S 1862 — Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

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18625503]] EngrossedPublic inLaw Senate115-427 (ES)]115th <DOC>Congress 115thAn CONGRESSAct 2dTo Sessionamend S.the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes.

1862<<NOTE: _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes.

BeJan. it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

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1862]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE:

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017.

22 USC 7101 note.>> SECTION 1.

``(C)[[Page Documentation132 providedSTAT. by a foreign country, including-- ``(i) copies of relevant laws, regulations, and policies adopted or modified;

5504]] ``(C) Documentation provided by a foreign country, including-- ``(i) copies of relevant laws, regulations, and policies adopted or modified;

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7107) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by<<NOTE: striking ``The report should'' and inserting ``The report shall, to the extent concurrent reporting data is available, cover efforts and activities taking place during the period between April 1 of the year preceding the report and March 31 of the year in which the report is made, and should'';

Time period.>> by striking ``The report should'' and inserting ``The report shall, to the extent concurrent reporting data is available, cover efforts and activities taking place during the period between April 1 of the year preceding the report and March 31 of the year in which the report is made, and should'';

and ``(ii)[[Page offer132 toSTAT. brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on any written plan submitted by the country under subparagraph (D)(ii)(I), with an opportunity to review the written plan.'';

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Briefing.>> offer to brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on any written plan submitted by the country under subparagraph (D)(ii)(I), with an opportunity to review the written plan.'';

``(4) Action plans for countries upgraded to tier 2 watchlist.-- ``(A) In general.--Notgeneral later<<NOTE: than 180 days after the release of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the Secretary of State, acting through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and the Assistant Secretary of the appropriate regional bureau, in consultation with appropriate officials from the government of each country described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and with the assistance of the United States Ambassador or Charge d'Affaires in each country, shall-- ``(i) prepare an action plan for each country upgraded from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist to further improve such country's tier ranking under this subsection;

Deadline.

Consultation.>> .--Not later than 180 days after the release of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the Secretary of State, acting through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and the Assistant Secretary of the appropriate regional bureau, in consultation with appropriate officials from the government of each country described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and with the assistance of the United States Ambassador or Charge d'Affaires in each country, shall-- ``(i) prepare an action plan for each country upgraded from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist to further improve such country's tier ranking under this subsection;

``(C)[[Page Briefings.--The132 Ambassador-at-LargeSTAT. of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and all appropriate regional Assistant Secretaries shall make themselves available to brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the implementation of each action plan prepared under this paragraph.

5507]] ``(C) Briefings.--The Ambassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and all appropriate regional Assistant Secretaries shall make themselves available to brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the implementation of each action plan prepared under this paragraph.

COMMUNICATION WITH GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES DESIGNATED AS TIER 2 WATCH LIST COUNTRIES ON THE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT.

(a) In<<NOTE: General.--Not less than annually, the Secretary of State shall provide, to the foreign minister of each country that has been downgraded to a ``Tier 2 Watch List'' country pursuant to the Trafficking in Persons report submitted under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

22 USC 7107 note.>> In General.--Not less than annually, the Secretary of State shall provide, to the foreign minister of each country that has been downgraded to a ``Tier 2 Watch List'' country pursuant to the Trafficking in Persons report submitted under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.

UNITED<<NOTE: STATES SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING INTERVENTIONS IN MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.

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(2)(a) employingRequirements a<<NOTE: risk-based approach, require human trafficking risk assessments and integration plans as a routine part of developing projects through existing, forthcoming or new mechanisms and processes;

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Assessments.

Plans.>> employing a risk-based approach, require human trafficking risk assessments and integration plans as a routine part of developing projects through existing, forthcoming or new mechanisms and processes;

(3) <<NOTE:

Analyses.>> support analyses of the impact of severe forms of trafficking in persons on key indicators of economic and social development and of the benefits of reducing human trafficking on economic and social development;

(5) increase<<NOTE: the capacity of multilateral development banks and of recipient governments to conduct human trafficking risk assessments and integrate anti-trafficking interventions into projects;

(6)Assessments.>> supportincrease the developmentcapacity of meaningful risk mitigation and reduction policies, regulations, and strategies within the multilateral development banks to reduce the incidence and prevalence of severerecipient formsgovernments ofto conduct human trafficking inrisk personsassessments and enhanceintegrate developmentanti- outcomestrafficking thatinterventions mayinto beprojects; improved by reducing the incidence and prevalence of human trafficking;

and(6) (7)<<NOTE: support the inclusion of human trafficking risk analysis in the development of relevant country strategies by each multilateral development bank.

Policies.