[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S598-S613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
resume consideration of S. 47, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 47) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994.

  Pending:

       Coburn amendment No. 15, to more quickly resolve rape cases 
     and reduce the deficit by consolidating unnecessary 
     duplication within the Department of Justice.
       Coburn amendment No. 16, to amend the requirements for 
     speedy notice to victims and to require a report to Congress.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the time until 11 
a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or their 
designees.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask 
unanimous consent that the time be equally divided between both sides.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Recognition of the Minority Leader

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader is recognized.


                       State of the Union Address

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, tonight we will welcome the President 
to the Capitol to deliver his State of the Union Address.
  As I mentioned yesterday, Republicans will be listening with great 
interest to see where the President plans to take the country over the 
coming year. Some media outlets are already reporting we will be 
subjected to another litany of leftwing proposals, with plenty of red 
meat for the President's base. I sure hope not. The campaign is over, 
and the fact is that if the President plans to accomplish anything good 
for the country in the coming months, he is going to have to go through 
a Republican-controlled House.
  So this morning I would like to humbly suggest once again that it is 
time for the President to reach out to Congress, including Republicans, 
and make divided government work. That is how he will actually address 
the issues Americans are most concerned about right now, and it is the 
only way.
  The first issue many of us will be listening for tonight is the 
President's plan for controlling spending and replacing the Obama 
sequester. The record is clear that the President and his aides came up 
with that sequester, and they got it. It is a little puzzling to see 
them now trying to pass it off like a hot potato.
  Republicans have been very clear about the fact that we would rather 
enact smarter spending cuts. House Republicans even voted on the plan--
not once but twice--to do just that. But Washington Democrats so far 
have failed to put forward a serious proposal of their own. They 
ignored the issue for more than 1 year before finally showing up to the 
debate last week with the usual gimmicks.
  This is the President's chance to rally the American people around a 
real set of spending cuts and reforms. I will be interested to see what 
he plans to offer because what we have been hearing so far, frankly, 
isn't very encouraging. He needs to understand the American people will 
not accept attempts to replace deficit reduction both parties have 
already agreed to with tax hikes. We already agreed to reduce spending 
in the amount the sequester would reduce spending when we voted for the 
Budget Control Act back in August of 2011 and the President signed it.
  What we expect the President will be offering are tax hikes we all 
know would be used to finance even more spending, when we promised the 
American people we would spend less. If the President does try to do 
that, then he shouldn't expect anyone else to go along, least of all 
the American people.
  Many on both sides of the aisle support eliminating tax loopholes in 
the context of fundamental bipartisan tax simplification that lowers 
tax rates, and we hope to have a chance to do that in the months ahead. 
But it is bad policy to punish this industry or that one so Washington 
can fund 1 more week of government spending and cause more Americans to 
lose their jobs.
  Remember, due to the operation of law, the President already got the 
tax increases he wanted back on January 1. Because the law expired, the 
President got the tax increases he wanted--not with any votes, but he 
got it by the operation of law. So we are done with that part of the 
equation. The tax issue is over.
  If the President wants a balanced approach, now is the time to show 
his hand on the spending cuts and reforms he will accept. That is how 
compromise works. But when we hear the White House suggest the 
challenge of controlling spending is essentially complete or when we 
hear the House Democratic leader echo the President's claim that we 
don't have a spending problem, it is hard to know where to start after 
a ridiculous suggestion such as that.
  Over the weekend I spent some time in Nelson County, KY, and I can 
assure everyone the folks I spoke with there strongly disagree with the 
President's assessment.
  The truth is the President knows better than that himself. Deep down 
he knows spending is completely out of control. He knows the debt has 
already grown by $6 trillion over his 4 years in office. He knows that 
without spending reform, the national debt will increase to double the 
size of our economy in just a few decades. He knows something must be 
done now to save Medicare and Social Security before they go broke. 
Tonight is a chance to show it, to be straight with the American 
people, and to reveal what he plans to do about all this.
  The good news is that many of the things we need to do to control 
spending and many of the things we need to

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do to get the economy moving again are all one and the same. So I was 
pleased to read the President might pivot to jobs again. Unfortunately, 
we have seen that headline so many times before. We will have to wait 
to see how serious it actually is. I have lost count of how many times 
the President has made one of those pivots. He has pivoted so many 
times, reporters covering the White House must be getting completely 
dizzy.
  I also hope the President doesn't call for more Washington spending 
tonight. Not only is that an ineffective way to create jobs, but it is 
also the very reason our debt continues to climb to such completely 
unsustainable levels.
  If the President does want to do something about job creation for a 
change, he should leave aside the things we know haven't worked and try 
some things that will, such as getting the government out of the way. 
Not only will that help jump-start the private economy, it will help us 
get spending under control at the same time. It would be a twofer. 
Jump-start the private economy and get spending under control at the 
same time is the best way to inprove this economy.
  I also hope the President will use the big stage he will have tonight 
to finally level with the American people about the consequences of 
ObamaCare. They deserve to know what is about to hit them--the cost 
increases, the premium hikes, the taxes. They deserve to know that not 
only may they not be able to keep the health plan they have and like 
but that CBO tells us there will also be fewer jobs. I know these 
things will not be easy for him to say, but that is what it means to be 
a statesman; to be honest with the people you represent, to admit when 
something doesn't turn out the way you said it would.
  Even if we don't hear the President speak directly to the issues 
Americans are most concerned about tonight, I am confident the man who 
is set to follow him with the Republican's response will do just that. 
In some ways, Senator Rubio embodies the American dream. As the child 
of immigrants, he is uniquely positioned to speak to the aspirations of 
the middle class. Unlike our rather easily distracted President, 
Senator Rubio has never had to pivot to jobs. He has kept a laser focus 
on job creation and the economy ever since he got here.
  I have laid out the issues the President needs to address if he is 
interested in working with Republicans to get some good things done for 
the country in the days and months ahead. I sure hope he is listening.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican whip.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, as President Obama gets ready to deliver 
his State of the Union Address tonight, I would like to remind the 
American people of what he said 4 years ago during his first speech to 
a joint session of Congress. Four years ago President Obama said he did 
not believe in big government.
  Since then he has given us four consecutive trillion-dollar deficits, 
he has nationalized our health care sector, and he has used Federal 
agencies to impose Draconian regulations. If we add the cost of all 
these proposed or final regulations the Obama administration published 
last year, the total economic burden comes to more than $236 billion. 
That is a wet blanket on the American economy and economic growth and 
job creation. If anyone out there still thinks President Obama opposes 
big government, as the song goes, ``I've got some oceanfront property 
in Arizona'' I'd like to sell you.
  Four year ago the President told us he was concerned about our 
massive national debt. Since then our gross national debt has increased 
by nearly $6 trillion and has grown larger than the entire U.S. 
economy.
  Four year ago the President said we could not ignore our long-term 
challenges. Since then he has ignored the recommendations of his own 
bipartisan fiscal commission known as Simpson-Bowles, and his own 
Treasury Secretary has acknowledged that the Obama administration does 
not have a serious plan for long-term debt reduction.
  Four years ago the President told us his trillion-dollar debt-
financed stimulus package would feature unprecedented oversight. Then 
we learned the stimulus package wasted money on boondoggles such as 
Solyndra.
  Four years ago the President promised us his plan for health care 
reform would reduce the cost of health care for American families. 
Since then the cost of employer-provided family health insurance has 
increased by more than $2,300 per family.
  Four years ago the President said he viewed the Federal budget as a 
blueprint for our future. Since then two of the President's budget 
proposals have been unanimously rejected by this Chamber--by 
Republicans and Democrats alike--and America's credit rating has been 
downgraded.
  If you buy these unfulfilled promises the President has made over the 
last 4 years, as the song goes, not only will I sell you some 
oceanfront property in Arizona, ``I'll throw the Golden Gate in for 
free.''
  In short, much of what the President has said in February of 2009 has 
been hollow rhetoric, unmet with action and followup. I can only hope 
the President's speech tonight will seriously address our biggest 
fiscal challenges: a debt burden larger than our economy, $37 trillion 
in unfunded Medicare liabilities, and more than $100 trillion in total 
unfunded liabilities.
  In addition, I can only hope the President will offer a serious plan 
for boosting economic growth and reducing unemployment. Amid the 
longest period of high unemployment since the Great Depression, with 
the national rate still hovering near 8 percent, Americans deserve a 
President who is focused intensely on the right policies for job 
creation.
  A second term offers a second chance. If the President wants to 
regain the credibility he has lost over the last 4 years on each of 
these issues, he will start tonight.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, what is the regular order?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering S. 47.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, before I go on to that, I would note that 
many have come to this floor to talk about the deficit and things of 
that nature. I ask anybody who is decrying our deficit if they voted 
for a needless war in Iraq and then voted to put it on the credit card.
  The war in Iraq has cost this Nation nearly $1 trillion so far, and 
with all the wounded who have come back from this unnecessary war, we 
will, beyond the lifetime of most of us, still be paying for that.
  The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are the only wars in America's 
history we did not have a special tax to pay for--both were put on a 
credit card. They were begun at a time when the last administration had 
inherited a large surplus from the Democratic administration before it. 
Since I have been old enough to vote, only Democratic administrations 
have left surpluses. But they took that surplus, wasted it on the war 
in Iraq, and because they were unwilling to pay for this war--a war 
that was paid for only by the men and women who served and their 
families; we don't have a draft--most people can say: It didn't affect 
me. Well, it affected those families enormously, and it will affect 
every single taxpayer for the rest of their lives because it will take 
that long to pay for a war that so many in this body and the other body 
voted for but then stood up and said: We cannot possibly have taxes to 
pay for things we are spending money on. That is one thing they voted 
for--for the first time in the history of this country, they voted to 
not pay for a war.
  I urge everybody not to lose sight of the fact that a major part of 
our deficit was caused by the House and Senate voting for a war we 
never should have been in, one I voted against. In fact, everybody who 
actually read the intelligence material voted against it. Now our 
children and our grandchildren will have to pay for our mistakes.
  I don't want to hear lectures about our deficit from people who voted 
to help create that deficit by voting for an unnecessary war.
  On the subject we are on, S. 47, after more than a week of 
consideration, the Senate will finally vote on the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act. This is a good bill that makes needed 
changes recommended by victims and those who work with them

