[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4106. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1862, to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 to modify the criteria for determining whether countries 
are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human 
trafficking, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 28, line 12, strike ``unreasonable''.
       On page 28, strike lines 19 and 20 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(6) Credible information.--The term `credible 
     information' includes all of the following:
       On page 30, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OR RECRUITMENT FEES.

       Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as paragraphs 
     (1) through (4), respectively, and moving such paragraphs 4 
     ems to the left; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), as redesignated--
       (A) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (V) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs 4 ems to the left;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by redesignating 
     items (aa) and (bb) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, 
     and moving such clauses 4 ems to the left; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``unreasonable placement or recruitment fees'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``placement or recruitment fees.''.
       On page 30, line 20, strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
       On page 31, line 1, strike ``5'' and insert ``6''.
       On page 33, line 8, strike ``credible evidence'' and insert 
     ``credible information''.
       On page 35, line 24, strike ``credible evidence'' and 
     insert ``credible information''.
       On page 37, line 1, strike ``6'' and insert ``7''.
       On page 38, line 5, strike ``7'' and insert ``8''.
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