[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1389-S1395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 273. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SECTION __. SAVE ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop 
     Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015'' or the 
     ``SAVE Act of 2015''.
       (b) Advertising That Offers Certain Commercial Acts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1591(a)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting ``advertises,'' after ``obtains,''.
       (2) Mens rea requirement.--Section 1591(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended in the undesignated matter 
     following paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except where, in an 
     offense under paragraph (2), the act constituting the 
     violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,'' after ``knowing, 
     or''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 1591(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``advertised,'' after 
     ``obtained,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``advertised,'' after 
     ``obtained,''.
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  SA 274. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS BORN IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     following'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and indenting such 
     paragraphs, as redesignated, an additional 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Definition.--Acknowledging the right of birthright 
     citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, a person born in the 
     United States shall be considered `subject to the 
     jurisdiction' of the United States for purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1) only if the person is born in the United States and at 
     least 1 of the person's parents is--
       ``(1) a citizen or national of the United States;
       ``(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
     the United States whose residence is in the United States; or
       ``(3) an alien performing active service in the armed 
     forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) 
     may not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality 
     status of any person born before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
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  SA 275. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

                       TITLE II--SAFE COMMUNITIES

     SEC. 21. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Keep Our Communities Safe 
     Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 22. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Constitutional rights should be upheld and protected;
       (2) Congress intends to uphold the Constitutional principle 
     of due process; and
       (3) due process of the law is a right afforded to everyone 
     in the United States.

     SEC. 23. DETENTION OF DANGEROUS ALIENS DURING REMOVAL 
                   PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1226) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term 
     appears (except in the second place it appears in subsection 
     (a)) and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``the Secretary of Homeland Security or'' before ``the 
     Attorney General--''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``conditional parole'' 
     and inserting ``recognizance'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Parole'' and 
     inserting ``Recognizance''; and
       (B) by striking ``parole'' and inserting ``recognizance'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking the undesignated 
     matter following subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``any time after the alien is released, without regard to 
     whether an alien is released related to any activity, 
     offense, or conviction described in this paragraph; to 
     whether the alien is released on parole, supervised release, 
     or probation; or to whether the alien may be arrested or 
     imprisoned again for the same offense. If the activity 
     described in this paragraph does not result in the alien 
     being taken into custody by any person other than the 
     Secretary, then when the alien is brought to the attention of 
     the Secretary or when the Secretary determines it is 
     practical to take such alien into custody, the Secretary 
     shall take such alien into custody.'';
       (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``Attorney General's'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security's''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Length of Detention.--
       ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     an alien may be detained under this section for any period, 
     without limitation, except as provided in subsection (i), 
     until the alien is subject to a final order of removal.
       ``(2) The length of detention under this section shall not 
     affect a detention under section 241.
       ``(h) Administrative Review.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--The Attorney General's review of the 
     Secretary's custody determinations under subsection (a) shall 
     be limited to whether the alien may be detained, released on 
     bond (of at least $1,500 with security approved by the 
     Secretary), or released with no bond. Any review involving an 
     alien described in paragraph (2)(D) shall be limited to a 
     determination of whether the alien is properly included in 
     such category.
       ``(2) Classes of aliens.--The Attorney General shall review 
     the Secretary's custody determinations for the following 
     classes of aliens:
       ``(A) Aliens in exclusion proceedings.
       ``(B) Aliens described in sections 212(a)(3) and 237(a)(4).
       ``(C) Aliens described in subsection (c).
       ``(D) Aliens in deportation proceedings subject to section 
     242(a)(2) (as in effect between April 24, 1996 and April 1, 
     1997).
       ``(i) Release on Bond.--
       ``(1) In general.--An alien detained under subsection (a) 
     may seek release on bond. No bond may be granted except to an 
     alien who establishes by clear and convincing evidence that 
     the alien is not a flight risk or a risk to another person or 
     the community.
       ``(2) Certain aliens ineligible.--No alien detained under 
     subsection (c) may seek release on bond.''.

     SEC. 24. ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.

       Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1231(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears, 
     except for the first place it appears in paragraph (4)(B)(i), 
     and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) Beginning of period.--The removal period begins on 
     the latest of--
       ``(i) the date on which the order of removal becomes 
     administratively final;
       ``(ii) the date on which the alien is taken into such 
     custody if the alien is not in the custody of the Secretary 
     on the date on which the order of removal becomes 
     administratively final; and
       ``(iii) the date on which the alien is taken into the 
     custody of the Secretary after the alien is released from 
     detention or confinement if the alien is detained or confined 
     (except for an immigration process) on the date on which the 
     order of removal becomes administratively final.
       ``(C) Suspension of period.--
       ``(i) Extension.--The removal period shall be extended 
     beyond a period of 90 days and the Secretary may, in the 
     Secretary's sole discretion, keep the alien in detention 
     during such extended period, if--

       ``(I) the alien fails or refuses to make all reasonable 
     efforts to comply with the removal order, or to fully 
     cooperate with the Secretary's efforts to establish the 
     alien's identity and carry out the removal order, including 
     making timely application in good faith for travel or other 
     documents necessary to the alien's departure or conspires or 
     acts to prevent the alien's removal that is subject to an 
     order of removal;
       ``(II) a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an 
     immigration judge orders a stay of removal of an alien who is 
     subject to an administratively final order of removal;
       ``(III) the Secretary transfers custody of the alien 
     pursuant to law to another Federal agency or a State or local 
     government agency in connection with the official duties of 
     such agency; or
       ``(IV) a court or the Board of Immigration Appeals orders a 
     remand to an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration 
     Appeals, during the time period when the case is pending a 
     decision on remand (with the removal period beginning anew on 
     the date that the alien is ordered removed on remand).

       ``(ii) Renewal.--If the removal period has been extended 
     under clause (i), a new removal period shall be deemed to 
     have begun on the date on which--

       ``(I) the alien makes all reasonable efforts to comply with 
     the removal order, or to fully cooperate with the Secretary's 
     efforts to establish the alien's identity and carry out the 
     removal order;
       ``(II) the stay of removal is no longer in effect; or
       ``(III) the alien is returned to the custody of the 
     Secretary.

       ``(iii) Mandatory detention for certain aliens.--The 
     Secretary shall keep an alien

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     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
     236(c)(1) in detention during the extended period described 
     in clause (i).
       ``(iv) Sole form of relief.--An alien may only seek relief 
     from detention under this subparagraph by filing an 
     application for a writ of habeas corpus in accordance with 
     chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code. No alien whose 
     period of detention is extended under this subparagraph shall 
     have the right to seek release on bond.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or is not detained pursuant to paragraph (6)'' after ``the 
     removal period''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) to obey reasonable restrictions on the alien's 
     conduct or activities that the Secretary prescribes for the 
     alien--
       ``(i) to prevent the alien from absconding;
       ``(ii) for the protection of the community; or
       ``(iii) for other purposes related to the enforcement of 
     Federal immigration laws.'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
       (5) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) Additional rules for detention or release of certain 
     aliens.--
       ``(A) Detention review process for cooperative aliens 
     established.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     administrative review process to determine whether an alien 
     who is not otherwise subject to mandatory detention, who has 
     made all reasonable efforts to comply with a removal order 
     and to cooperate fully with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security's efforts to establish the alien's identity and 
     carry out the removal order, including making timely 
     application in good faith for travel or other documents 
     necessary to the alien's departure, and who has not conspired 
     or acted to prevent removal should be detained or released on 
     conditions.
       ``(ii) Determination.--The Secretary shall make a 
     determination whether to release an alien after the removal 
     period in accordance with subparagraph (B), which--

       ``(I) shall include consideration of any evidence submitted 
     by the alien; and
       ``(II) may include consideration of any other evidence, 
     including--

       ``(aa) any information or assistance provided by the 
     Secretary of State or other Federal official; and
       ``(bb) any other information available to the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security pertaining to the ability to remove the 
     alien.
       ``(B) Authority to detain beyond removal period.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     continue to detain an alien for 90 days beyond the removal 
     period (including any extension of the removal period under 
     paragraph (1)(C)). An alien whose detention is extended under 
     this subparagraph shall not have the right to seek release on 
     bond.
       ``(ii) Specific circumstances.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security may continue to detain an alien beyond the 90 days 
     authorized under clause (i)--

       ``(I) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary 
     determines that there is a significant likelihood that the 
     alien--

       ``(aa) will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable 
     future;
       ``(bb) would be removed in the reasonably foreseeable 
     future; or
       ``(cc) would have been removed if the alien had not--
       ``(AA) failed or refused to make all reasonable efforts to 
     comply with the removal order;
       ``(BB) failed or refused to cooperate fully with the 
     Secretary's efforts to establish the alien's identity and 
     carry out the removal order, including making timely 
     application in good faith for travel or other documents 
     necessary to the alien's departure; or
       ``(CC) conspired or acted to prevent removal;

       ``(II) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security certifies in writing--