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every day. I urge all those Senators who have opposed reauthorizing 
VAWA to end their opposition and join with us. Despite the predictions 
by some that the Republican House of Representatives will refuse to 
consider the Senate bill, as it did last year, I see reason for hope.
  Just yesterday 17 Republican members of the House wrote to their own 
leadership urging immediate reauthorization of VAWA. They rejected the 
ideological opposition of Heritage and the Family Research Council. 
They recognize that VAWA is effective, efficient and successful ``in 
curbing domestic violence and supporting victims,'' and that ``VAWA 
programs save lives.'' They also note, as I have said repeatedly on 
this floor: ``VAWA must reach all victims and perpetrators of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in every 
community in the country.''
  I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the Republican members' letter 
to Speaker Boehner be printed in the Record at the conclusion of my 
remarks.
  The Senate has rejected the Republican substitute and defeated the 
Coburn amendment to strip the tribal jurisdiction provisions that have 
been included in the Senate bill for the past two years. Those 
amendments would have greatly narrowed VAWA's ability to prevent crime 
and help victims and would have undercut our commitment to all victims 
of rape and domestic violence. I hope Senators will continue to vote 
against amendments that weaken this important legislation.
  This morning the Senate has the opportunity to vote for an amendment 
that goes in the opposite direction from the Coburn amendments by 
allowing us to help more victims of serious crime in the United States 
and around the world. This morning the Senate is to vote on the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. That is another 
bipartisan bill that was written with the input of victims and service 
providers to make critical improvements to existing law. Last year, 
this legislation had 57 cosponsors--including 15 Republicans. In 
particular, I thank Senator Rubio who has been a strong cosponsor of 
this important measure.
  Today is February 12, the day on which Abraham Lincoln was born. It 
was 150 years ago that he delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and 
it would be fitting that the Senate pass the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act on his birthday. Although the 13th 
amendment to our Constitution was ratified long ago, making slavery 
illegal, we continue to fight human trafficking, which can amount to 
modern day slavery. This terrible crime still occurs throughout the 
world--including in the United States of America. The Polaris Project 
estimates that there are more than 27 million victims of human 
trafficking worldwide today.
  The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act will help us 
continue to make real progress on this issue. It is a parallel effort 
to our reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Our effort is 
to stop human trafficking at its roots by supporting both domestic and 
international efforts to fight against trafficking and to punish its 
perpetrators. We provide critical resources to help support victims as 
they rebuild their lives.
  This measure strengthens criminal anti-trafficking statutes to ensure 
that law enforcement agencies have the tools they need to effectively 
combat all forms of trafficking. It ensures better coordination among 
Federal agencies, between law enforcement and victim service providers, 
and with foreign countries to work on every facet of this complicated 
problem. It includes measures to encourage victims to come forward and 
report this terrible crime, which leads to more prosecutions and help 
for more victims.
  We have included accountability measures to ensure that Federal funds 
are used for their intended purposes, and we have streamlined programs 
to focus scarce resources on the approaches that have been the most 
successful. A Senator asserted yesterday that trafficking programs have 
been wasteful and duplicative. In fact, the programs supported by this 
amendment have been carefully tracked and shown to be effective. 
Nonetheless, the amendment reduces authorization levels by almost a 
third from the levels in the last reauthorization because we are 
determined to ensure efficiency and respond to concerns. We have made 
similar efforts to streamline VAWA.
  The United States remains a beacon of hope for so many who face human 
rights abuses. We know that young women and girls often just 11, 12, or 
13 years old are being bought and sold. We know that workers are being 
held and forced into labor against their will. I urge all Senators to 
join in passing the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. 
People in this country and millions around the world are counting on 
us.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                Congress of the United States,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2013.
     Speaker John Boehner,
     Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
       Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor: We are writing to 
     urge you to immediately reauthorize the Violence Against 
     Women Act (VAWA). As you know, we are long overdue in passing 
     a reauthorization of this landmark piece of legislation which 
     seeks to reduce instances of domestic violence and protect 
     women who are victims of such violence.
       Over the course of the past several years, we have met with 
     constituents in our districts who agree that VAWA programs 
     are an important part of a larger criminal justice framework 
     that seeks to reduce abuse against women and children. We 
     appreciate the need to make efficient and effective use of 
     federal dollars, and believe that VAWA programs in our 
     districts have met that threshold and have been a success in 
     curbing domestic violence and supporting victims. Now is the 
     time to seek bipartisan compromise on the reauthorization of 
     these programs. VAWA programs save lives, and we must allow 
     states and communities the opportunity to build upon the 
     successes of current VAWA programs so that we can help even 
     more people.
       It is unfortunate that states are already preparing for 
     Congress's inaction. In New Jersey, for example, the state 
     legislature recently passed a bridge fund bill to fill the 
     void left by a lack of federal funds in the event VAWA is not 
     reauthorized.
       We believe a bipartisan plan to reauthorize VAWA is more 
     important than ever. Last year, in a bipartisan letter many 
     of us in the Republican Conference wrote to the Judiciary 
     Committee, we said: ``VAWA must reach all victims and 
     perpetrators of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking in every community in the country.'' 
     This statement still holds true, and underscores the need to 
     reauthorize this critical legislation. If you have any 
     questions, or if we can be of additional assistance, your 
     staff may contact Joe Heaton with Rep. Runyan.
           Sincerely,
         Jon Runyan, Charlie Dent, Dave Reichert, Richard Hanna, 
           David Joyce, Shelley Moore-Capito, Frank LoBiondo, 
           Michael Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach, Chris Gibson, Rodney 
           Frelinghuysen, Leonard Lance, Patrick Meehan, Rodney 
           Davis, Tom Reed, Lee Terry, Michael Grimm, Members of 
           Congress.

  Mr. LEAHY. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record 
letters from human rights and civil rights organizations in support of 
S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                      National Association for the


                                Advancement of Colored People,

                                 Washington, DC, February 1, 2013.
     Re NAACP Strong Support for S. 47, to Reauthorize the 1994 
         Violence Against Women Act

     Senator Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: On behalf of the NAACP, our nation's 
     oldest, largest and most widely-recognized grassroots-based 
     civil rights organization, I would like to sincerely thank 
     you for your leadership in introducing S. 47, legislation 
     strengthening and reauthorizing the 1994 Violence Against 
     Women Act (VAWA). As strong and consistent supporters of 
     VAWA, the NAACP recognizes that this important legislation 
     would improve criminal justice and community-based responses 
     to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
     stalking in the United States.
       As you know, the NAACP supported the passage of VAWA in 
     1994, and its reauthorization in 2000 and 2005. We have 
     witnessed VAWA change the landscape for victims of violence 
     in the United States who once suffered in silence. Victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
     stalking have now been able to access services, and a new 
     generation of families and justice system professionals has 
     come to understand that domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault and stalking are crimes that our society will 
     no longer tolerate.

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     Your bill will not only continue proven effective programs, 
     but that it will make key changes to streamline VAWA and make 
     sure that even more people have access to safety, stability 
     and justice.
       Thank you again for your continued leadership in this 
     endeavor. Your thoughtfulness and tenacity in this area over 
     the years has improved the lives of millions of Americans. 
     Should you have any questions or comments, please do not 
     hesitate to contact me.
           Sincerely,
     Hilary O. Shelton,
       Director, NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior Vice President 
     for Advocacy and Policy.
                                  ____


                    Seattle Human Rights Commission


  Resolution #13-01: Support for Reauthorization of Violence Against 
                               Women Act

       Whereas, all Seattle residents are born free and equal in 
     dignity and rights; and
       Whereas, the Seattle Human Rights Commission is committed 
     to protecting and advocating for justice, human rights, and 
     the equal treatment of all people who live and work in 
     Seattle; and
       Whereas, on December 10, 2012, Seattle officially declared 
     itself a Human Rights City through Council Resolution Number 
     31420; and
       Whereas, human safety is a fundamental human right and 
     violence against women is a violation of human rights; and
       Whereas, Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence 
     Against Women Act (VAWA) in the 112th Congress; and
       Whereas, in the 112th Congress, the U.S. Senate passed a 
     version of VAWA that included important protections for 
     groups particularly affected by violence against women, such 
     as Native Americans, immigrants, and LGBTQ communities; and
       Whereas, in the 112th Congress the U.S. House of 
     Representatives passed a version of VAWA that left out those 
     protections for Native Americans, immigrants, and LGBTQ 
     communities; and
       Whereas, in the current 113th Congress, the Senate is 
     considering a nearly identical bill (S. 47) to the one it 
     passed in the 112th Congress which contains the same 
     important protections for Native Americans, immigrants, and 
     LGBTQ communities; and
       Whereas, in the current 113th Congress, Rep. Gwen Moore 
     introduced the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
     2013 (H.R. 11) in the House of Representatives, which is 
     identical to the Senate bill; and
       Whereas, protections against sexual assault and domestic 
     violence for Native Americans, immigrants, and LGBTQ 
     communities are required in order to guarantee the human 
     rights of equality, safety, liberty, integrity and dignity 
     which are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
     Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the International 
     Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial 
     Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil and 
     Political Rights, and the American Declaration on Human 
     Rights among others;
       Whereas, in 2011 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
     Violence Against Women recommended that the U.S. reassess its 
     laws and policies protecting domestic violence survivors and 
     punishing abusers, including the recognition of tribal 
     authority to prosecute offenders contained in the current 
     Senate bill (S. 47); and
       Whereas, in 2011 the Inter-American Commission of Human 
     Rights (ICHR) ordered the United States to comply with its 
     international duty to prevent violence against women in the 
     case of Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v. the United States, 
     through the enactment of legislation and policy reforms that 
     do not discriminate and provide for equal protection before 
     the law to victims of domestic violence and their children, 
     under Article 2 of the American Declaration on Human Rights; 
     and
       Whereas, in 2012 the Commission joined with the Seattle 
     Women's Commission to call for the U.S. House to pass the 
     Senate version of VAWA and on June 27, 2012, the Commission 
     co-sponsored a public rally with the Seattle Women's 
     Commission to support the Senate version of VAWA; and
       Whereas, on September 6, 2012 the Commission adopted 
     Resolution 12-03 urging the House to pass the Senate version 
     of VAWA,
       Now therefore be it resolved, that the Seattle Human Rights 
     Commission hereby calls upon the United States Congress to 
     reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act by passing 
     legislation which does not leave out fundamental protections 
     for Native Americans, immigrants, and LGBTQ communities in 
     recognition of the principle that safety is a fundamental 
     human right and violence against women is a violation of 
     human rights; and
       Now therefore be it further resolved, that the Seattle 
     Human Rights Commission urges the Senate to pass S. 47 and 
     the House to pass H.R. 11; and
       Now therefore be it finally resolved, that should the House 
     leadership decide against advancing H.R. 11, then in that 
     case the Seattle Human Rights Commission urges the House to 
     pass legislation that still contains protection for Native 
     Americans, immigrants, and LGBTQ communities.
       Adopted by the Seattle Human Rights Commission on February 
     1, 2013
                                              Christopher Stearns,
                                                         Chairman,
                                                    Jennifer Yogi,
                                                        Secretary.

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask 
that the time be equally divided.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, we have had an early unanimous consent 
order, so following that, I ask unanimous consent that the sequence of 
votes outlined under the previous order now start at 11:30 a.m., and 
the additional 30 minutes of debate be equally divided between the two 
leaders or their designees; that following the disposition of the 
Coburn amendment No. 15, the Senate recess for the weekly caucus 
meetings; further, that at 2:15 p.m., the Senate resume the sequence of 
votes under the previous order; and finally, all other provisions of 
the previous order remain in effect.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment 
numbered 21 be modified with the changes that are at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask 
that the time be equally divided.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Amendment No. 21, As Modified

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I call up my amendment numbered 21, as 
modified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) proposes an amendment 
     numbered 21, as modified.

