[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5381-S5383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3615. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:
Subtitle F--International Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2025
SEC. 1270. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``International
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
PART I--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABROAD
SEC. 1271. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATION OF ANTI-
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERVENTIONS IN
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.
(a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State acting through the
Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons, shall instruct the United States Executive Director
of each multilateral development bank (as defined in section
110(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7107(d))) to encourage the inclusion of a counter-
trafficking strategy, including risk assessment and
mitigation efforts as needed, in proposed projects in
countries listed--
(1) on the Tier 2 Watch List (required under section
110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A)), as amended by section
104(a));
(2) under subparagraph (C) of section 110(b)(1) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(b)(1)) (commonly referred to as ``Tier 3''); and
(3) as Special Cases in the most recent report on
trafficking in persons required under such section (commonly
referred to as the ``Trafficking in Persons Report'').
(b) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall brief the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the
implementation of this section.
(c) GAO Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that details the activities of the United
States relating to combating human trafficking, including
forced labor, within multilateral development projects.
(d) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1272. 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 ``that the funds'' and inserting the
following: ``that--
``(A) the funds'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), as added by subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph, by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; 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. 1273. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TIER RANKINGS.
(a) Modifications to Tier 2 Watch List.--Section 110(b)(2)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph 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. Such 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.--Section 110(b)(2)(F) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(F)) 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.--Section 110(b) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 7107(b)) is further amended--
(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)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``special
watch list'' and inserting ``Tier 2 watch list''; and
(ii) by striking ``special watch list'' and inserting
``Tier 2 watch list''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)--
(i) in the subparagraph 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''; and
(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'' and inserting ``the Tier 2 watch list''.
(d) Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018.--Section 204(b)(1) of
the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-425)
is amended by striking ``special watch list'' and inserting
``Tier 2 watch list''.
(e) Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and
Accountability Act of 2015.--Section 106(b)(6)(E)(iii) of the
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability
Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)(E)(iii) is amended by
striking ``under section'' and all that follows and inserting
``under section 110(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A))''.
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SEC. 1274. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM TO END MODERN
SLAVERY.
(a) In General.--Section 1298 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``2020'' and
inserting ``2029''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``Not later than
September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2020'' and inserting
``Not later than September 30, 2025, and September 30,
2029''.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for funding under the
Program to End Modern Slavery of the Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking in Persons, a grant recipient shall--
(1) publish the names of all subgrantee organizations on a
publicly available website; or
(2) if the subgrantee organization expresses a security
concern, the grant recipient shall relay such concerns to the
Secretary of State, who shall transmit annually the names of
all subgrantee organizations in a classified annex to the
chairs of the appropriate congressional committees (as
defined in section 1298(i) of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114(i))).
(c) Award of Funds.--All grants issued under the program
referred to in subsection (b) shall be--
(1) awarded on a competitive basis; and
(2) subject to the regular congressional notification
procedures applicable with respect to grants made available
under section 1298(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 7114(b)).
SEC. 1275. CLARIFICATION OF NONHUMANITARIAN, NONTRADE-RELATED
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
(a) Clarification of Scope of Withheld Assistance.--Section
110(d)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Withholding of assistance.--The President has
determined that--
``(A) the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related foreign assistance to the central government
of the country or funding to facilitate the participation by
officials or employees of such central government in
educational and cultural exchange programs, for the
subsequent fiscal year until such government complies with
the minimum standards or makes significant efforts to bring
itself into compliance; and
``(B) the President will instruct the United States
Executive Director of each multilateral development bank and
of the International Monetary Fund to vote against, and to
use the Executive Director's best efforts to deny, any loan
or other utilization of the funds of the respective
institution to that country (other than for humanitarian
assistance, for trade-related assistance, or for development
assistance that directly addresses basic human needs, is not
administered by the central government of the sanctioned
country, and is not provided for the benefit of that
government) for the subsequent fiscal year until such
government complies with the minimum standards or makes
significant efforts to bring itself into compliance.''.
