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        S.178

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen


                                 An Act


 
           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.

               TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

Sec. 101. Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.
Sec. 102. Clarifying the benefits and protections offered to domestic 
          victims of human trafficking.
Sec. 103. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant 
          program.
Sec. 104. Direct services for victims of child pornography.
Sec. 105. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking 
          victims.
Sec. 106. Streamlining human trafficking investigations.
Sec. 107. Enhancing human trafficking reporting.
Sec. 108. Reducing demand for sex trafficking.
Sec. 109. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 110. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders 
          who exploit children.
Sec. 111. Targeting child predators.
Sec. 112. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals.
Sec. 113. Crime victims' rights.
Sec. 114. Combat Human Trafficking Act.
Sec. 115. Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act.
Sec. 116. Bringing Missing Children Home Act.
Sec. 117. Grant accountability.
Sec. 118. SAVE Act.
Sec. 119. Education and outreach to trafficking survivors.
Sec. 120. Expanded statute of limitations for civil actions by child 
          trafficking survivors.
Sec. 121. GAO study and report.

                  TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A--Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth 
                               Trafficking

Sec. 201. Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.

 Subtitle B--Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking

Sec. 211. Response to victims of child sex trafficking.

  Subtitle C--Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

Sec. 221. Victim of trafficking defined.
Sec. 222. Interagency task force report on child trafficking primary 
          prevention.
Sec. 223. GAO Report on intervention.
Sec. 224. Provision of housing permitted to protect and assist in the 
          recovery of victims of trafficking.

                      Subtitle D--Expanded Training

Sec. 231. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons.

                           TITLE III--HERO ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. HERO Act.
Sec. 303. Transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes.

                  TITLE IV--RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Findings.
Sec. 404. Increased funding for formula grants authorized.
Sec. 405. Application.
Sec. 406. Grant increase.
Sec. 407. Period of increase.
Sec. 408. Allocation of increased formula grant funds.
Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE V--MILITARY SEX OFFENDER REPORTING

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Registration of sex offenders released from military 
          corrections facilities or upon conviction.

           TITLE VI--STOPPING EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING

Sec. 601. Safe Harbor Incentives.
Sec. 602. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain 
          trafficking offenses.
Sec. 603. National human trafficking hotline.
Sec. 604. Job corps eligibility.
Sec. 605. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals 
          Service.
Sec. 606. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking.

        TITLE VII--TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Development of best practices.
Sec. 703. Definitions.
Sec. 704. No additional authorization of appropriations.

    TITLE VIII--BETTER RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. CAPTA amendments.

TITLE IX--ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
                                PERSONNEL

Sec. 901. Definitions.
Sec. 902. Training for Department personnel to identify human 
          trafficking.
Sec. 903. Certification and report to Congress.
Sec. 904. Assistance to non-Federal entities.
Sec. 905. Expanded use of Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.

     TITLE X--HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT ACT

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Protections for human trafficking survivors.

              TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

    SEC. 101. 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.--Beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on September 
30, 2019, 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, orders of restitution, and any other obligation related to 
victim-compensation 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) Transfers.--In a manner consistent with section 3302(b) of 
title 31, there shall be transferred to the Fund from the General Fund 
of the Treasury 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 2019, 
    use amounts available in the Fund to award grants or enhance 
    victims' programming under--
            ``(A) section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
        Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 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) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (h)(2), 
    none of the amounts in the Fund may be used to provide health care 
    or medical items or services.
    ``(f) 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.
    ``(g) Duration of Obligation.--Subject to section 3613(b), 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.
    ``(h) Health or Medical Services.--
        ``(1) Transfer of funds.--From amounts appropriated under 
    section 10503(b)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
    Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)(E)), as amended by section 221 of 
    the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, there 
    shall be transferred to the Fund an amount equal to the amount 
    transferred under subsection (d) for each fiscal year, except that 
    the amount transferred under this paragraph shall not be less than 
    $5,000,000 or more than $30,000,000 in each such fiscal year, and 
    such amounts shall remain available until expended.
        ``(2) Use of funds.--The Attorney General, in coordination with 
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall use amounts 
    transferred to the Fund under paragraph (1) to award grants that 
    may be used for the provision of health care or medical items or 
    services to victims of trafficking 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)).
        ``(3) Grants.--Of the amounts in the Fund used under paragraph 
    (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are available in the 
    Fund during the relevant fiscal year, 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)).
        ``(4) Application of provision.--The application of the 
    provisions of section 221(c) of the Medicare Access and CHIP 
    Reauthorization Act of 2015 shall continue to apply to the amounts 
    transferred pursuant to paragraph (1).''.
    (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. 102. CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS OFFERED TO 
      DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
    Section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs 
    (G) and (H), respectively;
        (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
            ``(F) No requirement of official certification for united 
        states citizens and lawful permanent residents.--Nothing in 
        this section may be construed to require United States citizens 
        or lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms 
        of trafficking to obtain an official certification from the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to access any 
        of the specialized services described in this subsection or any 
        other Federal benefits and protections to which they are 
        otherwise entitled.''; and
        (3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking 
    ``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (G)''.
    SEC. 103. 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; and
            ``(E) utilize, 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, and other laws aimed at the 
        investigation and prosecution of child human trafficking;
        ``(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) nongovernmental 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;
        ``(3) activities of law enforcement agencies to find homeless 
    and runaway youth, including salaries and associated expenses for 
    retired Federal law enforcement officers assisting the law 
    enforcement agencies in finding homeless and runaway youth; and
        ``(4) 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, including case worker or child welfare 
        supervision in collaboration with judicial officers, 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 nongovernmental 
        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.
        ``(4) Eligible entities soliciting data on child human 
    trafficking.--No eligible entity shall be disadvantaged in being 
    awarded a grant under subsection (a) on the grounds that the 
    eligible entity has only recently begun soliciting data on child 
    human trafficking.
    ``(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;
        ``(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of 
    Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to 
    determine the methodological and statistical validity of the 
    evaluations; and
        ``(3) 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. 104. 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. 105. 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''; and
                (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 nonforfeited 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 
    nonforfeited 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) United States 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(o)''; 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(o)''.

