[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1533-S1551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 301. Mr. LEAHY 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 first word and insert the following:

     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 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.''.

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     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
       ``(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (I) in subparagraph (I)--

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

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

       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) in clause (iii)--
       (AA) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
     ``of''; and
       (BB) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (bb) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (cc) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
       ``(v) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     with respect to a violation of chapter 77 of title 18 
     (relating to human trafficking);'';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 106. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a comma after 
     ``weapons)'';

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

     SEC. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.

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

     SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

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

     SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

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

     SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Combat 
     Human Trafficking Act of 2015''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Commercial sex act; severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons; state; task force.--The terms ``commercial sex 
     act'', ``severe forms of trafficking in persons'', ``State'', 
     and ``Task Force'' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (2) Covered offender.--The term ``covered offender'' means 
     an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a 
     commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms 
     of trafficking in persons.
       (3) Covered offense.--The term ``covered offense'' means 
     the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a 
     commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms 
     of trafficking in persons.
       (4) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term ``Federal 
     law enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 115 of title 18, United States Code.
       (5) Local law enforcement officer.--The term ``local law 
     enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee 
     of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local 
     government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
     detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
     criminal law.
       (6) State law enforcement officer.--The term ``State law 
     enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee 
     of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency 
     to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
     investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal 
     law.
       (c) Department of Justice Training and Policy for Law 
     Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.--

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       (1) Training.--
       (A) Law enforcement officers.--The Attorney General shall 
     ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by 
     the Department of Justice, including each anti-human 
     trafficking training program for Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officers, includes technical training on--
       (i) effective methods for investigating and prosecuting 
     covered offenders; and
       (ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental 
     health services by health care providers to persons subject 
     to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
       (B) Federal prosecutors.--The Attorney General shall ensure 
     that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the 
     Department of Justice for United States attorneys or other 
     Federal prosecutors includes training on seeking restitution 
     for offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States 
     Code, to ensure that each United States attorney or other 
     Federal prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an 
     offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for each 
     victim of the offense without regard to whether the victim 
     requests restitution.
       (C) Judges.--The Federal Judicial Center shall provide 
     training to judges relating to the application of section 
     1593 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     ordering restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 77 
     of such title.
       (2) Policy for federal law enforcement officers.--The 
     Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement 
     officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations 
     involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
     covered offenders.
       (d) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To 
     Commit Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.
       (e) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State 
     Enforcement of Human Trafficking Prohibitions.--The Director 
     of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall--
       (1) prepare an annual report on--
       (A) the rates of--
       (i) arrest of individuals by State law enforcement officers 
     for a covered offense;
       (ii) prosecution (including specific charges) of 
     individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; and
       (iii) conviction of individuals in State court systems for 
     a covered offense; and
       (B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in State 
     court systems for a covered offense; and
       (2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1) 
     to--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (C) the Task Force;
       (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established under 
     section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and
       (E) the Attorney General.

     SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.

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

     SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.

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

     SEC. 117. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     grant'' means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under 
     section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as amended by 
     section 103.
       (b) Accountability.--All covered grants shall be subject to 
     the following accountability provisions:
       (1) Audit requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of a 
     covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
     grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the 
     appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
       (B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``unresolved 
     audit finding'' means a finding in the final audit report of 
     the Inspector General that the audited grantee has utilized 
     grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
     unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 
     months from the date when the final audit report is issued.
       (C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of a covered grant 
     that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not 
     be eligible to receive a covered grant during the following 2 
     fiscal years.
       (D) Priority.--In awarding covered grants the Attorney 
     General shall give priority to eligible entities that did not 
     have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 
     prior to submitting an application for a covered grant.
       (E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded a covered grant 
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     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 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.

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       (3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     of the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical 
     national security role in protecting the United States from 
     the growing international threat of child exploitation and 
     human trafficking.
       (4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a vital national 
     resource in the effort to combat international child 
     exploitation, providing advanced expertise and assistance in 
     investigations, computer forensics, and victim 
     identification.
       (5) The returning military heroes of the United States 
     possess unique and valuable skills that can assist law 
     enforcement in combating global sexual and child 
     exploitation, and the Department of Homeland Security should 
     use this national resource to the maximum extent possible.
       (6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) 
     Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military heroes of 
     the United States are trained and hired to investigate crimes 
     of child exploitation in order to target predators and rescue 
     children from sexual abuse and slavery.
       (b) Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations 
     Unit, and Computer Forensics Unit.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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

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

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       (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:
       ``(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.''.

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       (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 
     made available for grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall make grants for a national 
     communication system to assist victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons in communicating with service 
     providers. The Secretary shall give priority to grant 
     applicants that have experience in providing telephone 
     services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.''.