(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--
``(i) 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 reprogrammings pursuant
to section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2394-1); or
``(ii) United States foreign assistance, other than--
``(I) with respect to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961--
``(aa) assistance for international narcotics and law
enforcement under chapter 8 of part I of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2291 et seq.);
``(bb) assistance for International Disaster Assistance
under subsections (b) and (c) of section 491 of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2292);
``(cc) antiterrorism assistance under chapter 8 of part II
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.); and
``(dd) 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), (b), and (c) of the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C.
2601(a), (b), (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--
``(aa) to combat human and wildlife trafficking;
``(bb) to promote food security;
``(cc) to respond to emergencies;
``(dd) to provide humanitarian assistance;
``(ee) to address basic human needs, including for
education;
``(ff) to advance global health security; or
``(gg) to promote trade; and
``(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 steadfast United
States commitment to combating human trafficking globally.
``(B) Exclusions.--The term `nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
related foreign assistance' shall not include payments to or
the participation of government entities necessary or
incidental to the implementation of a program that is
otherwise consistent with section 110.''.
SEC. 1276. EXPANDING PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS OF
OFFICIAL AND DIPLOMATIC PERSONS.
Section 203(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C.
1375c(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
``(5) National expansion of in-person registration
program.--The Secretary shall administer the Domestic Worker
In-Person Registration Program for employees with A-3 visas
or G-5 visas employed by accredited foreign mission members
or international organization employees and shall expand this
program nationally, which shall include--
``(A) after the arrival of each such employee in the United
States, and annually during the course of such employee's
employment, a description of the rights of such employee
under applicable Federal and State law;
``(B) provision of a copy of the pamphlet developed
pursuant to section 202 to the employee with an A-3 visa or a
G-5 visa; and
``(C) information on how to contact the National Human
Trafficking Hotline.
``(6) Monitoring and training of A-3 and G-5 visa employers
accredited to foreign missions and international
organizations.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) inform embassies, international organizations, and
foreign missions of the rights of A-3 and G-5 domestic
workers under the applicable labor laws of the United States,
including the fair labor standards described in the pamphlet
developed pursuant to section 202 and material on labor
standards and labor rights of domestic worker employees who
hold A-3 and G-5 visas;
``(B) inform embassies, international organizations, and
foreign missions of the potential consequences to individuals
holding a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to subparagraph
(A)(i), (A)(ii), (G)(i), (G)(ii), or (G)(iii) of section
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)) who violate the laws described in subclause
(I)(aa), including (at the discretion of the Secretary)--
``(i) the suspension of A-3 visas and G-5 visas;
``(ii) request for waiver of immunity;
``(iii) criminal prosecution;
``(iv) civil damages; and
``(v) permanent revocation of or refusal to renew the visa
of the accredited foreign mission or international
organization employee; and
``(C) require all accredited foreign mission and
international organization employers of individuals holding
A-3 visas or G-5 visas to report the wages paid to such
employees on an annual basis.''.
SEC. 1277. EFFECTIVE DATES.
Sections 204(b) and 206, and the amendments made by those
sections, take effect on the date that is the first day of
the first full reporting period for the report required under
section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
PART II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1278. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF
TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF
2000.
Section 113 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2018 through 2021,
$13,822,000'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030,
$17,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``2018 through 2021, $65,000,000'' and
inserting ``2026 through 2030, $102,500,000''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(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.''.
SEC. 1279. 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
``2025 through 2029''.
PART III--BRIEFINGS
SEC. 1280. BRIEFING ON ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSON'S REPORT.
Not later than 30 days after the public designation of
country tier rankings and subsequent publishing of the
Trafficking in Persons Report, the Secretary of State shall
brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives on--
(1) countries that were downgraded or upgraded in the most
recent Trafficking in Persons Report; and
(2) the efforts made by the United States to improve
counter-trafficking efforts in
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those countries, including foreign government efforts to
better meet minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.
SEC. 1281. BRIEFING ON USE AND JUSTIFICATION OF WAIVERS.
Not later than 30 days after the President has determined
to issue a waiver under section 110(d)(5) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(d)(5)), the
Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives on--
(1) each country that received a waiver;
(2) the justification for each such waiver; and
(3) a description of the efforts made by each country to
meet the minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.
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