[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H565-H572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 
                      REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 5856) to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 5856

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass 
     Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

     TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Subtitle A--Programs To Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable to Human 
                              Trafficking

Sec. 101. Modifications to grants to assist in the recognition of 
              trafficking.
Sec. 102. Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program.

              TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD

Sec. 201. Modifications to program to end modern slavery grants.
Sec. 202. Amendments to tier standards.
Sec. 203. Expanding prevention efforts at the United States Agency for 
              International Development.
Sec. 204. Counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development 
              cooperation and assistance policy.
Sec. 205. Clarification of nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign 
              assistance.
Sec. 206. Trafficking for the purposes of organ harvesting.
Sec. 207. Elimination of duplicative reporting.

               TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 301. Extension of authorizations under the Victims of Trafficking 
              and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 302. Extension of authorizations under the International Megan's 
              Law.

     TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Subtitle A--Programs To Support Victims and Persons Vulnerable to Human 
                              Trafficking

     SEC. 101. MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE 
                   RECOGNITION OF TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Amendments to Authorities to Prevent Trafficking.--
     Section 106(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Grants to assist in the 
     recognition of trafficking'' and inserting ``Frederick 
     douglass human trafficking prevention education grants'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``under a program named `Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking 
     Prevention Education Grants' '' after ``may award grants''; 
     and
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, linguistically 
     accessible, and culturally responsive'' after ``age-
     appropriate'';
       (3) in the heading of subparagraph (C), by inserting ``for 
     frederick douglass human trafficking prevention education 
     grants'' after ``program requirements'';
       (4) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Priority.--In awarding Frederick Douglass Human 
     Trafficking Prevention Education Grants under this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) give priority to local educational agencies serving a 
     high-intensity child sex trafficking area or an area with 
     significant child labor trafficking;
       ``(ii) give additional priority to local educational 
     agencies that partner with non-profit organizations 
     specializing in human trafficking prevention education, which 
     partner with law enforcement and technology or social media 
     companies, to assist in training efforts to protect children 
     from labor trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse 
     including grooming, materials depicting the sexual abuse of 
     children, and human trafficking transmitted through 
     technology; and
       ``(iii) consult, as appropriate, with the Secretary of 
     Education, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, and 
     the Attorney General, to identify the geographic areas in the 
     United States with the highest prevalence of at-risk 
     populations for child trafficking, including children who are 
     members of a racial or ethnic minority, homeless youth, 
     foster youth, youth involved in the child welfare system, and 
     children and youth who run away from home or an out-of-home 
     placement.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Criteria for selection.--Grantees should be selected 
     based on their demonstrated ability to--
       ``(i) engage stakeholders, including survivors of human 
     trafficking, and Federal, State, local, or Tribal partners, 
     to develop the programs;
       ``(ii) train the trainers, guardians, K-12 students, 
     teachers, and other school personnel in a linguistically 
     accessible, culturally responsive, age-appropriate, and 
     trauma-informed fashion; and
       ``(iii) create a scalable, repeatable program to prevent 
     child labor trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse 
     including grooming, child sexual abuse materials, and 
     trafficking transmitted through technology that--

       ``(I) uses evidence-based (as such term is defined in 
     section 8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A))) best practices; and
       ``(II) employs appropriate technological tools and 
     methodologies, including linguistically accessible, 
     culturally responsive, age-appropriate, and trauma-informed 
     approaches for trainers, guardians, educators, and K-12 
     students.

       ``(F) Train the trainers.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (E), the term `train the trainers' means having experienced 
     or master trainers coach new trainers who are less 
     experienced with a particular topic or skill, or with 
     training overall, who can then teach the material to others, 
     creating a broader reach, sustainability, and making efforts 
     cost- and time-efficient (commonly referred to as `training 
     of trainers').
       ``(G) Data collection.--The Secretary shall consult with 
     the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Interior to 
     determine the appropriate demographics of the recipients or 
     of students at risk of being trafficked or exploited, to be 
     collected and reported with respect to grants under this 
     paragraph, which shall include data collection of, at a 
     minimum, students who are economically disadvantaged, members 
     of a racial or ethnic minority, homeless youth, foster youth, 
     youth involved in the child welfare system, and children and 
     youth who run away from home or an out-of-home placement.
       ``(H) Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public a 
     report, including data on the following:
       ``(i) The total number of entities that received a 
     Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education 
     Grant over the past year.
       ``(ii) The total number of partnerships or consultants that 
     included survivors, non-profit organizations specialized in 
     human trafficking prevention education, law enforcement, and 
     technology or social media companies.
       ``(iii) The total number of elementary and secondary 
     schools that established and implemented evidence-based (as 
     such term is defined in section 8101(21)(A) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A))) 
     best practices through programs developed using such grants.
       ``(iv) The total number and geographic distribution of 
     trainers, guardians, students, teachers, and other school 
     personnel trained using such grants pursuant to this 
     paragraph.
       ``(v) The results of pre-training and post-training surveys 
     to gauge trainees' increased understanding of the scope and 
     signs of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and 
     abuse; how to interact with potential victims and survivors 
     of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse 
     using age-appropriate and trauma-informed approach; and the 
     manner in which to respond to potential child trafficking and 
     child sexual exploitation and abuse.
       ``(vi) The number of potential victims and survivors of 
     child trafficking and child sexual exploitation and abuse 
     identified and served by grantees, excluding any individually 
     identifiable information about such children and acting in 
     full compliance with all applicable privacy laws and 
     regulations.
       ``(vii) The number of students in elementary or secondary 
     school identified by grantees as being at risk of being 
     trafficked or sexually exploited and abused, excluding any 
     individually identifiable information about such children.
       ``(viii) The demographic characteristics of child 
     trafficking survivors and victims, sexually exploited and 
     abused children, and students at risk of being trafficked or 
     sexually exploited and abused described in clauses (vi) and 
     (vii), excluding any individually identifiable information 
     about such children.
       ``(ix) Any service gaps and best practices identified by 
     grantees.''.

