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18 U.S.C. § 3014 — Additional special assessment
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**(a) In General.—** Beginning on the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on September 30, 2025, in addition to the assessment imposed under section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of $5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of an offense under—
(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons);
(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);
(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and other abuse of children);
(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes); or
(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1324](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1324&num=0&edition=prelim)) (relating to human smuggling), unless the person induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual who at the time of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent, son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the United States in violation of law.
**(b) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.—** An assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding court-ordered fines, orders of restitution, and any other obligation related to victim-compensation arising from the criminal convictions on which the special assessment is based.
**(c) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund.—** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the “Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”), to be administered by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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**(a) In General.—** Beginning on the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending on September 30, 2025, in addition to the assessment imposed under section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of $5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of an offense under—
(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons);
(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);
(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and other abuse of children);
(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes); or
(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1324](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1324&num=0&edition=prelim)) (relating to human smuggling), unless the person induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual who at the time of such action was the alien’s spouse, parent, son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the United States in violation of law.
**(b) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.—** An assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all outstanding court-ordered fines, orders of restitution, and any other obligation related to victim-compensation arising from the criminal convictions on which the special assessment is based.
**(c) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund.—** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the “Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”), to be administered by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d) Transfers.—** In a manner consistent with [section 3302(b) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3302/b&num=0&edition=prelim), there shall be transferred to the Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the amount of the assessments collected under this section, which shall remain available until expended.
**(e) Use of Funds.—**
(1) **In general.—** — From amounts in the Fund, in addition to any other amounts available, and without further appropriation, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2027, use amounts available in the Fund to award grants or enhance victims’ programming under—
(A) section 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ([34 U.S.C. 20705](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20705&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ([22 U.S.C. 7105](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ([34 U.S.C. 20304](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20304&num=0&edition=prelim)); 11 So in original. Probably should be “([34 U.S.C. 20304(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20304/b&num=0&edition=prelim));”. and
(D) section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ([34 U.S.C. 21116](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21116&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Limitation.—** — Except as provided in subsection (h)(2), none of the amounts in the Fund may be used to provide health care or medical items or services.
**(f) Collection Method.—** The amount assessed under subsection (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases, including the mandatory imposition of civil remedies for satisfaction of an unpaid fine as authorized under section 3613, where appropriate.
**(g) Duration of Obligation.—** Subject to section 3613(b), the obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.
**(h) Health or Medical Services.—**
(1) **Transfer of funds.—** — From amounts appropriated under section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ([42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254b–2/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year (or period thereof), there shall be transferred to the Fund an amount equal to the amount transferred under subsection (d) for each fiscal year, except that the amount transferred under this paragraph shall not be less than $5,000,000 or more than $30,000,000 in each such fiscal year, and such amounts shall remain available until expended.
(2) **Use of funds.—** — The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall use amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph (1) to award grants that may be used for the provision of health care or medical items or services to victims of trafficking under—
(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ([42 U.S.C. 14044a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section14044a&num=0&edition=prelim), 14044b, and 14044c); 22 See References in Text note below.
(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ([22 U.S.C. 7105](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ([42 U.S.C. 13002(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13002/b&num=0&edition=prelim)).2
(3) **Grants.—** — Of the amounts in the Fund used under paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are available in the Fund during the relevant fiscal year, shall be used for grants to provide services for child pornography victims and child victims of a severe form of trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ([22 U.S.C. 7102](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim))) under section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ([42 U.S.C. 13002(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13002/b&num=0&edition=prelim)).2
(4) **Application of provision.—** — The application of the provisions of section 221(c) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, section 50901(e) of the Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act, section 3831 of the CARES Act, section 2101 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, section 1201(d) of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, section 301(d) of division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, section 2321(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, section 201(d) of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, section 101(d) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, section 3101(d) of the Health Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2025, section 2101(d) of division B of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, and section 6101(d) of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 shall continue to apply to the amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (1).
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In this chapter:
(1) **Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process** — The term “abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process” means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action.
(2) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Coercion** — The term “coercion” means—
(A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;
(B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or
(C) the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.
(4) **Commercial sex act** — The term “commercial sex act” means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.
(5) **Concrete actions** — The term “concrete actions” means actions that demonstrate increased efforts by the government of a country to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, including any of the following:
(A) Enforcement actions taken.
(B) Investigations actively underway.
(C) Prosecutions conducted.
(D) Convictions attained.
(E) Training provided.
(F) Programs and partnerships actively underway.
(G) Efforts to prevent severe forms of trafficking, including programs to reduce the vulnerability of particul
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 14044b–1 was editorially reclassified as [section 20704 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20704&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 14044 was editorially reclassified as [section 20701 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20701&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) Establishment of grant program for law enforcement**
(1) **In general** — The Attorney General may make grants to States and local law enforcement agencies to establish, develop, expand, or strengthen programs—
(A) to investigate and prosecute acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and related offenses that occur, in whole or in part, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
(B) to train law enforcement personnel how to identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and related offenses;
(C) to investigate and prosecute persons who engage in the purchase of commercial sex acts and prioritize the investigations and prosecutions of those cases involving minor victims;
(D) to educate persons charged with, or convicted of, purchasing or attempting to purchase commercial sex acts;
(E) to educate and train law enforcement personnel in how to establish trust of persons subjected to trafficking and encourage cooperation with prosecution efforts; and
(F) as appropriate, to designate at least 1 prosecutor for cases of severe forms of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 7102(9) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 22).