                (iii) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United 
            States Code, is amended by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and 
            inserting ``section 9705(o)''.
            (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. 106. 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. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.
    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)).''.
    SEC. 108. 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. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
    It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, defines a sex 
    trafficker as a person who ``knowingly. . .recruits, entices, 
    harbors, transports, provides, obtains, or maintains by any means a 
    person. . .knowing, or in reckless disregard of the fact, that 
    means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion. . .or any 
    combination of such means will be used to cause the person to 
    engage in a commercial sex act, or that the person has not attained 
    the age of 18 years and will be caused to engage in a commercial 
    sex act'';
        (2) while use of the word ``obtains'' in section 1591, United 
    States Code, has been interpreted, prior to the date of enactment 
    of this Act, to encompass those who purchase illicit sexual acts 
    from trafficking victims, some confusion persists;
        (3) in United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir. 
    2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 
    ruled that section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, applied to 
    persons who purchase illicit sexual acts with trafficking victims 
    after the United States District Court for the District of South 
    Dakota erroneously granted motions to acquit these buyers in two 
    separate cases; and
        (4) section 108 of this title amends section 1591 of title 18, 
    United States Code, to add the words ``solicits or patronizes'' to 
    the sex trafficking statute making absolutely clear for judges, 
    juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials that criminals 
    who purchase sexual acts from human trafficking victims may be 
    arrested, prosecuted, and convicted as sex trafficking offenders 
    when this is merited by the facts of a particular case.
    SEC. 110. 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. 111. 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. 112. 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. 113. 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. 114. 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; task force.--The terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe 
    forms of trafficking in persons'', ``State'', and ``Task Force'' 
    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. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.
    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Survivors of 
Human Trafficking Empowerment Act''.
    (b) 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 established under section 105(g) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) 
(referred to in this section as the ``Group'') and the President's 
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking established 
under section 105(a) of such Act (referred to in this section as the 
``Task Force'').
    (c) Membership.--
        (1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not less 
    than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors of human 
    trafficking.
        (2) Representation of survivors.--To the extent practicable, 
    members of the Council shall be survivors of trafficking, who shall 
    accurately reflect the diverse backgrounds of survivors of 
    trafficking, including--
            (A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor 
        trafficking; and
            (B) survivors who are United States citizens and survivors 
        who are aliens lawfully present in the United States.
        (3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the members of 
    the Council.
        (4) Term; reappointment.--Each member of the Council shall 
    serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed by the President 
    to serve 1 additional 2-year term.
    (d) Functions.--The Council shall--
        (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;
        (2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the Group, 
    not less frequently than annually to review Federal Government 
    policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, including 
    programs relating to the provision of services for victims and 
    serve as a point of contact for Federal agencies reaching out to 
    human trafficking survivors for input on programming and policies 
    relating to human trafficking in the United States;
        (3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that 
    policy and programming efforts of the Federal Government 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, and 
    not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task Force, to 
    formally present the findings and recommendations of the Council.
    (e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act and each year thereafter until the date described in 
subsection (h), the Council shall submit a report that contains the 
findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection 
(d)(2) to--
        (1) the chair of the Task Force;
        (2) the members of the Group;
        (3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, 
    Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; 
    and
        (4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of 
    the Senate.
    (f) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--
        (1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal 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.
    (g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be subject to 
the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.).
    (h) Sunset.--The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2020.
    SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.
    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bringing 
Missing Children Home Act''.
    (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;
        (2) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
            ``(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;''; 
        and
        (3) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
            (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``30 days''; 
            and
                (ii) by inserting ``and a photograph taken during 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);
            (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;'';
            (F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated--
                (i) by inserting ``State and local child welfare 
            systems and'' before ``the National Center for Missing and 
            Exploited Children''; and
                (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
            ``; and''; and
            (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) grant permission to the National Crime Information 
        Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update the missing 
        person record in the National Crime Information Center computer 
        networks with additional information learned during the 
        investigation relating to the missing person.''.
    SEC. 117. 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 103.
    (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 title, or the amendments made by this 
        title, may be used by the Attorney General, or by any 
        individual or organization awarded discretionary funds through 
        a cooperative agreement under this title, or the amendments 
        made by this title, 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 title, 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 title, or any 
        amendments made by this title, 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.
    SEC. 118. SAVE ACT.
    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop 
Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE Act of 
2015''.
    (b) Advertising That Offers Certain Commercial Acts.--
        (1) In general.--Section 1591(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting 
    ``advertises,'' after ``obtains,''.
        (2) Mens rea requirement.--Section 1591(a) of title 18, United 
    States Code, is amended in the undesignated matter following 
    paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except where the act constituting 
    the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,'' after ``knowing, 
    or''.
        (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 1591(b) of title 18, United 
    States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``advertised,'' after 
        ``obtained,''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``advertised,'' after 
        ``obtained,''.
    SEC. 119. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.
    The Attorney General shall make available, on the website of the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a database for 
trafficking victim advocates, crisis hotline personnel, foster parents, 
law enforcement personnel, and crime survivors that contains 
information on--
        (1) counseling and hotline resources;
        (2) housing resources;
        (3) legal assistance; and
        (4) other services for trafficking survivors.
    SEC. 120. EXPANDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL ACTIONS BY 
      CHILD TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.
    Section 1595(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not later than 10 years after the cause of action arose.'' 
and inserting ``not later than the later of--
        ``(1) 10 years after the cause of action arose; or
        ``(2) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years of age, if the 
    victim was a minor at the time of the alleged offense.''.
    SEC. 121. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.
    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on each program or initiative authorized under this Act 
and the following statutes and evaluate whether any program or 
initiative is duplicative:
        (1) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
    (Public Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558).
        (2) Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 
    et seq.).
        (3) Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et 
    seq.).
        (4) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.).
        (5) Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the study 
conducted under subsection (a), which shall include--
        (1) a description of the cost of any duplicative program or 
    initiative studied under subsection (a); and
        (2) recommendations on how to achieve cost savings with respect 
    to each duplicative program or initiative studied under subsection 
    (a).