     SEC. 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;

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       (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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 302. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

    TITLE IV--PROTECTING STUDENTS FROM SEXUAL AND VIOLENT PREDATORS

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Protecting Students from 
     Sexual and Violent Predators Act''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational 
     agency'', ``secondary school'', ``State'', and ``State 
     educational agency'' have the meanings given the terms in 
     section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801);
       (2) the term ``covered local educational agency'' means a 
     local educational agency that receives funds under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.);
       (3) the term ``covered school'' means an elementary school 
     or secondary school that receives funds under the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
       (4) the term ``covered State'' means a State that receives 
     funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
       (5) the term ``covered State educational agency'' means a 
     State educational agency that receives funds under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.);
       (6) the term ``current school employee'' means a school 
     employee who has begun employment with a covered school, 
     covered State educational agency, or covered local 
     educational agency or an employee of any person or company 
     who has a contract or agreement to provide services with a 
     covered school, covered local educational agency, or covered 
     State educational agency before the effective date of this 
     title;
       (7) the term ``designated State agency'' means the agency 
     designated in section 403(d)(1)(A); and
       (8) the term ``school employee'' means--
       (A) an employee of, or a person seeking employment with, a 
     covered school, covered local educational agency, or covered 
     State educational agency and who, as a result of such 
     employment, has (or, in the case of a person seeking 
     employment, will have) a job duty that includes unsupervised 
     contact or interaction with elementary school or secondary 
     school students; or
       (B) any person, or an employee of any person, who has a 
     contract or agreement to provide services with a covered 
     school, covered local educational agency, or covered State 
     educational agency, and such person or employee, as a result 
     of such contract or agreement, has a job duty that includes 
     unsupervised contact or interaction with elementary school or 
     secondary school students.

     SEC. 403. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

       (a) In General.--Each covered State shall ensure that the 
     State has in effect laws, regulations, or policies and 
     procedures requiring that--
       (1) a criminal background check be conducted for each 
     school employee in a manner that is consistent with title VII 
     of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) and 
     otherwise meets the requirements of this section, including--
       (A) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
     of the State in which the school employee resides;
       (B) a search of State-based child abuse and neglect 
     registries and databases of the State in which the school 
     employee resides;
       (C) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check 
     using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification 
     System, conducted in accordance with section 406; and
       (D) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
     established under section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919); and
       (2) each criminal background check conducted under 
     paragraph (1) be periodically repeated or updated in 
     accordance with State law or the policies of the covered 
     State educational agency or the covered local educational 
     agencies in the State.
       (b) Timing of Background Checks.--
       (1) Current school employees.--For a current school 
     employee--
       (A) the criminal background check required under subsection 
     (a) shall be completed by not later than 3 years after the 
     effective date of this title or by the date of the current 
     school employee's next scheduled performance review as 
     provided by State law (including regulations), whichever is 
     first; and
       (B) the employment of the current school employee shall not 
     be terminated by reason of this title while the criminal 
     background check is being conducted.
       (2) All other school employees.--For any school employee 
     who is not a current school employee, the criminal background 
     check required under subsection (a) shall be completed before 
     the school employee begins employment.
       (c) Exception for Current School Employees With Prior 
     Background Checks.--
       (1) In general.--A covered State shall not be required to 
     obtain a criminal background check under subsection (a)(1) 
     for a current school employee if--
       (A)(i) the current school employee has received 1 or more 
     criminal background checks (whether on one occasion or on 
     separate occasions) that included--
       (I) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
     of the State in which the current school employee resides;
       (II) a search of the State-based child abuse and neglect 
     registries and databases of the State in which the current 
     school employee resides;
       (III) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check 
     using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification 
     System, conducted in accordance with section 406; and
       (IV) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
     established under section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919); or
       (ii) the current school employee has received 1 or more 
     criminal background checks (whether on one occasion or on 
     separate occasions) that included 1 or more of the searches 
     and checks described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause 
     (i), and the designated State agency ensures that a criminal 
     background check including all of the remaining searches and 
     checks described in such subclauses is conducted for the 
     current school employee within the timeframe established by 
     subsection (b)(1)(A);
       (B) each of the searches and checks described in subclauses 
     (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) were conducted for 
     the school employee, whether as part of 1 criminal background 
     check or on separate occasions, on or after the date that is 
     5 years before the effective date of this title;
       (C) the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency 
     provides the results of all the searches and checks described 
     in subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) to the 
     appropriate body, as designated by State law or the policies 
     of the covered State educational agency or the employing 
     covered local educational agency; and
       (D) the appropriate body, as designated by State law or the 
     policies of the covered State agency or covered local 
     educational agency, takes steps to verify all criminal 
     background checks in accordance with State law or the 
     policies of the covered State educational agency or the 
     employing covered local educational agency.
       (2) Continued employment during verification period.--
       (A) Continued employment.--During any period during which 
     the requirements of paragraph (1) are being verified for a 
     current school employee--
       (i) the employing covered State educational agency, covered 
     local educational agency, or covered school shall not 
     terminate the employment of the covered school employee or 
     reduce the employee's pay or benefits by reason of this 
     title; and
       (ii) nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit 
     the covered State educational agency, covered local 
     educational agency, or covered school from transferring the 
     employee to a position not meeting the criteria of section 
     402(8) during such period of verification.
       (3) Periodic updating.--Each covered State shall ensure 
     that the State has in effect laws, regulations, or policies 
     and procedures requiring that, for each current school 
     employee who meets the requirements of this title through 
     paragraph (1), all of the searches and checks described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) be periodically repeated or updated 
     through a criminal background check, in accordance with State 
     law or the policies of the covered State educational agency 
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     covered local educational agencies in the State.
       (d) Confidentiality of and Access to Background Checks.--
       (1) Confidentiality.--Each covered State shall have in 
     effect laws, regulations, or policies and procedures that--
       (A) designate a single State agency to administer the 
     criminal background checks required under subsection (a) and 
     paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) and (3) of subsection (c); and
       (B) require that information obtained through a criminal 
     background check under subsection (a) or (c) shall only be 
     revealed to the school employee, the designated 
     representative of the school employee, and persons authorized 
     by the State to receive the information in order to make 
     employment decisions.
       (2) Copy of background check results.--
       (A) Upon request.--Upon a request by a school employee, the 
     designated State agency shall directly provide a copy of the 
     results of the criminal background check conducted pursuant 
     to subsection (a) or (c) to the school employee or to the 
     school employee's designated representative.
       (B) Upon termination or disqualification.--If a school 
     employee is terminated or disqualified from employment under 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 404(a)(3), the 
     designated State agency shall provide the school employee 
     with a copy of the results of any criminal background check 
     conducted under this title.
       (e) Appeals Process.--
       (1) In general.--Each covered State shall have in effect 
     laws, regulations, or policies and procedures--
       (A) providing for a process by which a school employee may 
     appeal the results of a criminal background check conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) to challenge the accuracy 
     or completeness of the information yielded by the criminal 
     background check; and
       (B) ensuring that--
       (i) each school employee shall be given prompt notice of 
     the opportunity to appeal;
       (ii) each school employee will receive instructions about 
     how to complete the appeals process; and
       (iii) the appeals process is completed no later than 30 
     days after the appeal is filed for each school employee.
       (2) Employment status of current school employees filing an 
     appeal.--If a current school employee is disqualified from 
     employment under section 404(a) but files an appeal under 
     this subsection, during the pendency of the appeal, such 
     employee shall not lose employment or face a reduction in pay 
     or benefits. During the pendency of the appeal, the employing 
     covered State educational agency, covered local educational 
     agency, or covered school may place the school employee in a 
     capacity where the school employee's job duties do not 
     include unsupervised contact or interaction with children.
       (f) Publication of Policies and Procedures.--Each covered 
     State shall ensure that the laws, regulations, or policies 
     and procedures required under this section are published on 
     the website of the covered State educational agency and the 
     website of each covered local educational agency that has a 
     website as of the effective date of this title.
       (g) Fees for Background Checks.--
       (1) Requirement for reasonable fees.--The Attorney General 
     of the United States, and the State Attorney General or other 
     State law enforcement official of a covered State, may charge 
     a fee for conducting a criminal background check under 
     subsection (a) or (c) if the amount of the fee does not 
     exceed the actual costs to the Federal Government or the 
     State, as the case may be, for processing and administration.
       (2) Administrative funds.--A covered State educational 
     agency or covered local educational agency may use 
     administrative funds received under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to 
     pay any reasonable fees charged for conducting criminal 
     background checks under subsection (a) or (c).