(2) **Definition** — In this subsection, the term “related offenses” includes violations of tax laws, transacting in illegally derived proceeds, money laundering, racketeering, and other violations of criminal laws committed in connection with an act of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.
**(b) Multi-disciplinary approach required** Grants under subsection (a) may be made only for programs in which the State or local law enforcement agency works collaboratively with social service providers and relevant nongovernmental organizations, including or
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 17615 was editorially reclassified as [section 21115 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21115&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General may establish, consistent with all existing Federal laws relating to the protection of privacy, a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System. The system shall not be used to search for or obtain any information that does not involve the use of the Internet to facilitate child exploitation.
**(b) Intent of Congress** It is the purpose and intent of Congress that the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established in subsection (a) is intended to facilitate online law enforcement investigations of child exploitation, information sharing, and the capacity to collect and aggregate data on the extent of the problems of child exploitation.
**(c) Purpose of system** The National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall be dedicated to assisting and supporting credentialed law enforcement agencies authorized to investigate child exploitation in accordance with Federal, State, local, and tribal laws, including by providing assistance and support to—
(1) Federal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation;
(2) the ICAC Task Force Program established under [section 21112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21112&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) State, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation; and
(4) foreign or international law enforcement agencies, subject to approval by the Attorney General.
**(d) Cyber safe deconfliction and information sharing** The National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be housed and maintained within the Department of Justice or a credentialed law enforcement agency;
(2) shall be made
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**(a) Assistance for victims in other countries**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall establish and carry out programs and initiatives in foreign countries to assist in the safe integration, reintegration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of trafficking. Such programs and initiatives shall be designed to meet the appropriate assistance needs of such persons and their children, as identified by the Task Force, and shall be carried out in a manner which takes into account the cross-border, regional, and transnational aspects of trafficking in persons. In addition, such programs and initiatives shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the following:
(A) Support for local in-country nongovernmental organization-operated hotlines, culturally and linguistically appropriate protective shelters, and regional and international nongovernmental organization networks and databases on trafficking, including support to assist nongovernmental organizations in establishing service centers and systems that are mobile and extend beyond large cities.
(B) Support for nongovernmental organizations and advocates to provide legal, social, and other services and assistance to trafficked individuals, particularly those individuals in detention, and by facilitating contact between relevant foreign government agencies and such nongovernmental organizations to facilitate cooperation between the foreign governments and such organizations.
(C) Education and training for trafficked women and girls.
(D) The safe integration or reintegration of trafficked individuals into an appropriate community or family, with f
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**(a) In general** The Administrator shall make grants to—
(1) establish and maintain a network of care for child abuse victims where investigation, prosecutions, and interventions are continually occurring and coordinating activities within local children’s advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams;
(2) develop, enhance, and coordinate multidisciplinary child abuse investigations, intervention, and prosecution activities;
(3) promote the effective delivery of the evidence-based, trauma-informed Children’s Advocacy Center Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse; and
(4) develop and disseminate practice standards for care and best practices in programmatic evaluation, and support State chapter organizational capacity and local children’s advocacy center organizational capacity and operations in order to meet such practice standards and best practices.
**(b) Direct services for child victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and victims of human trafficking and child pornography** The Administrator may make grants to develop and implement specialized programs to identify and provide direct services to victims of a severe form of trafficking (as defined in section 7102(9)(A) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 22) who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense and victims of human trafficking and child pornography.
**(c) Grant criteria**
(1) The Administrator shall establish the criteria to be used in evaluating applications for grants under subsections (a) and (b) consistent with sections 11183 and 11186 of this title.
(2) In general, the grant criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) may require that a program include any of the following elements:
(A) A written agreement between local law enforcement, chil
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**(a) Criminal penalties**
(1)
(A) Any person who—
(i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;
(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)
(I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—
(i) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subp
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**(a) Program to reduce trafficking in persons and demand for commercial sex acts in the United States**
(1) **Comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of incidents of trafficking in persons and commercial sex acts**
(A) *In general* — The Attorney General shall use available data from State and local authorities as well as research data to carry out a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and a biennial comprehensive research and statistical review and analysis of sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States, and shall submit to Congress separate biennial reports on the findings.
(B) *Contents* — The research and statistical review and analysis under this paragraph shall consist of two separate studies, utilizing the same statistical data where appropriate, as follows:
(i) The first study shall address severe forms of trafficking in persons in the United States and shall include, but need not be limited to—
(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons; and
(II) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations of persons engaged in acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons by States and their political subdivisions.
(ii) The second study shall address sex trafficking and unlawful commercial sex acts in the United States and shall include, but need not be limited to—
(I) the estimated number and demographic characteristics of persons engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sex acts, including purchasers of commercial sex acts;
(II) the estimated value in dollars of the commercial sex economy, including t
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