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22 U.S.C. § 7110 — Authorizations of appropriations
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**(a) Authorization of appropriations in support of the task force** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $13,822,000 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which shall be used to carry out sections 7103(e), 7103(f),11 See References in Text note below. and 7107 of this title, including for additional personnel.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services**
(1) **Eligibility for benefits and assistance** — To carry out the purposes of sections 7104(b) and 7105(b) of this title and [section 628c of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section628c&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $19,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, of which $3,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
(2) **Additional benefits for trafficking victims** — To carry out the purposes of section 7105(f) 1 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
(3) **Grants for State improvements** — To carry out the purposes of [section 20705a of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20705a&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of State**
(1) **Assistance to combat trafficking** — There are authorized
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**(a) Authorization of appropriations in support of the task force** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $13,822,000 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which shall be used to carry out sections 7103(e), 7103(f),11 See References in Text note below. and 7107 of this title, including for additional personnel.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services**
(1) **Eligibility for benefits and assistance** — To carry out the purposes of sections 7104(b) and 7105(b) of this title and [section 628c of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section628c&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $19,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, of which $3,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
(2) **Additional benefits for trafficking victims** — To carry out the purposes of section 7105(f) 1 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
(3) **Grants for State improvements** — To carry out the purposes of [section 20705a of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20705a&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of State**
(1) **Assistance to combat trafficking** — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $65,000,000, which shall be used—
(A) to carry out sections 7104 and 7105(a) of this title;
(B) to carry out [section 2152d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2152d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) to assist countries in meeting the minimum standards described in [section 7106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7106&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(D) for programs and activities on prevention, protection, and prosecution to combat all forms of trafficking in persons internationally, including training activities for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and members of the judiciary with respect to trafficking in persons at the International Law Enforcement Academies.
(2) **Preparation of annual country reports on human rights** — To carry out the purposes of sections 2151n(f) and 2304(h) of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may be necessary to include the additional information required by that section in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations to Attorney General**
(1) **Eligibility for benefits and assistance** — To carry out the purposes of [section 7105(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105/b&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $77,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.
(2) **Assistance to foreign countries** — To carry out the purposes of [section 2152d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2152d&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President, acting through the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out training activities for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and members of the judiciary with respect to trafficking in persons at the International Law Enforcement Academies.
(3) **Additional benefits for trafficking victims** — To carry out the purposes of section 7105(f) 1 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
**(e) Authorization of appropriations to President**
(1) **Foreign victim assistance** — To carry out the purposes of [section 7104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7104&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017.
(2) **Assistance to foreign countries to meet minimum standards** — To carry out the purposes of [section 2152d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2152d&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017.
(3) **Research** — To carry out the purposes of [section 7109a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7109a&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
**(f) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of Labor** To carry out the purposes of [section 7105(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105/b&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
**(g) Limitation on use of funds**
(1) **Restriction on programs** — No funds made available to carry out this chapter, or any amendment made by this chapter, may be used to promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to preclude assistance designed to promote the purposes of this Act by ameliorating the suffering of, or health risks to, victims while they are being trafficked or after they are out of the situation that resulted from such victims being trafficked.
(2) **Restriction on organizations** — No funds made available to carry out this chapter, or any amendment made by this chapter, may be used to implement any program that targets victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons described in section 7102(9)(A) 1 of this title through any organization that has not stated in either a grant application, a grant agreement, or both, that it does not promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. The preceding sentence shall not apply to organizations that provide services to individuals solely after they are no longer engaged in activities that resulted from such victims being trafficked.
**(h) Authorization of appropriations to Director of the FBI** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to remain available until expended, to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons.
**(i) Authorization of appropriations to the Secretary of Homeland Security** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security,22 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to remain available until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available each fiscal year for the establishment of a labor trafficking investigation team within the Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and the remaining funds shall be used for investigations by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are to combat trafficking in persons, a contemporary manifestation of slavery whose victims are predominantly women and children, to ensure just and effective punishment of traffickers, and to protect their victims.
**(b) Findings** Congress finds that:
(1) As the 21st century begins, the degrading institution of slavery continues throughout the world. Trafficking in persons is a modern form of slavery, and it is the largest manifestation of slavery today. At least 700,000 persons annually, primarily women and children, are trafficked within or across international borders. Approximately 50,000 women and children are trafficked into the United States each year.