  The amendment (No. 21), as modified, is as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

               TITLE XII--TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

       Subtitle A--Combating International Trafficking in Persons

     SEC. 1201. REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       Section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(7)(J), by striking ``section 105(f) 
     of this division'' and inserting ``subsection (g)'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) COORDINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.--
     '' and all that follows through ``exploitation.'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2), and 
     moving such paragraph, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; 
     and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as 
     so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
       (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Regional Strategies for Combating Trafficking in 
     Persons.--Each regional bureau in the Department of State 
     shall contribute to the realization of the anti-trafficking 
     goals and objectives of the Secretary of State. Each year, in 
     cooperation with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     in Persons, each regional bureau shall submit a list of anti-
     trafficking goals and objectives to the Secretary of State 
     for each country in the geographic area of responsibilities 
     of the regional bureau. Host governments shall be informed of 
     the goals and objectives for their particular country and, to 
     the extent possible, host government officials should be 
     consulted regarding the goals and objectives.''.

     SEC. 1202. PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended 
     by inserting after section 105 (22 U.S.C. 7103) the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 105A. CREATING, BUILDING, AND STRENGTHENING 
                   PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST SIGNIFICANT TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

       ``(a) Declaration of Purpose.--The purpose of this section 
     is to promote collaboration and cooperation--
       ``(1) between the United States Government and governments 
     listed on the annual Trafficking in Persons Report;
       ``(2) between foreign governments and civil society actors; 
     and
       ``(3) between the United States Government and private 
     sector entities.
       ``(b) Partnerships.--The Director of the office established 
     pursuant to section 105(e)(1) of this Act, in coordination 
     and cooperation with other officials at the Department of 
     State, officials at the Department of Labor, and other 
     relevant officials of the United States Government, shall 
     promote, build, and sustain partnerships between the United 
     States Government and private entities, including 
     foundations, universities, corporations, community-based 
     organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations, to 
     ensure that--
       ``(1) United States citizens do not use any item, product, 
     or material produced or extracted with the use and labor from 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
       ``(2) such entities do not contribute to trafficking in 
     persons involving sexual exploitation.
       ``(c) Program To Address Emergency Situations.--The 
     Secretary of State, acting through the Director established 
     pursuant to section 105(e)(1) of this Act, is authorized to 
     establish a fund to assist foreign governments in meeting 
     unexpected, urgent needs in prevention of trafficking in 
     persons, protection of victims, and prosecution of 
     trafficking offenders.
       ``(d) Child Protection Compacts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
     heads of other relevant agencies, is authorized to provide 
     assistance under this section for each country that enters 
     into a child protection compact with the United States to 
     support policies and programs that--
       ``(A) prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and 
     abuse against children; and
       ``(B) measurably reduce the trafficking of minors by 
     building sustainable and effective systems of justice, 
     prevention, and protection.
       ``(2) Elements.--A child protection compact under this 
     subsection shall establish a multi-year plan for achieving 
     shared objectives in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. 
     The compact should take into account, if applicable, the 
     national child protection strategies and national action 
     plans for human trafficking of a country, and shall 
     describe--
       ``(A) the specific objectives the foreign government and 
     the United States Government expect to achieve during the 
     term of the compact;
       ``(B) the responsibilities of the foreign government and 
     the United States Government in the achievement of such 
     objectives;
       ``(C) the particular programs or initiatives to be 
     undertaken in the achievement of such objectives and the 
     amount of funding to be allocated to each program or 
     initiative by both countries;
       ``(D) regular outcome indicators to monitor and measure 
     progress toward achieving such objectives;
       ``(E) a multi-year financial plan, including the estimated 
     amount of contributions by the United States Government and 
     the foreign government, and proposed mechanisms to implement 
     the plan and provide oversight;
       ``(F) how a country strategy will be developed to sustain 
     progress made toward achieving such objectives after 
     expiration of the compact; and
       ``(G) how child protection data will be collected, tracked, 
     and managed to provide strengthened case management and 
     policy planning.
       ``(3) Form of assistance.--Assistance under this subsection 
     may be provided in the form of grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or contracts to or with national governments, 
     regional or local governmental units, or non-governmental 
     organizations or private entities with expertise in the 
     protection of victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.
       ``(4) Eligible countries.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the agencies set forth in paragraph (1) and 
     relevant officers of the Department of Justice, shall select 
     countries with which to enter into child protection compacts. 
     The selection of countries under this paragraph shall be 
     based on--
       ``(A) the selection criteria set forth in paragraph (5); 
     and
       ``(B) objective, documented, and quantifiable indicators, 
     to the maximum extent possible.
       ``(5) Selection criteria.--A country shall be selected 
     under paragraph (4) on the basis of criteria developed by the 
     Secretary of State in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development and 
     the Secretary of Labor. Such criteria shall include--
       ``(A) a documented high prevalence of trafficking in 
     persons within the country; and
       ``(B) demonstrated political motivation and sustained 
     commitment by the government of such country to undertake 
     meaningful measures to address severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons, including prevention, protection of victims, and the 
     enactment and enforcement of anti-trafficking laws against 
     perpetrators.
       ``(6) Suspension and termination of assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may suspend or terminate 
     assistance provided under this subsection in whole or in part 
     for a country or entity if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the country or entity is engaged in activities that 
     are contrary to the national security interests of the United 
     States;
       ``(ii) the country or entity has engaged in a pattern of 
     actions inconsistent with the criteria used to determine the 
     eligibility of the country or entity, as the case may be; or
       ``(iii) the country or entity has failed to adhere to its 
     responsibilities under the Compact.
       ``(B) Reinstatement.--The Secretary may reinstate 
     assistance for a country or entity suspended or terminated 
     under this paragraph only if the Secretary determines that 
     the country or entity has demonstrated a commitment to 
     correcting each condition for which assistance was suspended 
     or terminated under subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 1203. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Task Force Activities.--Section 105(d)(6) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7103(d)(6)) is amended by inserting ``, and make reasonable 
     efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant 
     Federal Government agencies to publicize the National Human 
     Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their websites, in all 
     headquarters offices, and in all field offices throughout the 
     United States'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Congressional Briefing.--Section 107(a)(2) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7105(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``and shall brief 
     Congress annually on such efforts'' before the period at the 
     end.

     SEC. 1204. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``peacekeeping'' and inserting 
     ``diplomatic, peacekeeping,'';
       (B) by striking ``, and measures'' and inserting ``, a 
     transparent system for remediating or punishing such public 
     officials as a deterrent, measures''; and
       (C) by inserting ``, effective bilateral, multilateral, or 
     regional information sharing and cooperation arrangements 
     with other countries, and effective policies or laws 
     regulating foreign labor recruiters and holding them civilly 
     and criminally liable for fraudulent recruiting'' before the 
     period at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and has entered into 
     bilateral, multilateral, or regional law enforcement 
     cooperation and coordination arrangements with other 
     countries'' before the period at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including diplomats and soldiers,'' 
     after ``public officials'';
       (B) by striking ``peacekeeping'' and inserting 
     ``diplomatic, peacekeeping,''; and
       (C) by inserting ``A government's failure to appropriately 
     address public allegations against such public officials, 
     especially once such officials have returned to their home 
     countries, shall be considered inaction under these 
     criteria.'' after ``such trafficking.'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) Whether the government has entered into effective, 
     transparent partnerships, cooperative arrangements, or 
     agreements that have resulted in concrete and measurable 
     outcomes with--
       ``(A) domestic civil society organizations, private sector 
     entities, or international nongovernmental organizations, or 
     into multilateral or regional arrangements or agreements, to 
     assist the government's efforts to prevent trafficking, 
     protect victims, and punish traffickers; or
       ``(B) the United States toward agreed goals and objectives 
     in the collective fight against trafficking.''.

     SEC. 1205. BEST PRACTICES IN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 
                   ERADICATION.

       Section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``with respect to the status of severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons that shall include--'' and 
     inserting ``describing the anti-trafficking efforts of the 
     United States and foreign governments according to the 
     minimum standards and criteria enumerated in section 108, and 
     the nature and scope of trafficking in persons in each 
     country and analysis of the trend lines for individual 
     governmental efforts. The report should include--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(G) a section entitled `Promising Practices in the 
     Eradication of Trafficking in Persons' to highlight effective 
     practices and use of innovation and technology in prevention, 
     protection, prosecution, and partnerships, including by 
     foreign governments, the private sector, and domestic civil 
     society actors.'';

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       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(E) Public notice.--Not later than 30 days after 
     notifying Congress of each country determined to have met the 
     requirements under subclauses (I) through (III) of 
     subparagraph (D)(ii), the Secretary of State shall provide a 
     detailed description of the credible evidence supporting such 
     determination on a publicly available website maintained by 
     the Department of State.''.

     SEC. 1206. PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND OTHER 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS.

       Section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Video for 
     Consular Waiting Rooms'' after ``Information Pamphlet''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and video'' after ``information 
     pamphlet''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``The video shall 
     be distributed and shown in consular waiting rooms in 
     embassies and consulates appropriate to the circumstances 
     that are determined to have the greatest concentration of 
     employment or education-based non-immigrant visa applicants, 
     and where sufficient video facilities exist in waiting or 
     other rooms where applicants wait or convene. The Secretary 
     of State is authorized to augment video facilities in such 
     consulates or embassies in order to fulfill the purposes of 
     this section.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and produce or dub the 
     video'' after ``information pamphlet''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and the video produced 
     or dubbed'' after ``translated''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and video'' after 
     ``information pamphlet''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Deadline for video development and distribution.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the 
     Secretary of State shall make available the video developed 
     under subsection (a) produced or dubbed in all the languages 
     referred to in subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 1207. PREVENTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(j) Prevention of Child Trafficking Through Child 
     Marriage.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
     implement a multi-year, multi-sectoral strategy--
       ``(1) to prevent child marriage;
       ``(2) to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child 
     marriage in developing countries;
       ``(3) that should address the unique needs, 
     vulnerabilities, and potential of girls younger than 18 years 
     of age in developing countries;
       ``(4) that targets areas in developing countries with high 
     prevalence of child marriage; and
       ``(5) that includes diplomatic and programmatic 
     initiatives.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Child Marriage Status in Reports.--The 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(g) Child Marriage Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--The report required under subsection (d) 
     shall include, for each country in which child marriage is 
     prevalent, a description of the status of the practice of 
     child marriage in such country.
       ``(2) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `child 
     marriage' means the marriage of a girl or boy who is--
       ``(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage under the 
     laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; 
     or
       ``(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law 
     exists.''; and
       (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(i) Child Marriage Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include, for each country in which child marriage is 
     prevalent, a description of the status of the practice of 
     child marriage in such country.
       ``(2) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `child 
     marriage' means the marriage of a girl or boy who is--
       ``(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage under the 
     laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; 
     or
       ``(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law 
     exists.''.

     SEC. 1208. CHILD SOLDIERS.

       Section 404 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(b), (c), and (d), the 
     authorities contained in section 516 or 541 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j or 2347)'' and 
     inserting ``(b) through (f), the authorities contained in 
     sections 516, 541, and 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j, 2347, and 2348)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Exception for Peacekeeping Operations.--The 
     limitation set forth in subsection (a) that relates to 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
     apply to programs that support military professionalization, 
     security sector reform, heightened respect for human rights, 
     peacekeeping preparation, or the demobilization and 
     reintegration of child soldiers.''.