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     SEC. 102. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS EMPLOYMENT AND 
                   EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may carry out a Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and 
     Education Program to prevent the re-exploitation of eligible 
     individuals who have been victims of trafficking, by 
     assisting such individuals to integrate or reintegrate into 
     society through social services support for the attainment of 
     life-skills, employment, and education necessary to achieve 
     self-sufficiency.
       (b) Services Provided.--Services offered, provided, and 
     funded by the Program shall include (as relevant to the 
     victim of trafficking)--
       (1) enrollment and participation in--
       (A) basic education, including literacy education and 
     English as a second language education;
       (B) job-related skills training;
       (C) vocational and certificate programs; and
       (D) programs for attaining a regular high school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent;
       (2) life-skill training programs, including management of 
     personal finances, self-care, and parenting classes;
       (3) resume creation and review;
       (4) interview coaching and counseling;
       (5) assistance with expungement of criminal records when 
     such records are for nonviolent crimes that were committed as 
     a consequence of the eligible individual's victimization, 
     including assistance with credit repair;
       (6) assistance with enrollment in college or technical 
     school;
       (7) scholarship assistance for attending college or 
     technical school;
       (8) professional coaching or professional development 
     classes;
       (9) case management to develop an individualized plan with 
     each victim of trafficking, based on each person's needs and 
     goals; and
       (10) assistance with obtaining victim compensation, direct 
     victim assistance, or other funds for mental health care.
       (c) Service Period.--Eligible individuals may receive 
     services through the Program for a cumulative period of 5 
     years.
       (d) Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary shall enter into cooperative 
     agreements with one or more eligible organizations to carry 
     out this section.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
     means a domestic or foreign victim of trafficking who--
       (A) has attained the age of 18 years; and
       (B) is eligible to receive services under section 107(b) of 
     the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7105(b)).
       (2) Eligible organization.--The ``eligible organization'' 
     may include a nongovernmental organization and means a 
     service provider that meets the following criteria:
       (A) Experience in using national or local anti-trafficking 
     networks to serve victims of trafficking.
       (B) Experience qualifying, providing, and coordinating 
     services for victims of trafficking, as described in 
     subsection (b), that is linguistically accessible, culturally 
     responsive, age-appropriate, and trauma-informed.
       (C) With respect to a service provider for victims of 
     trafficking served by the Program who are not United States 
     citizens, a provider that has experience in identifying and 
     assisting foreign-born victims of trafficking, including 
     helping them qualify for Continued Presence, T-Visas, and 
     other Federal, State, and local services and funding.
       (D) With respect to a service provider for victims of 
     trafficking served by the Program who are United States 
     citizens and legal permanent residents, a provider that has 
     experience identifying and assisting victims of trafficking, 
     as such term is defined in section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102), especially 
     youth and underserved populations.
       (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Human 
     Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program 
     established under this section.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.

              TITLE II--FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD

     SEC. 201. MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAM TO END MODERN SLAVERY 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1298 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (g)(2), by striking ``2020'' and 
     inserting ``2028''.
       (2) In subsection (h)(1), by striking ``Not later than 
     September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2020'' and inserting 
     ``Not later than September 30, 2024, and September 30, 
     2028''.
       (b) Award of Funds.--All grants awarded under the authority 
     provided by section 1298 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act of 2017, as amended by subsection (a), 
     shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

     SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO TIER STANDARDS.

