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34 U.S.C. § 20705 — Enhancing State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons

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34 U.S.C. § 20705 — Enhancing State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons

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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 organizations with experience in the delivery of services to persons who are the subject of trafficking in persons. **(c) Limitation on Federal share** The Federal share of a grant made under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the application submitted. **(d) No limitation on section 20702 grant applications** An entity that applies for a grant under [section 20702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20702&num=0&edition=prelim) is not prohibited from also applying for a grant under this section. **(e) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2021. **(f) GAO evaluation and report** Not later than 30 months after March 7, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of and submit to Congress a report evaluating the impact of this section on— (1) the ability of law enforcement personnel to identify victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and investigate and prosecute cases against offenders, including offenders who engage in the purchasing of commercial sex acts with a minor; and (2) recommendations, if any, regarding any legislative or administrative action the Comptroller General determines appropriate to improve the ability described in paragraph (1).

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34 U.S.C. § 20702 — Establishment of a grant program to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for certain persons subject to trafficking

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Assistant Secretary** — The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services. (2) **Assistant Attorney General** — The term “Assistant Attorney General” means the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice. (3) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means a State or unit of local government that— (A) has significant criminal activity involving sex trafficking of minors; (B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State, local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in addressing sex trafficking of minors; (C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to combat sex trafficking of minors, including— (i) building or establishing a residential care facility for minor victims of sex trafficking; (ii) the provision of rehabilitative care to minor victims of sex trafficking; (iii) the provision of specialized training for law enforcement officers and social service providers for all forms of sex trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking of minors; (iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving sex trafficking of minors; (v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations providing outreach or other related services to runaway and homeless youth; and (vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or minor, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and (D) provides assurance that a minor victim of sex trafficking shall not be requi

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42 U.S.C. § 14044c — Transferred

### 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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18 U.S.C. § 3014 — Additional special assessment

**(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)

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42 U.S.C. § 14044d — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 14044c was editorially reclassified as [section 20705 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20705&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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34 U.S.C. § 20705 — Enhancing State and local efforts to com-

Page 497 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20705 1 See References in Text note below. ‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the recipient of the covered grant that was erroneously awarded grant funds. ‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this paragraph and each covered grant program, the term ‘non- profit organization’ means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)] and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—A covered grant may not be awarded to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 511(a)]. ‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organization that is awarded a covered grant and uses the proce- dures prescribed in regulations to create a rebut- table presumption of reasonableness for the com- pensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees, shall disclose to the applicable cov- ered official, in the application for the covered grant, the process for determining such compensa- tion, including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous sub- stantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, a covered official shall make the informa- tion disclosed under this subparagraph available for public inspection. ‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made available to a covered agency to carry out a covered grant pro- gram may be used by a covered official, or by any individual or entity awarded discre

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