       ``(aa) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, that the alien has a highly contagious 
     disease that poses a threat to public safety;
       ``(bb) after receipt of a written recommendation from the 
     Secretary of State, that release of the alien is likely to 
     have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the 
     United States;
       ``(cc) based on information available to the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security (including classified, sensitive, or 
     national security information, and without regard to the 
     grounds upon which the alien was ordered removed), that there 
     is reason to believe that the release of the alien would 
     threaten the national security of the United States; or
       ``(dd) that the release of the alien will threaten the 
     safety of the community or any person, conditions of release 
     cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the 
     community or of any person; and
       ``(AA) the alien has been convicted of 1 or more aggravated 
     felonies (as defined in section 101(a)(43)(A)) or of 1 or 
     more crimes identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     by regulation, or of 1 or more attempts or conspiracies to 
     commit any such aggravated felonies or such identified 
     crimes, if the aggregate term of imprisonment for such 
     attempts or conspiracies is at least 5 years; or
       ``(BB) the alien has committed 1 or more crimes of violence 
     (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, 
     but not including a purely political offense) and, because of 
     a mental condition or personality disorder and behavior 
     associated with that condition or disorder, the alien is 
     likely to engage in acts of violence in the future; or

       ``(III) pending a certification under subclause (II), if 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security has initiated the 
     administrative review process not later than 30 days after 
     the expiration of the removal period (including any extension 
     of the removal period under paragraph (1)(C)).

       ``(iii) No right to bond hearing.--An alien whose detention 
     is extended under this subparagraph shall not have a right to 
     seek release on bond, including by reason of a certification 
     under clause (ii)(II).
       ``(C) Renewal and delegation of certification.--
       ``(i) Renewal.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     renew a certification under subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) every 6 
     months after providing an opportunity for the alien to 
     request reconsideration of the certification and to submit 
     documents or other evidence in support of that request. If 
     the Secretary does not renew a certification, the Secretary 
     may not continue to detain the alien under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)(II).
       ``(ii) Delegation.--Notwithstanding section 103, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority 
     to make or renew a certification described in item (bb), 
     (cc), or (dd) of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) below the level of 
     the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement.
       ``(iii) Hearing.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     request that the Attorney General or the Attorney General's 
     designee provide for a hearing to make the determination 
     described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)(dd)(BB).
       ``(D) Release on conditions.--If it is determined that an 
     alien should be released from detention by a Federal court, 
     the Board of Immigration Appeals, or if an immigration judge 
     orders a stay of removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     may impose conditions on release as provided under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(E) Redetention.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     without any limitations other than those specified in this 
     section, may detain any alien subject to a final removal 
     order who is released from custody if--

       ``(I) removal becomes likely in the reasonably foreseeable 
     future;
       ``(II) the alien fails to comply with the conditions of 
     release or to continue to satisfy the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(III) upon reconsideration, the Secretary determines that 
     the alien can be detained under subparagraph (B).

       ``(ii) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any 
     alien returned to custody pursuant to this subparagraph as if 
     the removal period terminated on the day of the redetention.
       ``(F) Review of determinations by secretary.--A 
     determination by the Secretary under this paragraph shall not 
     be subject to review by any other agency.''.

     SEC. 25. SEVERABILITY.

       If any of the provisions of this title, any amendment made 
     by this title, or the application of any such provision to 
     any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any 
     reason, the remainder of this title, the amendments made by 
     this title, and the application of the provisions and 
     amendments made by this title to any other person or 
     circumstance shall not be affected by such holding.

     SEC. 26. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Apprehension and Detention of Aliens.--The amendments 
     made by section 23 shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Section 236 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as amended by section 23, shall apply to any 
     alien in detention under the provisions of such section on or 
     after such date of enactment.
       (b) Aliens Ordered Removed.--The amendments made by section 
     24 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. Section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended by section 24, shall apply to--
       (1) all aliens subject to a final administrative removal, 
     deportation, or exclusion order that was issued before, on, 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) acts and conditions occurring or existing before, on, 
     or after such date of enactment.
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  SA 276. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. TREATMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.

       Section 235(a) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
     1232(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
     ``Special rules for unaccompanied alien children.--'';

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       (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``who is a national or habitual resident of 
     a country that is contiguous with the United States''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting 
     ``Agreements with foreign countries.''; and
       (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``contiguous to the United States'' and inserting 
     ``contiguous to the United States, Belize, Costa Rica, El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and other 
     any foreign country that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``, except for an unaccompanied alien child 
     from a contiguous country subject to the exceptions under 
     subsection (a)(2),'' and inserting ``who does not meet the 
     criteria listed in paragraph (2)(A)''.
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  SA 277. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     TITLE __--HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT 
                   ACT

     SECTION _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking 
     Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015''.

     SEC. _02. PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.

       Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``where feasible'' and all that follows, and 
     inserting the following: ``where feasible, to an 
     application--
       ``(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law 
     enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal contribution 
     exceeding the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or
       ``(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a 
     law--
       ``(A) that--
       ``(i) provides a process by which an individual who is 
     human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest or 
     conviction records for prostitution or any other non-violent 
     offense committed as a direct result of human trafficking;
       ``(ii) establishes a rebuttable presumption that any arrest 
     or conviction of an individual for an offense associated with 
     human trafficking is a result of being trafficked, if the 
     individual--

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

       ``(iii) protects the identity of individuals who are human 
     trafficking survivors in public and court records; and
       ``(B) that does not require an individual who is a human 
     trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as 
     described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.''.
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  SA 278. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide 
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     TITLE __--TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

     SEC. __01. TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE.

       (a) Development of Best Practices.--
       (1) Grant for development of best practices.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
     Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
     and in consultation with the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, shall award, on a 
     competitive basis, a grant to an eligible school under which 
     such school will--
       (A) not later than 6 months after receipt of the award, 
     develop best practices for health care professionals--
       (i) to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking; 
     and
       (ii) to respond appropriately to such individuals;
       (B) in developing best practices under subparagraph (A), 
     survey, analyze, and evaluate, in consultation with law 
     enforcement personnel, social service providers, and other 
     experts in the field of human trafficking, existing best 
     practices that foster the practice of interprofessional 
     collaboration, including those used by industries other than 
     the health care industry, to determine the extent to which 
     such existing best practices may be adapted for use as part 
     of the best practices under subparagraph (A);
       (C) develop curricula, training modules, or materials to 
     train health care professionals on the best practices 
     developed under subparagraph (A);
       (D) not later than 12 months after the receipt of the 
     award, make a subgrant to one entity located near an 
     established anti-human trafficking task force initiative in 
     each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services--
       (i) to design, implement, and evaluate a pilot program 
     using the best practices developed under subparagraph (A) and 
     the curricula, training modules, or materials developed under 
     subparagraph (C);
       (ii) to conduct the pilot program at one or more eligible 
     sites within the respective region, which may include an 
     eligible site that is a school-based health center; and
       (iii) to complete the implementation and evaluation of such 
     pilot program within a period of 6 months;
       (E) not later than 24 months after the receipt of the 
     award, analyze the results of the pilot programs conducted 
     through subgrants under subparagraph (D), including 
     analyzing--
       (i) changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude of 
     health care professionals resulting from the implementation 
     of the programs;
       (ii) the number of victims of a severe form of trafficking 
     who are recognized under the programs;
       (iii) of those recognized, the number who received 
     information or referrals for services offered through the 
     programs; and
       (iv) of those who received such information or referrals--

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

       (F) determine, using the results of the analysis under 
     subparagraph (E), the extent to which the best practices 
     developed under subparagraph (A) are evidence-based; and
       (G) submit a comprehensive assessment of the pilot programs 
     conducted through subgrants under subparagraph (D) to the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, including an 
     identification of--
       (i) the best practices that are determined pursuant to 
     subparagraph (F) to be evidence-based; and
       (ii) the best practices that are determined pursuant to 
     such paragraph to require further review in order to 
     determine whether they are evidence-based.
       (2) Contents.--The best practices developed through the 
     grant awarded under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall address--
       (i) risk factors and indicators to recognize victims of a 
     severe form of trafficking;
       (ii) application of Federal and State law, including 
     reporting requirements, with respect to victims of a severe 
     form of trafficking;
       (iii) patient safety and security, including the 
     requirements of HIPAA privacy and security law as applied to 
     victims of a severe form of trafficking;
       (iv) the management of medical records of patients who are 
     victims of a severe form of trafficking;
       (v) public and private social services available for 
     rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals;
       (vi) the hotlines for reporting human trafficking 
     maintained by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 
     and the Department of Homeland Security;
       (vii) validated assessment tools for the identification of 
     victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
       (viii) referral options and procedures for sharing 
     information on human trafficking with a patient and making 
     referrals for legal and social service assistance related to 
     human trafficking when indicated and appropriate; and
       (B) shall not address patient medical treatment.
       (3) Dissemination.--Not later than 24 months after the 
     award of a grant to a school under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
     Quality, shall--
       (A) post on the public website of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services the best practices that are identified by 
     the school under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(G); 
     and
       (B) disseminate to health care profession schools the best 
     practices identified by the school under paragraph (1)(G)(i) 
     and evaluation results.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``eligible site'' means a health center that 
     is receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z-1, or 1001 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 300).
       (2) The term ``eligible school'' means an accredited school 
     of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or 
     treatment of victims of a severe form of trafficking.
       (3) The term ``health care professional'' means a person 
     employed by a health care provider who provides to patients 
     information (including information not related to medical 
     treatment), scheduling, services, or referrals.
       (4) The term ``HIPAA privacy and security law'' has the 
     meaning given to such term in section 3009 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-19).
       (5) The term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' has 
     the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (c) No Additional Authorization of Appropriations.--No 
     additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out this section, and this section shall be carried out

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     using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
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  SA 279. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Ms. Ayotte) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
178, to provide justice for the victims of trafficking; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND 
                   RELATED CRIMES.

       Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking section 2421 and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 2421. Transportation generally

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly transports any 
     individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any 
     Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent 
     that such individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual 
     activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal 
     offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this 
     title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
       ``(b) Requests to Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys 
     General.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall grant a 
     request by a State attorney general that a State or local 
     attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this 
     section unless the Attorney General determines that granting 
     the request would undermine the administration of justice.
       ``(2) Reason for denial.--If the Attorney General denies a 
     request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall 
     submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for 
     the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which a 
     request is received.''.
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  SA 280. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice 
for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

         TITLE IV--PREVENTING DEMAND FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``International Megan's Law 
     to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, was abducted, 
     sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1994, in the State of New 
     Jersey by a violent predator living across the street from 
     her home. Unbeknownst to Megan Kanka and her family, her 
     attacker had been convicted previously of a sex offense 
     against a child.
       (2) In 1996, Congress adopted Megan's Law (Public Law 104-
     145) as a means to encourage States to protect children by 
     identifying the whereabouts of sex offenders and providing 
     the means to monitor their activities.
       (3) In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) to 
     protect children and the public at large by establishing a 
     comprehensive national system for the registration and 
     notification to the public and law enforcement officers of 
     convicted sex offenders.
       (4) Law enforcement reports indicate that known child-sex 
     offenders are traveling internationally, and that the 
     criminal background of such individuals may not be known to 
     local law enforcement prior to their arrival.
       (5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors in child 
     sex trafficking and pornography is a global phenomenon. The 
     International Labour Organization has estimated that 
     1,800,000 children worldwide are victims of child sex 
     trafficking and pornography each year.
       (6) Child sex tourism, where an individual travels to a 
     foreign country and engages in sexual activity with a child 
     in that country, is a form of child exploitation and, where 
     commercial, child sex trafficking.
       (7) According to research conducted by The Protection 
     Project of The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School 
     of Advanced International Studies, sex tourists from the 
     United States who target children form a significant 
     percentage of child sex tourists in some of the most 
     significant destination countries for child sex tourism.
       (8) In order to protect children, it is essential that 
     United States law enforcement be able to identify child-sex 
     offenders in the United States who are traveling abroad and 
     child-sex offenders from other countries entering the United 
     States. Such identification requires cooperative efforts 
     between the United States and foreign governments. In 
     exchange for providing notice of child-sex offenders 
     traveling to the United States, foreign authorities will 
     expect United States authorities to provide reciprocal notice 
     of child-sex offenders traveling to their countries.

     SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Angel Watch 
     Center established pursuant to section 404(a).
       (2) Child-sex offender.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``child-sex offender'' means an 
     individual who is a sex offender described in paragraph (3) 
     or (4) of section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
     Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911) by reason of being 
     convicted of a child-sex offense.
       (B) Definition of convicted.--In this paragraph, the term 
     ``convicted'' has the meaning given the term in paragraph (8) 
     of section 111 of such Act.
       (3) Child-sex offense.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``child-sex offense'' means a 
     specified offense against a minor, as defined in paragraph 
     (7) of section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
     Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911), including--
       (i) an offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) 
     involving kidnapping;
       (ii) an offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) 
     involving false imprisonment;
       (iii) solicitation to engage in sexual conduct;
       (iv) use in a sexual performance;
       (v) solicitation to practice prostitution;
       (vi) video voyeurism as described in section 1801 of title 
     18, United States Code;
       (vii) possession, production, or distribution of child 
     pornography;
       (viii) criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the 
     use of the Internet to facilitate or attempt such conduct; 
     and
       (ix) any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense 
     against a minor.
       (B) Other offenses.--The term ``child-sex offense'' 
     includes a sex offense described in paragraph (5)(A) of 
     section 111 of such Act that is a specified offense against a 
     minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of such section.
       (C) Foreign convictions; offenses involving consensual 
     sexual conduct.--The limitations contained in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of section 111(5) of such Act shall apply with 
     respect to a child-sex offense for purposes of this title to 
     the same extent and in the same manner as such limitations 
     apply with respect to a sex offense for purposes of such Act.
       (4) Jurisdiction.--The term ``jurisdiction'' means any of 
     the following:
       (A) A State.
       (B) The District of Columbia.
       (C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (D) Guam.
       (E) American Samoa.
       (F) The Northern Mariana Islands.
       (G) The United States Virgin Islands.
       (H) To the extent provided in, and subject to the 
     requirements of, section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16927), a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe.
       (5) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual who has 
     not attained 18 years of age.