       (a) Modifications to Tier 2 Watch List.--Subsection (b)(2) 
     of section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``special'' and inserting 
     ``tier 2''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Submission of list.--Not later than the date on which 
     the determinations described in subsections (c) and (d) are 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in 
     accordance with such subsections, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     list of countries that the Secretary determines require 
     special scrutiny during the following year. The list shall be 
     composed of countries that have been listed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(B) pursuant to the current annual report 
     because--
       ``(i) the estimated number of victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking is very significant or is significantly 
     increasing and the country is not taking proportional 
     concrete actions; or
       ``(ii) there is a failure to provide evidence of increasing 
     efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons from 
     the previous year, including increased investigations, 
     prosecutions and convictions of trafficking crimes, increased 
     assistance to victims, and decreasing evidence of complicity 
     in severe forms of trafficking by government officials.''.
       (b) Modification to Special Rule for Downgraded and 
     Reinstated Countries.--Subsection (b)(2)(F) of such section 
     110 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``the 
     special watch list'' and all that follows through ``the 
     country--'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list described 
     in subparagraph (A) for more than 2 years immediately after 
     the country consecutively--'';
       (2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
     by striking ``the special watch list described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list 
     described in subparagraph (A)''; and
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``in the year following 
     such waiver under subparagraph (D)(ii)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     110 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amended as follows:
       (1) In paragraph (2), as amended by subsection (a)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``special watch list'' 
     and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``special watch list'' 
     and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``special watch list'' and 
     inserting ``tier 2 watch list''; and
       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``special watch list'' and 
     inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''.
       (2) In paragraph (3)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of''.
       (3) In paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``each country described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``each country described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``the Special 
     Watch List under paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 
     watch list under paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 203. EXPANDING PREVENTION EFFORTS AT THE UNITED STATES 
                   AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       In order to increase the prevention efforts by the United 
     States abroad, the Administrator of the United States Agency 
     for International Development (USAID) shall encourage 
     incorporation of activities to counter trafficking in persons 
     (C-TIP) into broader assistance programming. The 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) determine a reasonable definition for the term ``C-TIP 
     Incorporated Development Programs'', which shall at a minimum 
     include any programming to address economic development, 
     education, democracy and governance, food security, and 
     humanitarian assistance that the Administrator determines 
     includes a sufficient counter-trafficking in persons element 
     incorporated in the program design or delivery;
       (2) encourage that any program design or delivery that may 
     directly serve victims of trafficking in persons is age-
     appropriate, linguistically accessible, culturally 
     responsive, and survivor- and trauma-informed, and provides 
     opportunities for anonymous and voluntary feedback from the 
     beneficiaries receiving such services;
       (3) encourage that each USAID mission incorporates a 
     counter-trafficking in persons perspective and specific 
     approaches into development programs, project design, and 
     methods for program monitoring and evaluation, when 
     addressing a range of development issues, including--
       (A) economic development;
       (B) education;
       (C) democracy and governance;
       (D) food security; and
       (E) humanitarian assistance;
       (4) implement robust training and disseminate tools around 
     the incorporation of a counter-trafficking perspective and 
     awareness in the day-to-day work of development 
     professionals; and
       (5) encourage subsequent Country Development Cooperation 
     Strategies include a counter-trafficking in persons analytic 
     component to guide future project design and promote the 
     inclusion of counter-trafficking elements in project design, 
     implementation, monitoring, and evaluation required for Tier 
     2 Watch List and Tier 3 countries (as such terms are defined 
     for purposes of section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107), as amended).

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     SEC. 204. COUNTER-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS EFFORTS IN 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE POLICY.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 102(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 2151-1(b)(4))--
       (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) effective counter-trafficking in persons policies and 
     programs.''; and
       (2) in section 492(d)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2292a(d)(1))--
       (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (B) by striking ``that the funds'' and inserting the 
     following:-- ``that
       ``(A) the funds''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the 
     President shall, to the greatest extent possible--
       ``(i) ensure that assistance made available under this 
     section does not create or contribute to conditions that can 
     be reasonably expected to result in an increase in 
     trafficking in persons who are in conditions of heightened 
     vulnerability as a result of natural and manmade disasters; 
     and
       ``(ii) integrate appropriate protections into the planning 
     and execution of activities authorized under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION OF NONHUMANITARIAN, NONTRADE-RELATED 
                   FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Clarification of Scope of Withheld Assistance.--Section 
     110(d)(1)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian, 
     nontrade-related foreign assistance to the central government 
     of the country, or any funding to facilitate the 
     participation by officials or employees of such central 
     government in educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     before the end of the first fiscal year beginning after such 
     government complies with the minimum standards or makes 
     significant efforts to bring itself into compliance; and''.
       (b) Definition of Nonhumanitarian, Nontrade-related 
     Assistance.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(10) Nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign 
     assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
     related foreign assistance' means United States foreign 
     assistance, other than--
       ``(i) with respect to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961--

       ``(I) assistance for international narcotics and law 
     enforcement under chapter 8 of part I of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2291 et seq.);
       ``(II) assistance for International Disaster Assistance 
     under subsections (b) and (c) of section 491 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2292);
       ``(III) antiterrorism assistance under chapter 8 of part II 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.); and
       ``(IV) health programs under chapters 1 and 10 of part I 
     and chapter 4 of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.);

       ``(ii) assistance under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1691 et seq.);
       ``(iii) assistance under sections 2(a) through (c) of the 
     Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
     2601(a)-(c)) to meet refugee and migration needs;
       ``(iv) any form of United States foreign assistance 
     provided through nongovernmental organizations, international 
     organizations, or private sector partners--

       ``(I) to combat human and wildlife trafficking;
       ``(II) to promote food security;
       ``(III) to respond to emergencies;
       ``(IV) to provide humanitarian assistance;
       ``(V) to address basic human needs, including for 
     education;
       ``(VI) to advance global health security; or
       ``(VII) to promote trade;

       ``(v) any other form of United States foreign assistance 
     that the President determines, by not later than October 1 of 
     each fiscal year, is necessary to advance the security, 
     economic, humanitarian, or global health interests of the 
     United States without compromising the country's steadfast 
     commitment to combating human trafficking globally; or
       ``(vi) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), other than sales 
     or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes 
     following notification in accordance with the prior 
     notification procedures applicable to reprogramming pursuant 
     to section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2394-1).
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
     related foreign assistance' also excludes payments to, or the 
     participation of, government entities necessary or incidental 
     to the implementation of a program that is otherwise 
     consistent with section 110 of this Act.''.

     SEC. 206. TRAFFICKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ORGAN HARVESTING.

       Section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
       ``(I) information about the trafficking in persons for the 
     purpose of organ removal, including cases and steps 
     governments are undertaking to prevent, identify, and 
     eliminate such trafficking.''.