     SEC. 404. PROHIBITION ON HIRING & TRANSFER.

       (a) Prohibition on Hiring.--Each covered State shall have 
     in effect laws, regulations, or policies and procedures that 
     prohibit any covered State educational agency, covered local 
     educational agency, or covered school from employing an 
     individual as a school employee if such employee--
       (1) refuses to consent to a criminal background check under 
     section 403;
       (2) makes a knowingly false statement in connection with a 
     criminal background check under section 403; or
       (3) has been convicted of a felony consisting of--
       (A) murder, as described in section 1111 of title 18, 
     United States Code;
       (B) child abuse;
       (C) child pornography; or
       (D) a crime involving rape or sexual assault, except for 
     statutory rape where the victim and perpetrator engaged in 
     consensual sexual conduct, the victim and perpetrator were 
     both under the age of 21, and the victim and perpetrator 
     differed in age by not more than 3 years at the time of the 
     offense.
       (b) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Each covered State shall have in effect 
     laws, regulations, or policies and procedures that establish 
     a timely review process, not to exceed 30 days from the date 
     that an appeal is received by the State, through which the 
     State may determine that, notwithstanding paragraph (2) or 
     (3) of subsection (a), a school employee identified under 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) is eligible for 
     employment with the covered State educational agency, covered 
     local educational agency, or covered school. The review 
     process shall be an individualized assessment consistent with 
     title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 
     seq.) and may include consideration of the following factors:
       (A) Nature and seriousness of the offense.
       (B) Circumstances under which the offense was committed.
       (C) Lapse of time since the offense was committed or the 
     individual was released from prison.
       (D) Individual's age at the time of the offense.
       (E) Social conditions that may have fostered the offense.
       (F) Relationship of the nature of the offense to the 
     position sought.
       (G) Number of criminal convictions.
       (H) Honesty and transparency of the candidate in admitting 
     the conviction record.
       (I) Individual's work history, including evidence that the 
     individual performed the same or similar work, post-
     conviction, with the same or different employer, with no 
     known incidents of criminal conduct.
       (J) Evidence of rehabilitation, as demonstrated by the 
     individual's good conduct while in correctional custody or in 
     the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, 
     acquisition of additional academic or career or technical 
     schooling, successful participation in a correctional work-
     release program, or the recommendation of a current or former 
     supervisor of the individual.
       (K) Whether the individual is bonded under a Federal, 
     State, or local bonding program.
       (L) Any other factor that may lead to the conclusion that 
     the individual does not pose a risk to children.
       (2) Employment during review.--During the pendency of the 
     review described in paragraph (1) of a school employee, the 
     employing covered State educational agency, covered local 
     educational agency, or covered school may place the school 
     employee in a capacity where the employee's job duties do not 
     include unsupervised contact or interaction with children.
       (c) Prohibition on Transfer.--A covered State educational 
     agency, covered local educational agency, covered school, or 
     any employee or agent of a covered State educational agency, 
     covered local educational agency, or covered school, shall 
     not knowingly transfer or facilitate the transfer of any 
     school employee if the agency, school, employee, or agent 
     knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the school 
     employee engaged in abuse of a child, unless--
       (1) the allegations of abuse have been properly reported as 
     required by Federal, State, or local law, including title IX 
     of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) 
     and the regulations implementing such title under part 106 of 
     title 34, Code of Federal Regulations; and
       (2) with respect to the allegations--
       (A) no prosecution is undertaken by local or Federal 
     prosecutors within 1 year of the report;
       (B) the local prosecutors have indicated that the 
     individual will not be charged; or
       (C) the school employee has been charged and exonerated of 
     the charges, as defined by law or by regulations or policies 
     of the State, covered State educational agency, or applicable 
     covered local educational agency.

