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34 U.S.C. § 20712 — Holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors

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34 U.S.C. § 20712 — Holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors

All training required under [section 20709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20709&num=0&edition=prelim) and section 7105(c)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 22 shall— (1) emphasize that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with [section 1591(c) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1591/c&num=0&edition=prelim)) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense; (2) develop specific curriculum for— (A) under appropriate circumstances, arresting and prosecuting buyers of commercial sex, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor as a form of primary prevention; and (B) investigating and prosecuting individuals who knowingly benefit financially from participation in a venture that has engaged in any act of human trafficking; and (3) specify that any comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking shall include a demand reduction component.

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34 U.S.C. § 20709 — Combat Human Trafficking Act

**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015”. **(b) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Commercial sex act; severe forms of trafficking in persons; state; task force** — The terms “commercial sex act”, “severe forms of trafficking in persons”, “State”, and “Task Force” have the meanings given those terms in [section 7102 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Covered offender** — The term “covered offender” means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons. (3) **Covered offense** — The term “covered offense” means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons. (4) **Federal law enforcement officer** — The term “Federal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given the term in [section 115 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section115&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) **Local law enforcement officer** — The term “local law enforcement officer” means any officer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law. (6) **State law enforcement officer** — The term “State law enforcement officer” means any officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law. **(c) Department of Justice traini

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34 U.S.C. § 20709a to 20709c — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 20709a, Pub. L. 115–392, § 7, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5253, which related to holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors, was redesignated as section 212 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20712 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20712&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 20709b, Pub. L. 115–393, title V, § 501, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5275, which related to encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement personnel, was redesignated as section 213 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20713 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20713&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 20709c, Pub. L. 115–393, title V, § 504, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5277, which related to training of tribal law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel, was redesignated as section 214 of Pub. L. 109–164 and transferred to [section 20714 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20714&num=0&edition=prelim).

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34 U.S.C. § 20712 — Holistic training for Federal law enforce-

Page 504 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20712 1 See References in Text note below. (1) coordinating, promoting, and supporting the work of the Department of Justice relat- ing to human trafficking, including investiga- tion, prosecution, training, outreach, victim support, grant-making, and policy activities; (2) in consultation with survivors of human trafficking, or anti-human trafficking organi- zations, producing and disseminating, includ- ing making publicly available when appro- priate, replication guides and training mate- rials for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, individuals working in victim services, adult and child protective services, social services, and public safety, medical personnel, mental health per- sonnel, financial services personnel, and any other individuals whose work may bring them in contact with human trafficking regarding how to— (A) identify signs of human trafficking; (B) conduct investigations in human traf- ficking cases; (C) address evidentiary issues and other legal issues; and (D) appropriately assess, respond to, and interact with victims and witnesses in human trafficking cases, including in admin- istrative, civil, and criminal judicial pro- ceedings; and (3) carrying out such other duties as the At- torney General determines necessary in con- nection with enhancing the understanding, prevention, and detection of, and response to, human trafficking. (Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 211, formerly Pub. L. 114–22, title VI, § 606, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 260; Pub. L. 115–392, §§ 9, 15, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5254, 5256; renumbered § 211 of Pub. L. 109–164, Pub. L. 117–347, title I, § 106(b)(1), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6204.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN T

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