     SEC. 207. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING.

       Sec. 106(b)(6)(C) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
     Priorities and Accountability Act, P.L. 114-26, as added by 
     Sec. 914(e)(1) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
     Enforcement Act, P.L. 114-125 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)(C)), is 
     hereby repealed.

               TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF 
                   TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 
                   2000.

       Section 113 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for each of the fiscal 
     years 2018 through 2021, $13,822,000'' and inserting ``for 
     each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, $17,000,000'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``To carry out the purposes of sections 
     106(b) and 107(b),'' and inserting ``To carry out the 
     purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b) of this Act and 
     sections 101 and 102 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking 
     Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 
     2023,''; and
       (B) by striking ``$19,500,000'' and all that follows, and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 
     through 2028, of which $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated in each fiscal year for the National Human 
     Trafficking Hotline and for cybersecurity and public 
     education campaigns, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, for identifying and responding as needed 
     to cases of human trafficking.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``2018 through 2021, $65,000,000'' and inserting ``2024 
     through 2028, $116,400,000'';
       (4) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Programs to end modern slavery.--Of the amounts 
     authorized by paragraph (1) to be appropriated for a fiscal 
     year, not more than $37,500,000 may be made available to fund 
     programs to end modern slavery.
       ``(4) Programs at the usaid.--Of the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated by paragraph (1), $22,000,000 is authorized 
     to be made available each fiscal year to the United States 
     Agency for International Development, of which $2,000,000 is 
     authorized to be allocated for countering trafficking in 
     persons from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.''; 
     and
       (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``2018 through 2021'' 
     and inserting ``2024 through 2028, of which $35,000,000 is 
     authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the 
     Office of Victims of Crime Housing Assistance Grants for 
     Victims of Human Trafficking''.

     SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   MEGAN'S LAW.

       Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent 
     Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced 
     Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders (34 U.S.C. 21509) is 
     amended by striking ``2018 through 2021'' and inserting 
     ``2024 through 2028''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith) and the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. 
Manning) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.


                             General Leave

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, more than 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved and 
the President signed historic legislation that I authored known as the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, a comprehensive, whole-of-
government initiative to combat sex and labor trafficking in the United 
States and around the world.
  The TVPA created a bold, new domestic and international antihuman 
trafficking strategy and established numerous new programs to protect 
victims, prosecute traffickers, and to the extent possible, prevent 
human trafficking in the first place--what we call the three Ps.
  Though it is hard to believe now, the TVPA was met with a wall of 
skepticism and opposition--dismissed by

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many as a solution in search of a problem. For most people at that 
time, including some lawmakers, the term ``trafficking'' applied almost 
exclusively to drugs and weapons, not to human beings.
  Reports of vulnerable persons, especially women and children, being 
reduced to commodities for sale were often met with surprise, 
incredulity, or indifference.
  The bill was finally signed into law on October 28, 2000, and within 
a year after enactment, no one was arguing anymore that the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act's integrated 3Ps strategy--prevention, 
protection for victims, and prosecution of the traffickers--was flawed, 
unworkable, unnecessary, or counterproductive.
  The TVPA included several sea change criminal code reforms, including 
treating as a victim--and not a perpetrator of a crime--anyone 
exploited by a commercial sex act who had not attained the age of 18 
and anyone older where there was an element of force, fraud, or 
coercion.
  The TVPA radically reformed the U.S. criminal code to authorize asset 
confiscation, as well as jail sentences of up to life imprisonment.
  Thousands of human traffickers have been prosecuted and jailed 
pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, including--although 
he never came to trial--all charges brought against Jeffrey Epstein.
  According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of persons 
prosecuted for human trafficking more than doubled from 2011 to 2021--
from 729 persons to 1,672 persons, respectively.
  Among its many provisions, the Act also created the President's 
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, 
the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Office, and the 
annual TIP Report. I encourage my colleagues to look at it and read it, 
at least when they are traveling, especially, or meeting with 
delegations from other countries. Read the TIP Report and find out 
where that country that you are going to visit or whose lawmakers or 
diplomats you are going to meet, where they stand in terms of what they 
are doing with regards to trafficking.
  It also calls for serious and sustained efforts to eliminate human 
trafficking. If they don't, and if they have a really horrific record, 
they get put on Tier 3 for egregious violators, and they are subject to 
sanctions.