     SEC. 405. REPORTING OF ABUSE ALLEGATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition on Agreements to Withhold Allegations.--
     Each covered State shall have laws, regulations, or policies 
     and procedures that--
       (1) prohibit any State educational agency, local 
     educational agency, elementary school, secondary school, or 
     employee or agent of any State educational agency, local 
     educational agency, elementary school, or secondary school, 
     from making any agreement--
       (A) to withhold, from any law enforcement authority, State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, elementary 
     school, or secondary school, the reporting of the fact that 
     an allegation of child abuse in an educational setting has 
     been made against a school employee or volunteer; or
       (B) to waive any portion of subsection (c); and
       (2) provide that the punishment for any violation of 
     paragraph (1) is not less than the punishment for a violation 
     of the State's law requiring mandatory reporting of concerns 
     of child abuse and neglect.
       (b) Immunity From Liability for Reporting.--Each covered 
     State shall have laws, regulations, or policies and 
     procedures ensuring that, notwithstanding any other Federal, 
     State, or local law or any agreement or contract, any State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, elementary 
     school, secondary school, or employee or agent of any State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, elementary 
     school, or secondary school who reasonably and in good faith 
     reports to law enforcement officials information regarding 
     allegations of child abuse or a resignation or voluntary 
     suspension due to circumstances described in subsection 
     (a)(1) shall have immunity from any civil or criminal 
     liability.
       (c) Warnings to Other Educational Agencies and Schools.--
     Each covered State shall have in effect laws, regulations, or 
     policies and procedures ensuring that, notwithstanding any 
     other Federal, State, or local law or any agreement or 
     contract, if the State educational agency or any local 
     educational agency, elementary school, secondary school, or 
     employee or agent of the

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     State educational agency, local educational agency, 
     elementary school, or secondary school, has reasonably and in 
     good faith reported to law enforcement officials information 
     regarding allegations of child abuse in an educational 
     setting made against a school employee, and the circumstances 
     described in section 404(c)(2) do not apply to such 
     allegations, the agency, school, employee, or agent may share 
     the report with any other State educational agency, local 
     educational agency, elementary school, or secondary school 
     that is considering hiring that school employee.
       (d) Training.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title, a local educational agency may use funds provided 
     under part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) to train 
     school employees in--
       (1) recognizing signs of abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse in 
     students;
       (2) properly identifying and reporting suspected child 
     physical or sexual abuse, including appropriate behaviors by 
     school personnel and inappropriate behaviors, such as 
     grooming behaviors (defined as actions deliberately 
     undertaken with the aim of befriending and establishing an 
     emotional connection with a child to lower the child's 
     inhibitions in order to sexually abuse the child); and
       (3) effectively responding to incidents of child physical 
     and sexual abuse, including linking students and families to 
     law enforcement, school, community, mental health, or medical 
     supports.

     SEC. 406. FBI REQUIREMENTS FOR FINGERPRINT CHECKS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a 
     fingerprint check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     conducted pursuant to section 403(a) or in accordance with 
     section 403(c) after the effective date of this title, 
     reveals a record that indicates that an individual was 
     arrested or criminal proceedings were instituted against an 
     individual, but that does not include the final disposition 
     of the arrest or proceeding, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall--
       (1) further investigate the school employee's criminal 
     history until the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the Bureau is able to determine 
     whether a final disposition was reached and what the final 
     disposition was; or
       (B) 3 business days (exclusive of the day on which the 
     initial request is made) after the date of the initial 
     request;
       (2) notify the State through the designated State agency of 
     the results of the further investigation; and
       (3) promptly correct the record, including by making 
     deletions to the record, if the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigations determined that the record was inaccurate.