     SEC. 404. ANGEL WATCH CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall establish, within the Child Exploitation 
     Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement (referred to in this section as ``ICE''), a 
     Center, to be known as the ``Angel Watch Center'', to carry 
     out the activities specified in subsection (d).
       (b) Leadership.--The Center shall be headed by the Director 
     of ICE, in collaboration with the Commissioner of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection (referred to in this section as 
     ``CBP'') and in consultation with the Attorney General.
       (c) Members.--The Center shall consist of--
       (1) the Director of ICE;
       (2) the Commissioner of CBP;
       (3) individuals who are designated as analysts in ICE or 
     CBP; and
       (4) individuals who are designated as program managers in 
     ICE or CBP.
       (d) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Center shall--
       (A) receive information on travel by child-sex offenders;
       (B) establish a system to maintain and archive all relevant 
     information, including the response of destination countries 
     to notifications under subsection (e), to the extent 
     available, and decisions not to transmit notification abroad; 
     and
       (C) establish an annual review process to ensure that the 
     Center is consistent in procedures to provide notification to 
     destination countries or not to provide notification to 
     destination countries, as appropriate.
       (2) Information required.--The United States Marshals 
     Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Office shall make 
     available to the Center information on travel by child-sex 
     offenders in a timely manner for purposes of carrying out the 
     activities described in paragraph (1) and subsection (e).
       (e) Notification.--
       (1) To countries of destination.--
       (A) In general.--The Center may transmit notice of 
     impending or current international travel of a child-sex 
     offender to the country or countries of destination of the 
     child-sex offender, including to the visa-issuing agent or 
     agents in the United States of the country or countries.
       (B) Form.--The notice under this paragraph may be 
     transmitted through such means as determined appropriate by 
     the Center, including through an ICE attache.
       (2) To offenders.--
       (A) General notification.--
       (i) In general.--If the Center transmits notice under 
     paragraph (1) of impending international travel of a child-
     sex offender to the country or countries of destination of

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     the child-sex offender, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     in conjunction with any appropriate agency, shall make 
     reasonable efforts to provide constructive notice through 
     electronic or telephonic communication to the child-sex 
     offender prior to the child-sex offender's arrival in the 
     country or countries.
       (ii) Exception.--The requirement to provide constructive 
     notice under clause (i) shall not apply in the case of 
     impending international travel of a child-sex offender to the 
     country or countries of destination of the child-sex offender 
     if such constructive notice would conflict with an existing 
     investigation involving the child-sex offender.
       (B) Specific notification regarding risk to life or well-
     being of offender.--If the Center has reason to believe that 
     to transmit notice under paragraph (1) poses a risk to the 
     life or well-being of the child-sex offender, the Center 
     shall make reasonable efforts to provide constructive notice 
     through electronic or telephonic communication to the child-
     sex offender of such risk.
       (C) Specific notification regarding probable denial of 
     entry to offender.--If the Center has reason to believe that 
     a country of destination of the child-sex offender is highly 
     likely to deny entry to the child-sex offender due to 
     transmission of notice under paragraph (1), the Center shall 
     make reasonable efforts to provide constructive notice 
     through electronic or telephonic communication to the child-
     sex offender of such probable denial.
       (3) Sunset.--The authority of paragraph (1) shall terminate 
     with respect to a child-sex offender beginning as of the 
     close of the last day of the registration period of such 
     child-sex offender under section 115 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16915).
       (f) Complaint Review.--The Center shall establish a 
     mechanism to receive complaints from child-sex offenders 
     affected by notifications of destination countries of such 
     child-sex offenders under subsection (e).
       (g) Consultations.--The Center shall seek to engage in 
     ongoing consultations with--
       (1) nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based 
     organizations, that have experience and expertise in 
     identifying and preventing child sex tourism and rescuing and 
     rehabilitating minor victims of international sexual 
     exploitation and trafficking;
       (2) the governments of countries interested in cooperating 
     in the creation of an international sex offender travel 
     notification system or that are primary destination or source 
     countries for international sex tourism; and
       (3) Internet service and software providers regarding 
     available and potential technology to facilitate the 
     implementation of an international sex offender travel 
     notification system, both in the United States and in other 
     countries.
       (h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State may provide technical 
     assistance to foreign authorities in order to enable such 
     authorities to participate more effectively in the 
     notification program system established under this section.

     SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Bilateral Agreements.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should negotiate memoranda of understanding or 
     other bilateral agreements with foreign governments to 
     further the purposes of this title and the amendments made by 
     this title, including--
       (1) by establishing systems to receive and transmit notices 
     required under title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
     Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and
       (2) by establishing mechanisms for private companies and 
     nongovernmental organizations to report on a voluntary basis 
     suspected child pornography or exploitation to foreign 
     governments, the nearest United States embassy in cases in 
     which a possible United States citizen may be involved, or 
     other appropriate entities.
       (b) Notification to the United States of Child-Sex Offenses 
     Committed Abroad.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     President should formally request foreign governments to 
     notify the United States when a United States citizen has 
     been arrested, convicted, sentenced, or completed a prison 
     sentence for a child-sex offense in the foreign country.

     SEC. 406. ENHANCING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION 
                   OF TRAFFICKING.

       Section 108(b)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the 
     end before the period the following: ``, including severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons related to sex tourism''.

     SEC. 407. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO MEET MINIMUM 
                   STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TRAFFICKING.

       The President is strongly encouraged to exercise the 
     authorities of section 134 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152d) to provide assistance to foreign 
     countries directly, or through nongovernmental and 
     multilateral organizations, for programs, projects, and 
     activities, including training of law enforcement entities 
     and officials, designed to establish systems to identify sex 
     offenders and provide and receive notification of child sex 
     offender international travel.

     SEC. 408. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Department of Justice.--Nothing in this title may be 
     construed to preclude or alter the jurisdiction or authority 
     of the Department of Justice under the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.), 
     including section 113(d) of such Act, or any other provision 
     of law, or to affect the work of the United States Marshals 
     Service with INTERPOL.
       (b) Angel Watch Center.--Nothing in this title may be 
     construed to preclude the Angel Watch Center from 
     transmitting notice with respect to any sex offender 
     described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 111 of the Adam 
     Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
     16911) or with respect to any sex offense described in 
     paragraph (5) of such section.
       (c) Department of Homeland Security Investigations.--
     Activities carried out under this title shall not impede, 
     hinder, or otherwise impact negatively any investigations of 
     the Department of Homeland Security.
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  SA 281. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide 
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

    Subtitle D--Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking

     SECTION 231. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Strengthening Child 
     Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 232. CAPTA AMENDMENTS.

       Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xxii); and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xxiv) provisions and procedures to identify and assess 
     reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims or 
     labor trafficking victims;
       ``(xxv) provisions and procedures for training 
     representatives of the State child protective services 
     systems about identifying and assessing children who are sex 
     trafficking victims or labor trafficking victims; and
       ``(xxvi) provisions and procedures for identifying services 
     (including the services provided by State law enforcement 
     officials, the State juvenile justice system, and social 
     service agencies, such as runaway and homeless youth 
     shelters) and procedures for appropriate referral to address 
     the needs of children who are sex trafficking victims or 
     labor trafficking victims;'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(D)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (v);
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (vi); and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vii) the provisions and procedures described in clauses 
     (xxiv) and (xxvi) of subparagraph (B);''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the term `sex trafficking victim' means a victim of--
       ``(i) sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7102(10))); or
       ``(ii) a severe form of trafficking in persons described in 
     section 103(9)(A) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)); and
       ``(D) the term `labor trafficking victim' means a victim of 
     a severe form of trafficking in persons described in section 
     103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)).''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) The number of children identified under clause 
     (xxiv) of subsection (b)(2)(B), and of such children, the 
     number identified as sex trafficking victims (as defined in 
     subsection (b)(4)(C)) and the number identified as labor 
     trafficking victims (as defined in subsection (b)(4)(D)).''.

     SEC. 233. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pension of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     a report that--
       (1) describes the specific type and prevalence of any 
     severe form of trafficking in persons to which children who 
     are identified for services or intervention under the 
     placement, care, or supervision of State, Indian tribe, or 
     tribal organization child welfare agencies have been 
     subjected as of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) summarizes the practices and protocols utilized by 
     States to identify and serve--
       (A) under section 106(b)(2)(B) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B)), 
     children who are victims of trafficking; and
       (B) children who are at risk of becoming victims of 
     trafficking; and
       (3) specifies any barriers in Federal laws or regulations 
     that may prevent identification and assessment of children 
     who are victims of trafficking, including an evaluation of 
     the extent to which States are able to address

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     the needs of such trafficked children without altering the 
     definition of child abuse and neglect under section 3 of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 
     note).
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Severe form of trafficking in persons.--The term 
     ``severe form of trafficking in persons'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).
       (2) Victim of trafficking.--The term ``victim of 
     trafficking'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7102(15)).
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  SA 282. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Donnelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 178, to provide 
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRESCRIBING PRACTICES.