                              {time}  1815

  Over the years, I have authored four additional laws, including in 
2003, 2005, 2016--that was the International Megan's Law--and in 2019, 
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act. 
We are reauthorizing that and the underlying TVPA today.
  Today, the House considers a 5-year reauthorization named after and 
in honor of the great abolitionist and civil rights leader, Frederick 
Douglass.
  Special thanks are in order to our original cosponsors, including 
Chairman McCaul; subcommittee Ranking Member Susan Wild; as well as 
Kathy Manning, who is managing over on the Democratic side tonight; Ann 
Wagner; Henry Cuellar;   Joe Wilson; Amata Radewagen; and   Michael 
Burgess, all original cosponsors of the bill.
  A special thank you to the extraordinarily talented staffers, 
including Mary Vigil, to my left, who did an amazing job on this; 
Janice Kaguyutan; Mary Noonan; Doug Anderson; and survivors Bella 
Hanoukey and Robert Lung, who also provided tremendous insight.
  A heartfelt thanks to the over 20 organizations that have provided 
insight, recommendations, and have endorsed this legislation.
  Terry FitzPatrick, for example, the director of the Alliance to End 
Slavery and Trafficking, a consortium of various groups, has said on 
behalf of them: The U.S. has the world's most comprehensive 
governmental effort to fight human trafficking, and this law is the 
reason why. It is the blueprint for comprehensive action at home and 
abroad. Updating and reauthorizing the act is essential to maintaining 
America's leadership.
  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly endorsed 
the legislation and asked Congress to approve the measure ``without 
further delay.'' Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso stated: We must unite to 
identify and address conditions that lead to human trafficking and 
promote efforts to prevent it.
  A great big thank you to Kenneth Morris. This man is the great-great-
great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of 
Booker T. Washington. He runs a group called Family Initiatives, and he 
has been such a great source and inspiration for this legislation.
  He has said that this legislation, named after his ancestor, 
emphasizes education and resilience as an effective means to prevent 
human trafficking among children, prevent retrafficking of survivors, 
and provide support and hope to survivors in their journeys toward 
self-empowerment.
  Mr. Morris goes on to say: In the words of my great-great-great 
grandfather and the great American abolitionist Fred Douglass: 
Enslavement is a scourge on humanity. To expose it is to kill it. 
Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth 
is death. Expose slavery, he goes on to say, and it dies.
  He goes on to say: This wisdom is in the form of human trafficking, 
which is modern-day slavery. Since 2008, he points out that they have 
helped and trained 60,000 adults and 500,000 children in the skills of 
keeping themselves safe from harm.
  This legislation has provisions in it to make our young people 
situationally aware, from elementary and secondary school, so that 
everyone knows what the traffickers do, how horrible their schemes are, 
their nefarious organizations, what they do with drugs, and other ways 
of enticing young people. The next thing you know, they are trafficked 
and are in modern-day slavery.
  Let me also point out that the bill seeks to promote, as I said, 
situational awareness. It also authorizes survivors' employment, 
housing, and education programs. It authorizes a program for housing. 
One of the things we find is that when a woman or a man--most are 
women--are liberated, where do they go? They need help. We do have 
programs in existence. This will redirect some of those funds to help 
them get a house, a home, so that they are less likely and less 
vulnerable to being retrafficked.
  It makes scalable programs through training of the trainers, in 
collaboration with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. It 
encourages the usage of prevention efforts to include accessible, age-
appropriate, and trauma-informed approaches for USAID beneficiaries and 
further incorporates counter-trafficking efforts across our development 
portfolio.
  We know for a fact that it is a problem in developing countries, 
where sometimes even the peacekeepers engage. I had hearings and worked 
on it. There was another one the other day that  John James chaired 
about peacekeepers, the fact that sometimes they become the ones who 
engage in trafficking and abuse young people.
  It streamlines statutory language for the Tier 2 Watch List and 
reauthorizes the Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking in Persons.
  There is also language in it about organ harvesting. Last March, we 
passed legislation to really combat this horrible organ harvesting 
debacle where, especially in China, they are killing 28-year-olds, the 
average age, whether it be Falun Gong or Uyghurs, to steal their 
hearts, lungs, and livers, especially livers. Unfortunately, it is a 
big business for the Chinese Communist Party, so we put language in 
this that will be part of the TIP report.
  It also reauthorizes the International Megan's Law. What is that? 
Back in 1994, a little girl who used to be in my district, Hamilton 
Township, New Jersey, was killed by a convicted pedophile who was out 
of prison and lived across the street, who buried her after horribly 
abusing her.
  Every one of our States has a Megan's law, and they work really well. 
We found that many of the convicted pedophiles get a passport and 
travel in child sex tourism.
  I wrote a law that took 8 years to get passed. Three times it passed 
in the House. The Senate did not want to hear about it, but it finally 
got passed. That said a number of things, including before they travel, 
these individuals have

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to register with the U.S. Government, and we inform the country of 
destination that they soon will be coming. If they want to say no, you 
can't come in, that is exactly what happens; they don't get to go to 
that country.
  It is run by the Angel Watch Center. They do a magnificent job and I 
thank them. The law is working. According to Homeland Security 
Investigations, HSI, the U.S. Government has notified foreign 
governments of the planned travel of 27,679 covered sex offenders, and 
it has not been in effect that long. As of late January, 9,489 
individuals convicted of sex crimes against children were denied entry 
into those nations.
  We have taken the secrecy out of traveling, to some extent, and these 
countries are empowered to say: Look who is coming. You are not getting 
in to abuse our children.
  We also put language in it that allows for stamping the passport to 
make sure that if they do lie and they get in, it is on the passport 
that they are a covered sex offender.
  Mr. Speaker, I have much more to say, but I reserve the balance of my 
time.
                                         House of Representatives,


