[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 42 (Thursday, March 12, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1498-S1508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 298. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and 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:

       Beginning on page 48, line 21, strike ``human smuggling)'' 
     and all that follows through page 49, line 2 and insert 
     ``human smuggling).''.
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  SA 299. Mr. HOEVEN 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:

       On page 60, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(4) Eligible entities collecting data on child human 
     trafficking.--No eligible entity shall be precluded from 
     being awarded a grant under subsection (a) on the grounds 
     that the eligible entity has only recently begun collecting 
     data on child human trafficking.''.
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  SA 300. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
Hirono, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, 
Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Feinstein, 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:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

              TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

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

                 TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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

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

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

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

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

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

                          TITLE III--HERO ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. HERO Act.

  TITLE IV--RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT

Sec. 401. Runaway and homeless youth and trafficking prevention.
Sec. 402. Response to missing children and victims of child sex 
              trafficking.

           TITLE V--STOP EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING ACT

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Safe Harbor Incentives.
Sec. 503. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain 
              trafficking offenses.
Sec. 504. National human trafficking hotline.
Sec. 505. Job corps eligibility.
Sec. 506. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals 
              Service.
Sec. 507. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking.

              TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

     SEC. 101. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 201 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 3014. Additional special assessment

       ``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
     the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending 
     on September, 30 2019, in addition to the assessment imposed 
     under section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of 
     $5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of an 
     offense under--
       ``(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and 
     trafficking in persons);
       ``(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);
       ``(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and 
     other abuse of children);
       ``(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal 
     sexual activity and related crimes); or
       ``(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human smuggling), unless the person 
     induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual who 
     at the time of such action was the alien's spouse, parent, 
     son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the 
     United States in violation of law.
       ``(b) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.--An 
     assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until 
     the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all 
     outstanding court-ordered fines and orders of restitution 
     arising from the criminal convictions on which the special 
     assessment is based.
       ``(c) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims' 
     Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States a fund, to be known as the `Domestic Trafficking 
     Victims' Fund' (referred to in this section as the `Fund'), 
     to be administered by the Attorney General, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.
       ``(d) Deposits.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     or any other law regarding the crediting of money received 
     for the Government, there shall be deposited in the Fund an 
     amount equal to the amount of the assessments collected under 
     this section, which shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts in the Fund, in addition to 
     any other amounts available, and without further 
     appropriation, the Attorney General, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, for each of 
     fiscal years 2016 through

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     2020, use amounts available in the Fund to award grants or 
     enhance victims' programming under--
       ``(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a, 
     14044b, and 14044c);
       ``(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105); 
     and
       ``(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).
       ``(2) Grants.--Of the amounts in the Fund used under 
     paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are 
     available in the Fund during the relevant fiscal year, shall 
     be used for grants to provide services for child pornography 
     victims under section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).
       ``(f) Transfers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective on the day after the date of 
     enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 
     2015, on September 30 of each fiscal year, all unobligated 
     balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Crime 
     Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of 
     Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts transferred under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall be available for any authorized purpose of the 
     Crime Victims Fund; and
       ``(B) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(g) Collection Method.--The amount assessed under 
     subsection (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected 
     in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases.
       ``(h) Duration of Obligation.--Subject to section 3613(b), 
     the obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
     Act of 2015 shall not cease until the assessment is paid in 
     full.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3013 
     the following:

``3014. Additional special assessment.''.

     SEC. 102. CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS OFFERED TO 
                   DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

       Section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) No requirement of official certification for united 
     states citizens and lawful permanent residents.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed to require United States 
     citizens or lawful permanent residents who are victims of 
     severe forms of trafficking to obtain an official 
     certification from the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     in order to access any of the specialized services described 
     in this subsection or any other Federal benefits and 
     protections to which they are otherwise entitled.''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (G)''.

     SEC. 103. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE 
                   BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

