General 
                shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program 
                operated by the Department of Justice, including each 
                anti-human trafficking training program for Federal, 
                State, or local law enforcement officers, includes 
                technical training on--
                            (i) effective methods for investigating and 
                        prosecuting covered offenders; and
                            (ii) facilitating the provision of physical 
                        and mental health services by health care 
                        providers to persons subject to severe forms of 
                        trafficking in persons.
                    (B) Federal prosecutors.--The Attorney General 
                shall ensure that each anti-human trafficking program 
                operated by the Department of Justice for United States 
                attorneys or other Federal prosecutors includes 
                training on seeking restitution for offenses under 
                chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure 
                that each United States attorney or other Federal 
                prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an 
                offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for 
                each victim of the offense without regard to whether 
                the victim requests restitution.
                    (C) Judges.--The Federal Judicial Center shall 
                provide training to judges relating to the application 
                of section 1593 of title 18, United States Code, with 
                respect to ordering restitution for victims of offenses 
                under chapter 77 of such title.
            (2) Policy for federal law enforcement officers.--The 
        Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement 
        officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations 
        involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
        covered offenders.
    (d) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To Commit 
Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.
    (e) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State Enforcement of 
Human Trafficking Prohibitions.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics shall--
            (1) prepare an annual report on--
                    (A) the rates of--
                            (i) arrest of individuals by State law 
                        enforcement officers for a covered offense;
                            (ii) prosecution (including specific 
                        charges) of individuals in State court systems 
                        for a covered offense; and
                            (iii) conviction of individuals in State 
                        court systems for a covered offense; and
                    (B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in 
                State court systems for a covered offense; and
            (2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1) 
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (C) the Task Force;
                    (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established 
                under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims 
                Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and
                    (E) the Attorney General.

SEC. 15. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered grant'' means 
a grant awarded by the Attorney General under section 203 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14044b), as amended by section 4.
    (b) Accountability.--All covered grants shall be subject to the 
following accountability provisions:
            (1) Audit requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
                beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
                in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General 
                of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of 
                recipients of a covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, 
                and abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General 
                shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to 
                be audited each year.
                    (B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``unresolved audit finding'' means a finding in the 
                final audit report of the Inspector General that the 
                audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
                unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost 
                that is not closed or resolved within 12 months from 
                the date when the final audit report is issued.
                    (C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of a covered 
                grant that is found to have an unresolved audit finding 
                shall not be eligible to receive a covered grant during 
                the following 2 fiscal years.
                    (D) Priority.--In awarding covered grants the 
                Attorney General shall give priority to eligible 
                entities that did not have an unresolved audit finding 
                during the 3 fiscal years prior to submitting an 
                application for a covered grant.
                    (E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded a 
                covered grant during the 2-fiscal-year period in which 
                the entity is barred from receiving grants under 
                subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
                            (i) deposit an amount equal to the grant 
                        funds that were improperly awarded to the 
                        grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; 
                        and
                            (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
                        repayment to the fund from the grant recipient 
                        that was erroneously awarded grant funds.
            (2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
                    (A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph and 
                covered grants, the term ``nonprofit organization'' 
                means an organization that is described in section 
                501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
                exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
                    (B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not 
                award a covered grant to a nonprofit organization that 
                holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of 
                avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                    (C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that 
                is awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures 
                prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable 
                presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of 
                its officers, directors, trustees and key employees, 
                shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the 
                application for the grant, the process for determining 
                such compensation, including the independent persons 
                involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, 
                the comparability data used, and contemporaneous 
                substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon 
                request, the Attorney General shall make the 
                information disclosed under this subsection available 
                for public inspection.
            (3) Conference expenditures.--
                    (A) Limitation.--No amounts transferred to the 
                Department of Justice under this Act, or the amendments 
                made by this Act, may be used by the Attorney General, 
                or by any individual or organization awarded 
                discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement 
                under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, to 
                host or support any expenditure for conferences that 
                uses more than $20,000 in Department funds, unless the 
                Deputy Attorney General or such Assistant Attorney 
                Generals, Directors, or principal deputies as the 
                Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior 
                written authorization that the funds may be expended to 
                host a conference.
                    (B) Written approval.--Written approval under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of 
                all costs associated with the conference, including the 
                cost of all food and beverages, audiovisual equipment, 
                honoraria for speakers, and any entertainment.
                    (C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall 
                submit an annual report to the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all 
                approved conference expenditures referenced in this 
                paragraph.
                    (D) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first 
                fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
                this Act, the Attorney General shall submit, to the 
                Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives, an annual certification 
                that--
                            (i) all audits issued by the Office of the 
                        Inspector General under paragraph (1) have been 
                        completed and reviewed by the appropriate 
                        Assistant Attorney General or Director;
                            (ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
                        under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued;
                            (iii) all reimbursements required under 
                        paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and
                            (iv) includes a list of any grant 
                        recipients excluded under paragraph (1) from 
                        the previous year.
            (4) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts awarded under this Act, or 
                any amendments made by this Act, may not be utilized by 
                any grant recipient to--
                            (i) lobby any representative of the 
                        Department of Justice regarding the award of 
                        grant funding; or
                            (ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, 
                        State, local, or tribal government regarding 
                        the award of grant funding.
                    (B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines 
                that any recipient of a covered grant has violated 
                subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall--
                            (i) require the grant recipient to repay 
                        the grant in full; and
                            (ii) prohibit the grant recipient from 
                        receiving another covered grant for not less 
                        than 5 years.
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