     SEC. 407. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to--
       (1) alter or otherwise affect the rights and remedies 
     provided for school employees residing in a State that 
     disqualifies individuals for employment as a school employee 
     based on convictions for crimes not specifically listed in 
     this title;
       (2) prevent a State or locality from applying the 
     requirements of this title to State educational agencies, 
     local educational agencies, elementary schools, or secondary 
     schools that do not receive funds under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); or
       (3) create a private right of action against a State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, elementary 
     school, secondary school, or an employee or agent of a State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, elementary 
     school, or secondary school that is in compliance with this 
     title and with any laws, regulations, or policies and 
     procedures promulgated pursuant to this title.

     SEC. 408. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect on the date that is 2 years 
     from the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 303. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

   TITLE ___--HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT ACT

     SECTION __01. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. _02. PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.

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

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

       ``(iii) protects the identity of individuals who are human 
     trafficking survivors in public and court records; and
       ``(B) that does not require an individual who is a human 
     trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as 
     described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.''.
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  SA 304. Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. 
Rounds) 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 section 103 and insert the following:

     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--

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       ``(i) child advocacy centers;
       ``(ii) social service agencies;
       ``(iii) Federal, tribal, or 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, tribal services, where 
     appropriate, and nongovernmental organizations with 
     substantial experience in delivering wrap-around services to 
     victims of child human trafficking to provide services to 
     victims and encourage cooperation with law enforcement.
       ``(c) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit an 
     application to the Attorney General for a grant under this 
     section in such form and manner as the Attorney General may 
     require.
       ``(2) Required information.--An application submitted under 
     this subsection shall--
       ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance under 
     this section is sought;
       ``(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds awarded 
     under the grant;
       ``(C) provide such additional information and assurances as 
     the Attorney General determines to be necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of this section; and
       ``(D) disclose--
       ``(i) any other grant funding from the Department of 
     Justice or from any other Federal department or agency for 
     purposes similar to those described in subsection (b) for 
     which the eligible entity has applied, and which application 
     is pending on the date of the submission of an application 
     under this section; and
       ``(ii) any other such grant funding that the eligible 
     entity has received during the 5-year period ending on the 
     date of the submission of an application under this section.
       ``(3) Preference.--In reviewing applications submitted in 
     accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General 
     shall give preference to grant applications if--
       ``(A) the application includes a plan to use awarded funds 
     to engage in all activities described under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (b);
       ``(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; or
       ``(C) the application includes a plan by an Indian tribe, 
     State, or unit of local government to reduce the occurrence 
     of trafficking of Indian children or provide support services 
     to Indian children who are victims of human trafficking.
       ``(d) Duration and Renewal of Award.--
       ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall expire 
     3 years after the date of award of the grant.
       ``(2) Renewal.--A grant under this section shall be 
     renewable not more than 2 times and for a period of not 
     greater than 2 years.
       ``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall--
       ``(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
     organization, including an academic or nonprofit 
     organization, that has experience with issues related to 
     child human trafficking and evaluation of grant programs to 
     conduct periodic evaluations of grants made under this 
     section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs 
     funded with grants awarded under this section;
       ``(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to 
     determine the methodological and statistical validity of the 
     evaluations; and
       ``(3) submit the results of any evaluation conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) to--
       ``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(f) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity awarded 
     funds under this section that is found to have used grant 
     funds for any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
     unallowable cost shall not be eligible for any grant funds 
     awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal years following 
     the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or unallowable 
     cost is reported.
       ``(g) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not 
     be eligible to receive a grant under this section if within 
     the 5 fiscal years before submitting an application for a 
     grant under this section, the grantee has been found to have 
     violated the terms or conditions of a Government grant 
     program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized 
     expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.
       ``(h) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the 
     grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent 
     of the total amount expended to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     program funded by a grant awarded under this section shall 
     be--
       ``(A) 70 percent in the first year;
       ``(B) 60 percent in the second year; and
       ``(C) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent 
     years.
       ``(2) Awards to indian tribes.--The Attorney General may 
     waive the cost sharing requirements in paragraph (1) for a 
     grant awarded under this section to an Indian tribe.
       ``(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;
       ``(4) the term `eligible entity' means a State, Indian 
     tribe, 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;
       ``(5) the term `Indian child' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1903); and
       ``(6) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       ``(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

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     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.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 305. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Rubio) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
178, to provide justice for the victims of trafficking; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANTS.

       Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     290bb-41) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``mental health 
     awareness'' before ``training''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Illness'' and 
     inserting ``Health'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and other categories 
     of individuals, as determined by the Secretary,'' after 
     ``emergency services personnel'';
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``grant to--'' and inserting ``grant for evidence-based 
     programs for the purpose of--''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness; 
     and
       ``(B)(i) providing education to personnel regarding 
     resources available in the community for individuals with a 
     mental illness and other relevant resources; or
       ``(ii) the safe de-escalation of crisis situations 
     involving individuals with a mental illness.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``, $25,000,000'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``$20,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 306. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 118. INCREASE IN U VISA ANNUAL LIMIT.