(2) Many of these persons are trafficked into the international sex trade, often by force, fraud, or coercion. The sex industry has rapidly expanded over the past several decades. It involves sexual exploitation of persons, predominantly women and girls, involving activities related to prostitution, pornography, sex tourism, and other commercial sexual services. The low status of women in many parts of the world has contributed to a burgeoning of the trafficking industry.
(3) Trafficking in persons is not limited to the sex industry. This growing transnational crime also includes forced labor and involves significant violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards worldwide.
(4) Traffickers primarily target women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by poverty, the lack of access to education, chronic unemployment, discrimination, and the lack of economic opportunities in countries of origin. Traffickers lure women and girls into their networks through false promises of decent working conditions at relatively good pay as nannies, maids, d
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to authorize the Secretary, in collaboration with the Attorney General and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice—
(1) to make grants to State child welfare and juvenile justice agencies and child- and youth-serving agencies to collaborate in the collection of data relating to dual status youth; and
(2) to develop practices, policies, and protocols—
(A) to confront the challenges presented and experienced by dual status youth; and
(B) for the development of interoperable data systems.
**(b) Authority to award grants**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriations, from amounts reserved under [section 623(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section623/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award competitive grants jointly to a State child welfare agency and a State juvenile justice agency to facilitate or enhance collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems of the State in order to carry out programs to address the needs of dual status youth and their families.
(2) **Length of grants**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), a grant shall be awarded under this section for a period of not less than 2 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years.
(B) *Extension of grant* — Upon the application of the grantee, the Secretary may extend the period for which a grant is awarded under this section for not more than 2 fiscal years.
**(c) Additional requirements**
(1) **Application** — In order for a State to be eligible for a grant under this section, the State shall submit an application, subject to the approval of
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**(a) Economic alternatives to prevent and deter trafficking** The President shall establish and carry out international initiatives to enhance economic opportunity for potential victims of trafficking as a method to deter trafficking. Such initiatives may include—
(1) microcredit lending programs, training in business development, skills training, and job counseling;
(2) programs to promote women’s participation in economic decisionmaking;
(3) programs to keep children, especially girls, in elementary and secondary schools, and to educate persons who have been victims of trafficking;
(4) development of educational curricula regarding the dangers of trafficking; and
(5) grants to nongovernmental organizations to accelerate and advance the political, economic, social, and educational roles and capacities of women in their countries.
**(b) Public awareness and information**
(1) **In general** — The President, acting through the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State, shall establish and carry out programs to increase public awareness, particularly among potential victims of trafficking, of the dangers of trafficking and the protections that are available for victims of trafficking.
(2) **Grants to assist in the recognition of trafficking**
(A) *Definitions* — In this paragraph:
(i) *ESEA terms* — The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “other staff”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given the terms in [section 7801 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) *High-intensity child sex trafficking area* — The term “high-intensity child sex trafficking area” means a metropolitan
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**(a) Grants to enhance child welfare services** The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to eligible States to develop, improve, or expand programs that assist State, local, or Tribal child welfare agencies with identifying and responding to—
(1) children considered victims of “child abuse and neglect” and of “sexual abuse” under the application of [section 5106g(b)(1) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5106g/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) because of being identified as being a victim or at risk of being a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; and
(2) children over whom such agencies have responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and for whom there is reasonable cause to believe are, or are at risk of being a victim of 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Child** — The term “child” means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 675(8)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section675/8&num=0&edition=prelim)). At the option of an eligible State, such term may include an individual who has not attained 26 years of age.
(2) **Eligible State** — The term “eligible State” means a State that has not received more than 3 grants under this section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria:
(A) *Elimination of third party control requirement* — The State has eliminated or will eliminate any requirement relating to identification of a controlling third party who causes a child to engage in a commercial sex act in order for the child to be considered a victim of trafficking or a victi
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**(a) Authorization** The President is authorized to provide assistance to foreign countries directly, or through nongovernmental and multilateral organizations, for programs, projects, and activities designed to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (as defined in [section 7102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim)), including—
(1) the drafting of laws to prohibit and punish acts of trafficking;
(2) the investigation and prosecution of traffickers, including investigation of individuals and entities that may be involved in trafficking in persons involving sexual exploitation;
(3) the creation and maintenance of facilities, programs, projects, and activities for the protection of victims; and
(4) the expansion of exchange programs and international visitor programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel to combat trafficking.