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

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

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may award 
     block grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or 
     expand domestic child human trafficking deterrence programs 
     that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial 
     officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in 
     collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of victims, 
     while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child 
     human trafficking.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under 
     subsection (a) may be used for--
       ``(1) the establishment or enhancement of specialized 
     training programs for law enforcement officers, first 
     responders, health care officials, child welfare officials, 
     juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, and judicial 
     personnel to--
       ``(A) identify victims and acts of child human trafficking;
       ``(B) address the unique needs of child victims of human 
     trafficking;
       ``(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of human 
     trafficking;
       ``(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human trafficking, 
     including the soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing of 
     commercial sex acts from children, as well as training to 
     build cases against complex criminal networks involved in 
     child human trafficking; and
       ``(E) utilize, implement, and provide education on safe 
     harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the 
     criminalization and prosecution of child sex trafficking 
     victims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at 
     the investigation and prosecution of child human trafficking;
       ``(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti-
     trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to 
     investigate child human trafficking offenses and to rescue 
     victims, including--
       ``(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, for law 
     enforcement officers, including patrol officers, detectives, 
     and investigators, except that the percentage of the salary 
     of the law enforcement officer paid for by funds from a grant 
     awarded under this section shall not be more than the 
     percentage of the officer's time on duty that is dedicated to 
     working on cases involving child human trafficking;
       ``(B) investigation expenses for cases involving child 
     human trafficking, including--
       ``(i) wire taps;
       ``(ii) consultants with expertise specific to cases 
     involving child human trafficking;
       ``(iii) travel; and
       ``(iv) other technical assistance expenditures;
       ``(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution units, 
     including the funding of salaries for State and local 
     prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial expenses for 
     prosecution of child human trafficking offenders, except that 
     the percentage of the total salary of a State or local 
     prosecutor that is paid using an award under this section 
     shall be not more than the percentage of the total number of 
     hours worked by the prosecutor that is spent working on cases 
     involving child human trafficking;
       ``(D) the establishment of child human trafficking victim 
     witness safety, assistance, and relocation programs that 
     encourage cooperation with law enforcement investigations of 
     crimes of child human trafficking by leveraging existing 
     resources and delivering child human trafficking victims' 
     services through coordination with--
       ``(i) child advocacy centers;
       ``(ii) social service agencies;
       ``(iii) State governmental health service agencies;
       ``(iv) housing agencies;
       ``(v) legal services agencies; and
       ``(vi) nongovernmental organizations and shelter service 
     providers with substantial experience in delivering wrap-
     around services to victims of child human trafficking; and
       ``(E) the establishment or enhancement of other necessary 
     victim assistance programs or personnel, such as victim or 
     child advocates, child-protective services, child forensic 
     interviews, or other necessary service providers; and
       ``(3) the establishment or enhancement of problem solving 
     court programs for trafficking victims that include--
       ``(A) mandatory and regular training requirements for 
     judicial officials involved in the administration or 
     operation of the court program described under this 
     paragraph;
       ``(B) continuing judicial supervision of victims of child 
     human trafficking, including case worker or child welfare 
     supervision in collaboration with judicial officers, who have 
     been identified by a law enforcement or judicial officer as a 
     potential victim of child human trafficking, regardless of 
     whether the victim has been charged with a crime related to 
     human trafficking;
       ``(C) the development of a specialized and individualized, 
     court-ordered treatment program for identified victims of 
     child human trafficking, including--
       ``(i) State-administered outpatient treatment;
       ``(ii) life skills training;
       ``(iii) housing placement;
       ``(iv) vocational training;
       ``(v) education;
       ``(vi) family support services; and
       ``(vii) job placement;
       ``(D) centralized case management involving the 
     consolidation of all of each child human trafficking victim's 
     cases and offenses, and the coordination of all trafficking 
     victim treatment programs and social services;
       ``(E) regular and mandatory court appearances by the victim 
     during the duration of the treatment program for purposes of 
     ensuring compliance and effectiveness;
       ``(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant non-violent 
     criminal charges against the victim, where such victim 
     successfully complies with the terms of the court-ordered 
     treatment program; and
       ``(G) collaborative efforts with child advocacy centers, 
     child welfare agencies, shelters, and nongovernmental 
     organizations with substantial experience in delivering wrap-
     around services to victims of child human trafficking to 
     provide services to victims and encourage cooperation with 
     law enforcement.
       ``(c) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit an 
     application to the Attorney General for a grant under this 
     section in such form and manner as the Attorney General may 
     require.
       ``(2) Required information.--An application submitted under 
     this subsection shall--
       ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance under 
     this section is sought;
       ``(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds awarded 
     under the grant;
       ``(C) provide such additional information and assurances as 
     the Attorney General determines to be necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of this section; and
       ``(D) disclose--
       ``(i) any other grant funding from the Department of 
     Justice or from any other Federal department or agency for 
     purposes similar to those described in subsection (b) for 
     which the eligible entity has applied, and which application 
     is pending on the date of the submission of an application 
     under this section; and

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       ``(ii) any other such grant funding that the eligible 
     entity has received during the 5-year period ending on the 
     date of the submission of an application under this section.
       ``(3) Preference.--In reviewing applications submitted in 
     accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General 
     shall give preference to grant applications if--
       ``(A) the application includes a plan to use awarded funds 
     to engage in all activities described under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (b); or
       ``(B) the application includes a plan by the State or unit 
     of local government to continue funding of all activities 
     funded by the award after the expiration of the award.
       ``(d) Duration and Renewal of Award.--
       ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall expire 
     3 years after the date of award of the grant.
       ``(2) Renewal.--A grant under this section shall be 
     renewable not more than 2 times and for a period of not 
     greater than 2 years.
       ``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall--
       ``(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
     organization, including an academic or nonprofit 
     organization, that has experience with issues related to 
     child human trafficking and evaluation of grant programs to 
     conduct periodic evaluations of grants made under this 
     section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs 
     funded with grants awarded under this section;
       ``(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to 
     determine the methodological and statistical validity of the 
     evaluations; and
       ``(3) submit the results of any evaluation conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) to--
       ``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(f) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity awarded 
     funds under this section that is found to have used grant 
     funds for any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
     unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any grant funds 
     awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal years following 
     the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or unallowable 
     cost is reported.
       ``(g) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not 
     be eligible to receive a grant under this section if within 
     the 5 fiscal years before submitting an application for a 
     grant under this section, the grantee has been found to have 
     violated the terms or conditions of a Government grant 
     program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized 
     expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.
       ``(h) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the 
     grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent 
     of the total amount expended to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     program funded by a grant awarded under this section shall 
     be--
       ``(1) 70 percent in the first year;
       ``(2) 60 percent in the second year; and
       ``(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent 
     years.
       ``(j) Authorization of Funding; Fully Offset.--For purposes 
     of carrying out this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     is authorized to award not more than $7,000,000 of the funds 
     available in the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund, 
     established under section 3014 of title 18, United States 
     Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
       ``(k) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `child' means a person under the age of 18;
       ``(2) the term `child advocacy center' means a center 
     created under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.);
       ``(3) the term `child human trafficking' means 1 or more 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
     103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7102)) involving a victim who is a child; and
       ``(4) the term `eligible entity' means a State or unit of 
     local government that--
       ``(A) has significant criminal activity involving child 
     human trafficking;
       ``(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, 
     local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement 
     agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in 
     addressing child human trafficking;
       ``(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to 
     combat child human trafficking, including--
       ``(i) the establishment of a shelter for victims of child 
     human trafficking, through existing or new facilities;
       ``(ii) the provision of trauma-informed, gender-responsive 
     rehabilitative care to victims of child human trafficking;
       ``(iii) the provision of specialized training for law 
     enforcement officers and social service providers for all 
     forms of human trafficking, with a focus on domestic child 
     human trafficking;
       ``(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses 
     involving child human trafficking, including soliciting, 
     patronizing, or purchasing human acts with children;
       ``(v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations 
     providing outreach or other related services to runaway and 
     homeless youth;
       ``(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen 
     all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or 
     child, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other 
     crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
       ``(vii) cooperation or referral agreements with State child 
     welfare agencies and child advocacy centers; and
       ``(D) provides an assurance that, under the plan under 
     subparagraph (C), a victim of child human trafficking shall 
     not be required to collaborate with law enforcement officers 
     to have access to any shelter or services provided with a 
     grant under this section.
       ``(l) Grant Accountability; Specialized Victims' Service 
     Requirement.--No grant funds under this section may be 
     awarded or transferred to any entity unless such entity has 
     demonstrated substantial experience providing services to 
     victims of human trafficking or related populations (such as 
     runaway and homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in 
     the treatment of human trafficking victims.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 203 and inserting the following:

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

     SEC. 104. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

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

     SEC. 105. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR 
                   TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.

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

       (I) in subparagraph (I)--

       (aa) by striking ``payment'' and inserting ``Payment''; and
       (bb) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period; and

       (II) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``payment'' and 
     inserting ``Payment''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) in clause (iii)--
       (AA) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
     ``of''; and
       (BB) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (bb) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (cc) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:

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       ``(v) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     with respect to a violation of chapter 77 of title 18 
     (relating to human trafficking);'';

       (II) in subparagraph (G), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (III) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period.

       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) Cross references.--
       (i) Title 28.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--

       (I) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``section 
     9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 9705(g)(4)(A)'';
       (II) in paragraph (10), by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and 
     inserting ``section 9705(o)''; and
       (III) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 9703'' and 
     inserting ``section 9705''.

       (ii)  Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended--

       (I) in section 312(d), by striking ``section 9703'' and 
     inserting ``section 9705''; and
       (II) in section 5340(1), by striking ``section 9703(p)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 9705(o)''.

       (iii) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and 
     inserting ``section 9705(o)''.
       (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

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

     SEC. 106. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS.

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

     SEC. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.

       Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Part 1 Violent Crimes To Include Human Trafficking.--
     For purposes of this section, the term `part 1 violent 
     crimes' shall include severe forms of trafficking in persons 
     (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).''.

     SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

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

     SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, defines a 
     sex trafficker as a person who ``knowingly. . .recruits, 
     entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, or maintains 
     by any means a person . . . knowing, or in reckless disregard 
     of the fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud, 
     coercion . . . or any combination of such means will be used 
     to cause the person to engage in a commercial sex act, or 
     that the person has not attained the age of 18 years and will 
     be caused to engage in a commercial sex act'';
       (2) while use of the word ``obtains'' in section 1591, 
     United States Code, has been interpreted, prior to the date 
     of enactment of this Act, to encompass those who purchase 
     illicit sexual acts from trafficking victims, some confusion 
     persists;
       (3) in United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir. 
     2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth 
     Circuit ruled that section 1591 of title 18, United States 
     Code, applied to persons who purchase illicit sexual acts 
     with trafficking victims after the United States District 
     Court for the District of South Dakota erroneously granted 
     motions to acquit these buyers in two separate cases; and
       (4) section 108 of this title amends section 1591 of title 
     18, United States Code, to add the words ``solicits or 
     patronizes'' to the sex trafficking statute making absolutely 
     clear for judges, juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement 
     officials that criminals who purchase sexual acts from human 
     trafficking victims may be arrested, prosecuted, and 
     convicted as sex trafficking offenders when this is merited 
     by the facts of a particular case.

     SEC. 110. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS TO TARGET 
                   OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN.

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

     SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.

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

     SEC. 112. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT 
                   CRIMINALS.

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

     SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

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

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     petition for a writ of mandamus filed under section 
     3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that is pending 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

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

     SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act''.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established the United States 
     Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Council''), which shall provide advice and 
     recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group 
     established under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Group'') and the President's 
     Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     established under section 105(a) of such Act (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Task Force'').
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not less 
     than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors of 
     human trafficking.
       (2) Representation of survivors.--To the extent 
     practicable, members of the Council shall be survivors of 
     trafficking, who shall accurately reflect the diverse 
     backgrounds of survivors of trafficking, including--
       (A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor 
     trafficking; and
       (B) survivors who are United States citizens and survivors 
     who are aliens lawfully present in the United States.
       (3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the 
     members of the Council.
       (4) Term; reappointment.--Each member of the Council shall 
     serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed by the 
     President to serve 1 additional 2-year term.
       (d) Functions.--The Council shall--
       (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;
       (2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the 
     Group, not less frequently than annually to review Federal 
     Government policy and programs intended to combat human 
     trafficking, including programs relating to the provision of 
     services for victims and serve as a point of contact for 
     Federal agencies reaching out to human trafficking survivors 
     for input on programming and policies relating to human 
     trafficking in the United States;
       (3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure 
     that policy and programming efforts of the Federal Government 
     conform, to the extent practicable, to the best practices in 
     the field of human trafficking prevention; and
       (4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually, 
     and not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task 
     Force, to formally present the findings and recommendations 
     of the Council.
       (e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the date 
     described in subsection (h), the Council shall submit a 
     report that contains the findings derived from the reviews 
     conducted pursuant to subsection (d)(2) to--
       (1) the chair of the Task Force;
       (2) the members of the Group;
       (3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, 
     Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary 
     of the Senate.
       (f) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--
       (1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal 
     Government for any purpose; and
       (2) shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement 
     of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with 
     section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be 
     subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (h) Sunset.--The Council shall terminate on September 30, 
     2020.

     SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Bringing Missing Children Home Act''.
       (b) Crime Control Act Amendments.--Section 3702 of the 
     Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``30 days''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and a photograph taken during the 
     previous 180 days'' after ``dental records'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
     Children of each report received relating to a child reported 
     missing from a foster care family home or childcare 
     institution;'';
       (F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated--
       (i) by inserting ``State and local child welfare systems 
     and'' before ``the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
     Children''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(E) grant permission to the National Crime Information 
     Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update the 
     missing person record in the National Crime Information 
     Center computer networks with additional information learned 
     during the investigation relating to the missing person.''.

     SEC. 117. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     grant'' means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under 
     section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as amended by 
     section 103.
       (b) Accountability.--All covered grants shall be subject to 
     the following accountability provisions:
       (1) Audit requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of a 
     covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
     grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the 
     appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
       (B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``unresolved 
     audit finding'' means a finding in the final audit report of 
     the Inspector General that the audited grantee has utilized 
     grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
     unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 
     months from the date when the final audit report is issued.
       (C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of a covered grant 
     that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not 
     be eligible to receive a covered grant during the following 2 
     fiscal years.
       (D) Priority.--In awarding covered grants the Attorney 
     General shall give priority to eligible entities that did not 
     have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 
     prior to submitting an application for a covered grant.
       (E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded a covered grant 
     during the 2-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred 
     from receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the Attorney 
     General shall--
       (i) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds that were 
     improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of 
     the Treasury; and
       (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund 
     from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant 
     funds.
       (2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
       (A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph and covered 
     grants, the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an 
     organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of such Code.
       (B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not award a 
     covered grant to a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
     offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax 
     described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that is 
     awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures prescribed in 
     regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of 
     reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, 
     directors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the 
     Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the 
     process for determining such compensation, including the 
     independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such 
     compensation, the comparability data used, and 
     contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and 
     decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make the 
     information disclosed under this subsection available for 
     public inspection.
       (3) Conference expenditures.--
       (A) Limitation.--No amounts transferred to the Department 
     of Justice under this title, or the amendments made by this 
     title, may be used by the Attorney General, or by any 
     individual or organization awarded discretionary funds 
     through a cooperative agreement under this title, or the 
     amendments made by this title, to host or support any 
     expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in 
     Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General or such 
     Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, or principal deputies 
     as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior 
     written authorization that the funds may be expended to host 
     a conference.
       (B) Written approval.--Written approval under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated 
     with the conference, including the cost of all food and 
     beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for speakers, and 
     any entertainment.
       (C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an 
     annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives on all approved conference expenditures 
     referenced in this paragraph.
       (D) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
     certification that--
       (i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 
     General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
     by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
       (ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 
     (1)(C) have been issued;
       (iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) 
     have been made; and
       (iv) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under 
     paragraph (1) from the previous year.
       (4) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts awarded under this title, or any 
     amendments made by this title, may not be utilized by any 
     grant recipient to--
       (i) lobby any representative of the Department of Justice 
     regarding the award of grant funding; or
       (ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, State, local, 
     or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.
       (B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines that any 
     recipient of a covered grant has violated subparagraph (A), 
     the Attorney General shall--
       (i) require the grant recipient to repay the grant in full; 
     and
       (ii) prohibit the grant recipient from receiving another 
     covered grant for not less than 5 years.

                 TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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

     SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT.

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

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

     SEC. 211. RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

       Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by 
     striking ``child prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex 
     trafficking, including child prostitution''.

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

     SEC. 221. VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING DEFINED.

       In this subtitle, the term ``victim of trafficking'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

     SEC. 222. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE REPORT ON CHILD TRAFFICKING 
                   PRIMARY PREVENTION.

       (a) Review.--The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking, established under section 105 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103), 
     shall conduct a review that, with regard to trafficking in 
     persons in the United States--
       (1) in consultation with nongovernmental organizations that 
     the Task Force determines appropriate, surveys and catalogs 
     the activities of the Federal Government and State 
     governments--
       (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
     offenses; and
       (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
     trafficking;
       (2) surveys academic literature on--
       (A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking 
     offenses;
       (B) preventing children from becoming victims of 
     trafficking;
       (C) the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and
       (D) other similar topics that the Task Force determines to 
     be appropriate;
       (3) identifies best practices and effective strategies--
       (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
     offenses; and
       (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
     trafficking; and
       (4) identifies current gaps in research and data that would 
     be helpful in formulating effective strategies--
       (A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking 
     offenses; and
       (B) to prevent children from becoming victims of 
     trafficking.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     shall provide to Congress, and make publicly available in 
     electronic format, a report on the review conducted pursuant 
     to subparagraph (a).

     SEC. 223. GAO REPORT ON INTERVENTION.

       On the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit a report to Congress that includes information 
     on--
       (1) the efforts of Federal and select State law enforcement 
     agencies to combat human trafficking in the United States; 
     and
       (2) each Federal grant program, a purpose of which is to 
     combat human trafficking or assist victims of trafficking, as 
     specified in an authorizing statute or in a guidance document 
     issued by the agency carrying out the grant program.

     SEC. 224. PROVISION OF HOUSING PERMITTED TO PROTECT AND 
                   ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``, including programs that provide housing to victims of 
     trafficking'' before the period at the end.