                                   Committee on the Judiciary,

                                Washington, DC, November 29, 2023.
     Hon. Michael McCaul,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman McCaul: I write regarding H.R. 5856, the 
     Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023. Provisions of this 
     bill fall within the Judiciary Committee's Rule X 
     jurisdiction, and I appreciate that you consulted with us on 
     those provisions. The Judiciary Committee agrees that it 
     shall be discharged from further consideration of the bill so 
     that it may proceed expeditiously to the House floor.
       The Committee takes this action with the understanding that 
     forgoing further consideration of this measure does not in 
     any way alter the Committee's jurisdiction or waive any 
     future jurisdictional claim over these provisions or their 
     subject matter. We also reserve the right to seek appointment 
     of an appropriate number of conferees in the event of a 
     conference with the Senate involving this measure or similar 
     legislation.
       I ask that you please include this letter in your 
     committee's report to accompany this legislation or insert 
     this letter in the Congressional Record during consideration 
     of H.R. 5856 on the House floor. I appreciate the cooperative 
     manner in which our committees have worked on this matter, 
     and I look forward to working collaboratively in the future 
     on matters of shared jurisdiction. Thank you for your 
     attention to this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Jim Jordan,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Committee on Foreign Affairs,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 2024.
     Hon. Jim Jordan,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Jordan: Thank you for consulting with the 
     Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from 
     further consideration of H.R. 5856. the Frederick Douglass 
     Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2023, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously to 
     the House floor.
       I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure 
     does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of 
     your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives 
     on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would 
     support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate 
     number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate 
     conference on this legislation.
       I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the 
     Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate 
     your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward 
     to continuing to work together as this measure moves through 
     the legislative process.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael T. McCaul,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

         Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, December 5, 2023.
     Hon. Michael McCaul,
     Chairman, Foreign Affairs,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC
       Dear Chairman McCaul: This letter is in regard to the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce in matters being considered in H.R. 5856, the 
     Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and 
     Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023.
       In recognition of the desire to expedite consideration of 
     H.R. 5856, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     agrees to waive formal consideration of the bill as to 
     provisions, sections 101 and 102, which fall within the rule 
     X jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce. The Committee takes this action with the mutual 
     understanding that we do not waive any jurisdiction over the 
     subject matter contained in this or similar legislation, and 
     that the Committee will be appropriately consulted and 
     involved as this bill or similar legislation moves forward so 
     that we may address any remaining issues within our 
     jurisdiction.
       Our Committee also reserves the right to seek appointment 
     of an appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate 
     conference involving this or similar legislation, and 
     requests your support for any such request.
       Finally, I respectfully request a response to this letter 
     confirming this understanding with respect to H.R. 5856, as 
     amended, and ask that a copy of our exchange of letters on 
     this matter be included in your committee's report to 
     accompany the legislation and/or in the Congressional Record 
     during floor consideration thereof.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Virginia Foxx,
     Chairwoman.
                                  ____

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Committee on Foreign Affairs,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 2024.
     Hon. Virginia Foxx,
     Chairwoman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairwoman Foxx: Thank you for consulting with the 
     Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from 
     further consideration of H.R. 5856, the Frederick Douglass 
     Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2023, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously to 
     the House floor.
       I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure 
     does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of 
     your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives 
     on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would 
     support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate 
     number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate 
     conference on this legislation.
       I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the 
     Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate 
     your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward 
     to continuing to work together as this measure moves through 
     the legislative process.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael T. McCaul,
                                                         Chairman.

  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5856. I was proud to 
help introduce this bipartisan bill alongside my good friend and one of 
the colleagues with whom I have worked closest with in Congress, 
Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey, as well as my dear friend 
Representative Susan Wild, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000.
  Congress has reauthorized this important bill several times, in 2003, 
2006, 2008, 2013, and most recently in 2019. This legislation serves as 
a reminder that Congress has long played and will continue to play a 
critical role in advancing U.S. interests and global efforts to combat 
and eliminate human trafficking.
  I thank Representative Smith for having authored the first modern 
U.S. anti-trafficking bill and its subsequent reauthorizations and for 
his tireless work fighting to do the right thing to protect those who 
have been dehumanized by forced labor and sexual exploitation. We are 
deeply grateful for his leadership and are also proud to partner with 
him not only in elevating this issue but also in saving lives and 
protecting vulnerable people around the world, which is what this 
legislation has done.
  Today, we build on the successes and the lessons learned over the 
last decades. This bill is a 5-year reauthorization of important 
counter-trafficking programs, and it also modernizes vital prevention, 
protection, and prosecution tools to eradicate this billion-dollar 
criminal enterprise and save countless lives from this egregious 
violation of human rights.
  This bill saves lives, and it is a bipartisan cause. It is not about 
politics. This is about doing the right thing. It is about our common 
humanity. It is about protecting those who have been subjected to 
unspeakable crimes.
  The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 
Reauthorization Act builds on the decades of efforts to combat human 
trafficking, modernizing prevention, protection, and prosecution tools. 
This 5-year reauthorization of counter-trafficking programs will be 
critical for U.S. efforts around the globe to eliminate the human 
trafficking industry.
  I, again, thank my good friend, Representative Chris Smith, for his 
lifetime of work on this issue. It has made a real difference. This 
reauthorization will continue to make a difference for years to come by 
building on the lessons learned since he introduced the

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first modern anti-trafficking bill in 2000.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 5856, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of 
my time.
  I thank my good friend and colleague for her efforts. We have worked 
together on so many human rights issues, including combating anti-
Semitism and other important human rights issues and trafficking. She 
was a star when we had our hearings on this. I thank her for her 
eloquent defense of the victims, as well as trying to stop the 
perpetrators of these horrible crimes.
  At a congressional hearing--one of the ones I was talking about just 
now with my good friend and colleague--that I chaired last May, a woman 
by the name of Gina Cavallo, an amazing, courageous woman from my home 
State of New Jersey, told us how she suffered unspeakable violence, 
including rape, beatings, coercive drug abuse, and other torture as her 
traffickers sold her like a commodity from one buyer to another.
  This is only a part of her testimony, but it goes right to the heart 
of what we are talking about. She testified: ``It is so critical that 
survivors are heard.'' She said that the Frederick Douglass Act is a 
result of listening. We listened to her and other human trafficking 
victims, and much of what we have here tonight has been informed by 
their insights.
  Gina Cavallo told us that she is a survivor of domestic violence and 
childhood abuse.