       Section 214(p)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``10,000'' 
     and inserting ``30,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 307. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. REVOCATION OF IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR ALIENS 
                   CONVICTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--If an alien is convicted of human 
     trafficking or any conspiracy related to human trafficking, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
       (1) revoke any immigration benefit granted to such alien, 
     including deferred action or other relief from removal 
     provided pursuant to policies implemented under, or 
     substantially similar to policies implemented under, an 
     Executive action set out under subsection (b); and
       (2) place such alien in expedited proceedings for removal 
     from the United States after the alien completes any term of 
     imprisonment for such a conviction.
       (b) Executive Actions.--The Executive actions set out under 
     this subsection are the following:
       (1) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement: Priorities for the Apprehension, 
     Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated March 2, 2011.
       (2) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Exercising 
     Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the 
     Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated June 
     17, 2011.
       (3) The memorandum from the Principal Legal Advisor of 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled 
     ``Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and Certain Pending Cases'' 
     dated November 17, 2011.
       (4) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in 
     the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice 
     Systems'' dated December 21, 2012.
       (5) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Southern Border and Approaches Campaign'' dated 
     November 20, 2014.
       (6) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and 
     Removal of Undocumented Immigrants'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (7) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Secure Communities'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (8) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
     to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and 
     with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of 
     U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents'' dated November 20, 
     2014.
       (9) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program'' 
     dated November 20, 2014.
       (10) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled Businesses 
     and Workers'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (11) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and 
     Enlistees'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (12) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding Advance 
     Parole'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (13) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies to Promote and Increase Access to U.S. 
     Citizenship'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (14) The memorandum from the President entitled 
     ``Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System 
     for the 21st Century'' dated November 21, 2014.
       (15) The memorandum from the President entitled ``Creating 
     Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and 
     Refugees'' dated November 21, 2014.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 308. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide 
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

       TITLE ___--TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Trafficking Awareness 
     Training for Health Care Act of 2015''.

     SEC. __02. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.

       (a) Grant or Contract for Development of Best Practices.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services acting through the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, and in consultation 
     with the Administration on Children and Families and other 
     agencies with experience in serving victims of human 
     trafficking, shall award, on a competitive basis, a grant or 
     contract to an eligible entity to train health care 
     professionals to recognize and respond to victims of a severe 
     form of trafficking.
       (2) Development of evidence-based best practices.--An 
     entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall develop 
     evidence-based best practices for health care professionals 
     to recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of 
     trafficking, including--
       (A) consultation with law enforcement officials, social 
     service providers, health professionals, experts in the field 
     of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate, to 
     inform the development of such best practices;
       (B) the identification of any existing best practices or 
     tools for health professionals to recognize potential victims 
     of a severe form of trafficking; and
       (C) the development of educational materials to train 
     health care professionals on the best practices developed 
     under this subsection.
       (3) Requirements.--Best practices developed under this 
     subsection shall address--
       (A) risk factors and indicators to recognize victims of a 
     severe form of trafficking;
       (B) patient safety and security;
       (C) the management of medical records of patients who are 
     victims of a severe form of trafficking;
       (D) public and private social services available for 
     rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals;
       (E) the hotlines for reporting human trafficking maintained 
     by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center and the 
     Department of Homeland Security;
       (F) validated assessment tools for the identification of 
     victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
       (G) referral options and procedures for sharing information 
     on human trafficking with a patient and making referrals for 
     legal and social services as appropriate.
       (4) Pilot program.--An entity receiving a grant under 
     paragraph (1) shall design and implement a pilot program to 
     test the best practices and educational materials identified 
     or developed with respect to the recognition of victims of 
     human trafficking by health professionals at health care 
     sites located near an established anti-human trafficking task 
     force initiative in each of the 10 administrative regions of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.

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       (5) Analysis and report.--Not later than 24 months after 
     the date on which an entity implements a pilot program under 
     paragraph (4), the entity shall--
       (A) analyze the results of the pilot programs, including 
     through an assessment of--
       (i) changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude of 
     health care professionals resulting from the implementation 
     of the program;
       (ii) the number of victims of a severe form of trafficking 
     who were identified under the program;
       (iii) of those victims identified, the number who received 
     information or referrals for services offered; and
       (iv) of those victims who received such information or 
     referrals--

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

       (B) determine, using the results of the analysis conducted 
     under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the best 
     practices developed under this subsection are evidence-based; 
     and
       (C) submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a 
     report concerning the pilot program and the analysis of the 
     pilot program under subparagraph (A), including an 
     identification of the best practices that were identified as 
     effective and those that require further review.
       (b) Dissemination.--Not later than 30 months after date on 
     which a grant is awarded to an eligible entity under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall--
       (1) collaborate with appropriate professional associations 
     and health care professional schools to disseminate best 
     practices identified or developed under subsection (a) for 
     purposes of recognizing potential victims of a severe form of 
     trafficking; and
       (2) post on the public website of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services the best practices that are identified by 
     the as effective under subsection (a)(5).