                 TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
  Subtitle A--Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of 
                           Youth Trafficking

    SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT.
    The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is 
amended--
        (1) in section 343(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 5714-23(b)(5))--
            (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, severe forms of 
        trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the 
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
        7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) 
        of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))'' before the semicolon at the 
        end;
            (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, severe forms of 
        trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the 
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
        7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of 
        such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))'' after ``assault''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, including such 
        youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section 
        103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
        U.S.C. 7102(15)))'' before the semicolon at the end; and
        (2) in section 351(a) (42 U.S.C. 5714-41(a)) by striking ``or 
    sexual exploitation'' and inserting ``sexual exploitation, severe 
    forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of 
    the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
    7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of 
    such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))''.

 Subtitle B--Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking

    SEC. 211. RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.
    Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by striking ``child 
prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex trafficking, including child 
prostitution''.

  Subtitle C--Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

    SEC. 221. VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING DEFINED.
    In this subtitle, the term ``victim of trafficking'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
    SEC. 222. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE REPORT ON CHILD TRAFFICKING 
      PRIMARY PREVENTION.
    (a) Review.--The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking, established under section 105 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103), shall conduct a review that, 
with regard to trafficking in persons in the United States--
        (1) in consultation with nongovernmental organizations that the 
    Task Force determines appropriate, surveys and catalogs the 
    activities of the Federal Government and State governments--
            (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
        offenses; and
            (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
        trafficking;
        (2) surveys academic literature on--
            (A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking 
        offenses;
            (B) preventing children from becoming victims of 
        trafficking;
            (C) the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and
            (D) other similar topics that the Task Force determines to 
        be appropriate;
        (3) identifies best practices and effective strategies--
            (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
        offenses; and
            (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
        trafficking; and
        (4) identifies current gaps in research and data that would be 
    helpful in formulating effective strategies--
            (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
        offenses; and
            (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
        trafficking.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking shall provide to Congress, and make publicly available in 
electronic format, a report on the review conducted pursuant to 
subparagraph (a).
    SEC. 223. GAO REPORT ON INTERVENTION.
    On the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report 
to Congress that includes information on--
        (1) the efforts of Federal and select State law enforcement 
    agencies to combat human trafficking in the United States; and
        (2) each Federal grant program, a purpose of which is to combat 
    human trafficking or assist victims of trafficking, as specified in 
    an authorizing statute or in a guidance document issued by the 
    agency carrying out the grant program.
    SEC. 224. PROVISION OF HOUSING PERMITTED TO PROTECT AND ASSIST IN 
      THE RECOVERY OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
    Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
programs that provide housing to victims of trafficking'' before the 
period at the end.

