H.R. 5044 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2014 Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Modern-Day Slavery Act. 2. Comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking Section 105(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery Act of 2014, develop a comprehensive plan to combat trafficking in persons, which shall include recommendations for coordination among relevant Federal agencies in order to— (A) assist victims of trafficking; (B) investigate and prosecute crimes related to trafficking in persons; (C) conduct research and collect data related to trafficking in persons; (D) train officers and employees of such agencies regarding trafficking in persons; (E) engage with nongovernmental entities, which may assist in combating trafficking in persons; and (F) implement Federal laws and regulations related to trafficking in persons. .