       (a) Inter-agency Task Force.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Secretary''), in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of 
     the Drug Enforcement Administration, shall convene a Pain 
     Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (referred 
     to in this section as the ``task force'').
       (b) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
       (1) representatives of--
       (A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (C) the Department of Defense;
       (D) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
       (E) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
       (F) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
       (G) the Institute of Medicine;
       (H) pain management professional organizations;
       (I) the mental health treatment community;
       (J) the addiction treatment community; and
       (K) pain advocacy groups;
       (2) the Director of the National Institutes of Health;
       (3) physicians, dentists, and non-physician prescribers;
       (4) pharmacists;
       (5) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction 
     research; and
       (6) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (c) Duties.--The task force shall--
       (1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     task force is convened, develop best practices for pain 
     management and prescription pain medication prescribing 
     practices, taking into consideration--
       (A) existing pain management research;
       (B) recommendations from relevant conferences; and
       (C) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels and by 
     medical professional organizations to develop improved pain 
     management strategies;
       (2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on 
     the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such 
     best practices if appropriate; and
       (3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about 
     the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to 
     prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, and other 
     parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (d) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking 
     authority.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on 
     which the task force is convened, the task force shall submit 
     to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) the strategy for disseminating best practices developed 
     under subsection (c);
       (2) the results of a feasibility study on linking best 
     practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (c) to receiving and renewing registrations under 
     section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     823(f)); and
       (3) recommendations on how to apply such best practices to 
     improve prescribing practices at medical facilities, 
     including medical facilities of the Veterans Health 
     Administration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 283. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

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

     SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (2) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' 
     means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 
     of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.

     SEC. 402. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY HUMAN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a 
     program to--
       (1) train and periodically retrain relevant Transportation 
     Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     and other Department personnel that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, with respect to how to effectively deter, 
     detect, and disrupt human trafficking, and, where 
     appropriate, interdict a suspected perpetrator of human 
     trafficking, during the course of their primary roles and 
     responsibilities; and
       (2) ensure that the personnel referred to in paragraph (1) 
     regularly receive current information on matters related to 
     the detection of human trafficking, including information 
     that becomes available outside of the Department's initial or 
     periodic retraining schedule, to the extent relevant to their 
     official duties and consistent with applicable information 
     and privacy laws.
       (b) Training Described.--The training referred to in 
     subsection (a) may be conducted through in-class or virtual 
     learning capabilities, and shall include--
       (1) methods for identifying suspected victims of human 
     trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetrators of human 
     trafficking;
       (2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a 
     suspected victim of human trafficking, where appropriate, in 
     a manner that is sensitive to the suspected victim and is not 
     likely to alert a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking;
       (3) training that is most appropriate for a particular 
     location or environment in which the personnel receiving such 
     training perform their official duties;
       (4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be 
     appropriate; and
       (5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the 
     training.
       (c) Training Curriculum Review.--The Secretary shall 
     annually reassess the training program established under 
     subsection (a) to ensure it is consistent with current 
     techniques, patterns, and trends associated with human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to 
     Congress that all personnel referred to in section 402(a) 
     have successfully completed the training required under that 
     section.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall report to Congress with respect to the 
     overall effectiveness of the program required by this title, 
     the number of cases reported by Department personnel in which 
     human trafficking was suspected, and, of those cases, the 
     number of cases that were confirmed cases of human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 404. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       The Secretary may provide training curricula to any State, 
     local, or tribal government or private organization to assist 
     the government or organization in establishing a program of 
     training to identify human trafficking, upon request from the 
     government or organization.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 284. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS BORN IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     following'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and indenting such 
     paragraphs, as redesignated, an additional 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Definition.--Acknowledging the right of birthright 
     citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, a person born in the 
     United States shall be considered `subject to the 
     jurisdiction' of the United States for purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1) only if the person is born in the United States and at 
     least 1 of the person's parents is--
       ``(1) a citizen or national of the United States;
       ``(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
     the United States whose residence is in the United States; or
       ``(3) an alien performing active service in the armed 
     forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) 
     may not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality 
     status of any person born before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Severability.--If any provision of this section or any 
     amendment made by this section, or any application of such 
     provision or

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     amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
     unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act and the application of 
     the provision or amendment to any other person or 
     circumstance shall not be affected.

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