                          TITLE III--HERO ACT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Human Exploitation Rescue 
     Operations Act of 2015'' or the ``HERO Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 302. HERO ACT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The illegal market for the production and distribution 
     of child abuse imagery is a growing threat to children in the 
     United States. International demand for this material creates 
     a powerful incentive for the rape, abuse, and torture of 
     children within the United States.
       (2) The targeting of United States children by 
     international criminal networks is a threat to the homeland 
     security of the United States. This threat must be fought 
     with trained personnel and highly specialized counter-child-
     exploitation strategies and technologies.
       (3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     of the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical 
     national security role in protecting the United States from 
     the growing international threat of child exploitation and 
     human trafficking.
       (4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a vital national 
     resource in the effort to combat international child 
     exploitation, providing advanced expertise and assistance in 
     investigations, computer forensics, and victim 
     identification.
       (5) The returning military heroes of the United States 
     possess unique and valuable skills that can assist law 
     enforcement in combating global sexual and child 
     exploitation, and the Department of Homeland Security should 
     use this national resource to the maximum extent possible.
       (6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) 
     Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military heroes of 
     the United States are trained and hired to investigate crimes 
     of child exploitation in order to target predators and rescue 
     children from sexual abuse and slavery.
       (b) Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations 
     Unit, and Computer Forensics Unit.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 890A. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION 
                   INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, 
                   AND CYBER CRIMES UNIT.

       ``(a) Cyber Crimes Center.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber 
     Crimes Center (referred to in this section as the `Center').
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to 
     provide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to 
     support United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 
     domestic and international investigations of cyber-related 
     crimes.
       ``(b) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
     Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to 
     in this subsection as the `CEIU').
       ``(2) Functions.--The CEIU--
       ``(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives, including 
     investigations into--
       ``(i) child exploitation;
       ``(ii) child pornography;
       ``(iii) child victim identification;
       ``(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and
       ``(v) forced child labor, including the sexual exploitation 
     of minors;
       ``(B) shall, among other things, focus on--
       ``(i) child exploitation prevention;
       ``(ii) investigative capacity building;
       ``(iii) enforcement operations; and
       ``(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
     foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon request;
       ``(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support, 
     or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as 
     needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and 
     personnel;
       ``(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling 
     services for United States Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement personnel engaged in child exploitation 
     prevention initiatives, including making available other 
     existing services to assist employees who are exposed to 
     child exploitation material during investigations;
       ``(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 
     Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for 
     the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and hiring 
     of wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning 
     service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue 
     Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program; and
       ``(F) shall collaborate with other governmental, 
     nongovernmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the 
     Secretary for the sponsorship of, and participation in, 
     outreach and training activities.
       ``(3) Data collection.--The CEIU shall collect and maintain 
     data concerning--
       ``(A) the total number of suspects identified by United 
     States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
       ``(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, including--
       ``(i) the number of victims identified through 
     investigations carried out by United States Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement; and
       ``(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were in 
     positions of trust or authority over children;
       ``(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
       ``(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State, 
     foreign, or military prosecution.
       ``(4) Availability of data to congress.--In addition to 
     submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU 
     shall make the data collected and maintained under paragraph 
     (3) available to the committees of Congress described in 
     paragraph (7).
       ``(5) Cooperative agreements.--The CEIU is authorized to 
     enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
     set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(6) Acceptance of gifts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept 
     monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global 
     Taskforce, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-
     profit organizations, and educational institutions to create 
     and expand public awareness campaigns in support of the 
     functions of the CEIU.
       ``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts 
     authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the 
     services provided by the entities referred to in such 
     subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the 
     Department.
       ``(7) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for the 
     following 4 years, the CEIU shall--
       ``(A) submit a report containing a summary of the data 
     collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the previous year 
     to--
       ``(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(B) make a copy of each report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the 
     Department.
       ``(c) Computer Forensics Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
     Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this 
     subsection as the `CFU').
       ``(2) Functions.--The CFU--
       ``(A) shall provide training and technical support in 
     digital forensics to--
       ``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     personnel; and
       ``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign 
     law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation 
     of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request 
     and subject to the availability of funds;
       ``(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and 
     forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
       ``(C) shall participate in research and development in the 
     area of digital forensics, in coordination with appropriate 
     components of the Department; and
       ``(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 
     Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for 
     the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and hiring 
     wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning service 
     members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative 
     (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program.
       ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CFU is authorized to 
     enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
     set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Acceptance of gifts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept 
     monies and in-kind donations

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     from the Virtual Global Task Force, national laboratories, 
     Federal agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and 
     educational institutions to create and expand public 
     awareness campaigns in support of the functions of the CFU.
       ``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts 
     authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the 
     services provided by the entities referred to in such 
     subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the 
     Department.
       ``(d) Cyber Crimes Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the 
     Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection 
     as the `CCU').
       ``(2) Functions.--The CCU--
       ``(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyber-
     related operations and programs for United States Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement;
       ``(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement's ability to combat criminal enterprises 
     operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus in 
     the areas of--
       ``(i) cyber economic crime;
       ``(ii) digital theft of intellectual property;
       ``(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden marketplaces);
       ``(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and 
     strategic technology; and
       ``(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laundering;
       ``(C) shall provide training and technical support in cyber 
     investigations to--
       ``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     personnel; and
       ``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign 
     law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation 
     of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request 
     and subject to the availability of funds;
       ``(D) shall participate in research and development in the 
     area of cyber investigations, in coordination with 
     appropriate components of the Department; and
       ``(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human 
     Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps 
     program for investigative and forensic positions in support 
     of the functions of the CCU.
       ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CCU is authorized to 
     enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
     set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as 
     are necessary to carry out this section.''.
       (2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     101 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to 
     section 890 the following:

``Sec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations 
              unit, computer forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.''.
       (c) HERO Corps Hiring.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Homeland Security Investigations of the United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement should hire, recruit, 
     train, and equip wounded, ill, or injured military veterans 
     (as defined in section 101, title 38, United States Code) who 
     are affiliated with the HERO Child Rescue Corps program for 
     investigative, intelligence, analyst, and forensic positions.
       (d) Investigating Child Exploitation.--Section 307(b)(3) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) conduct research and development for the purpose of 
     advancing technology for the investigation of child 
     exploitation crimes, including child victim identification, 
     trafficking in persons, and child pornography, and for 
     advanced forensics.''.