       That experience as a child led me to a place where I felt 
     ashamed, unloved, and rejected. It also led me to being 
     trafficked.
       Force, fraud, and coercion were all used by someone who 
     pretended to be my friend but ultimately abducted me into 
     being trafficked. For nearly 2 years from the age of 18, I 
     was prostituted and sold to the highest bidder and raped over 
     and over again.
       My identity was taken, as I was given a new name. Sleep 
     deprivation, threats of violence, pornography, drugs, and 
     food were all used as punishment and reward, leading to my 
     traffickers taking psychological control over me.

  Does this sound like anything that a young person dreams of for their 
future? Being stripped and robbed of your mind and body, your humanity, 
your dignity, and respect?

                              {time}  1830

  She goes on to say:

       I became a commodity to be used for others' gain. But I 
     often blamed myself for my situation because I believed it 
     was my fault.

  Mr. Speaker, I have heard this. I know my good friend, Karen, has 
heard this, as well as other Members in this Chamber. So often the 
trafficking victims say: Oh, it is my fault.
  It is not. They have been coerced, deceived, and drugged often into 
this terrible, terrible trafficking situation.
  She goes on to say:

       As a victim, I was taught to distrust family and friends, 
     and, especially, law enforcement. The more they isolated me, 
     the more fear I felt and the more control they gained, which 
     is very intentional.
       It took decades for me to identify that I was a victim. I 
     learned through counseling and by my continuous healing 
     journey that what happened to me wasn't my fault.
       As a victim, I was left with a lifetime sentence: ruined 
     relationships, addiction, hospital visits, suicide attempts, 
     lack of jobs and education--and also left with shame and 
     fear.

  In her testimony, Gina said:

       But what you especially can do as lawmakers is to ensure 
     that in every aspect of your work to end trafficking that you 
     put forward measures mandating widespread survivor-informed 
     and trauma-informed training.

  She goes on:

       We need to create a safer country where people can come 
     forward without stigma to reveal their experiences. No one 
     should feel the double victimization of being trafficked, as 
     well as feeling that they stay silent because of shame, fear, 
     and not feeling safe.

  Today, Gina is a brave survivor with an indomitable spirit. She works 
in coalitions, including the New Jersey Coalition Against Human 
Trafficking and others, and she speaks to many school assemblies.
  Mr. Speaker, believe me, when she speaks, those students listen.
  In writing the Frederick Douglass Act, we listened to her and others, 
and we were moved. Of course, it helped us get it right. Again, that 
situational training is at the core of this particular bill to educate 
our young people.
  I say to all my colleagues that there are curricula out there, and 
the Frederick Douglass Foundation has curricula. Go to your schools and 
go to your police departments and say: Please, will you take a look at 
this and have a day or two or more of training so that the young people 
of elementary and secondary age, and it also applies to college and 
higher education, that they know how to defend themselves, and if they 
see a friend at risk to intervene quickly before the traffickers get 
them on drugs and hurt them and hurt them severely.
  Mr. Speaker, I see we are pretty much out of time, so I urge a 
``yes'' vote on this legislation.
       ``One of the most important things I tell fellow survivors 
     is, `You are not alone,' '' said Judge Robert Lung, former 
     Chair of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. ``The 
     TVPRA is your opportunity to tell survivors, `You are not 
     alone, you matter and Congress cares.' Those may be the most 
     life changing and important words spoken in this legislative 
     session. May God continue to bless Congress.''
       ``I am proud of Congressman Smith and his staff for 
     drafting H.R. 5856, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking 
     Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 
     2023,'' said Bella Hounakey, survivor leader, expert and 
     member of US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. ``I feel 
     very empowered and I am convinced that while I can't make a 
     difference alone, I'm renewed and rejoice that there are 
     organizations and politicians like Mr. Smith who are running 
     towards survivors, instead of away from them. H.R. 5856 would 
     continue to give voice and space for ethical storytelling to 
     ensure that the public is well informed and prepared to act, 
     and that survivors deserve our undivided attention and 
     support. H.R. 5856 would allow survivors to develop their--
     our narrative, one that is tailored to the unique needs and 
     sensitivities of our community while continuing to fight 
     trafficking in all its forms.''
       ``The Frederick Douglass TVPRA of 2023 is essential for 
     maintaining and improving the US response to the heinous 
     crime of human trafficking. As a country we mustn't slow down 
     the critical work we're doing to punish criminals and ensure 
     that those victimized are given access to support and 
     justice.''--Gina Cavallo, Survivor Consultant for New Jersey 
     Coalition Against Human Trafficking
       ``Human trafficking is a heinous crime that robs 
     individuals of their dignity, freedom, and basic human 
     rights,'' said Ashlie Bryant, CEO, 3Strands Global 
     Foundation. ``The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims 
     Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 is a 
     critical step in our ongoing efforts to combat modern 
     slavery. By reauthorizing and strengthening the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000, we reaffirm our commitment to 
     preventing trafficking, protecting survivors, and prosecuting 
     perpetrators. This legislation underscores the importance of 
     comprehensive, coordinated efforts to address trafficking 
     both domestically and internationally, reflecting our 
     collective responsibility to uphold human dignity and ensure 
     justice for all.''
       ``In 2000, Congress passed the groundbreaking Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act (TVPA)--the first comprehensive 
     federal law to address human trafficking,'' said Sharon Payt, 
     Vice President of US Corporate and Government Partnerships, 
     International Justice Mission. ``In the over two decades 
     since, the anti-trafficking movement has expanded and 
     strengthened with continued, bipartisan leadership from 
     Congress and the US government, including formation of the 
     State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
     in Persons. Reauthorizing the TVPA is an important signal to 
     our global neighbors that the US government remains committed 
     to ending human trafficking. IJM is grateful to Congressman 
     Chris Smith for his persistent dedication to this crucial 
     issue.''
       ``The US has the world's most comprehensive governmental 
     effort to fight human trafficking, and this law is the reason 
     why,'' said Terry FitzPatrick, Director, Alliance to End 
     Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST). ``It's the blueprint for 
     comprehensive action at home and abroad. Updating and 
     reauthorizing the act is essential to maintaining America's 
     leadership.''
       ``Hope for Justice supports the TVPA because of the robust 
     opportunities it provides trafficking survivors to reenter 
     society in a meaningful and deserved way. As a global 
     organization, we are particularly thrilled with the section 
     that addresses fighting human trafficking abroad that would 
     allow for increased opportunity for grant funding, and 
     expansion of prevention efforts internationally. We have seen 
     immense results from our programs globally, and this bill 
     will help organizations like ours continue to impact 
     survivors worldwide. This horrific criminal enterprise has 
     left so many survivors in its wake, and it's time we give 
     them the support they deserve to flourish as they heal.''--
     Sarah Butler, U.S. Program Director, Hope for Justice
       ``The Frederick Douglass TVPA's Employment and Education 
     Program stands as a

