[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7089 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7089

  To authorize the Diplomatic Security Services of the Department of 
State to investigate allegations of violations of conduct constituting 
  offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2024

  Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Diplomatic Security Services of the Department of 
State to investigate allegations of violations of conduct constituting 
  offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Anti-Human Trafficking 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING PROTECTION AND PROSECUTION EFFORTS AT THE UNITED 
              STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Investigation Authority.--The Secretary of State is authorized 
to investigate transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18, 
United States Code, in which part of the offense conduct occurred 
outside the United States or involved 1 or more foreign nationals.
    (b) Authorities.--Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) transnational violations of chapter 77 of 
                title 18, United States Code, in which any part of the 
                offense conduct occurred outside the United States or 
                involved one or more foreign nationals; or''.
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