                     Subtitle D--Expanded Training

    SEC. 231. EXPANDED TRAINING RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.
    Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Appropriate personnel'' and inserting the 
    following:
            ``(A) In general.--Appropriate personnel'';
        (2) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by inserting ``, 
    including members of the Service (as such term is defined in 
    section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903))'' 
    after ``Department of State''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Training components.--Training under this paragraph 
        shall include--
                ``(i) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-
            persons issues and the Department of State's obligations 
            under this Act, which shall be designed for embassy 
            reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-
            persons coordinators, and their superiors;
                ``(ii) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for 
            all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before such 
            individuals depart for their posts; and
                ``(iii) at least annual reminders to all personnel 
            referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), including appropriate 
            personnel from other Federal departments and agencies, at 
            each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State 
            located outside the United States of--

                    ``(I) key problems, threats, methods, and warning 
                signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country 
                or jurisdiction in which each such post is located; and
                    ``(II) appropriate procedures to report information 
                that any such personnel may acquire about possible 
                cases of trafficking in persons.''.

                          TITLE III--HERO ACT

    SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Human Exploitation Rescue 
Operations Act of 2015'' or the ``HERO Act of 2015''.
    SEC. 302. HERO ACT.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) The illegal market for the production and distribution of 
    child abuse imagery is a growing threat to children in the United 
    States. International demand for this material creates a powerful 
    incentive for the rape, abuse, and torture of children within the 
    United States.
        (2) The targeting of United States children by international 
    criminal networks is a threat to the homeland security of the 
    United States. This threat must be fought with trained personnel 
    and highly specialized counter-child-exploitation strategies and 
    technologies.
        (3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of 
    the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical national 
    security role in protecting the United States from the growing 
    international threat of child exploitation and human trafficking.
        (4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States Immigration 
    and Customs Enforcement is a vital national resource in the effort 
    to combat international child exploitation, providing advanced 
    expertise and assistance in investigations, computer forensics, and 
    victim identification.
        (5) The returning military heroes of the United States possess 
    unique and valuable skills that can assist law enforcement in 
    combating global sexual and child exploitation, and the Department 
    of Homeland Security should use this national resource to the 
    maximum extent possible.
        (6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) 
    Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military heroes of the 
    United States are trained and hired to investigate crimes of child 
    exploitation in order to target predators and rescue children from 
    sexual abuse and slavery.
    (b) Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations Unit, 
and Computer Forensics Unit.--
        (1) In general.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
    Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
    the end the following:
``SEC. 890A. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATIONS 
UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, AND CYBER CRIMES UNIT.
    ``(a) Cyber Crimes Center.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within United 
    States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber Crimes Center 
    (referred to in this section as the `Center').
        ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to provide 
    investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support United 
    States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's domestic and 
    international investigations of cyber-related crimes.
    ``(b) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
    Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to in 
    this subsection as the `CEIU').
        ``(2) Functions.--The CEIU--
            ``(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives, including 
        investigations into--
                ``(i) child exploitation;
                ``(ii) child pornography;
                ``(iii) child victim identification;
                ``(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and
                ``(v) forced child labor, including the sexual 
            exploitation of minors;
            ``(B) shall, among other things, focus on--
                ``(i) child exploitation prevention;
                ``(ii) investigative capacity building;
                ``(iii) enforcement operations; and
                ``(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
            foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon request;
            ``(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support, 
        or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as 
        needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and personnel;
            ``(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling 
        services for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        personnel engaged in child exploitation prevention initiatives, 
        including making available other existing services to assist 
        employees who are exposed to child exploitation material during 
        investigations;
            ``(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 
        Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for 
        the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and hiring 
        of wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning service 
        members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) 
        Child Rescue Corps program; and
            ``(F) shall collaborate with other governmental, 
        nongovernmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the 
        Secretary for the sponsorship of, and participation in, 
        outreach and training activities.
        ``(3) Data collection.--The CEIU shall collect and maintain 
    data concerning--
            ``(A) the total number of suspects identified by United 
        States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
            ``(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, including--
                ``(i) the number of victims identified through 
            investigations carried out by United States Immigration and 
            Customs Enforcement; and
                ``(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were in 
            positions of trust or authority over children;
            ``(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by 
        United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
            ``(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State, 
        foreign, or military prosecution.
        ``(4) Availability of data to congress.--In addition to 
    submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU shall 
    make the data collected and maintained under paragraph (3) 
    available to the committees of Congress described in paragraph (7).
        ``(5) Cooperative agreements.--The CEIU is authorized to enter 
    into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth 
    in paragraphs (2) and (3).
        ``(6) Acceptance of gifts.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept 
        monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global Taskforce, 
        national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-profit 
        organizations, and educational institutions to create and 
        expand public awareness campaigns in support of the functions 
        of the CEIU.
            ``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts 
        authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the 
        Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the 
        services provided by the entities referred to in such 
        subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the Department.
        ``(7) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
    enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for the following 4 
    years, the CEIU shall--
            ``(A) submit a report containing a summary of the data 
        collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the previous year 
        to--
                ``(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
            Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                ``(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                ``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
            of Representatives;
                ``(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
            Representatives; and
                ``(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
            Representatives; and
            ``(B) make a copy of each report submitted under 
        subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the 
        Department.
    ``(c) Computer Forensics Unit.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
    Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this subsection 
    as the `CFU').
        ``(2) Functions.--The CFU--
            ``(A) shall provide training and technical support in 
        digital forensics to--
                ``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
            personnel; and
                ``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and 
            foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the 
            investigation of crimes within their respective 
            jurisdictions, upon request and subject to the availability 
            of funds;
            ``(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and 
        forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within 
        United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
            ``(C) shall participate in research and development in the 
        area of digital forensics, in coordination with appropriate 
        components of the Department; and
            ``(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 
        Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for 
        the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and hiring 
        wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning service 
        members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) 
        Child Rescue Corps program.
        ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CFU is authorized to enter 
    into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth 
    in paragraph (2).
        ``(4) Acceptance of gifts.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept 
        monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global Task 
        Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-profit 
        organizations, and educational institutions to create and 
        expand public awareness campaigns in support of the functions 
        of the CFU.
            ``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts 
        authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the 
        Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the 
        services provided by the entities referred to in such 
        subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the Department.
    ``(d) Cyber Crimes Unit.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
    Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection as the 
    `CCU').
        ``(2) Functions.--The CCU--
            ``(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyber-
        related operations and programs for United States Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement;
            ``(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement's ability to combat criminal enterprises operating 
        on or through the Internet, with specific focus in the areas 
        of--
                ``(i) cyber economic crime;
                ``(ii) digital theft of intellectual property;
                ``(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden 
            marketplaces);
                ``(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and 
            strategic technology; and
                ``(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laundering;
            ``(C) shall provide training and technical support in cyber 
        investigations to--
                ``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
            personnel; and
                ``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and 
            foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the 
            investigation of crimes within their respective 
            jurisdictions, upon request and subject to the availability 
            of funds;
            ``(D) shall participate in research and development in the 
        area of cyber investigations, in coordination with appropriate 
        components of the Department; and
            ``(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human 
        Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program 
        for investigative and forensic positions in support of the 
        functions of the CCU.
        ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CCU is authorized to enter 
    into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions set forth 
    in paragraph (2).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out 
this section.''.
        (2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
    section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 
    note) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 890 
    the following:

``Sec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations 
          unit, computer forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.''.

    (c) HERO Corps Hiring.--It is the sense of Congress that Homeland 
Security Investigations of the United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement should hire, recruit, train, and equip wounded, ill, or 
injured military veterans (as defined in section 101, title 38, United 
States Code) who are affiliated with the HERO Child Rescue Corps 
program for investigative, intelligence, analyst, and forensic 
positions.
    (d) Investigating Child Exploitation.--Section 307(b)(3) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187(b)(3)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) conduct research and development for the purpose of 
        advancing technology for the investigation of child 
        exploitation crimes, including child victim identification, 
        trafficking in persons, and child pornography, and for advanced 
        forensics.''.
    SEC. 303. TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED 
      CRIMES.
    Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
section 2421 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 2421. Transportation generally
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly transports any individual in 
interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of 
the United States, with intent that such individual engage in 
prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be 
charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    ``(b) Requests To Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys 
General.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall grant a request 
    by a State attorney general that a State or local attorney be cross 
    designated to prosecute a violation of this section unless the 
    Attorney General determines that granting the request would 
    undermine the administration of justice.
        ``(2) Reason for denial.--If the Attorney General denies a 
    request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit to 
    the State attorney general a detailed reason for the denial not 
    later than 60 days after the date on which a request is 
    received.''.

                 TITLE IV--RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY

    SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Rape Survivor Child Custody Act''.
    SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title:
        (1) Covered formula grant.--The term ``covered formula grant'' 
    means a grant under--
            (A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
        Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) (commonly 
        referred to as the ``STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant 
        Program''); or
            (B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
        (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the ``Sexual 
        Assault Services Program'').
        (2) Termination.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``termination'' means, when used 
        with respect to parental rights, a complete and final 
        termination of the parent's right to custody of, guardianship 
        of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.
            (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
        be construed to require a State, in order to receive an 
        increase in the amount provided to the State under the covered 
        formula grants under this title, to have in place a law that 
        terminates any obligation of a person who fathered a child 
        through rape to support the child.
    SEC. 403. FINDINGS.
    Congress finds the following:
        (1) Men who father children through rape should be prohibited 
    from visiting or having custody of those children.
        (2) Thousands of rape-related pregnancies occur annually in the 
    United States.
        (3) A substantial number of women choose to raise their child 
    conceived through rape and, as a result, may face custody battles 
    with their rapists.
        (4) Rape is one of the most under-prosecuted serious crimes, 
    with estimates of criminal conviction occurring in less than 5 
    percent of rapes.
        (5) The clear and convincing evidence standard is the most 
    common standard for termination of parental rights among the 50 
    States, territories, and the District of Columbia.
        (6) The Supreme Court established that the clear and convincing 
    evidence standard satisfies due process for allegations to 
    terminate or restrict parental rights in Santosky v. Kramer (455 
    U.S. 745 (1982)).
        (7) Currently only 10 States have statutes allowing rape 
    survivors to petition for the termination of parental rights of the 
    rapist based on clear and convincing evidence that the child was 
    conceived through rape.
        (8) A rapist pursuing parental or custody rights causes the 
    survivor to have continued interaction with the rapist, which can 
    have traumatic psychological effects on the survivor, and can make 
    it more difficult for her to recover.
        (9) These traumatic effects on the mother can severely 
    negatively impact her ability to raise a healthy child.
        (10) Rapists may use the threat of pursuing custody or parental 
    rights to coerce survivors into not prosecuting rape, or otherwise 
    harass, intimidate, or manipulate them.
    SEC. 404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
    The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to a State 
under the covered formula grants in accordance with this title if the 
State has in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was 
conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the 
parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the 
court is authorized to grant upon clear and convincing evidence of 
rape.
    SEC. 405. APPLICATION.
    A State seeking an increase in the amount provided to the State 
under the covered formula grants shall include in the application of 
the State for each covered formula grant such information as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about 
the law described in section 404.
    SEC. 406. GRANT INCREASE.
    The amount of the increase provided to a State under the covered 
formula grants under this title shall be equal to not more than 10 
percent of the average of the total amount of funding provided to the 
State under the covered formula grants under the 3 most recent awards 
to the State.
    SEC. 407. PERIOD OF INCREASE.
    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide an increase in 
the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants under 
this title for a 2-year period.
    (b) Limit.--The Attorney General may not provide an increase in the 
amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this 
title more than 4 times.
    SEC. 408. ALLOCATION OF INCREASED FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.
    The Attorney General shall allocate an increase in the amount 
provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this title 
such that--
        (1) 25 percent the amount of the increase is provided under the 
    program described in section 402(1)(A); and
        (2) 75 percent the amount of the increase is provided under the 
    program described in section 402(1)(B).
    SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.