   Subtitle B--Combating Trafficking in Persons in the United States

         PART I--PENALTIES AGAINST TRAFFICKERS AND OTHER CRIMES

     SEC. 1211. CRIMINAL TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

       (a) RICO Amendment.--Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 1351 (relating 
     to fraud in foreign labor contracting),'' before ``section 
     1425''.
       (b) Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places.--
     Section 2423(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or resides, either temporarily or permanently, 
     in a foreign country'' after ``commerce''.
       (c) Unlawful Conduct With Respect to Documents.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 77 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration 
       documents

       ``(a) Destruction, Concealment, Removal, Confiscation, or 
     Possession of Immigration Documents.--It shall be unlawful 
     for any person to knowingly destroy, conceal, remove, 
     confiscate, or possess, an actual or purported passport or 
     other immigration document of another individual --
       ``(1) in the course of violating section 1351 of this title 
     or section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1324);
       ``(2) with intent to violate section 1351 of this title or 
     section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1324); or
       ``(3) in order to, without lawful authority, maintain, 
     prevent, or restrict the labor of services of the individual.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     1 year, or both.
       ``(c) Obstruction.--Any person who knowingly obstructs, 
     attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or 
     prevents the enforcement of this section, shall be subject to 
     the penalties described in subsection (b).''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents.''.

     SEC. 1212. CIVIL REMEDIES; CLARIFYING DEFINITION.

       (a) Civil Remedy for Personal Injuries.--Section 2255 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 2241(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``six years'' and 
     inserting ``10 years''.
       (b) Definition.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (14) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (15), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(1) Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process.--
     The term `abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process' 
     means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, 
     whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or 
     for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order 
     to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to 
     take some action or refrain from taking some action.'';
       (C) in paragraph (14), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (8)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (15), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (8) or (9)'' and inserting ``paragraph (9) or 
     (10)''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) Trafficking victims protection act of 2000.--The 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     eq.) is amended--
       (i) in section 110(e) (22 U.S.C. 7107(e))--

       (I) by striking ``section 103(7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 103(8)(A)''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 103(7)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``section 103(8)(B)''; and

       (ii) in section 113(g)(2) (22 U.S.C. 7110(g)(2)), by 
     striking ``section 103(8)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     103(9)(A)''.
       (B) North korean human rights act of 2004.--Section 
     203(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 
     U.S.C. 7833(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 103(14)'' 
     and inserting ``section 103(15)''.
       (C) Trafficking victims protection reauthorization act of 
     2005.--Section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044e) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 103(8)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(9)'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 103(9)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(10)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 103(3)'' and 
     inserting ``section 103(4)''.
       (D) Violence against women and department of justice 
     reauthorization act of

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     2005.--Section 111(a)(1) of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     14044f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (8)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (9)''.

  PART II--ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF POSSIBLE WITNESSES AND INFORMANTS

     SEC. 1221. PROTECTIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO COOPERATE 
                   WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) is amended 
     by inserting ``, or any adult or minor children of a 
     derivative beneficiary of the alien, as'' after ``age''.

     SEC. 1222. PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD IN FOREIGN LABOR 
                   CONTRACTING.

       Section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``fraud in foreign labor contracting (as defined in 
     section 1351 of title 18, United States Code);'' after 
     ``perjury;''.

   PART III--ENSURING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND EXPANDED REPORTING

     SEC. 1231. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       Section 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (I) through (O);
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) the number of persons who have been granted continued 
     presence in the United States under section 107(c)(3) during 
     the preceding fiscal year and the mean and median time taken 
     to adjudicate applications submitted under such section, 
     including the time from the receipt of an application by law 
     enforcement to the issuance of continued presence, and a 
     description of any efforts being taken to reduce the 
     adjudication and processing time while ensuring the safe and 
     competent processing of the applications;
       ``(C) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or otherwise provided status 
     under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of section 101(a)(15) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
     during the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(D) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or status under clause (ii) of 
     section 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) during the preceding fiscal year, 
     broken down by the number of such persons described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of such clause (ii);
       ``(E) the amount of Federal funds expended in direct 
     benefits paid to individuals described in subparagraph (D) in 
     conjunction with T visa status;
       ``(F) the number of persons who have applied for, been 
     granted, or been denied a visa or status under section 
     101(a)(15)(U)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(i)) during the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(G) the mean and median time in which it takes to 
     adjudicate applications submitted under the provisions of law 
     set forth in subparagraph (C), including the time between the 
     receipt of an application and the issuance of a visa and work 
     authorization;
       ``(H) any efforts being taken to reduce the adjudication 
     and processing time, while ensuring the safe and competent 
     processing of the applications;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (N)(iii), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) the activities undertaken by Federal agencies to 
     train appropriate State, tribal, and local government and law 
     enforcement officials to identify victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking;
       ``(Q) the activities undertaken by Federal agencies in 
     cooperation with State, tribal, and local law enforcement 
     officials to identify, investigate, and prosecute offenses 
     under sections 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1592, and 1594 
     of title 18, United States Code, or equivalent State 
     offenses, including, in each fiscal year--
       ``(i) the number, age, gender, country of origin, and 
     citizenship status of victims identified for each offense;
       ``(ii) the number of individuals charged, and the number of 
     individuals convicted, under each offense;
       ``(iii) the number of individuals referred for prosecution 
     for State offenses, including offenses relating to the 
     purchasing of commercial sex acts;
       ``(iv) the number of victims granted continued presence in 
     the United States under section 107(c)(3); and
       ``(v) the number of victims granted a visa or otherwise 
     provided status under subparagraph (T)(i) or (U)(i) of 
     section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and
       ``(R) the activities undertaken by the Department of 
     Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to 
     meet the specific needs of minor victims of domestic 
     trafficking, including actions taken pursuant to subsection 
     (f) and section 202(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(a)), and the 
     steps taken to increase cooperation among Federal agencies to 
     ensure the effective and efficient use of programs for which 
     the victims are eligible.''.

     SEC. 1232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.

       Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Submission to congress.--Not later than December 1, 
     2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall submit the list developed under paragraph (2)(C) to 
     Congress.''.

     SEC. 1233. INFORMATION SHARING TO COMBAT CHILD LABOR AND 
                   SLAVE LABOR.

       Section 105(a) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Information sharing.--The Secretary of State shall, 
     on a regular basis, provide information relating to child 
     labor and forced labor in the production of goods in 
     violation of international standards to the Department of 
     Labor to be used in developing the list described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(C).''.

     SEC. 1234. GOVERNMENT TRAINING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

       Section 107(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``the Department of 
     Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,'' before 
     ``and the Department''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor,'' before ``shall 
     provide''.

     SEC. 1235. GAO REPORT ON THE USE OF FOREIGN LABOR 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report on the use of foreign 
     labor contractors to--
       (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) should, to 
     the extent possible--
       (1) address the role and practices of United States 
     employers in--
       (A) the use of labor recruiters or brokers; or
       (B) directly recruiting foreign workers;
       (2) analyze the laws that protect such workers, both 
     overseas and domestically;
       (3) describe the oversight and enforcement mechanisms in 
     Federal departments and agencies for such laws; and
       (4) identify any gaps that may exist in these protections; 
     and
       (5) recommend possible actions for Federal departments and 
     agencies to combat any abuses.
       (c) Requirements.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) describe the role of labor recruiters or brokers 
     working in countries that are sending workers and receiving 
     funds, including any identified involvement in labor abuses;
       (2) describe the role and practices of employers in the 
     United States that commission labor recruiters or brokers or 
     directly recruit foreign workers;
       (3) describe the role of Federal departments and agencies 
     in overseeing and regulating the foreign labor recruitment 
     process, including certifying and enforcing under existing 
     regulations;
       (4) describe the type of jobs and the numbers of positions 
     in the United States that have been filled through foreign 
     workers during each of the last 8 years, including positions 
     within the Federal Government;
       (5) describe any efforts or programs undertaken by Federal, 
     State and local government entities to encourage employers, 
     directly or indirectly, to use foreign workers or to reward 
     employers for using foreign workers; and
       (6) based on the information required under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3), identify any common abuses of foreign workers 
     and the employment system, including the use of fees and 
     debts, and recommendations of actions that could be taken by 
     Federal departments and agencies to combat any identified 
     abuses.

     SEC. 1236. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       All grants awarded by the Attorney General under this title 
     or an Act amended by this title shall be subject to the 
     following accountability provisions:
       (1) Audit requirement.--
       (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``unresolved 
     audit finding'' means an audit report finding in the final 
     audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice that the grantee has used grant funds for an 
     unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that 
     is not closed or resolved during the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date on which the final audit report is 
     issued
       (B) Requirement.--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 
     grants under this title or an Act amended by this title 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.

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       (C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant funds under 
     this title or an Act amended by this title that is found to 
     have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
     receive grant funds under this title or an Act amended by 
     this title during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 
     the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A).
       (D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this title or an 
     Act amended by this title, the Attorney General shall give 
     priority to eligible applicants that did not have an 
     unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before 
     submitting an application for a grant under this title or an 
     Act amended by this title.
       (E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant funds 
     under this title or an Act amended by this title during the 
     2-fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from 
     receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General 
     shall--
       (i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of 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 the 
     grant programs under this title or an Act amended by this 
     title, 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 
     grant under this title or an Act amended by this title 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 grant under this title or an Act amended by this 
     title 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 subparagraph 
     available for public inspection.
       (3) Conference expenditures.--
       (A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Justice under this title or an Act 
     amended by this title may be used by the Attorney General, or 
     by any individual or entity awarded discretionary funds 
     through a cooperative agreement under this title or an Act 
     amended by this title, to host or support any expenditure for 
     conferences that uses more than $20,000 in funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice, unless the Deputy 
     Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant Attorney 
     General, Director, or principal deputy (as designated by the 
     Deputy Attorney General) provides prior written authorization 
     that the funds may be expended to host the 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, 
     beverages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for speakers, 
     and 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 conference expenditures approved under 
     this paragraph.
       (4) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
     certification indicating whether--
       (A) 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;
       (B) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 
     (1)(C) have been issued;
       (C) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) have 
     been made; and
       (D) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under 
     paragraph (1) from the previous year.