  TITLE IV--RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT

     SEC. 401. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING 
                   PREVENTION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention 
     Act''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the 
     amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to a 
     provision of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5701 et seq.).
       (c) Findings.--Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``age, gender, and 
     culturally and'' before ``linguistically appropriate'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``outside the welfare 
     system and the law enforcement system'' and inserting ``, in 
     collaboration with public assistance systems, the law 
     enforcement system, and the child welfare system'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by inserting ``a safe place to live and'' after ``youth 
     need''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) runaway and homeless youth are at a high risk of 
     becoming victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in 
     persons.''.
       (d) Basic Center Grant Program.--
       (1) Grants for centers and services.--Section 311(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 5711(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``services'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``safe shelter and 
     services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and 
     homeless youth and, if appropriate, services for the families 
     of such youth, including (if appropriate) individuals 
     identified by such youth as family.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``mental health,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``21 days; and'' and 
     inserting ``30 days;'';
       (II) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' before 
     ``individual'';
       (bb) by inserting ``, as appropriate,'' after ``group''; 
     and
       (cc) by striking ``as appropriate'' and inserting 
     ``including (if appropriate) counseling for individuals 
     identified by such youth as family''; and

       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iii) suicide prevention services; and''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``age, gender, and 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate to the extent 
     practicable'' before ``home-based services'';
       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (III) in clause (iv), by striking ``diseases.'' and 
     inserting ``infections;''; and
       (IV) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(v) trauma-informed and gender-responsive services for 
     runaway or homeless youth, including such youth who are 
     victims of trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation; and
       ``(vi) an assessment of family engagement in support and 
     reunification (if reunification is appropriate), 
     interventions, and services for parents or legal guardians of 
     such youth, or (if appropriate) individuals identified by 
     such youth as family.''.
       (2) Eligibility; plan requirements.--Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 
     5712) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or (if appropriate) 
     individuals identified by such youth as family,'' after 
     ``parents or legal guardians'';
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``cultural minority and 
     persons with limited ability to speak English'' and inserting 
     ``cultural minority, persons with limited ability to speak 
     English, and runaway or homeless youth who are victims of 
     trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation'';
       (iii) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(7) shall keep adequate statistical records profiling the 
     youth and family members of such youth whom the applicant 
     serves, including demographic information on and the number 
     of--
       ``(A) such youth who are not referred to out-of-home 
     shelter services;
       ``(B) such youth who are members of vulnerable or 
     underserved populations;
       ``(C) such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons 
     or sexual exploitation, disaggregated by--
       ``(i) such youth who have been coerced or forced into a 
     commercial sex act, as defined in section 103 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
       ``(ii) such youth who have been coerced or forced into 
     other forms of labor; and
       ``(iii) such youth who have engaged in a commercial sex 
     act, as so defined, for any reason other than by coercion or 
     force;
       ``(D) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
       ``(E) such youth who have been involved in the child 
     welfare system; and
       ``(F) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile 
     justice system;'';
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (14);
       (v) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) shall ensure that--
       ``(A) the records described in paragraph (7), on an 
     individual runaway or homeless youth, shall not be disclosed 
     without the consent of the individual youth and of the parent 
     or legal guardian of such youth or (if appropriate) an 
     individual identified by such youth as family, to anyone 
     other than another agency compiling statistical records or a 
     government agency involved in the disposition of criminal 
     charges against an individual runaway or homeless youth; and
       ``(B) reports or other documents based on the statistics 
     described in paragraph (7) shall not disclose the identity of 
     any individual runaway or homeless youth;'';
       (vi) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``statistical summaries'' and inserting ``statistics'';
       (vii) in paragraph (13)(C), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking clause (i) and inserting:

       ``(i) the number and characteristics of runaway and 
     homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who 
     participate in the project, including such information on--

       ``(I) such youth (including both types of such 
     participating youth) who are victims of trafficking in 
     persons or sexual exploitation, disaggregated by--

       ``(aa) such youth who have been coerced or forced into a 
     commercial sex act, as defined

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     in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
       ``(bb) such youth who have been coerced or forced into 
     other forms of labor; and
       ``(cc) such youth who have engaged in a commercial sex act, 
     as so defined, for any reason other than by coercion or 
     force;