                TITLE V--MILITARY SEX OFFENDER REPORTING

    SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Military Sex Offender Reporting 
Act of 2015''.
    SEC. 502. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILITARY 
      CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION.
    (a) In General.--The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 
is amended by inserting after section 128 (42 U.S.C. 16928) the 
following:
``SEC. 128A. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM MILITARY 
CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON CONVICTION.
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Attorney General 
the information described in section 114 to be included in the National 
Sex Offender Registry and the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public 
Website regarding persons--
        ``(1)(A) released from military corrections facilities; or
        ``(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by courts-martial 
    under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
    of Military Justice), do not include confinement; and
        ``(2) required to register under this title.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 128 the following:

``Sec. 128A. Registration of sex offenders released from military 
          corrections facilities or upon conviction.''.

          TITLE VI--STOPPING EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING

    SEC. 601. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.
    Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 1701(c), by striking ``where feasible'' and all 
    that follows, and inserting the following: ``where feasible, to an 
    application--
        ``(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement 
    officers that involves a non-Federal contribution exceeding the 25 
    percent minimum under subsection (g); or
        ``(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law 
    that--
            ``(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted 
        to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form 
        of trafficking in persons;
            ``(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecution 
        of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for a 
        prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the conduct 
        described in subparagraph (A); and
            ``(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described 
        in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, including 
        child welfare services, victim treatment programs, child 
        advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social 
        services.''; and
        (2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following:
        ``(5) `commercial sex act' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
    Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
        ``(6) `minor' means an individual who has not attained the age 
    of 18 years.
        ``(7) `severe form of trafficking in persons' has the meaning 
    given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
    Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).''.
    SEC. 602. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN 
      TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.
    Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``1590,'' the following: ``1591,'';
        (2) by striking ``and 1594'' and inserting ``1594, 2251, 2251A, 
    2421, 2422, and 2423'';
        (3) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (4) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
        (5) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                ``(vi) the number of individuals required by a court 
            order to pay restitution in connection with a violation of 
            each offense under title 18, United States Code, the amount 
            of restitution required to be paid under each such order, 
            and the amount of restitution actually paid pursuant to 
            each such order; and
                ``(vii) the age, gender, race, country of origin, 
            country of citizenship, and description of the role in the 
            offense of individuals convicted under each offense; and''.
    SEC. 603. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.
    Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting the following:
                ``(i) In general.--Subject''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) National human trafficking hotline.--Beginning 
            in fiscal year 2017, and in each fiscal year thereafter, of 
            amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2), the 
            Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants 
            for a national communication system to assist victims of 
            severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating 
            with service providers. The Secretary shall give priority 
            to grant applicants that have experience in providing 
            telephone services to victims of severe forms of 
            trafficking in persons.''.
    SEC. 604. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY.
    Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons 
        (as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
        Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). 
        Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in this 
        subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate eligibility 
        under such paragraph.''.
    SEC. 605. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS 
      SERVICE.
    Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
            ``(D) assist State, local, and other Federal law 
        enforcement agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in 
        locating and recovering missing children.''.
    SEC. 606. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN 
      TRAFFICKING.
    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall implement and maintain 
a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking (referred to in 
this section as the ``National Strategy'') in accordance with this 
section.
    (b) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National Strategy 
shall include the following:
        (1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to 
    investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, including--
            (A) the development by each United States attorney, in 
        consultation with State, local, and tribal government agencies, 
        of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate the 
        identification of victims and the investigation and prosecution 
        of human trafficking crimes;
            (B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant United 
        States attorney in each district dedicated to the prosecution 
        of human trafficking cases or responsible for implementing the 
        National Strategy;
            (C) the participation in any Federal, State, local, or 
        tribal human trafficking task force operating in the district 
        of the United States attorney; and
            (D) any other efforts intended to enhance the level of 
        coordination and cooperation, as determined by the Attorney 
        General.
        (2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice, 
    including specific integration, coordination, and collaboration, as 
    appropriate, on human trafficking investigations between and among 
    the United States attorneys, the Human Trafficking Prosecution 
    Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and the Federal 
    Bureau of Investigation.
        (3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated to 
    preventing and combating human trafficking, including resources 
    dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child 
    Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the Federal Bureau of 
    Investigation, and all other entities that receive Federal support 
    that have a goal or mission to combat the exploitation of adults 
    and children.
        (4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges, and 
    opportunities, including new investigative strategies, techniques, 
    and technologies, that will enhance Federal, State, local, and 
    tribal efforts to combat human trafficking.
        (5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual 
    support between private sector and other entities and organizations 
    and Federal agencies to combat human trafficking, including the 
    involvement of State, local, and tribal government agencies to the 
    extent Federal programs are involved.