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     proven testament to the transformative impact of second 
     chances for trafficking survivors. With provisions for job 
     training, education, expungement assistance, scholarships, 
     and case management, this initiative stands to positively 
     shape the lives, families, and communities of survivors by 
     offering hope and opportunity after the trauma of human 
     trafficking.''--Tasha Kennard, CEO, Thistle Farms
       ``Empowering our educators and equipping our youth with the 
     tools to recognize and prevent human trafficking, 
     exploitation, and abuse is not just a moral imperative; it's 
     a strategic necessity. The Frederick Douglass TVPA bill 
     provides vital resources through grants for prevention 
     education, enabling the frontlines of our education system to 
     get ahead of trafficking before it ensnares another innocent 
     life. This is why The Foundation United is dedicated to this 
     effort and why we vehemently support this bill. Prevention is 
     the only way to get upstream and eradicate this grave human 
     rights violation.''--Elizabeth Fisher Good, CEO, The 
     Foundation United
       ``The Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 
     Reauthorization Act is a flagship piece of human rights 
     legislation, and one that is critical to combat the scourge 
     and horror of human trafficking. Every man, woman, and child 
     is made in the image of God, and every effort to compel or 
     coerce someone into labor or commercial sex is an 
     abomination. The dark underbelly of this global illness must 
     be brought into the light and exposed, so that justice can be 
     applied. It is imperative that the United States be a part of 
     the solution in this area, not the problem.''--Travis Weber, 
     Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, Family 
     Research Council
       ``Congressman Smith's TVPA has shaped the domestic and 
     international anti-trafficking landscape since 2000 creating 
     empowering programs for survivors and strengthening efforts 
     to prosecute traffickers. Since 2018 his law has been named 
     after my ancestor, Frederick Douglass, thereby emphasizing 
     education and resilience as effective means to prevent human 
     trafficking among children, prevent re-trafficking of 
     survivors, and provide support and hope to survivors in their 
     journeys toward self-empowerment.
       In the words of my great-great-great grandfather and the 
     great American abolitionist Frederick Douglass--enslavement 
     is a scourge on humanity that ``to expose it is to kill it. 
     Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the 
     light of truth is death. Expose slavery, and it dies.''
       This wisdom holds to today in the form of human 
     trafficking, the modern-day slavery. Since 2008 we have 
     provided anti-trafficking education programming and trained 
     more than 60,000 adults and over 500,000 children teaching 
     them to be aware of human trafficking and learn the skills to 
     keep themselves safe from harm.
       It is after all ``easier to build strong children than to 
     repair broken men.'' Passage of the Smith/Wild bill will 
     allow us and many other organizations to continue the 
     necessary work of combatting human trafficking and honoring 
     the lives of so many effected by it in the U.S. and abroad.''

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ellzey). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5856, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5856, as 
amended, will be followed by 5-minute votes on:
  Motion to reconsider H. Res. 863; and
  Adoption of H. Res. 863, if ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 414, 
nays 11, not voting 6, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 41]

                               YEAS--414

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Alford
     Allen
     Allred
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                                NAYS--11

     Brecheen
     Buck
     Clyde
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     Self

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Chu
     Frankel, Lois
     Garamendi
     Mast
     Perry
     Salazar

                              {time}  1902

  Mr. ROSENDALE, Ms. HAGEMAN, and Mr. SELF changed their vote from 
``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. BEYER changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and 
the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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