[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5223-5224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1121. Mr. BURR 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, add the following:

               TITLE ___--MILITARY SEX OFFENDER REPORTING

     SEC. ___. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Military Sex Offender 
     Reporting Act of 2015''.

     SEC. ___. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM 
                   MILITARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON 
                   CONVICTION.

       (a) In General.--The Sex Offender Registration and 
     Notification Act is amended by inserting after section 128 
     (42 U.S.C. 16928) the following:

     ``SEC. 128A. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM 
                   MILITARY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES OR UPON 
                   CONVICTION.

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Attorney 
     General the information described in section 114 to be 
     included in the National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru 
     Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website regarding 
     persons--
       ``(1)(A) released from military corrections facilities; or
       ``(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by courts-martial 
     under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice), do not include confinement; and
       ``(2) required to register under this title.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 128 
     the following:

``Sec. 128A. Registration of sex offenders released from military 
              corrections facilities or upon conviction.''.
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  SA 1122. Mr. HELLER 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 the bill, add the following:

TITLE IV--ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
                               PERSONNEL

     SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (2) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' 
     means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 
     of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.

     SEC. 402. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY HUMAN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a 
     program to--
       (1) train and periodically retrain relevant Transportation 
     Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     and other Department personnel that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, with respect to how to effectively deter, 
     detect, and disrupt human trafficking, and, where 
     appropriate, interdict a suspected perpetrator of human 
     trafficking, during the course of their primary roles and 
     responsibilities; and
       (2) ensure that the personnel referred to in paragraph (1) 
     regularly receive current information on matters related to 
     the detection of human trafficking, including information 
     that becomes available outside of the Department's initial or 
     periodic retraining schedule, to the extent relevant to their 
     official duties and consistent with applicable information 
     and privacy laws.
       (b) Training Described.--The training referred to in 
     subsection (a) may be conducted through in-class or virtual 
     learning capabilities, and shall include--
       (1) methods for identifying suspected victims of human 
     trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetrators of human 
     trafficking;

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       (2) for appropriate personnel, methods to approach a 
     suspected victim of human trafficking, where appropriate, in 
     a manner that is sensitive to the suspected victim and is not 
     likely to alert a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking;
       (3) training that is most appropriate for a particular 
     location or environment in which the personnel receiving such 
     training perform their official duties;
       (4) other topics determined by the Secretary to be 
     appropriate; and
       (5) a post-training evaluation for personnel receiving the 
     training.
       (c) Training Curriculum Review.--The Secretary shall 
     annually reassess the training program established under 
     subsection (a) to ensure it is consistent with current 
     techniques, patterns, and trends associated with human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to 
     Congress that all personnel referred to in section 402(a) 
     have successfully completed the training required under that 
     section.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall report to Congress with respect to the 
     overall effectiveness of the program required by this title, 
     the number of cases reported by Department personnel in which 
     human trafficking was suspected, and, of those cases, the 
     number of cases that were confirmed cases of human 
     trafficking.

     SEC. 404. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       The Secretary may provide training curricula to any State, 
     local, or tribal government or private organization to assist 
     the government or organization in establishing a program of 
     training to identify human trafficking, upon request from the 
     government or organization.

     SEC. 405. EXPANDED USE OF DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

       Section 3014(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     added by section 101 of this Act, 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) section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
     (42 U.S.C. 17616).''.

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