       TITLE VII--TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

    SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Trafficking Awareness Training for 
Health Care Act of 2015''.
    SEC. 702. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.
    (a) Grant or Contract for Development of Best Practices.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
    Services Administration, and in consultation with the 
    Administration on Children and Families and other agencies with 
    experience in serving victims of human trafficking, shall award, on 
    a competitive basis, a grant or contract to an eligible entity to 
    train health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims 
    of a severe form of trafficking.
        (2) Development of evidence-based best practices.--An entity 
    receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall develop evidence-based 
    best practices for health care professionals to recognize and 
    respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking, including--
            (A) consultation with law enforcement officials, social 
        service providers, health professionals, experts in the field 
        of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate, to 
        inform the development of such best practices;
            (B) the identification of any existing best practices or 
        tools for health professionals to recognize potential victims 
        of a severe form of trafficking; and
            (C) the development of educational materials to train 
        health care professionals on the best practices developed under 
        this subsection.
        (3) Requirements.--Best practices developed under this 
    subsection shall address--
            (A) risk factors and indicators to recognize victims of a 
        severe form of trafficking;
            (B) patient safety and security;
            (C) the management of medical records of patients who are 
        victims of a severe form of trafficking;
            (D) public and private social services available for 
        rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals;
            (E) the hotlines for reporting human trafficking maintained 
        by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center and the 
        Department of Homeland Security;
            (F) validated assessment tools for the identification of 
        victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
            (G) referral options and procedures for sharing information 
        on human trafficking with a patient and making referrals for 
        legal and social services as appropriate.
        (4) Pilot program.--An entity receiving a grant under paragraph 
    (1) shall design and implement a pilot program to test the best 
    practices and educational materials identified or developed with 
    respect to the recognition of victims of human trafficking by 
    health professionals at health care sites located near an 
    established anti-human trafficking task force initiative in each of 
    the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human 
    Services.
        (5) Analysis and report.--Not later than 24 months after the 
    date on which an entity implements a pilot program under paragraph 
    (4), the entity shall--
            (A) analyze the results of the pilot programs, including 
        through an assessment of--
                (i) changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude of 
            health care professionals resulting from the implementation 
            of the program;
                (ii) the number of victims of a severe form of 
            trafficking who were identified under the program;
                (iii) of those victims identified, the number who 
            received information or referrals for services offered; and
                (iv) of those victims who received such information or 
            referrals--

                    (I) the number who participated in follow up 
                services; and
                    (II) the type of follow up services received;

            (B) determine, using the results of the analysis conducted 
        under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the best practices 
        developed under this subsection are evidence-based; and
            (C) submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a 
        report concerning the pilot program and the analysis of the 
        pilot program under subparagraph (A), including an 
        identification of the best practices that were identified as 
        effective and those that require further review.
    (b) Dissemination.--Not later than 30 months after date on which a 
grant is awarded to an eligible entity under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall--
        (1) collaborate with appropriate professional associations and 
    health care professional schools to disseminate best practices 
    identified or developed under subsection (a) for purposes of 
    recognizing potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
        (2) post on the public website of the Department of Health and 
    Human Services the best practices that are identified by the pilot 
    program as effective under subsection (a)(5).
    SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title:
        (1) The term ``eligible entity'' means an accredited school of 
    medicine or nursing with experience in the study or treatment of 
    victims of a severe form of trafficking.
        (2) The term ``eligible site'' means a health center that is 
    receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z-1, or 1001 of the 
    Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 280h-5, and 300).
        (3) The term ``health care professional'' means a person 
    employed by a health care provider who provides to patients 
    information (including information not related to medical 
    treatment), scheduling, services, or referrals.
        (4) The term ``HIPAA privacy and security law'' has the meaning 
    given to such term in section 3009 of the Public Health Service Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 300jj-19).
        (5) The term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' has the 
    meaning given to such term in section 103 of the Trafficking 
    Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
    SEC. 704. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title, and this title shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
available for such purpose.