  PART IV--ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN 
                                PERSONS

     SEC. 1241. ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING 
                   VICTIMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP, 
                   EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR 
                   CERTAIN PERSONS SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Assistant secretary.--The term `Assistant Secretary' 
     means the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Assistant attorney general.--The term `Assistant 
     Attorney General' means the Assistant Attorney General for 
     the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice.
       ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     State or unit of local government that--
       ``(A) has significant criminal activity involving sex 
     trafficking of minors;
       ``(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, 
     local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement 
     agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in 
     addressing sex trafficking of minors;
       ``(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to 
     combat sex trafficking of minors, including--
       ``(i) building or establishing a residential care facility 
     for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(ii) the provision of rehabilitative care to minor 
     victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(iii) the provision of specialized training for law 
     enforcement officers and social service providers for all 
     forms of sex trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking of 
     minors;
       ``(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses 
     involving sex trafficking of minors;
       ``(v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations 
     providing outreach or other related services to runaway and 
     homeless youth; and
       ``(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen 
     all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or 
     minor, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other 
     crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
       ``(D) provides assurance that a minor victim of sex 
     trafficking shall not be required to collaborate with law 
     enforcement to have access to residential care or services 
     provided with a grant under this section.
       ``(4) Minor victim of sex trafficking.--The term `minor 
     victim of sex trafficking' means an individual who--
       ``(A) is younger than 18 years of age, and is a victim of 
     an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, or a comparable State law; or
       ``(B)(i) is not younger than 18 years of age nor older than 
     20 years of age;
       ``(ii) before the individual reached 18 years of age, was 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(iii) was receiving shelter or services as a minor victim 
     of sex trafficking.
       ``(5) Qualified nongovernmental organization.--The term 
     `qualified nongovernmental organization' means an 
     organization that--
       ``(A) is not a State or unit of local government, or an 
     agency of a State or unit of local government;
       ``(B) has demonstrated experience providing services to 
     victims of sex trafficking or related populations (such as 
     runaway and homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in 
     the treatment of sex trafficking victims; and
       ``(C) demonstrates a plan to sustain the provision of 
     services beyond the period of a grant awarded under this 
     section.
       ``(6) Sex trafficking of a minor.--The term `sex 
     trafficking of a minor' means an offense described in section 
     1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, or a comparable 
     State law, against a minor.
       ``(b) Sex Trafficking Block Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Assistant Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may make block 
     grants to 4 eligible entities located in different regions of 
     the United States to combat sex trafficking of minors.
       ``(B) Requirement.--Not fewer than 1 of the block grants 
     made under subparagraph (A) shall be awarded to an eligible 
     entity with a State population of less than 5,000,000.
       ``(C) Grant amount.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations under subsection (g) to carry out this 
     section, each grant made under this section shall be for an 
     amount not less than $1,500,000 and not greater than 
     $2,000,000.
       ``(D) Duration.--
       ``(i) In general.--A grant made under this section shall be 
     for a period of 1 year.
       ``(ii) Renewal.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Assistant Attorney General may renew 
     a grant under this section for up to 3 1-year periods.
       ``(II) Priority.--In making grants in any fiscal year after 
     the first fiscal year in which grants are made under this 
     section, the Assistant Attorney General shall give priority 
     to an eligible entity that received a grant in the preceding 
     fiscal year and is eligible for renewal under this 
     subparagraph, taking into account any evaluation of the 
     eligible entity conducted under paragraph (4), if available.

       ``(E) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Assistant Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant 
     Secretary with respect to--
       ``(i) evaluations of grant recipients under paragraph (4);
       ``(ii) avoiding unintentional duplication of grants; and
       ``(iii) any other areas of shared concern.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) Allocation.--Not less than 67 percent of each grant 
     made under paragraph (1) shall be used by the eligible entity 
     to provide residential care and services (as described in 
     clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B))

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     to minor victims of sex trafficking through qualified 
     nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(B) Authorized activities.--Grants awarded pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) may be used for--
       ``(i) providing residential care to minor victims of sex 
     trafficking, including temporary or long-term placement as 
     appropriate;
       ``(ii) providing 24-hour emergency social services response 
     for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(iii) providing minor victims of sex trafficking with 
     clothing and other daily necessities needed to keep such 
     victims from returning to living on the street;
       ``(iv) case management services for minor victims of sex 
     trafficking;
       ``(v) mental health counseling for minor victims of sex 
     trafficking, including specialized counseling and substance 
     abuse treatment;
       ``(vi) legal services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
       ``(vii) specialized training for social service providers, 
     public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely 
     to encounter sex trafficking victims on issues related to the 
     sex trafficking of minors and severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons;
       ``(viii) outreach and education programs to provide 
     information about deterrence and prevention of sex 
     trafficking of minors;
       ``(ix) programs to provide treatment to individuals charged 
     or cited with purchasing or attempting to purchase sex acts 
     in cases where--

       ``(I) a treatment program can be mandated as a condition of 
     a sentence, fine, suspended sentence, or probation, or is an 
     appropriate alternative to criminal prosecution; and
       ``(II) the individual was not charged with purchasing or 
     attempting to purchase sex acts with a minor; and

       ``(x) screening and referral of minor victims of severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons.
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Assistant Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the Assistant Attorney 
     General may reasonably require.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) describe the activities for which assistance under 
     this section is sought; and
       ``(ii) provide such additional assurances as the Assistant 
     Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Evaluation.--The Assistant Attorney General shall 
     enter into a contract with an academic or non-profit 
     organization that has experience in issues related to sex 
     trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant programs to 
     conduct an annual evaluation of each grant made under this 
     section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs 
     funded with the grant.
       ``(c) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section that is found to have 
     utilized grant funds for any unauthorized expenditure or 
     otherwise unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any 
     grant funds awarded under the grant for 2 fiscal years 
     following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or 
     unallowable cost is reported.
       ``(d) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not 
     be eligible to receive a grant under this section if, during 
     the 5 fiscal years before the eligible entity submits an 
     application for the grant, the eligible entity 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.
       ``(e) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the 
     grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 3 percent 
     of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(f) Audit Requirement.--For fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall 
     conduct an audit of all 4 eligible entities that receive 
     block grants under this section.
       ``(g) Match Requirement.--An eligible entity that receives 
     a grant under this section shall provide a non-Federal match 
     in an amount equal to not less than--
       ``(1) 15 percent of the grant during the first year;
       ``(2) 25 percent of the grant during the first renewal 
     period;
       ``(3) 40 percent of the grant during the second renewal 
     period; and
       ``(4) 50 percent of the grant during the third renewal 
     period.
       ``(h) No Limitation on Section 204 Grants.--An entity that 
     applies for a grant under section 204 is not prohibited from 
     also applying for a grant under this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Attorney 
     General for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017 to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(j) GAO Evaluation.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit a report to Congress that 
     contains--
       ``(1) an evaluation of the impact of this section in aiding 
     minor victims of sex trafficking in the jurisdiction of the 
     entity receiving the grant; and
       ``(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any legislative or 
     administrative action the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Sunset Provision.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective during the 4-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1242. EXPANDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS OF TRAFFICKING.

       Section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, which involve 
     United States citizens, or aliens admitted for permanent 
     residence, and'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) to train law enforcement personnel how to identify 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and related 
     offenses;''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and prioritize the investigations and prosecutions of those 
     cases involving minor victims'' after ``sex acts'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) No Limitation on Section 202 Grant Applications.--An 
     entity that applies for a grant under section 202 is not 
     prohibited from also applying for a grant under this 
     section.'';
       (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) GAO Evaluation and Report.--Not later than 30 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a study of and 
     submit to Congress a report evaluating the impact of this 
     section on--
       ``(1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to identify 
     victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and 
     investigate and prosecute cases against offenders, including 
     offenders who engage in the purchasing of commercial sex acts 
     with a minor; and
       ``(2) recommendations, if any, regarding any legislative or 
     administrative action the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate to improve the ability described in paragraph 
     (1).''.

     SEC. 1243. MODEL STATE CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION FOR CHILD 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

       Section 225(b) of the Trafficking Victims Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) protects children exploited through prostitution by 
     including safe harbor provisions that--
       ``(A) treat an individual under 18 years of age who has 
     been arrested for engaging in, or attempting to engage in, a 
     sexual act with another person in exchange for monetary 
     compensation as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in 
     persons;
       ``(B) prohibit the charging or prosecution of an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A) for a prostitution offense;
       ``(C) require the referral of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, including 
     comprehensive service or community-based programs that 
     provide assistance to child victims of commercial sexual 
     exploitation; and
       ``(D) provide that an individual described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be required to prove fraud, force, or coercion 
     in order to receive the protections described under this 
     paragraph;''.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 1251. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR THE 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 112A(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4))--
       (A) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2014 
     through 2017''; and
       (2) in section 113 (22 U.S.C. 7110)--
       (A) subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     2008 through 2011'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, including regional trafficking in 
     persons officers,'' after ``for additional personnel,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, and $3,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$12,500,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$14,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000

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     to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of the 
     fiscal years 2014 through 2017.'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2008 through 2011'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``2014 through 2017'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and 
     $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' 
     and inserting ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 
     through 2017''; and
       (II) by striking ``2008 through 2011'' and inserting ``2014 
     through 2017''; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``2014 through 2017'';
       (D) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and moving such 
     paragraphs 2 ems to the left;
       (ii) in the paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
     2011'' and inserting ``$11,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking ``to 
     the Attorney General'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2017.'';
       (E) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$15,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$15,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017'';
       (F) in subsection (f), by striking ``$10,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''; and
       (G) in subsection (i), by striking ``$18,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
     2017''.

     SEC. 1252. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR THE 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION 
                   ACT OF 2005.

       The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
     2005 (Public Law 109-164) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 102(b)(7); and
       (2) in section 201(c)(2), by striking ``$1,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011'' and inserting 
     ``$250,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017''.

                Subtitle D--Unaccompanied Alien Children

     SEC. 1261. APPROPRIATE CUSTODIAL SETTINGS FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
                   MINORS WHO REACH THE AGE OF MAJORITY WHILE IN 
                   FEDERAL CUSTODY.

       Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Minors in department of health and human services 
     custody.--Subject to''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Aliens transferred from department of health and 
     human services to department of homeland security custody.--
     If a minor described in subparagraph (A) reaches 18 years of 
     age and is transferred to the custody of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary shall consider placement in 
     the least restrictive setting available after taking into 
     account the alien's danger to self, danger to the community, 
     and risk of flight. Such aliens shall be eligible to 
     participate in alternative to detention programs, utilizing a 
     continuum of alternatives based on the alien's need for 
     supervision, which may include placement of the alien with an 
     individual or an organizational sponsor, or in a supervised 
     group home.''.

     SEC. 1262. APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
                   MINORS.

       Section 235(c)(6) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(c)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by striking ``and criminal''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Appointment of child advocates.--
       ``(i) Initial sites.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall appoint child advocates at 3 new 
     immigration detention sites to provide independent child 
     advocates for trafficking victims and vulnerable 
     unaccompanied alien children.
       ``(ii) Additional sites.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary shall appoint 
     child advocates at not more than 3 additional immigration 
     detention sites.
       ``(iii) Selection of sites.--Sites at which child advocate 
     programs will be established under this subparagraph shall be 
     located at immigration detention sites at which more than 50 
     children are held in immigration custody, and shall be 
     selected sequentially, with priority given to locations 
     with--

       ``(I) the largest number of unaccompanied alien children; 
     and
       ``(II) the most vulnerable populations of unaccompanied 
     children.

       ``(C) Restrictions.--
       ``(i) Administrative expenses.--A child advocate program 
     may not use more that 10 percent of the Federal funds 
     received under this section for administrative expenses.
       ``(ii) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to restrict the ability of a child advocate program 
     under this section to apply for or obtain funding from any 
     other source to carry out the programs described in this 
     section.
       ``(iii) Contribution of funds.--A child advocate program 
     selected under this section shall contribute non-Federal 
     funds, either directly or through in-kind contributions, to 
     the costs of the child advocate program in an amount that is 
     not less than 25 percent of the total amount of Federal funds 
     received by the child advocate program under this section. 
     In-kind contributions may not exceed 40 percent of the 
     matching requirement under this clause.
       ``(D) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report 
     describing the activities undertaken by the Secretary to 
     authorize the appointment of independent Child Advocates for 
     trafficking victims and vulnerable unaccompanied alien 
     children to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
     the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(E) Assessment of child advocate program.--
       ``(i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
     Act of 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the 
     Child Advocate Program operated by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       ``(ii) Matters to be studied.--In the study required under 
     clause (i), the Comptroller General shall-- collect 
     information and analyze the following:

       ``(I) analyze the effectiveness of existing child advocate 
     programs in improving outcomes for trafficking victims and 
     other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children;
       ``(II) evaluate the implementation of child advocate 
     programs in new sites pursuant to subparagraph (B);
       ``(III) evaluate the extent to which eligible trafficking 
     victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied children are 
     receiving child advocate services and assess the possible 
     budgetary implications of increased participation in the 
     program;
       ``(IV) evaluate the barriers to improving outcomes for 
     trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied 
     children; and
       ``(V) make recommendations on statutory changes to improve 
     the Child Advocate Program in relation to the matters 
     analyzed under subclauses (I) through (IV).