     SEC. _03. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``eligible entity'' means an accredited school 
     of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or 
     treatment of victims of a severe form of trafficking.
       (2) The term ``eligible site'' means a health center that 
     is receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z-1, or 1001 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 280h-5, and 
     300).
       (3) The term ``health care professional'' means a person 
     employed by a health care provider who provides to patients 
     information (including information not related to medical 
     treatment), scheduling, services, or referrals.
       (4) The term ``HIPAA privacy and security law'' has the 
     meaning given to such term in section 3009 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-19).
       (5) The term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' has 
     the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

     SEC. _04. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this title, and this title shall be carried out 
     using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
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  SA 309. Mr. GRASSLEY 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 101, strike line 1 and all the follows 
     through page 112, line 24 and insert the following:

     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 
     transnational 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 may 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 may 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 and 
     subject to the availability of funds;
       ``(C) may 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;

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       ``(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, to the extent feasible, 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 may operate, within the 
     Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this 
     subsection as the `CFU').
       ``(2) Functions.--The CFU--
       ``(A) shall provide training and technical support in 
     digital forensics to--
       ``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     personnel; and
       ``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign 
     law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation 
     of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request 
     and subject to the availability of funds;
       ``(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and 
     forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
       ``(C) shall participate in research and development in the 
     area of digital forensics, in coordination with appropriate 
     components of the Department; and
       ``(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 
     Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for 
     the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and hiring 
     wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning service 
     members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative 
     (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program.
       ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CFU is authorized to 
     enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 
     set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Acceptance of gifts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept 
     monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global Task 
     Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-
     profit organizations, and educational institutions to create 
     and expand public awareness campaigns in support of the 
     functions of the CFU.
       ``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts 
     authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the 
     services provided by the entities referred to in such 
     subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the 
     Department.
       ``(d) Cyber Crimes Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may 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).''.
       (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, to the maximum 
     extent possible, 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, 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--COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT

     SEC. 401. BUDGET COMPLIANCE.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 310. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 57, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       ``(3) activities of law enforcement agencies to find 
     homeless and runaway youth, including salaries and associated 
     expenses for retired Federal law enforcement officers 
     assisting the law enforcement agencies in finding homeless 
     and runaway youth; and
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 311. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims 
of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                 TITLE __--RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rape Survivor Child 
     Custody Act''.

     SEC. __02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Covered formula grant.--The term ``covered formula 
     grant'' means a grant under--
       (A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) (commonly 
     referred to as the ``STOP Violence Against Women Formula 
     Grant Program''); or
       (B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the ``Sexual 
     Assault Services Program'').
       (2) Termination.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``termination'' means, when used 
     with respect to parental rights, a complete and final 
     termination of the parent's right to custody of, guardianship 
     of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to require a State, in order to receive an 
     increase in the amount provided to the State under the 
     covered formula grants under this title, to have in place a 
     law that terminates any obligation of a person who fathered a 
     child through rape to support the child.

     SEC. __03. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Men who father children through rape should be 
     prohibited from visiting or having custody of those children.
       (2) Thousands of rape-related pregnancies occur annually in 
     the United States.
       (3) A substantial number of women choose to raise their 
     child conceived through rape and, as a result, may face 
     custody battles with their rapists.
       (4) Rape is one of the most under-prosecuted serious 
     crimes, with estimates of criminal conviction occurring in 
     less than 5 percent of rapes.
       (5) The clear and convincing evidence standard is the most 
     common standard for termination of parental rights among the 
     50 States, territories, and the District of Columbia.
       (6) The Supreme Court established that the clear and 
     convincing evidence standard satisfies due process for 
     allegations to terminate or restrict parental rights in 
     Santosky v. Kramer (455 U.S. 745 (1982)).
       (7) Currently only 10 States have statutes allowing rape 
     survivors to petition for the termination of parental rights 
     of the rapist based on clear and convincing evidence that the 
     child was conceived through rape.
       (8) A rapist pursuing parental or custody rights causes the 
     survivor to have continued interaction with the rapist, which 
     can have traumatic psychological effects on the survivor, and 
     can make it more difficult for her to recover.
       (9) These traumatic effects on the mother can severely 
     negatively impact her ability to raise a healthy child.

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       (10) Rapists may use the threat of pursuing custody or 
     parental rights to coerce survivors into not prosecuting 
     rape, or otherwise harass, intimidate, or manipulate them.

     SEC. __04. INCREASED FUNDING FOR FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to 
     a State under the covered formula grants in accordance with 
     this title if the State has in place a law that allows the 
     mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek 
     court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her 
     rapist with regard to that child, which the court is 
     authorized to grant upon clear and convincing evidence of 
     rape.

     SEC. __05. APPLICATION.

       A State seeking an increase in the amount provided to the 
     State under the covered formula grants shall include in the 
     application of the State for each covered formula grant such 
     information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, 
     including information about the law described in section 
     __04.

     SEC. __06. GRANT INCREASE.

       The amount of the increase provided to a State under the 
     covered formula grants under this title shall be equal to not 
     more than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of 
     funding provided to the State under the covered formula 
     grants under the 3 most recent awards to the State.

     SEC. __07. PERIOD OF INCREASE.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide an 
     increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered 
     formula grants under this title for a 2-year period.
       (b) Limit.--The Attorney General may not provide an 
     increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered 
     formula grants under this title more than 4 times.

     SEC. __08. ALLOCATION OF INCREASED FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.

       The Attorney General shall allocate an increase in the 
     amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants 
     under this title such that--
       (1) 25 percent the amount of the increase is provided under 
     the program described in section __02(1)(A); and
       (2) 75 percent the amount of the increase is provided under 
     the program described in section __02(1)(B).