    TITLE VIII--BETTER RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

    SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Ensuring a Better Response for 
Victims of Child Sex Trafficking''.
    SEC. 802. CAPTA AMENDMENTS.
    (a) In General.--The amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) made by this section shall take 
effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) State Plans.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
            (A) in clause (xxii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(xxiv) provisions and procedures requiring 
            identification and assessment of all reports involving 
            children known or suspected to be victims of sex 
            trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the 
            Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102 
            (10)); and
                ``(xxv) provisions and procedures for training child 
            protective services workers about identifying, assessing, 
            and providing comprehensive services for children who are 
            sex trafficking victims, including efforts to coordinate 
            with State law enforcement, juvenile justice, and social 
            service agencies such as runaway and homeless youth 
            shelters to serve this population;''; and
        (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(17) The number of children determined to be victims 
    described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv).''.
    (c) Special Rule.--
        (1) In general.--Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
    Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Special Rule.--
        ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 3(2) and subsection 
    (a)(4), a child shall be considered a victim of `child abuse and 
    neglect' and of `sexual abuse' if the child is identified, by a 
    State or local agency employee of the State or locality involved, 
    as being a victim of sex trafficking (as defined in paragraph (10) 
    of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
    (22 U.S.C. 7102)) or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in 
    persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that section.
        ``(2) State option.--Notwithstanding the definition of `child' 
    in section 3(1), a State may elect to define that term for purposes 
    of the application of paragraph (1) to section 3(2) and subsection 
    (a)(4) as a person who has not attained the age of 24.''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(2) of the Child Abuse 
    Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by 
    inserting ``(including sexual abuse as determined under section 
    111)'' after ``sexual abuse or exploitation''.
        (3) Technical correction.--Paragraph (5)(C) of subsection (a), 
    as so designated, of section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
    Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended by striking 
    ``inhumane;'' and inserting ``inhumane.''.

TITLE IX--ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
                               PERSONNEL

    SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title:
        (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department 
    of Homeland Security.
        (2) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' means an 
    act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) of section 103 
    of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    Homeland Security.
    SEC. 902. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY HUMAN 
      TRAFFICKING.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a program to--
        (1) train and periodically retrain relevant Transportation 
    Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and 
    other Department personnel that the Secretary considers 
    appropriate, with respect to how to effectively deter, detect, and 
    disrupt human trafficking, and, where appropriate, interdict a 
    suspected perpetrator of human trafficking, during the course of 
    their primary roles and responsibilities; and
        (2) ensure that the personnel referred to in paragraph (1) 
    regularly receive current information on matters related to the 
    detection of human trafficking, including information that becomes 
    available outside of the Department's initial or periodic 
    retraining schedule, to the extent relevant to their official 
    duties and consistent with applicable information and privacy laws.
    (b) Training Described.--The training referred to in subsection (a) 
may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning capabilities, and 
shall include--
        (1) methods for identifying suspected victims of human 
    trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetrators of human 
    trafficking;
        (2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a suspected 
    victim of human trafficking, where appropriate, in a manner that is 
    sensitive to the suspected victim and is not likely to alert a 
    suspected perpetrator of human trafficking;
        (3) training that is most appropriate for a particular location 
    or environment in which the personnel receiving such training 
    perform their official duties;
        (4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be appropriate; 
    and
        (5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the 
    training.
    (c) Training Curriculum Review.--The Secretary shall annually 
reassess the training program established under subsection (a) to 
ensure it is consistent with current techniques, patterns, and trends 
associated with human trafficking.
    SEC. 903. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.
    (a) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to Congress that all 
personnel referred to in section 402(a) have successfully completed the 
training required under that section.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
report to Congress with respect to the overall effectiveness of the 
program required by this title, the number of cases reported by 
Department personnel in which human trafficking was suspected, and, of 
those cases, the number of cases that were confirmed cases of human 
trafficking.
    SEC. 904. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.
    The Secretary may provide training curricula to any State, local, 
or tribal government or private organization to assist the government 
or organization in establishing a program of training to identify human 
trafficking, upon request from the government or organization.
    SEC. 905. EXPANDED USE OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.
    Section 3014(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
section 101 of this Act, is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
        (42 U.S.C. 17616).''.

    TITLE X--HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT ACT

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
    This title may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Survivors Relief 
and Empowerment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 1002. PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.
    Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(c)), as amended by section 601 of 
this Act, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law--
            ``(A) that--
                ``(i) provides a process by which an individual who is 
            a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest 
            or conviction records for a non-violent offense committed 
            as a direct result of human trafficking, including 
            prostitution or lewdness;
                ``(ii) establishes a rebuttable presumption that any 
            arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense 
            associated with human trafficking is a result of being 
            trafficked, if the individual--

                    ``(I) is a person granted nonimmigrant status 
                pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the Immigration 
                and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(i));
                    ``(II) is the subject of a certification by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
                107(b)(1)(E) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
                of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(E)); or
                    ``(III) has other similar documentation of 
                trafficking, which has been issued by a Federal, State, 
                or local agency; and

                ``(iii) protects the identity of individuals who are 
            human trafficking survivors in public and court records; 
            and
            ``(B) that does not require an individual who is a human 
        trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as 
        described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 
        (A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.