       ``(iii) GAO report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit the results of the study required 
     under this subparagraph to--

       ``(I) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(II) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(III) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(IV) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives.

       ``(F) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary and Human 
     Services to carry out this subsection--
       ``(i) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 and 
     2015; and
       ``(ii) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 and 
     2017.''.

     SEC. 1263. ACCESS TO FEDERAL FOSTER CARE AND UNACCOMPANIED 
                   REFUGEE MINOR PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN U VISA 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       Section 235(d)(4) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A),
       (A) by striking ``either'';
       (B) by striking ``or who'' and inserting a comma; and
       (C) by inserting ``, or has been granted status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)),'' before ``, shall be eligible''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)),'' after ``(8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(27)(J))''.

     SEC. 1264. GAO STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BORDER 
                   SCREENINGS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study examining the effectiveness of 
     screenings conducted by Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel in carrying out section 235(a)(4) of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)).
       (2) Study.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
     General shall take into account--
       (A) the degree to which Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel are adequately ensuring that--
       (i) all children are being screened to determine whether 
     they are described in section

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     235(a)(2)(A) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act;
       (ii) appropriate and reliable determinations are being made 
     about whether children are described in section 235(a)(2)(A) 
     of such Act, including determinations of the age of such 
     children;
       (iii) children are repatriated in an appropriate manner, 
     consistent with clauses (i) through (iii) of section 
     235(a)(2)(C) of such Act;
       (iv) children are appropriately being permitted to withdraw 
     their applications for admission, in accordance with section 
     235(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Act;
       (v) children are being properly cared for while they are in 
     the custody of the Department of Homeland Security and 
     awaiting repatriation or transfer to the custody of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       (vi) children are being transferred to the custody of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services in a manner that is 
     consistent with such Act; and
       (B) the number of such children that have been transferred 
     to the custody of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Federal funds expended to maintain custody of 
     such children, and the Federal benefits available to such 
     children, if any.
       (3) Access to department of homeland security operations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     for the purposes of conducting the study described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Comptroller 
     General with unrestricted access to all stages of screenings 
     and other interactions between Department of Homeland 
     Security personnel and children encountered by the 
     Comptroller General.
       (B) Exceptions.--The Secretary shall not permit 
     unrestricted access under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
     determines that the security of a particular interaction 
     would be threatened by such access.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the commencement of the study described in subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives that contains the Commission's findings and 
     recommendations.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I have already spoken about this, and I 
want to reiterate what I said earlier. Our country, justifiably so, is 
a beacon of hope for so many who face human rights abuses. I think of 
what is written on the iconic Statue of Liberty; so many people come to 
our shores for freedom. We also know there are many who are being held 
in these despicable trafficking schemes around the world. There are 
children who are 11, 12, 13 years old being held, and we have to speak 
for them.
  I hope all Senators will join me in voting for this amendment. There 
are protections for victims of trafficking in the reauthorization act. 
It is a bipartisan bill written with the input of victims and service 
providers. It helps us to more effectively fight human trafficking, 
which is really modern-day slavery. Whether people are trafficked in 
the sex trade--especially children--or in forced labor, it is slavery. 
It is not isolated. There are 27 million victims worldwide today 
according to the Polaris Project. This amendment will help us to stop 
it by supporting both domestic and international efforts to fight 
against trafficking.
  Just as important as it is to help us punish the perpetrators, the 
amendment will help us rebuild the lives of those caught up in it. We 
know funds are always limited. We put in accountability measures to 
ensure the Federal funds are used for their intended purposes.
  Let us continue to have the United States as a beacon of hope to 
people around the world.
  I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record letters in 
support of amendment 21, the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act, to S. 47, the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                              Americans for Immigrant Justice,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Dirksen Senate 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI 
     Justice), is writing to express our strong support for final 
     passage of the Violence Against Women Act (S. 47) and 
     amendment #21 to S. 47. This vital legislation and amendment 
     improves existing VAWA programs and strengthens protections 
     for all victims of violence.
       AI Justice was established in 1996 and provides free legal 
     services to immigrants of all nationalities, including 
     immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and 
     human trafficking. AI Justice's specialized Lucha Project 
     addresses survivors' needs in a holistic manner and engages 
     all immigrant communities in an effort to end violence 
     against women. We have assisted thousands of immigrant 
     survivors, and we understand firsthand why this important 
     legislation and amendment are needed.
       The authorization in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     (TVPA) expired on September 30, 2011. We ask all Senators to 
     support amendment #21, which reauthorizes the TVPA and 
     provides additional tools necessary to combat trafficking and 
     modern-day slavery at home and abroad. We urge all Senators 
     to oppose any attempt to weaken the bill and oppose any 
     attempts to attach non-germane amendments to S. 47.
       The United States can and should do more to help protect 
     all victims and fight domestic violence and human 
     trafficking. We urge all Senators to vote for final passage 
     of the Violence Against Women Act and for amendment #21, 
     which reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
           Sincerely,

                                                Cory W. Smith,

                                   Washington, DC Office Director,
     Americans for Immigrant Justice.
                                  ____

                                           Alliance To End Slavery


                                              and Trafficking,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2013.
     Sen. Patrick Leahy,
     Russell Senate Bldg, U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy, The Alliance to End Slavery and 
     Trafficking (ATEST), a diverse alliance of U.S.-based human 
     rights organizations, acting with a shared agenda to end 
     modern-day slavery and human trafficking around the world, is 
     writing to express our strong support for amendment (#21) to 
     the Violence Against Women Act (S. 47). This critical 
     amendment includes the text of S. 1301, the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), and 
     additional grant reporting requirements.
       As of September 30, 2011, the authorizations contained in 
     the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) expired. We 
     urge Senators to support amendment #21, which reauthorizes 
     the TVPA, provides additional tools necessary to combat 
     trafficking and modern-day slavery at home and abroad, and 
     continues the fight to end modern-day slavery and human 
     trafficking in our generation.
       Although the United States has taken significant steps to 
     combat human trafficking through a comprehensive approach, 
     much more needs to be done. The scope of human trafficking 
     and slavery has come into sharp focus over the past years 
     with an estimated 27 million slaves worldwide. Combined, 
     human trafficking and slavery are the world's third largest 
     criminal enterprises, after drugs and weapons. The United 
     States can and should do more to help fight human trafficking 
     both domestically and internationally. We urge passage of the 
     amendment to continue U.S. leadership and further the victim-
     centered approach that has been crucial to combating human 
     trafficking around the world.
           Sincerely,
         Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), 
           Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), ECPAT-USA, Free 
           the Slaves, International Justice Mission, Not for Sale 
           Campaign, Polaris Project, Safe Horizon, Solidarity 
           Center, Verite, Vital Voices Global Partnership, World 
           Vision.
                                  ____



                                          Freedom Network USA,

                                                February 11, 2013.
     Re Amendment #21 (Trafficking Victims Protection 
         Reauthorization Act) to S. 47 (Violence Against Women 
         Act)

     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Russell 
         Senate Bldg., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman, The Freedom Network (USA), which was 
     established in 2001, is a coalition of 35 nongovernmental 
     organizations and individual experts that provide services 
     to, and advocate for the rights of, trafficking survivors in 
     the United States. The Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), groundbreaking legislation which 
     increased the U.S. government's efforts to protect victims, 
     authorized the government to strengthen efforts to prosecute 
     traffickers, and allowed for increased prevention measures, 
     funds some of the Freedom Network's most vital programs, 
     including comprehensive case management, shelter, and legal 
     services. The Freedom Network enthusiastically commends and 
     supports you for introducing this vital legislation as an 
     amendment (Amendment #21) to the bill to reauthorize the 
     Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (Senate Bill 47).
       With an estimated 27 million victims of human trafficking 
     worldwide, the United States should continue to lead the 
     charge to end this human rights abuse. Throughout the course 
     of the 112th Congress, the Freedom Network worked fervently 
     in support of the TVPRA (S. 1301), which ultimately 
     culminated in 57 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle by 
     the end of 2012. Today, the Senate will resume consideration 
     of S. 47, and they will debate Amendment #21 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the 
     TVPRA, to enhance

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     measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other 
     purposes. Both the TVPRA and VAWA are critical to survivors 
     of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
       Thank you for your continued attention to this issue. 
     Please contact Freedom Network Policy Co-Chairs Keeli 
     Sorensen ([email protected]) and Ivy Suriyopas 
     ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
           Sincerely yours,
     Bill Bernstein,
       Co-Chair.
     Patricia Medige,
       Co-Chair.
     Suzanne Tomatore,
       Co-Chair.


                  MEMBERS OF THE FREEDOM NETWORK (USA)

       American Gateways (TX); Americans for Immigrant Justice 
     (FL); API Safety Center & Chaya (WA); Arizona League to End 
     Regional Human Trafficking (AZ); Asian American Legal Defense 
     and Education Fund (NY); Asian Pacific Islander Legal 
     Outreach (CA); Ayuda, Inc. (DC); Break the Chain Campaign, 
     Institute for Policy Studies (DC); Coalition of Immokalee 
     Workers Anti-Slavery Campaign (FL); Coalition to Abolish 
     Slavery and Trafficking (CA); Colorado Legal Services (CO); 
     Florida Freedom Partnership/Anti-Human Trafficking Program 
     (FL); Florrie Burke (NY); Immigrant Women and Children 
     Project, City Bar Justice Center (NY); International 
     Institute of Buffalo (NY); International Institute of St. 
     Louis (MO).
       International Organization for Adolescents (IL); Kristen 
     Heffernan (NY); Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (CA); 
     LUCHA: A Women's Legal Project, Florida Immigrant Advocacy 
     Center (FL); Maria Jose Fletcher (FL); Marianna Smirnova 
     (CA); Martina Vandenberg (DC); Mosaic Family Services (TX); 
     My Sisters' Place; National Immigrant Justice Center (IL); 
     Safe Horizon, Anti-Trafficking Program and Streetwork Project 
     (NY); Sapna Patel (TX); Sex Workers Project, Urban Justice 
     Center (NY); Southern Poverty Law Center Immigrant Justice 
     Project (GA); Tapestri (GA); VIDA Legal Assistance (FL); 
     Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network (WA); Wisconsin 
     Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WI); Worker Justice Center 
     of New York (NY).