**(b) Funding** Amounts made available to carry out the other provisions of subchapter I of this chapter (including part IV of subchapter II of this chapter) and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 [[22 U.S.C. 5401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall be made available to carry out this section. Assistance may be provided under this section notwithstanding [section 2420 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2420&num=0&edition=prelim).
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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.
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**(a) In general** The President, acting through the Council of Economic Advisors, the National Research Council of the National Academies, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall carry out research, including by providing grants to nongovernmental organizations, as well as relevant United States Government agencies and international organizations, which furthers the purposes of this chapter and provides data to address the problems identified in the findings of this chapter. Such research initiatives shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The economic causes and consequences of trafficking in persons.
(2) The effectiveness of programs and initiatives funded or administered by Federal agencies to prevent trafficking in persons and to protect and assist victims of trafficking.
(3) The interrelationship between trafficking in persons and global health risks, particularly HIV/AIDS.
(4) Subject to subsection (b), the interrelationship between trafficking in persons and terrorism, including the use of profits from trafficking in persons to finance terrorism.
(5) An effective mechanism for quantifying the number of victims of trafficking on a national, regional, and international basis, which shall include, not later than 2 years after December 23, 2008, the establishment and maintenance of an integrated database within the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.
(6) The abduction and enslavement of children for use as soldiers, including steps taken to eliminate the abduction and enslavement of children for use as soldi
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**(a) Minimum standards** For purposes of this chapter, the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking applicable to the government of a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims of severe forms of trafficking are the following:
(1) The government of the country should prohibit severe forms of trafficking in persons and punish acts of such trafficking.
(2) For the knowing commission of any act of sex trafficking involving force, fraud, coercion, or in which the victim of sex trafficking is a child incapable of giving meaningful consent, or of trafficking which includes rape or kidnapping or which causes a death, the government of the country should prescribe punishment commensurate with that for grave crimes, such as forcible sexual assault.
(3) For the knowing commission of any act of a severe form of trafficking in persons, the government of the country should prescribe punishment that is sufficiently stringent to deter and that adequately reflects the heinous nature of the offense.
(4) The government of the country should make serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons.
**(b) Criteria** In determinations under subsection (a)(4), the following factors should be considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons:
(1) Whether the government of the country vigorously investigates and prosecutes acts of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts, that take place wholly or partly within the territory of the country, including, as appropriate, requiring incarceration of individuals convicted of such acts. For purposes of the preceding sentence, suspended or significantly-reduced sentences for co
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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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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 7109b
1 See References in Text note below.
2008—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 110–457, § 108(a)(1), amend-
ed par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: ‘‘An effective mechanism for quantifying the
number of victims of trafficking on a national, re-
gional, and international basis.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–457, § 108(a)(2), amended sub-
sec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The research initiatives described in subsection
(a)(4) of this section shall be carried out by the Human
Smuggling and Trafficking Center (established pursu-
ant to section 1777 of title 8).’’
2006—Pub. L. 109–164 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, substituted ‘‘the
Director of National Intelligence’’ for ‘‘the Director of
Central Intelligence’’ in introductory provisions, in-
serted ‘‘, particularly HIV/AIDS’’ before period at end
of par. (3), and added pars. (4) to (6) and subsecs. (b) and
(c).
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of functions of President under this
section, see section 6 of Ex. Ord. No. 13257, Feb. 13, 2002,
67 F.R. 7259, as amended, set out as a note under section
7103 of this title.
§ 7109b. Presidential Award for Extraordinary
Efforts To Combat Trafficking in Persons
(a) Establishment of award
The President is authorized to establish an
award, to be known as the ‘‘Presidential Award
for Extraordinary Efforts To Combat Traf-
ficking in Persons’’, for extraordinary efforts to
combat trafficking in persons. To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall
present the award annually to not more than 5
individuals or organizations, including—
(1) individuals who are United States citi-
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