     SEC. __09. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 312. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

                     Subtitle D--Expanded Training

     SEC. 231. EXPANDED TRAINING RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN 
                   PERSONS.

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

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

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 313. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

       Subtitle D--Prioritization Within the Department of State

     SEC. 231. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the 
     Department of State will be more effective in carrying out 
     duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 if the Office status is changed to 
     that of a Bureau within the Department hierarchy;
       (2) the change in status from Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking to a Bureau can be accomplished without 
     increasing the number of personnel or the budget of the 
     current Office;
       (3) a Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking would be 
     more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in 
     the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 if the Bureau 
     were headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to 
     the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large; 
     and
       (4) the Secretary of State should review the current use of 
     the 24 Assistant Secretary positions authorized by section 
     1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
     (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) and make appropriate revisions, 
     consolidations, and eliminations, to ensure that those 
     positions reflect the highest Departmental needs and foreign 
     policy priorities of the United States, including efforts to 
     combat trafficking in persons.

     SEC. 232. BUREAU TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 105(e) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Office to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau To Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Office to Monitor 
     and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau to Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Office'' and 
     inserting ``Bureau''; and
       (C) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``Office'' and 
     inserting ``Bureau''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting 
     ``Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons''.
       (b) Reference.--Any reference in the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 or in any other Act to the Office to 
     Monitor and Combat Trafficking shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

     SEC. 233. REPORT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
                   OF STATE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     a report detailing--
       (1) for each current Assistant Secretary of State 
     position--
       (A) the title of that Assistant Secretary of State;
       (B) how long that particular Assistant Secretary 
     designation has been in existence; and
       (C) whether that particular Assistant Secretary designation 
     was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the 
     relevant statutory citation for such mandate or 
     authorization; and
       (2) whether the Secretary intends to designate 1 of the 
     Assistant Secretary of State positions authorized under 
     section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) as the Assistant Secretary of 
     State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for 
     that decision.

     SEC. 234. COST LIMITATION.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' to carry out the 
     provisions of this subtitle.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 314. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

       Subtitle D--Prioritization Within the Department of State

     SEC. 231. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the 
     Department of State will be more effective in carrying out 
     duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 if the Office status is changed to 
     that of a Bureau within the Department hierarchy;
       (2) the change in status from Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking to a Bureau can be accomplished without 
     increasing the number of personnel or the budget of the 
     current Office;
       (3) a Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking would be 
     more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in 
     the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 if the Bureau 
     were headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to 
     the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large; 
     and
       (4) the Secretary of State should review the current use of 
     the 24 Assistant Secretary positions authorized by section 
     1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
     (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) and make appropriate revisions, 
     consolidations, and eliminations, to ensure that those 
     positions reflect the highest Departmental needs and foreign 
     policy priorities of the United States, including efforts to 
     combat trafficking in persons.

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     SEC. 232. BUREAU TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 105(e) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Office to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau To Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Office to Monitor 
     and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau to Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Office'' and 
     inserting ``Bureau''; and
       (C) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``Office'' and 
     inserting ``Bureau''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting 
     ``Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons''.
       (b) Reference.--Any reference in the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 or in any other Act to the Office to 
     Monitor and Combat Trafficking shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

     SEC. 233. REPORT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
                   OF STATE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     a report detailing--
       (1) for each current Assistant Secretary of State 
     position--
       (A) the title of that Assistant Secretary of State;
       (B) how long that particular Assistant Secretary 
     designation has been in existence; and
       (C) whether that particular Assistant Secretary designation 
     was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the 
     relevant statutory citation for such mandate or 
     authorization; and
       (2) whether the Secretary intends to designate 1 of the 
     Assistant Secretary of State positions authorized under 
     section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) as the Assistant Secretary of 
     State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for 
     that decision.

     SEC. 234. COST LIMITATION.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' to carry out the 
     provisions of this subtitle.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 315. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

                     Subtitle D--Special Watch List

     SEC. 231. COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE 
                   YEARS THAT ARE DOWNGRADED AND REINSTATED ON 
                   SPECIAL WATCH LIST.

       Section 110(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(F) Countries on special watch list for 4 consecutive 
     years that are downgraded and reinstated on special watch 
     list.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (D) and (E), a country 
     that--
       ``(i) was included on the special watch list described in 
     subparagraph (A) for 4 consecutive years after the date of 
     the enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008; and
       ``(ii) was subsequently included on the list of countries 
     described in paragraph (1)(C),
     may not thereafter be included on the special watch list 
     described in subparagraph (A) for more than 1 consecutive 
     year.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 316. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

                     Subtitle D--Special Watch List

     SEC. 231. COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE 
                   YEARS THAT ARE DOWNGRADED AND REINSTATED ON 
                   SPECIAL WATCH LIST.

       Section 110(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(F) Countries on special watch list for 4 consecutive 
     years that are downgraded and reinstated on special watch 
     list.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (D) and (E), a country 
     that--
       ``(i) was included on the special watch list described in 
     subparagraph (A) for 4 consecutive years after the date of 
     the enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008; and
       ``(ii) was subsequently included on the list of countries 
     described in paragraph (1)(C),
     may not thereafter be included on the special watch list 
     described in subparagraph (A) for more than 1 consecutive 
     year.''.

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