  Mr. LEAHY. Let's pass this.
  Mr. President, I am going to suggest the absence of a quorum unless 
somebody else seeks recognition. I see the distinguished Senator from 
Florida on the floor, and I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.
  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I wish to echo my support for this 
amendment which is, basically, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
  Human trafficking is an issue which is shocking to people in its 
prevalence, both in our country and around the world. The idea of human 
slavery is something people think about as a historical issue, 
something that happened a long time ago. The fact is it is happening 
today all over the world, and it is happening in the United States. It 
is a tragic issue.
  There is not just sex trafficking, which gets all the attention and, 
obviously, is something that is very bad, but there is also labor 
trafficking. There are people in this country who are brought here 
under false pretenses, and when they get here they don't get paid, they 
are mistreated, and on many occasions they are threatened that their 
family back home is going to be hurt if they go to the authorities.
  We have had cases of this happening in Florida. We have seen horrible 
cases that have been documented in Florida. This is one of the issues I 
have become passionate about, and anyone could become passionate about, 
if ever a person meets any of these survivors, these young men and 
women who have survived some of the most brutal treatment one can 
imagine. So this is a great step forward in reauthorizing not just this 
bill but America's example to the world that we take this issue 
seriously.
  I also think this is an issue of awareness. In the years to come, I 
hope we will continue to talk about this issue because there is still a 
lack of awareness in this country among many people about how serious 
this problem truly is. I am grateful we will, hopefully, be able to 
move forward, and I wish to thank the Senator from Vermont for offering 
this amendment.
  Should I yield the floor?
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, before the Senator from Florida yields, I 
appreciate the strong support of Senator Rubio. He has been the voice 
of reason and consistency in this area and I appreciate it.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum with the time equally divided.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask permission to speak as in morning 
business for 8 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Senator Grassley pertaining to the introduction of S. 
281 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Amendment No. 21, as Modified

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, we are going to vote in a couple minutes, 
but I would reiterate what I said earlier. This is going to be a vote 
on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. It is a bill 
that was written with the input of victims and service providers. Last 
year, we had 57 cosponsors, including 15 Republicans.
  I do want to thank Senator Rubio, who was on the floor a few minutes 
ago speaking about it.
  I could not help but think, as I said earlier, when I looked at the 
calendar today, February 12--the day on which Abraham Lincoln was born; 
and 150 years ago, he delivered the Emancipation Proclamation--wouldn't 
it be great if the Senate passed the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act on President Lincoln's birthday?
  I also said earlier today that the Senate should be--often is--the 
conscience of the Nation. I have to imagine that the conscience of the 
vast majority of our 300 million Americans--whether they are 
Republicans or Democrats; liberals, moderates, or conservatives; 
Independents--their conscience would rebel against the idea of, really, 
slave trafficking, whether it is people trapped in the sex trade or in 
factories where they face the possibility, if there is a fire, they are 
all going to die because they are forced to be there.
  Let's speak. Let's speak to the conscience of this country.
  Mr. President, have the yeas and nays been ordered on my amendment?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. They have not.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I yield back all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER.
  The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 21, as modified.
  The yeas and nays were previously ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) is necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. McCain).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 5, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 15 Leg.]

                                YEAS--93

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Baucus
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Brown
     Burr
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Cowan
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy

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     Levin
     Manchin
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--5

     Coburn
     Inhofe
     Johnson (WI)
     Lee
     Sessions

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Gillibrand
     McCain
       
  The amendment (No. 21) was agreed to.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. MANCHIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.


                            Amendment No. 10

  Mr. LEAHY. Parliamentary inquiry: Under the previous order, we are 
now on amendment No. 10?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment has not been made pending.
  The Senator from Ohio.
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 10.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Portman] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 10.

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike section 302 and insert the following:

     SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, 
                   AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

       Subtitle L of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is 
     amended by striking sections 41201 through 41204 (42 U.S.C. 
     14043c through 14043c-3) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 41201. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
                   SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 
                   (`CHOOSE CHILDREN & YOUTH').

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General, working in 
     collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to enhance 
     the safety of youth and children who are victims of, or 
     exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, stalking, or sex trafficking and prevent future 
     violence.
       ``(b) Program Purposes.--Funds provided under this section 
     may be used for the following program purpose areas:
       ``(1) Services to advocate for and respond to youth.--To 
     develop, expand, and strengthen victim-centered interventions 
     and services that target youth who are victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex 
     trafficking. Services may include victim services, 
     counseling, advocacy, mentoring, educational support, 
     transportation, legal assistance in civil, criminal and 
     administrative matters, such as family law cases, housing 
     cases, child welfare proceedings, campus administrative 
     proceedings, and civil protection order proceedings, 
     population-specific services, and other activities that 
     support youth in finding safety, stability, and justice and 
     in addressing the emotional, cognitive, and physical effects 
     of trauma. Funds may be used to--
       ``(A) assess and analyze currently available services for 
     youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, determining relevant 
     barriers to such services in a particular locality, and 
     developing a community protocol to address such problems 
     collaboratively;
       ``(B) develop and implement policies, practices, and 
     procedures to effectively respond to domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking 
     against youth; or
       ``(C) provide technical assistance and training to enhance 
     the ability of school personnel, victim service providers, 
     child protective service workers, staff of law enforcement 
     agencies, prosecutors, court personnel, individuals who work 
     in after school programs, medical personnel, social workers, 
     mental health personnel, and workers in other programs that 
     serve children and youth to improve their ability to 
     appropriately respond to the needs of children and youth who 
     are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, and to properly refer 
     such children, youth, and their families to appropriate 
     services.
       ``(2) Supporting youth through education and protection.--
     To enable middle schools, high schools, and institutions of 
     higher education to--
       ``(A) provide training to school personnel, including 
     healthcare providers and security personnel, on the needs of 
     students who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking;
       ``(B) develop and implement prevention and intervention 
     policies in middle and high schools, including appropriate 
     responses to, and identification and referral procedures for, 
     students who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex 
     trafficking, and procedures for handling the requirements of 
     court protective orders issued to or against students;
       ``(C) provide support services for student victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
     or sex trafficking, such as a resource person who is either 
     on-site or on-call;
       ``(D) implement developmentally appropriate educational 
     programming for students regarding domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking and 
     the impact of such violence on youth; or
       ``(E) develop strategies to increase identification, 
     support, referrals, and prevention programming for youth who 
     are at high risk of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking.
       ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--
       ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall be--
       ``(A) a victim service provider, tribal nonprofit, or 
     population-specific or community-based organization with a 
     demonstrated history of effective work addressing the needs 
     of youth who are, including runaway or homeless youth 
     affected by, victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking;
       ``(B) a victim service provider that is partnered with an 
     entity that has a demonstrated history of effective work 
     addressing the needs of youth; or
       ``(C) a public, charter, tribal, or nationally accredited 
     private middle or high school, a school administered by the 
     Department of Defense under section 2164 of title 10, United 
     States Code or section 1402 of the Defense Dependents' 
     Education Act of 1978, a group of schools, a school district, 
     or an institution of higher education.
       ``(2) Partnerships.--
       ``(A) Education.--To be eligible to receive a grant for the 
     purposes described in subsection (b)(2), an entity described 
     in paragraph (1) shall be partnered with a public, charter, 
     tribal, or nationally accredited private middle or high 
     school, a school administered by the Department of Defense 
     under section 2164 of title 10, United States Code or section 
     1402 of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, a 
     group of schools, a school district, or an institution of 
     higher education.
       ``(B) Other partnerships.--All applicants under this 
     section are encouraged to work in partnership with 
     organizations and agencies that work with the relevant 
     population. Such entities may include--
       ``(i) a State, tribe, unit of local government, or 
     territory;
       ``(ii) a population specific or community-based 
     organization;
       ``(iii) batterer intervention programs or sex offender 
     treatment programs with specialized knowledge and experience 
     working with youth offenders; or
       ``(iv) any other agencies or nonprofit, nongovernmental 
     organizations with the capacity to provide effective 
     assistance to the adult, youth, and child victims served by 
     the partnership.
       ``(d) Grantee Requirements.--Applicants for grants under 
     this section shall establish and implement policies, 
     practices, and procedures that--
       ``(1) require and include appropriate referral systems for 
     child and youth victims;
       ``(2) protect the confidentiality and privacy of child and 
     youth victim information, particularly in the context of 
     parental or third party involvement and consent, mandatory 
     reporting duties, and working with other service providers 
     all with priority on victim safety and autonomy; and
       ``(3) ensure that all individuals providing intervention or 
     prevention programming to children or youth through a program 
     funded under this section have completed, or will complete, 
     sufficient training in connection with domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex 
     trafficking.
       ``(e) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section, 
     the definitions and grant conditions provided for in section 
     40002 shall apply.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
       ``(g) Allotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than 50 percent of the total 
     amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year 
     shall be used for the purposes described in subsection 
     (b)(1).
       ``(2) Indian tribes.--Not less than 10 percent of the total 
     amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year 
     shall be made available for grants under the program 
     authorized by section 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968. The requirements of this section 
     shall not apply to funds allocated under this paragraph.
       ``(h) Priority.--The Attorney General shall prioritize 
     grant applications under this section that coordinate with 
     prevention programs in the community.''.


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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, this is a commonsense amendment. We just 
voted on the Violence Against Women Act amendment for trafficking 
offered by Senator Leahy. This is an amendment that actually deals with 
the underlying legislation. It is really a clarifying amendment.
  I am pleased to be joined by Senators Blumenthal, Ayotte, Collins, 
Brown, Cochran, Rubio, Alexander, and Gillibrand. It has to do with 
offering protection and services to victims of sex trafficking under 
VAWA. This simply says under section 302 of VAWA that we ensure sex 
trafficking is covered.
  Right now youth and children who are exposed to domestic violence, 
dating violence, or sexual assault or stalking are covered but not sex 
trafficking. I think it is consistent with the amendment we just 
passed. It is also an important clarification of the underlying bill.
  There are about 300,000 young Americans the FBI says are at risk 
today. This is a commonsense approach, and I would hope that all 
Senators on both sides of the aisle would agree that sex trafficking 
should be covered by this act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. I agree with the Senator from Ohio. I am perfectly willing 
to accept this amendment by a voice vote, and I do support it.
  I am encouraged that the Senate has voted to pass the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which will let us make real 
progress in helping victims of human trafficking. I worked with Senator 
Rubio last Congress to reauthorize and improve our antitrafficking law 
and needed programs. We were stymied by an anonymous Republican 
objection. Today we achieved a breakthrough when the Senate voted to 
approve the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
  I thank Senators from both sides of the aisle who have rejected the 
cramped view of the Heritage Foundation and joined with us to make 
progress on this important issue, to help victims and to help prevent 
human trafficking. The vote the Senate just took to approve vital 
antitrafficking legislation will ensure that resources and services get 
to trafficking victims in ways shown to work. By our action, we are 
improving and strengthening antitrafficking programs.
  I do not wish to conflate or confuse the two issues. The Violence 
Against Women Act provides programs for victims of sexual assault and 
domestic violence. Trafficking is different, a unique form of abuse 
with separate programs designed to address it in the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act.
  When trafficking victims also experience sexual assault, they can 
also access programs funded through VAWA for sexual assault victims. 
The Leahy-Crapo Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act explicitly 
provides that VAWA programs are to help victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. That includes trafficking 
victims. That language was carefully crafted with advocates for victims 
of those crimes.
  Accordingly, I believe that amendment 10 is unnecessary. It 
duplicates and reiterates what the bill already provides. So long as it 
does not harm and does not create confusion, I support it. The Senator 
from Oklahoma may accuse us of providing duplicative programs, but no 
one is going to subject themselves to sexual assault just because they 
might be eligible for a VAWA program or help from a trafficking 
program. No individual victim is going to somehow profit at taxpayers' 
expense. The amendment is accepted merely as further clarification of 
the availability of VAWA programs to children who are both victims of 
trafficking and sexual assault. Sex trafficking victims are by 
definition also sexual assault victims.
  I am not in favor of confusing program administrators or taking 
program funds away from victims of rape and domestic violence. I have 
worked hard not to pit victims against each other. Instead, I have 
tried to provide for the needs of all victims.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut.
  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Madam President, I want to again thank the chairman 
of the Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, for his leadership on this 
bill and on the issue of human trafficking. He has led this Chamber.
  I want to thank my colleague, Senator Portman, for truly a 
commonsense amendment that aims to combat one of the great scourges in 
the United States and around the world, sex trafficking involving young 
people. We can take a strong step and send a strong message by 
providing the kinds of services to young victims as we do to other 
victims who receive aid under VAWA. I urge my colleagues to support 
this amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
  Mr. PORTMAN. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
  The result was announced--yeas 100, nays 0, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 16 Leg.]