       ``(II) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
       ``(III) such youth who have been involved in the child 
     welfare system; and
       ``(IV) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile 
     justice system; and''; and
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (viii) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by striking 
     the period and inserting ``for natural disasters, inclement 
     weather, and mental health emergencies;''; and
       (ix) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) shall provide age, gender, and culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate services to the extent practicable 
     to runaway and homeless youth; and
       ``(16) shall assist youth in completing the Free 
     Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090).''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' after 
     ``provide'';
       (II) by striking ``families (including unrelated 
     individuals in the family households) of such youth'' and 
     inserting ``families of such youth (including unrelated 
     individuals in the family households of such youth and, if 
     appropriate, individuals identified by such youth as 
     family)''; and
       (III) by inserting ``suicide prevention,'' after ``physical 
     health care,''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including training 
     on trauma-informed and youth-centered care'' after ``home-
     based services''.
       (3) Approval of applications.--Section 313(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     5713(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``priority to'' and all that follows 
     through ``who'' and inserting ``priority to eligible 
     applicants who'';
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2).
       (e) Transitional Living Grant Program.--Section 322(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 5714-2(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' before 
     ``information and counseling services''; and
       (B) by striking ``job attainment skills, and mental and 
     physical health care'' and inserting ``job attainment skills, 
     mental and physical health care, and suicide prevention 
     services'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) and (9) 
     through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (12) through 
     (19), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and to 
     encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such counseling 
     of their parents or legal guardians, or (if appropriate) 
     individuals identified by such youth as family;
       ``(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to 
     homeless youth who have received shelter and services from a 
     transitional living youth project, including (to the extent 
     practicable) such youth who, after receiving such shelter and 
     services, relocate to a State other than the State in which 
     such project is located;'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
       (A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' after 
     ``referral of homeless youth to'';
       (B) by striking ``and health care programs'' and inserting 
     ``mental health service and health care programs, including 
     programs providing wrap-around services to victims of 
     trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation,''; and
       (C) by striking ``such services for youths;'' and inserting 
     ``such programs described in this paragraph;'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender, and 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the 
     extent practicable that address the needs of homeless and 
     street youth;'';
       (6) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``the applicant and statistical'' through ``who participate 
     in such project,'' and inserting ``the applicant, statistical 
     summaries describing the number, the characteristics, and the 
     demographic information of the homeless youth who participate 
     in such project, including the prevalence of trafficking in 
     persons and sexual exploitation of such youth,''; and
       (7) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement 
     weather, and mental health emergencies'' after ``management 
     plan''.
       (f) Coordinating, Training, Research, and Other 
     Activities.--
       (1) Coordination.--Section 341 (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``safety, well-being,'' after ``health,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other Federal 
     entities'' and inserting ``the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the Department of Justice''.
       (2) Grants for technical assistance and training.--Section 
     342 (42 U.S.C. 5714-22) is amended by inserting ``, including 
     onsite and web-based techniques, such as on-demand and online 
     learning,'' before ``to public and private entities''.
       (3) Grants for research, evaluation, demonstration, and 
     service projects.--Section 343 (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``violence, trauma, 
     and'' before ``sexual abuse and assault'';
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``sexual abuse and 
     assault; and'' and inserting ``sexual abuse or assault, 
     trafficking in persons, or sexual exploitation;'';
       (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``who have been 
     sexually victimized'' and inserting ``who are victims of 
     sexual abuse or assault, trafficking in persons, or sexual 
     exploitation''; and
       (IV) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(D) best practices for identifying and providing age, 
     gender, and culturally and linguistically appropriate 
     services to the extent practicable to--
       ``(i) vulnerable and underserved youth populations; and
       ``(ii) youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or 
     sexual exploitation; and
       ``(E) verifying youth as runaway or homeless to complete 
     the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in 
     section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1090);'';
       (ii) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) examining the intersection between the runaway and 
     homeless youth populations and trafficking in persons, 
     including noting whether such youth who are victims of 
     trafficking in persons were previously involved in the child 
     welfare or juvenile justice systems.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ``, including 
     such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or 
     sexual exploitation'' after ``runaway or homeless youth''.
       (4) Periodic estimate of incidence and prevalence of youth 
     homelessness.--Section 345 (42 U.S.C. 5714-25) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``12''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) that includes demographic information about and 
     characteristics of runaway or homeless youth, including such 
     youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sexual 
     exploitation; and
       ``(4) that does not disclose the identity of any runaway or 
     homeless youth.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``13'' and inserting ``12'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
     (C);
       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) incidences, if any, of--
       ``(i) such individuals who are victims of trafficking in 
     persons; or
       ``(ii) such individuals who are victims of sexual 
     exploitation; and''; and
       (v) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--

       (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, 
     including mental health services;''; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iv) access to education and job training; and''.
       (g) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--Section 351 (42 
     U.S.C. 5714-41) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``public and'' before ``nonprofit''; and
       (B) by striking ``prostitution, or sexual exploitation.'' 
     and inserting ``violence, trafficking in persons, or sexual 
     exploitation.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive 
     a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall certify to 
     the Secretary that such applicant has systems in place to 
     ensure that such applicant can provide age, gender, and 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the 
     extent practicable to all youth described in subsection 
     (a).''.
       (h) General Provisions.--
       (1) Reports.--Section 382(a) (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) collecting data on trafficking in persons and sexual 
     exploitation of runaway and homeless youth;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:

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       ``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless youth 
     served by such projects, including--
       ``(i) such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons 
     or sexual exploitation;
       ``(ii) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
       ``(iii) such youth who have been involved in the child 
     welfare system; and
       ``(iv) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile 
     justice system;''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``intrafamily 
     problems'' and inserting ``problems within the family, 
     including (if appropriate) individuals identified by such 
     youth as family,''.
       (2) Nondiscrimination.--Part F is amended by inserting 
     after section 386A (42 U.S.C. 5732-1) the following:

     ``SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--No person in the United States shall, on 
     the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, 
     national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in section 
     249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual 
     orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation 
     in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
     discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole 
     or in part with funds made available under this title, or any 
     other program or activity funded in whole or in part with 
     amounts appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, or 
     other assistance administered under this title.
       ``(b) Exception.--If sex segregation or sex-specific 
     programming is necessary to the essential operation of a 
     program, nothing in this section shall prevent any such 
     program or activity from consideration of an individual's 
     sex. In such circumstances, grantees may meet the 
     requirements of this section by providing comparable services 
     to individuals who cannot be provided with the sex-segregated 
     or sex-specific programming.
       ``(c) Disqualification.--The authority of the Secretary to 
     enforce this section shall be the same as that provided for 
     with respect to section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9849).
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, 
     preempt, or otherwise limit the responsibilities and 
     liabilities under other Federal or State civil rights 
     laws.''.
       (3) Definitions.--Section 387 (42 U.S.C. 5732a) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), and 
     paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) through (7), and 
     paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Culturally and linguistically appropriate.--The term 
     `culturally and linguistically appropriate', with respect to 
     services, has the meaning given the term `culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate services' in the `National 
     Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate 
     Services in Health and Health Care', issued in April 2013, by 
     the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services.'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)(B)(v), as so redesignated--
       (i) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as 
     subclauses (III) through (V), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after subclause (I), the following:

       ``(II) trafficking in persons;'';

       (iii) in subclause (IV), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking ``diseases'' and inserting ``infections''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (iv) in subclause (V), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(VI) suicide.'';

       (D) in paragraph (7)(B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``prostitution,'' and inserting ``trafficking in persons,'';
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(8) Trafficking in persons.--The term `trafficking in 
     persons' has the meaning given the term `severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons' in section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).'';
       (F) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
       (i) by inserting ``to homeless youth'' after ``provides''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``, to establish a stable family or 
     community supports,'' after ``self-sufficient living''; and
       (G) in paragraph (10)(B), as so redesignated--
       (i) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by inserting ``or able'' after ``willing''; and
       (II) by striking ``or'' at the end;

       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) who is involved in the child welfare or juvenile 
     justice system, but who is not receiving government-funded 
     housing.''.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009,'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for 
     each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 
     2013.'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2016 through 2020.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for 
     each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.

     SEC.

       402. Response to Missing Children and Victims of Child Sex 
     Trafficking.--
       (a) Missing Children's Assistance Act.--Section 
     404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by striking ``child 
     prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex trafficking''.
       (b) Crime Control Act of 1990.--Section 3702 of the Crime 
     Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``60 days'' and 
     inserting ``30 days'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``State and local child welfare systems 
     and'' before ``the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
     Children''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) grant permission to the National Crime Information 
     Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update the 
     missing person record in the National Crime Information 
     Center computer networks with additional information learned 
     during the investigation relating to the missing person.''.

           TITLE V--STOP EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING ACT

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through 
     Trafficking Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 502. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.

       Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1701(c), by striking ``where feasible'' and 
     all that follows, and inserting the following: ``where 
     feasible, to an application--
       ``(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law 
     enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal contribution 
     exceeding the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or
       ``(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law 
     that--
       ``(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted 
     to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe 
     form of trafficking in persons;
       ``(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecution 
     of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for a 
     prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the conduct 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described 
     in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers, 
     including child welfare services, victim treatment programs, 
     child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social 
     services.''; and
       (2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(5) `commercial sex act' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       ``(6) `minor' means an individual who has not attained the 
     age of 18 years.
       ``(7) `severe form of trafficking in persons' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of 
     Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7102).''.

     SEC. 503. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

       Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Victims of Trafficking and 
     Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``1590,'' the following: ``1591,'';
       (2) by striking ``and 1594'' and inserting ``1594, 2251, 
     2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423'';
       (3) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (5) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) the number of individuals required by a court order 
     to pay restitution in connection with a violation of each 
     offense under title 18, United States Code, the amount of 
     restitution required to be paid under each such order, and 
     the amount of restitution actually paid pursuant to each such 
     order; and
       ``(vii) the age, gender, race, country of origin, country 
     of citizenship, and description of the role in the offense of 
     individuals convicted under each offense; and''.

     SEC. 504. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.

       Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Trafficking 
     and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting ``(i) In 
     general.--Subject''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) National human trafficking hotline.--Beginning in 
     fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts 
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     available for grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall make grants for a national 
     communication system to assist victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons in communicating with service 
     providers. The Secretary shall give priority to grant 
     applicants that have experience in providing telephone 
     services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.''.

     SEC. 505. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons 
     (as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
     Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). 
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in 
     this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate 
     eligibility under such paragraph.''.

     SEC. 506. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   MARSHALS SERVICE.

       Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
       ``(D) assist State, local, and other Federal law 
     enforcement agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in 
     locating and recovering missing children.''.

     SEC. 507. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall implement and 
     maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking 
     (referred to in this section as the ``National Strategy'') in 
     accordance with this section.
       (b) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National 
     Strategy shall include the following:
       (1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to 
     investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, 
     including--
       (A) the development by each United States attorney, in 
     consultation with State, local, and tribal government 
     agencies, of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate 
     the identification of victims and the investigation and 
     prosecution of human trafficking crimes;
       (B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant United 
     States attorney in each district dedicated to the prosecution 
     of human trafficking cases or responsible for implementing 
     the National Strategy;
       (C) the participation in any Federal, State, local, or 
     tribal human trafficking task force operating in the district 
     of the United States attorney; and
       (D) any other efforts intended to enhance the level of 
     coordination and cooperation, as determined by the Attorney 
     General.
       (2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice, 
     including specific integration, coordination, and 
     collaboration, as appropriate, on human trafficking 
     investigations between and among the United States attorneys, 
     the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child 
     Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated 
     to preventing and combating human trafficking, including 
     resources dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution 
     Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, and all other entities that 
     receive Federal support that have a goal or mission to combat 
     the exploitation of adults and children.
       (4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges, 
     and opportunities, including new investigative strategies, 
     techniques, and technologies, that will enhance Federal, 
     State, local, and tribal efforts to combat human trafficking.
       (5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual 
     support between private sector and other entities and 
     organizations and Federal agencies to combat human 
     trafficking, including the involvement of State, local, and 
     tribal government agencies to the extent Federal programs are 
     involved.

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