                               YEAS--100

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Baucus
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Brown
     Burr
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Cowan
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Lee
     Levin
     Manchin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden
  The amendment (No. 10) was agreed to.
  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I move to reconsider.
  Mr. MERKLEY. I move to lay that on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.


                            Amendment No. 11

  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, the distinguished Senator from Alaska, 
Ms. Murkowski, has filed amendment No. 11, a technical fix to ensure 
that VAWA's tribal provisions apply to Alaska. I now offer the 
amendment on her behalf. I support this amendment and I ask it be added 
to the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Leahy], for Ms. Murkowski, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 11.

  Mr. LEAHY. I ask further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Beginning on page 186, strike line 5 and all that follows 
     through page 187, line 3, and insert the following:

     SEC. 905. TRIBAL PROTECTION ORDERS.

       Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Tribal Court Jurisdiction.--For purposes of this 
     section, a court of an Indian tribe shall have full civil 
     jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders involving 
     any person, including the authority to enforce any orders 
     through civil contempt proceedings, to exclude violators from 
     Indian land, and to use other appropriate mechanisms, in 
     matters arising anywhere in the Indian country of the Indian 
     tribe (as defined in section 1151) or otherwise within the 
     authority of the Indian tribe.''.
       Beginning on page 193, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 194, line 3, and insert the following:

     SEC. 910. SPECIAL RULE FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA.

       (a) Expanded Jurisdiction.--In the State of Alaska, the 
     amendments made by sections 904 and 905 shall only apply to 
     the Indian

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     country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
     States Code) of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette 
     Island Reserve.
       (b) Retained Jurisdiction.--The jurisdiction and authority 
     of each Indian tribe in the State of Alaska under section 
     2265(e) of title 18, United States Code (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act)--
       (1) shall remain in full force and effect; and
       (2) are not limited or diminished by this Act or any 
     amendment made by this Act.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment 
     made by this Act limits or diminishes the jurisdiction of the 
     State of Alaska, any subdivision of the State of Alaska, or 
     any Indian tribe in the State of Alaska.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate, equally 
divided.
  Mr. LEAHY. I yield back all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the 
amendment.
  The amendment (No. 11) was agreed to.


                            Amendment No. 15

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to a vote in relation to 
amendment No. 15, offered by the Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn.
  Mr. COBURN. Madam President, this is an amendment that follows GAO 
recommendations with which the Justice Department agreed in terms of an 
audit on the duplication within their program. As a matter of fact, I 
have the data where the Justice Department actually concurred with the 
GAO on it. The purpose of the amendment is to eliminate the backlog in 
DNA testing, both in terms of rape kits and CODIS. The Cornyn amendment 
improved the bill but does not direct the money necessary. It is a 
small percentage, less than 2 percent over 10 years out of that bill, 
less than 2 percent of 1 year's spending. We spent $40 million for 10 
years on these grants and what we are asking for is .4 of 1 percent to 
help solve the backlog on all the DNA cases.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. The bipartisan Leahy-Crapo Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act already reduces authorization levels and adds 
important accountability measures. These are careful, appropriate, and 
effective steps. The Coburn amendment would mandate sweeping cuts which 
would decimate programs. The amendment is opposed by law enforcement, 
including the National Association of Police Organizations, and by the 
National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women.
  Of course we all want to combat fraud, waste, and abuse. But this 
amendment is not the way to do it. The amendment purports to be based 
on findings by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO, but it 
misconstrues those findings. The amendment states that the GAO 
identified $3.9 billion in ``duplicative'' grants programs. That is 
simply not the case. The July 2012 GAO report states that the total 
amount of grants awarded by the Justice Department in fiscal year 2010 
was only $3.6 billion. You cannot have $3.9 billion in duplication when 
the total amount of grant money awarded was less than that.
  More importantly, the GAO report did not actually conclude that there 
was duplication. The July report said there was ``the potential risk of 
unnecessary duplication'' and recommended that the Justice Department 
conduct an assessment to determine if grant programs could be 
consolidated to mitigate that risk. The GAO did not recommend any 
funding cuts and certainly did not recommend the $780 million cut that 
this amendment would require. As I have noted, our bill already 
includes a 17-percent cut in authorizations.
  The amendment offered by Senator Coburn requires the Department of 
Justice to gut key grant programs. It would mandate that the Department 
cut at least $780 million from its grant programs, many of which 
provide critical funding to law enforcement and victim service 
providers. This would have devastating effects on victims of rape and 
domestic violence, and I urge Senators to vote against it.
  The amendment tries to sugarcoat the damage it will do by reference 
to untested rape kits. In fact, it is the amendment that is 
duplicative. We have established the Debbie Smith Act to reduce the 
backlog of untested rape kits and the Leahy-Crapo bill already includes 
measures to reduce the backlog through core VAWA programs and through 
the inclusion of the SAFER Act.
  By gutting grant programs to law enforcement and victims, the Coburn 
amendment does not help victims of rape, who rely on victim service 
providers funded with these grants and on law enforcement who count on 
Federal support. Mandating vast cuts in programs for victims and law 
enforcement at a time when those programs are already being squeezed is 
bad policy. These grant programs save lives. The amendment is bad for 
victims and bad for law enforcement. I urge Senators to oppose it.
  I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record letters in 
opposition to amendment No. 15 to S. 47, the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                              National Association


                                of Police Organizations, Inc.,

                          Alexandria, Virginia, February 11, 2013.
     Hon. Patrick Leahy,
     Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Leahy: On behalf of the National Association 
     of Police Organizations (NAPO), representing 241,000 rank-
     and-file officers from across the United States, I write to 
     you to inform you that we strongly oppose proposed Amendment 
     15, offered by Senator Coburn, to the Violence Against Women 
     Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S. 47).
       This amendment would mandate cuts of $780 million or more 
     from Department of Justice grant programs. Those cuts would 
     have to come from programs that help victims of crime, like 
     the Violence Against Women Act, or from aid to state and 
     local law enforcement, among other important grant programs.
       Mandating vast cuts in programs for victims and law 
     enforcement at a time when those programs are already being 
     squeezed is bad policy. State and local governments rely on 
     vital federal assistance, including for bullet proof vests 
     and other life-saving equipment.
       This VAWA reauthorization already reduces authorization 
     levels and adds important accountability measures. These are 
     careful, appropriate, and effective steps. The Coburn 
     amendment would add sweeping and unprincipled mandated cuts 
     which would decimate programs. For these reasons, we must 
     strongly oppose it.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Johnson,
     Executive Director.
                                  ____

         National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
           Against Women,
                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 2013.
     Senator Patrick Leahy,
     Chair, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Leahy: The National Task Force to End Sexual 
     and Domestic Violence represents thousands of national, 
     tribal, state, territorial and local organizations, as well 
     as survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking. We are committed to securing an end to 
     violence against women. National Task Force to End Sexual and 
     Domestic Violence agrees that more funding should be made 
     available for the rape kit backlog and other critical victim 
     services and notes that significant provisions to do this and 
     address the crime of rape are already included in S. 47.
       On the other hand, the National Task Force to End Sexual 
     and Domestic Violence is opposed to Amendment No. 15 to S. 
     47, proposed by Senator Coburn. Senator Coburn's amendment 
     has the ostensible goal of saving money on administrative 
     costs in order to redirect those funds to address the 
     nation's rape kit backlog. But the amendment's mandates would 
     ultimately cost so much money themselves--that they could not 
     generate the proposed savings promised to alleviate the rape 
     kit backlog.
       This amendment would mandate cuts of more than $700 million 
     to Department of Justice grant programs, eviscerating 
     services to victims of all crimes and decimating justice 
     system responses to crime.
       This amendment also requires a top to bottom review of 
     every program in the Department of Justice, every staff 
     position in the Department of Justice, and every staff person 
     hired by every contractor engaged by the Department of 
     Justice. An audit of this scope is simply unworkable and 
     would drain valuable resources that would otherwise support 
     law enforcement agencies, courts, prosecutors' office, and 
     victim services, leaving

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     victims of all forms of crime vulnerable to great harm.
       The audit proposed in Amendment No. 15 would require the 
     Department of Justice to investigate every one of its 
     approximately 110,000 employees, including U.S. Attorneys, 
     FBI agents, federal marshals, ATF employees, federal prison 
     employees, in search of supposed duplications and waste. The 
     U.S. Department of Justice has 38 agencies and is the largest 
     law enforcement agency in this country; to hamper its 
     incredibly important work fighting crime every day with an 
     audit that may or may not yield proof of duplication or 
     waste, is an injustice to all of the people the Justice 
     Department is bound to protect and serve. A review of this 
     size and scope would clearly cost hundreds of millions of 
     dollars, a growth of government functions that is 
     unconscionable in a time of fiscal crisis.
       There is an easier and much less expensive way to reduce 
     administrative costs in order to dedicate more funding to 
     direct services--and that is accomplished in S. 47. S. 47 
     consolidates 13 existing programs in the Office on Violence 
     Against Women into 4 programs. S. 47 already addresses 
     duplication and potential waste in Violence Against Women 
     Act-funded programs through these consolidations. S. 47 will 
     free up more funds for direct services by consolidating 
     administrative functions--and will preserve desperately 
     needed services.
       Amendment No. 15 will require the Department of Justice to 
     spend hundreds of millions of dollars that could otherwise go 
     toward direct services, meaning fewer victims served and more 
     programs closing. We ask you and your fellow Senators to vote 
     NO on Amendment No. 15.
           Sincerely,
     The Member Programs of the National Task Force to End Sexual 
                                            and Domestic Violence.

  Mr. LEAHY. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the 
roll.
  The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander).
  Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. 
alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 53, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 17 Leg.]

                                YEAS--46

     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Collins
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     Manchin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wicker

                                NAYS--53

     Baldwin
     Baucus
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coons
     Cowan
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Rockefeller
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Alexander
       
  The amendment (No. 15) was rejected.
  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay 
on the table was agreed to.

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